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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1945

Page

10

North Carolina teachers gather for Northwestern district meeting

About seven hundred teachers from 15 counties in the northwestern district of the North Carolina Education Association converge on High Point for a Friday conference at Senior High School. Friday noon dismissals and lunch closures are announced. sessions feature state educators including Annie Laurie McDonald and Clyde A. Erwin with multiple committee reports and night talks by Dr. I. G. Greer and others.

North Carolina Education Association Charles F. Carroll Annie Laurie McDonald Hickory N.C.E.A Clyde A. Erwin W. Wilbur Hutchins First Baptist Church Carroll High Point A. P. Routh Greensboro Roy W. Morrison Chapel Hill Guy B. Phillips Mozelle Causey Lucile Irkpatrick Thomasville Ready Roanoke Rapids George Patterson Dan Padgett Madeleine McCain Raleigh Classroom Teachers Association Ruria Shelton Lucille Browne Ruth Goodman G. R. Patterson Lenoir Rhyne College Franklin H. McNutt C. R. Hinshaw High Point College I. G. Greer Mills Home Wilson O. Weldon First Methodist Church

Hig Point Fire Department Launches Fire Prevention Week

At 9 oclock this morning Hig Point dispatched 24 uniformed members to inspect over 8 000 city buildings for fire hazards during Fire Prevention Week. For 11 years the department has conducted inspections with follow up checks, issuing 22 notices and reporting 451 calls valued at 1 330 221 dollars.

Hig Point Fire Department Rsonnel E. K. Ingram Ingram Japan High Point

Local Woman Victim Of Two Purse Snatchers

Police investigate a purse snatching in the 100 block of Thurston Street Saturday night. A woman named Violet Hope reports two white boys about 12 and 14 wearing tan coats snatched her purse containing cash, checks, and keys.

Thurston Street Violet Hope Johnson P. H. Johnson

Navy Stamp To Be Released Oct 27 By Annapolis Post Office

First day cancellations for the new navy commerce three cent stamp will be available at the Annapolis Md office on Oct. 27. The stamp measures 84 by 1.44 inches, printed in blue by rotary process, showing an informal group of seamen in summer uniform. Up to ten first day cancellations per person. Remittance can be by money order or postal note. Selected philatelic issues may be obtained by writing the Philatelic Agency in Washington 25 Dc after Oct 29.

Navy Commerceative Annapolis, Md S. C. Clark High Point Philatelic Agency Post Office Department Washington D. C

St Joseph Aspirin Promises Quick Cold Relief

Ad touts St Joseph Aspirin as the world’s largest seller for colds with ache relief and sore throat benefits. A large 100 tablet size is offered at 35 cents, while the smaller 10 cent pack is highlighted as highly effective.

St. Joseph

Mrs. Eunice Kirkman 45 Dies at Home in High Point

Mrs. Eunice Kirkman aged 45 died Sunday at 8 55 AM after an extended illness at her home on Route 1 High Point. Born May 21, 1900 in Randolph County she was daughter of Allen M. and Nancy Rush Kearns. Survived by husband J L Kirkman and several siblings. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 PM at Koonce Funeral Home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.

Eunice Kirkman High Point Rt. 1 Rs. Kirkman Randolph County Allen M Nancy Rush Kearns J. L. Kirkman A. M. Kearns Trinity

Library Adds Thirty-One New Books This Week

The library receives 31 new titles including 14 fiction works, eight mysteries, and nine non fiction books. Notable fiction includes The White Tower and See Suits. mysteries feature The Curse of the Bronze Lamp and One Cried Murder. non fiction covers Time Bomb and The Screwtape Letters among others.

the White Tower James Te Beg Me Elizabeth Ogilvie Kitcher Sheila Kaye-Smith Lou William Martin Camp John Dickson Carr Sara Elizabeth Mason Helen Woodward Richard Lockridge Richard Powell Baynard Kendrick Hildegarde Teilher Jean Leslie E. A. Piller C. S. Lewis Dan Sickles Gettysburg Edgcumb Pinchon Carl W. Drepperd T. Marsh Battle Robert J. Casey Edgar Snow Margery Wilson

Vet Traffic At USES Increases With September Counts

Local employment office reports rising veteran seeking help and job applications. September saw 146 veterans applying for work and 81 employed, 17 handicapped. August had 90 applications and 49 placements. Off‑pace overall traffic included 2 400 non veteran calls. Job openings rose to 1 526 from 1 460. Main demand: construction, furniture, motor transport.

Onentas Ralph Miller Miller

Taylor Sr. Dies at Home in Sophia Route One

William D. Taylor Sr., 55, died at 2 a m at his son’s home in Sophia Route 1 after a long illness. Born in New Jersey on September 12 1890 he moved to Randolph County as a young man. He married Fannie Osborne who died November 20 1930. Surviving are his son and three grandchildren David Frank and Nancy Taylor all of Sophia Route 1. Funeral at Marlboro Friends Meeting house Wednesday at 2 p m with body moved to the home at 7 p m.

Asheboro William D. Taylor W. D. Taylor Sophia Rt. 1 Mr. Taylor New Jersey William and Emma Taylor Randolph County Fannie Osborne Patriotic Order, Sons of America High Point David Frank Nancy Taylor Marlboro Friends

CROSSWORD SOLUTION PROMPTS AND CLUES LIST

A compact listing of Eugene Sheffer crossword clues with horizontal and vertical entries. Includes numbers for across 48 to 55 and down 4 to 46, featuring terms like trellis, deprivation,born, apportion and glacier mass. Provides many intersecting word hints across a seaside Italian marsh and other regions.

Harden

Tolbert Gets Four Years For Larceny

Fred Tolbert 20 of Reidsville was sentenced to four years in municipal court before Judge D C MacRae on eight larceny counts. Police arrested him October 1 for stealing eight bicycles from front of several businesses. He is described as a fugitive who escaped two state prisons. Officers said two open bladed daggers and a flashlight were taken from him.

Fred Tolbert Reidsville D. C. MacRae Tolbert Carl Ruth East Greenstreet Ruth Alamance County Ich Ruth Jothy Glenn East Washington Street George Cox Jamestown Fred Borders

Quality Grades Of Weed Bring Higher Prices

Raleigh reports stronger demand for better quality flue cured tobacco grades with week end sales showing higher prices. Improved quality pushed prices up over the season as buyers favored top grades in eastern North Carolina markets.

Raleigh Oct North Carolina

Program Set for Opening of Piedmont Woodmen Lodge

The formal opening of Piedmont Camp No. 62 Woodmen of the World lodge home will be held tomorrow at 7:30 PM with City Manager Roy S. Braden as principal speaker. Glenn T. Smith will supervise the ceremonies and Charles A. Hines of Greensboro will conduct dedicatory rites. Music includes Dot Lewis on accordion and a string band. W. & Teachey handle entertainment and Mrs. Ruby Carroll runs refreshments for the auxiliary circle.

New Lodge Piedmont Woodmen of the World Roy S. Braden Glenn T. Smith Charles A. Hines Greensboro WOW Dot Lewis

Two Month Old Son of J D Kennedy Dies

Funeral services for James Dalford Kennedy two months old son of James W and Leona Brown Kennedy will be at 116 White Street Tuesday at 3 30 oclock Rev C E Ridge of Pleasant Grove Methodist Church will conduct the service Interment will be in Pleasant Grove cemetery Survivors include the parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs R D Kennedy of Thomasville Rt 1 and Mrs Florence Brown of Kernersville

James Dalford Kennedy James W Leona Brown Kennedy High Point Memorial Hospital White Street C. E. Ridge Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Pleasant Grove Cemetery R. D. Kennedy Thomasville Rt. 1 Florence Brown Kernersville

Funeral Rites Held For 15 Year Old Leona Jones

Funeral services for Leona Jones 15 of High Point Rt 3 were conducted at Allen Jay Baptist church. She was born in Stokes county March 29 1930 and died after an extended illness. Survivors include her mother Mrs Lee Webb father T C Jones Raeford two sisters Lera Mae and Laurel and a brother Pfc Roy Jones overseas. Rev Bill Smith and Rev George H Wallace officiated with choir and trio. Pallbearers were Thomas Huff Wesley Johnson Richard Ingram Howard White Aubrey Taylor Huston Tuttle. Burial followed at Oakwood cemetery.

Leona Jones High Point Rt. 3 Allen Jay Baptist Church Miss Jones Stokes County Lee Webb T. C. Jones Raeford Lera Mae Laurel Jones Pfc Roy Jones U. S. Army Bill Smith George H. Wallace Bill Barker Barker Thomas Huff Wesley Johnson Richard Ingram Howard White Aubrey Taylor Huston Tuttle Allen Jay School Oakwood Cemetery

Market totals show steady weekly sales per hundred pounds

Sales volumes rose to 261,537,725 pounds through last week at an average of 43.09 dollars per hundred. The current week sold 37,070,966 pounds at an average price of 43.24 dollars per hundred.

One Group Of Boarders Now Back On Jobs

In High Point hosiery mills Thomas plant boarding rooms a group of boarders resumed work after a vote. At 7:30 this morning a majority of those voting supported returning to production ending a walkout that began September 21 over pay raises.

High Point Hosiery Thomas Mills Thomas

Small Blaze Damages Home Of H. C. Craven

A cigarette started a curtain fire at 1612 Longstreet, damaging a home of H. C. Craven. The city fire department extinguished the small blaze around noon yesterday. No one was home. damage is described as negligible. Fire Chief E. K. Gram notes no injuries.

H. C. Craven Longstreet E. K. Gram

A H Idol 82 Dies At Home In High Point

A H Idol aged 82 died at 1 o clock this morning at his home 1004 Johnson Street after an extended illness. He was a pioneer building contractor later in mercantile business. Survived by wife Sarah Lou Pitts two sons M J Idol of Washington DC M C Idol of High Point and two daughters Mrs M C Barker of Greensboro and Mrs J W Abersony of this city one brother G L Idol of Robinson Kansas six grandchildren. Funeral 3 oclock at Primitive Baptist church after service at home at 2 o'clock. Burial in family plot at church cemetery.

A. H. Idol Johnson Street David H Davis Idol Forsyth County Sarah Lou Pitts High Point Primitive Baptist Church M. J. Idol Washington D. C M. C. Idol M. C. Barker Greensboro J. W. Abersony City G L. Idol Robinson Kansas V. V. Wilklard O. J. Denny Winston Salem

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