Dr. Stanton Resigns From School Board
Dr. D A Stanton 84 resigns after long service on High Point school board dating to 1897. He cites hearing issues and says he will resign from the board though asked to remain honorary member for life. Mayor Arnold Rae notes Stanton will attend meetings but void of voting power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Rae
D. A.ton
Dr. Stanton
Stanton
Koonce
Cones
For Life
D. A. Stanton
Point
Lexington
Old New Garden
L. E. Hobbs
Jere
Pleasant
Rancheman
Vanderbilt University
Smarts
J. Elwood Cox
High Point
High Nt
Tanton
Camerman
Charles F. Kinson
Shumaker Bound Over On Gambling Charge
Thomasville reports Richard Shumaker local service station operator was bound over to the November term of the Superior Court on a charge of attempting to bribe an officer and convicted of operating a gambling house. He faces suspended sentences and fines under conditions including good behavior and service station abstention. Other defendants, including Andrew Winchester and Pearl Harris, received varied sentences or fines for assault and drunkenness charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Richard Shumaker
Carl Wilson
Shumaker
Superior Court
Andrew Winchester
Samuel E
Peg) Hill
Pearl Harris
Bennie An
County Commissioners Oppose Sale of High Point Building
Three of the five county commissioners publicly oppose selling the High Point county building to Jefferson Standard Life Insurance. A special meeting will decide on the offer from Julian C. Smith to cancel a lien of 79,674 plus 6,373 interest. Hoffman and Doggett, leaders of the finance committee, push to hold the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company
Julian C. Smith
High Point County
Jefferson
Smith
Joe F
J. A. Doggett
Doggett
Hoffman
High Point
Greensboro
R. C. Causey
C. J. Hunt
George L. Stansbury
State Supreme Court
Girl Held for Charlotte Police on Probation Violation
Thomasville Chief of Police E R Richardson said Nina Mae Hill, a young girl, was apprehended by local officers Friday night and held for Charlotte police on a charge of violating probation terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
E. R. Richardson
Nina Mae Hill
Charlotte Police
Richardson
Charlotte
Auto Dealers Checked Here By The OPA
The OPA rationing board completed a citywide survey of automobile dealers. They collected last three car sales reports from each dealer and checked posted ceiling prices and regulatory compliance. One dealer was found noncompliant for a missing government instruction while OPA asked for a detailed itemized breakdown of sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Jones
Charlotte Opa
OPA
Jones
Youths Salvaged In Free China for Technical Training
Amos R. Kearns, campaign chairman of High Point's United War Chest, cites a National War Fund report on United China Relief. Refugee boys ages 13 to 17 are being salvaged for technical training in nine schools, learning textile manufacture mechanics and construction, with six months of study and work. Citizens are urged to donate to support China education projects aimed at self sufficiency.
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Free China
Amos R. Kearns
High Point
United War Chest
National War Fund
United China Relief
Ilie
Trai
Kearns
China
Essex
Magicians To Stage Hallowe'en Shows In Guilford And Thomasville
The Piedmont Society of Magicians in High Point plans Halloween performances at Guilford Sanitorium and Thomasville Orphanage. Ten members split evenly between the two venues. The shows are scheduled for Monday night. Society officers include R. E. Betts president H. F. Richardson secretary treasurer and A. Coke Cecil vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Society of Magicians
High Point
Guilford
Thomasville
L. H. Beam
Beam
R. E. Betts
H. F. Richardson
A. Coke Cecil
Work Or Fight Proclamation Applies To All Men
The 35 hour weekly work rule extends to all able men ages 18 to 55, rich or poor, under the North Carolina emergency powers. The local labor mobilization board can subpoena and compel testimony in its investigations, and citizens may report suspected noncompliance. Three new cases are under inquiry. one man had to show the proclamation, and a High Point case is in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Tesh
Miss Said
Miss Tesh
United States
High Point
W. G. Friddle
North Carolina
City Real Estate Boom As City Sells Property Under New System
High Point sees a real estate surge as July to September gross sales reach about 47 000 with 27 015 confirmed by the city council on October 14. Real estate dealers accompany bids, often exceeding appraisals, under a contract that lets buyers use any local broker and routes offers through J Vaxsie Wilson and the city board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
J. Vaxsie Wilson
Wilson
Ross
Wannie
Real
Joe Doak
Joe
Real Estate Board
Bike Parade Set For Saturday Here In High Point
Traffic Sgt. Ben Ridge plans a 3500 bike parade in High Point next Saturday after noon if weather permits. Riders from city, schools and adults urged to register at Elm Street school and Main Street route with prizes for decorations and oldest, youngest riders. The event aims to promote bicycle safety and eventual bicycle registration.
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High Point
Ben Ridge
Ridge
Elm Street
Main Street
Sgt
First Week Of Campaign Here Brings 5964360
Capt. Lloyd E B Whitley of High Point North Carolina has been awarded the Silver Star for piloting a B 25 bomber in an attack on three Japanese ships in the Solomon Islands area last July 76 The mission was at mast head level and resulted in the sinking of one enemy vessel and damage to the others The plane was forced to land at sea under enemy fire but the crew was rescued with no injuries The Enterprise printed a full account in the August 5 issue
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T & Army
South Pacific
Lloyd EB. Whitley
High Point
N. C
Solomon Islands
Whitley
The
Enterprise
Woodworking And Furniture Division Pushes War Chest Total
A total of 59436 was reported to United War Chest headquarters by noon Saturday as campaign envelopes flooded in from nearly all divisions. The Woodworking and Furniture division led with full quotas from Snow Lumber and several firms, while other divisions including Business and Professional and Ministers reported strong gains toward the overall goal of 107200.
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United War Chest Campaign Headquarters
SNOW
Snow Lumber Company
Bri Manufacturing Company
Burton
Johnston Frame Company
Furniture City
Cam Criddlebaugh
James B. Love
Lace
Matt Wall
Curtis Smithdeal
Ed Mendenhall
O. C. Williamson
United War Chest
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church
Chest
Herman Burrows
Public Service
Southern Railway System
Union Bus Station
Lexington Grocery
National Food Stores
Taylor M. Simpson & Co
Book Four Registration Opens Monday At Schools
City parents will start obtaining ration book four through their school system. The oldest child in each family will receive the new books on Tuesday after returning a filled application listing all family members. Book three must be submitted with book four. Public registration begins Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Carroll
Carroll
Rationing Board
Mrs. Gertrude Hawkins Stirewall Hawkins Dies At 53
Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Stirewall Hawkins age 53 were held noon Saturday at the Gospel Tabernacle on Willowbrook Street. Rev. H P Williams Rev C M Floyd Rev W L Smith officiated with music by the Tabernacle Trio and a male quartet. Interment followed at Floral Garden Cemetery with pallbearers and mourners named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Stirewall Hawkins
Springfield Avenue
Willowbrook Street
H. P. Williams
C. M. Floyd
Allen Jay Baptist Church
W L. Smith
Tabernacle Trio
Roy Liner
G. C. Hensley
C. R. Raeford
Richard Im
J. M. Howard
Owwers
Pal Jy
Shearers
R. F. Moser
Lowe
R. E. Vaughn
Sam Williamson
8S. M. McMahon
Floral Garden Cemetery
Beck Arrested For Buying Gas Tickets
City police arrested Beck a high point teran indicted for purchasing gas ration tickets from Love. Beck admitted taking about 20 tickets as Love sold 170 or more. The case rests in municipal court before federal commissioner Kennedy as theft of tickets is a federal crime. An OPA investigator was to visit Monday. Beck was jailed awaiting trial after being nabbed at the W. A. Smoak service station.
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E. Beck
High Point Teran
Tom
W. A. Smoak
N. Main Street
Love
Beck
J. F. Jones
W. T. Kennedy
Jones
OPA
Trinity Registration Open Next Week At School
Registration for ration book number four will be held at Trinity school building on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons next week. R. H. Abernathy, principal, will oversee the arrangements.
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Trinity
R. H. Aber‘nathy
Seven Nurses Of High Point Pass Board
Raleigh reports a record class of 434 graduate nurses passed North Carolina Board of Nurse Examiners exams held August 24-26 in Raleigh and Winston-Salem. Fifty-one nurses were registered from other states. many will join the army or navy. Eleanore Cutlip of Duke Hospital School of Nursing had the top grade. High Point passers include Margaret Blue Bailey and six others: Virginia Carter Byrd, Doris Katharine Craig, Hazel Clementine Crouse, Martha Crutchfield, Lois Adeline Kearns, and Ruth Virginia Lundy.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Board of Nurse Examiners
Winston-Salem
Bessie M. Chapman
Chapman
Army
Navy
Eleanore Cutlip
Duke University Hospital School of Nursing
Durham
Mary Farquhar
Duke University Hospital
Ruth Grey Harris
Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing
Charlotte
Mildred Malone Jordan
Woodard-Herring Hospital School of Nursing
Wilson
Trene Carol Fox
High Point
Margaret Blue Bailey
Virginia Carter Byrd
Doris Katherine Craig
Hazel Clementine Crouse
Martha Crutchfield
Lois Adeline Kearns
Ruth Virginia Lundy
Six Men Ordered To Report For Army Service 1943
Draft board number five ordered six men from the October call to report to the bus station at 8 45 a m on designated days to depart for active duty with the U S army. The men are Fred R Hicks George D Gibson David T Powell Norman H Tucker Charlie B Foxworth and Leonard W Stratton with dates October 25 26 27 and 29 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draft Board
U. S. Army
Fred R. Hicks
George D. Gibson
David T. Powell
Norman H. Tucker
Charlie B. Foxworth
Leonard W. Stratton
Dangerous Anti Freezes Sold Warn Public
Public warned of harmful anti freezes offered at southern filling stations. Shipments reported in Georgia Kentucky Tennessee with over half a million gallons available nationally. Officials urge draining unsafe products and replacing with ethylene glycol or alcohol based antifreeze.
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South
William D. Lewis
ODT
Wayned
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Lewis
Society of Automotive Engineers
National Bureau of Standards
Alcotex
Bird Antarctic
Eastern Star Concludes 18th District Annual Meeting
The seventh district Order of the Eastern Star adjourned after a one day session in the Masonic Temple with a banquet for over 200 members. Leaders included Mrs. Martha B. Mc Gee and Sam M. Young. Messages highlighted Masonic and CBS home work and Rainbow girls reports.
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Seventh District
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Martha B. McGee
Sam M. Young
George R. Bennett
Masonic
CBS
Mary Madison Baker
Carolinas
Rainbow Girls
Greensboro
FE. R. Ford
Armed Service
Edwin Bennison
High Point
Pauline . Hughes
Maude E. Hester
Bessie Gaddy
Tar Heel Star News
Z. V. Young
Tennor Bennison
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United War Chest Fund
Free
Hallowe'en
Capt
Silver
Woodworking and Furniture
Gertrude Hawkins
Trinity Registration
High Point Pass Board
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