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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1944
Page
20
Administrator Chester Bowles declared he is a believer in Roosevelt's policies and will vote for him on November 7. He emphasized the OPA will remain non partisan and continue its wartime price control programs with the same rigor.
The United States typically uses about twelve times more petroleum than the United Kingdom and roughly six times as much as Russia. This reflects large disparities in energy use and industrial activity among the three countries.
A UNC survey shows the main Library, built in 1929, cannot hold growing volumes. Total volumes reach 447,560 with 404,160 in the main building and 55,000 boxed and inaccessible, prompting calls for an extension to the library complex.
Librarian Charles E. R. estimates by 1946 total volumes will reach 435000 with 86000 to be boxed. Rush says seating and study space must double to serve students, graduates, and staff as the library grows from a college facility to a regional research center.
Grady Glover 28 of Eleazar died in a Thomasville hospital after a two week illness. He is survived by his wife Ina Hardister and two children Mildred and Richard, his mother Mrs. Filmore Glover, a brother Jimmie of Eldorado, and three sisters Louise Roy Lax and Mrs. Tom Barringer of Denton. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 3 from the Eleazar Methodist church with burial in the church cemetery.
The Office of Defense Transportation urges the public to mail Christmas parcels by December 1 to keep wartime shipping flowing. Local merchants were notified to offer gifts and transport facilities are emphasized as essential to support war traffic. Uncle Sam aims to prevent holiday mail from hindering wartime logistics.
Industry notes continued from page discuss war effort impact on furniture production. Plants lean to non essential output but expect streamlined low cost designs for mass production. price remains the major issue due to OPA ceilings. High Point emerges as a dominant market hub with 30 percent of U S wooden furniture, 50 percent of dining and bedroom lines, and a vast network of nearby factories within 125 miles.
Word has been received of the death of Lieut. Charles Frederick Spivey in the South Pacific. He was the son of Jess T. Spivey of Andrews and the husband of Miss Smaro Black of Midland. A Brevard Junior College graduate, he served since 1942 and was commissioned in 1943. He had been overseas since 1944. Surviving are his father, wife, two sisters, and a brother.
CHARLOTTE, Oct. 28. The Third Air Force Gremlins will tangle with the Second Air Force Super-P Bembers on December 10. Site of the contest not yet chosen, several cities being considered including Denver, Chicago, Houston, Detroit, New Orleans and Memphis. Randolph Field meets March Field in Los Angeles on the same date, and it is believed the winners will meet in an air forces title game later.
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