Trustees After Municipal Hospital Plans SEEK TRADE 'CENTER OVER RAILROAD
High Point police decry a toothless prohibition law as vast bootlegging flourishes daily. Chief C. C. Stoker calls for a law with teeth or legal liquor to curb illicit traffic and ease enforcement. He notes no effective action possible until 1949, leaving bootleggers and back alley saloons to profit.
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Municipal Hospital
High Point
C. C. Stoker
Stoker
Theiy
Durham
Martinsville
Danville
ABC
LAW With
Chamber Seeks Rail Station Plan For High Point
J A Johnson of the local chamber asks Southern Railway to study and approve a plan to build a trade center and passenger station over tracks between Willowbrook and Main streets. Officials have renewed urges for escalator access and walkway sheds amid rising material costs.
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J. B. Akers
The
Southern Railway
J. A. Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Willowbrook
Main Streets
Johnson
High Point
Wrenn
Washington
Akers
R. K. Stewart and Son of
Amos R. Kearns
Kearns
Associated Industries of High Point, Inc
100 Bed Unit Now Proposed Short of Goal
High Point Memorial hospital trustees may cut plans for a 227 bed facility to 100 beds due to rising costs. current funds total about 750000 with 250000 more needed for a 100 bed unit. Duke endowment would add 100000 if no liens exist. three funding options include municipal bonds. MORE ON PAGE 8B
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Duke Endowment Fund
Carolinas
North Carolina Medical Care Commission
National Hospital Journal
Memorial Hospital
Duke Endowment
High Point
Handicapped Week Observed For Oct 5 11
National observance set for October 5 through 11 to promote employing physically handicapped workers. High Point committee led by Ralph E. Miller outlines goals and members including N. E. Davis William Joyce Madison Paul W. Clayton and T. L. McLellan.
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High Point
Ralph E. Miller
N. E. Davis
Veteran's Employment Service
William Joyce Madison
State Commission For the Blind
Paul W. Clayton
Veteran Administration
T. L. McLellan
State Vocational Rehabilitation Service
Congress
Holton Named On Merchants Committee In North Carolina
Judson H. Blount announces A. H. Holton of High Point to the finance committee of the North Carolina Merchants Association. The body has over 6,000 members and the committees will operate through the 1947-48 convention year.
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Raleigh
Judson H. Blount
Greenville
North Carolina Merchants Association
A. H. Holton
High Point
College To Open Friday Record Enrollment Seen
High Point college prepares for fall term with a projected enrollment of 840 students up from 780 last year. Registration for upperclassmen runs Monday to Tuesday, freshmen register Friday, with orientation events Wednesday through Saturday. Classes begin for upperclassmen Friday at 8 20 a.m. and students from across the country arrive this weekend.
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High Point College
G. I. Humphreys
Roberts Hall
Humphreys
FROSH
Furple Panthers
Duke University
Mwivvi Pitvel Ait
More Jobs Now Being Listed With NCES
High Point employment service notes a fall and winter pickup in job openings with 95 listings on Aug 1, 337 added that month, and 179 remaining. In August 7,665 contacts were made including 3,000 veterans and 2,500 women. 227 interviewed and 912 applications filed. Manufacturers hired 135 of 227 placed, with 94 veterans among hires. 123 handicapped on file. More on page 8-B.
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High Point
High Point Pool Closure Sparks Summer Grievances
Downtown High Point residents vent about the municipal pool at the park closing after Labor Day. They fault the timing with school starting and demand reopening after school hours and weekends as heat lingers with temperatures ranging from 89 to 98 degrees.
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High Point
Friendship
Mercury
Gospel Tent Services At Church Of The Living God
Gospel tent services are held this afternoon at 3 o clock at the Church of the Living God near the J P Rawley farm. Rev Charles H Manuel and Rev Coy Yates will preach.
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Church of the Living God
J. P. Rawley Farm
Charles H. Manuel
Coy Yates
L. E. Williams To Return Here
Lewis E. Williams, former High Point policeman, resigns as Mountairy chief of police. Lieut. Monte Boone will succeed him effective Sept. 30. Williams will move his family to High Point after accepting another law enforcement position. during WWII he served with the FBI.
Permits Granted For 12 Dwellings In One Week
The city building inspector issued permits for 12 new one family houses in the past six days. Estimated construction costs exceed 65 000 dollars with average costs around 4740 dollars per home.
Lack Of Funds Threatens Two New City Bridges
City officials warn that the two bridges near completion may fail to meet their traffic goals due to a shortfall in funds for essential approaches. Estimated needs include 100000 for a proposed S curve and 70000 for road and property work, with only 59500 allocated from the capital budget.
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T. E. Hinson
Grover H. Jones
Silas McBee
Hamilton Stret
Washington
Richardson
Hamilton
Washington Street
Perry Street
E. D. Steele
P. B. Cavarnos
Steele
Four Classroom Addition To Be Built At Allen Jay
Guilford County Board of Education votes to add four classrooms at Allen Jay School in Greensboro. The plan, estimated at least 35 000 dollars, includes a new concrete walkway to the gym and study of city water access. Home economics cottage project is deferred.
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Allen Jay
Greensboro
Guilford
Ee Sew
Tyson Ferree
Allen Jay School
T. Benison
Fall Fashion Notes Men s Clothes More Plentiful By ED KEMP
Fall clothing outlook shows men’s stores loading racks with fall and winter merchandise including gabardines and worsteds. Prices rise 5 to 10 percent due to higher labor costs, with topcoats scarce and allotments tight. Dealers warn buyers to shop early before quality stock is gone and expect no price relief this winter.
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ED Kemp
High Point
Ing
White Cane Sale Drives Support In High Point
The annual White Cane sale and membership drive for the North Carolina association of the blind will run September 22 to 27 in High Point. Lion Club sponsors fund the event with lapel pins featuring a white cane to aid the Blind Help fund. Ralph E. Miller chairs the local committee and urges participation, noting 33 1/3 percent stays locally and 66 2/3 percent supports statewide work toward a $25,000 goal.
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State Association of the Blind
High Point
Lion's Club
Efort
Ralph E. Miller
Lion Club
Miller
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Henry Shavitz
Sam Shavitz
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NCES
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