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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1945
Page
11
August police report to the city manager records increases in speeding from 9 to 24 charges and drunken driving from 8 to 12. Aggressive crimes rise with 24 aggravated assaults, 17 burglaries, 25 larcenies, and 82 drunkenness cases, while prostitution and vice drop. Over 300 more miscellaneous investigations were logged, with $2,832 stolen and $696 recovered.
Chief White Eagle a full blooded Indian from Oklahoma visited High Point last Thursday stopping at the Carolina theater with Arnold J. Coffey publicity manager for Film Classics. He promoted his latest film Northwest Trail and recalled his early role in The Covered Wagon with Richard Dix. The interview notes his new all color picture Northwest Trail stars Bob Steele Joan Woodberry Raymond Hatton and John Litel. Nearly two of every three acres of corn crop this year have been planted with hybrid corn.
City Manager Roy S Braden announced a special council meeting to open bids on three improvement projects totaling about 153300 dollars. Willowbrook and Perry street bridges 126800 bid, tar and sand asphalt resurfacing 23000 bid, curbs on Wellington street about 3000 bid.
High Point postal savings rose from 4,218 accounts totaling 1,736,223 dollars on September 1, 1944 to 4,709 accounts totaling 2,663,209 dollars by September 1, 1945. Postmaster S C Clark called the rise phenomenal and noted readiness for peacetime economy.
A 13 episode radio series on tuberculosis titled The Constant Invader will air on WMFR starting Monday September 24 at 9 p m with Dr A J Cronin narrator and writer producer Hu Chain. Cast includes Will Hare James Monks and Hester Sondergaard as the performers. The High Point Tuberculosis Association sponsors the program as a public service activity.
Civil actions for divorce filed in the municipal court include Newby C Disher vs Ira Henley Disher Cassie Mae Rule vs Vernon Rule Dorothy J Ziglar vs Paul C Ziglar and Bessie W Ridenhour vs L E Ridenhour seeking divorce from bed and board In Rose W Marsh vs Gilbert E Marsh the plaintiff seeks absolute divorce and contempt for missed child support with a request to raise weekly payments from five to ten dollars for a 14 year old child.
Robert E. Smith of Charlotte was reelected president of the North Carolina Association of War Dads at the final business session. A luncheon and banquet closed the session with keynote remarks from Dr. H. Roe Bartle and Norman Wrigley. Other state officers elected include T. J. Fesperman and Douglass, plus chaplains Rev. John Simpson and others.
Preparations for the Community and War Chest drive begin October 10 with details completed by campaign staff. Campaign chair Charles L. Kearn reports division leaders, the women’s division led by Mrs. Matt Wall, and the furniture division under William A. Tomlinson have finished organizing and training. The Veterans Center, led by W. E. Mitchel, will play a growing advisory role for returning veterans. An industrial kick-off is set for October 2 at 3 PM at the Salvation Army with Dr. I. G. Greer as speaker as plans for raising 112 500 for local and war agencies progress toward the ten day drive.
High Point and vicinity Baptist churches launch a city wide evangelistic campaign directed by Dr. Solomon F. Dowis. Multiple churches host revivals from September 9 to 23 with various visiting ministers and ongoing tent meetings led by L. J. Rainey and local pastors.
Longtime High Point policing faces upheaval as the city appoints an FBI trained chief and creates a director of public safety to oversee police and fire services. A traffic division joins the department as reorganization continues amid past friction and political tension.
Mrs. E O Cummings will open a new private nursery at 1000 North Main Street after Lanham act nurseries close. Assisting are Mrs Morris and Mrs Walter Chandler with six day operations from 6 30 a m to handle preschoolers with daily routines, meals, and outdoor play supervised by a nurse.
High Point hosiery manufacturers raised wages starting September 3, adding about 10 000 a week in total to workers pay. Boarders are covered by collective bargaining contracts but face delays. about 8 percent of workers are in boarding departments. The increases follow prior government actions and a July to August push to expand pay scales for civilian production amid wartime controls.
Three distinguished leaders in Christian education join a leadership training school sponsored by Deep River Quarterly Meeting of Friends. Dr Elbert Russell will teach Life of Christ for Adults, B Russell Branson leads Teaching Youth, and Mrs D Nelson directs a class for Sunday school teachers of children. The six evening program runs Mondays and Thursdays starting June 17 at Central Friends meeting house in High Point area, with invitation to all local Christian leaders.
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