Lions Club Gives Blind Man a Grocery Store Project
Albert Morgan, 41, blinded, received a complete grocery store built by the High Point Lions Club from a $1,100 blind fund gift. The ceremony handed Morgan the store key and the business, with no repayment required, signaling a new life chapter amid tears and community support. The plan began after Lions member Ralph Miller urged action following Morgan’s hospital stay and rising blindness. The note ends with a teaser that more details follow on page 9B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Neill
High Point Lions Club
Albert C. Morgan
Burton Street
Lions Club
Ralph Miller
Lloyd Flythe
Gene Horney
Lion Lloyd Flythe
Albert Morgan
Enterprise
Sturgis
May Albert C. Morgan
East Burton Street
High Point
Morgan
Wnen Lion Rresiucnnaware Neill
Sturgis May
Lion Prexy Neill
Mr. Morgan
Last Burton Street
Lions
Lions Club of
Lion Wheeler van Loan
Lion Ralph Miller
Peing
Lion Miller
Duke Hospital
Durham
Duke
Long gap between job referrals and work found
A state employment service record shows a man took three years and six months to land a job after a March 16 1944 referral. The card was kept by the employer and later returned after the man served in the armed forces, leading to his September 9 1947 start date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Employment Security Commission
Employment Service Office
Officers Named To Direct City Religious Education
Harry Bell, general superintendent of the Wesley Memorial Methodist church Sunday school, was elected Friday night to head High Point public religious education committee. The group, formed by the ministerial association and the council of church women, sponsors Bible teaching in city public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bell
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
High Point
Council of Church Women of
City Council to Open Bids on Utilities Equipment
A long agenda sets Tuesday for sealed bids on projects totaling over 75 thousand dollars. Main item includes bids for about 50 thousand dollars of meters transformers and wire to modernize the electric system plus four trucks a retaining wall and four cars of alum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twe Council
Utilities Department
Southern Railway
Willowbrook
Dalton
Public Law and Safety
Public Works Committees
Grover . Jones
Supreme Court
Law and Public Safety Committee
J. R. Brandon
Dr. Brandon
Jewish New Year Begins At Sunset In 5708
Sunset marks start of the Jewish year 5708 with two days of Rosh Hashono prayers. At Bnai Israel in High Point, Rabbi William Frankel will deliver sermons Monday on Years of Our Lives and Tuesday on War and Peace at 10 30 a m. Shofar blasts at 10 45 a m. Prayers for world peace and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac
Abraham
High Point
Bnai Israel Synagogue
North Hamilton
Ray Streets
William Frankel
Permits Granted For Five New Homes In Week
The local building inspector reported a total of 50850 in building permits for the week, including five new homes averaging 5500 each and two business firms adding structures. New buildings totaled 48200 with dress-up repairs at 2650. Marie N Lamb files divorce suit against James G Lamb in municipal court after two years separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Martin
English Street
Marie N. Lamb
James G. Lamb
Guard Recruiting Drive Opens Here On Tuesday
A two month National Guard recruiting contest begins September 16 with the 540th Field Artillery Battalion North Carolina seeking 135 new members to reach a 190 man strength local unit. Veterans are urged to enlist, ages 17 to 35, with meetings held at the English Street armory on Tuesdays and Thursdays. State winners tour Washington visit the White House and attend the Army Navy game in Philadelphia November 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
540Th Field Artillery Battalion
North Carolina
Washington
Samuel H. Strickland
Strickland
540Th FA
Rmory
English Street
War Department
White House
Secretary of War
Kenneth Royalty
Congress
Capital
New York
National Guard Assembly
The
Paul Whiteman
Army Navy
Church Opens After Voluntary Labor by Local Members
High Point Christians built their new Jones and Locke Street church with 34 volunteers under a carpenter. Ministers from several southern states will speak during a week of services led by J D Boyd and others. The church emphasizes Christ’s commission and Bible-centered teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Joseph D. Boyd
West Green Street
Jones and Locke Streets
A. A. Kessler
Sam Snipes
C. M. Haynes
E. P. Alderman
Stamey Teachey
Christian Church
America
J. D. Boyd
Jesus
Homer O. Wilson
Winston-Salem
Newton J. Robinson
Raleigh
Christ
Nixon A. Taylor
Durham
Lawrence M. Merritt
Clyde Darsie
Greensboro
Arthur P. Wilson
Charlotte
Joel E. Vause
Leaksville
Bible School
Legality Of Payroll Tax Doubted By City Leaders
City officials weigh a payroll deduction tax to fund city services and ease ad valorem tax pressure. City Manager T E Hinson and council members debate legality, with City Attorney Grover H Jones noting statutes may not authorize such a tax without state action. A possible 0.5 to 1 percent deduction from wages could fund the general fund, while opposition hints at Supreme Court challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Hinson
Grover H. Jones
Hinson
Harry McMullan
Jones
City Legal Department
Supreme Court
Furniture Men Meet Thursday in Asheville
The Production and Cost Division of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association will hold its 25th convention at the George Vanderbilt hotel in Asheville on September 18 and 19, 1947. About 125 attendees from sixteen southern states will discuss technical topics to improve furniture making, reduce costs, and raise quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
George Vanderbilt Hotel
Asheville
Perepensttven
J.melville Broughton
North Carolina
Oe Ormsby
Winston-Salem
John F. Geiger
National Furniture Company, Inc
Mount Airy
N. C
C. E. Beach
Broyhill Furniture Factories
Lenoir
J. H. Hill
Johnson-Carper Furniture Co
Roanoke
Fernley G. Fawcett
High Point
Messers, C.H. Collar
Austell Cabinet Company
Austell
M. H. Craig
Huntington Chair Corp
Huntington
W. Va
D. A. Kennedy
Furniture Industries, Inc
Florence
S. C
J. E. Lambeth, Jr
Standard Chair Company
Thomasville
P. D. Mahony
C.B. Atkin Company
Knoxville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Basil
Local Lions Club
Club
Albert Morton
P. H. Dalton
Carl Grimm
Harry Williamson
Jesse Washburn
Paul T. Jones
Charles F. Carrol
Cecil]awotrh
F. L. Conrad
Hamilton Street
State Highway Commission
Southern Railway Company
Richardson
E. D. Steele
Steele
Washington-Hamilton Street
East High Street
South Hamilton Street
Phillips
Cherry
Philadelphia
Earl N. Phillips
Truman
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