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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1941
Page
3
Rome and Tokyo announce a coordinated reaction to the United States decision, signaling a reshaped balance of power. The agreement leaves Washington’s stance unsettled while Nippon faces strategic limitations in pursuing new pressure.
DeWitt MacKenzie notes dwindling Axis threats as Japan moves toward caution. He cites Matsuoka's Rome-Berlin stance, Italy and Germany setbacks, and Britain's assertive Far East posture. The piece also mentions Tokyo's hesitation and the impact of lend-lease on Axis plans. Sir Robert Brooke-Popham visits Manila to discuss Philippine defense with Adm. Hart and Gen. MacArthur.
Draft officials and the FBI have a plan for registrants who move without giving new addresses. Names of selectees with undelivered notices will be turned over to the FBI to locate the men. The maximum penalty for noncompliance with the Selective Service Act is five years in prison, a $3,000 fine, or both.
Listen L. Mallard, captain of the state guard at Kinston, recalls a man who could not shake army ways after three enlistments. He tried for a fourth, was rejected, then joined the new militia as a private. Mallard notes the oath carried a catch and hints at future promotion.
Noon today forecast shows rain tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures. Fresh north winds shift to southeast over the north portion with showers, while the south portion remains mostly cloudy with showers and possible thunderstorms Friday. Moderate northeast to southeast winds rise from Block Island to Hatteras as cloudiness increases and rain moves in Friday afternoon. Official records list 24 hour readings ending 7:30 a.m. across multiple stations including Asheville 67, Charlotte 45, Wilmington 68, Jacksonville 73, Miami 32, New York 53, Spartanburg 61, Tampa 73, and St. Mitchell 53 with varied rainfall totals noted.
No End Lumberton April 3. W G Warwick a truck driver started through a newly opened street and his big green truck bogged in soft mud. Alec Seccom his fellow driver rushed to help and his truck also stuck. Roy Gunter local manager sent for a wrecker to rescue all three vehicles.
Italian and Vatican sources report Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuo ka left Rome for Berlin to discuss possible joint action against the United States should war come. Public farewell in Piazza Venezia sparked a Mussolini demonstration with crowds shouting Duce as his car moved away.
Ezra Chase testified he joined the Communist Party in 1931 and attended a 1937 labor meeting where Harry Bridges spoke. Chase said Bridges backed a party endorsed program to move the AFL toward industrial unionism and leftward aims to aid a revolutionary movement. DOJ argues Bridges is deportable as a member or ex-member advocating violent overthrow.
A sheltered troop of apes inhabits the Rock of Gibraltar under a chief nicknamed Major. The British garrison guards the tribe, keeping them under careful protection and study.
A 1941 DR Dr Gaius Green Atkinson piece from the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America reflects on tears as symbols of human pain and sorrow. It urges faith and compassion to end personal bitterness, heal others, and seek consolation in Christ.
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