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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1945
Page
2
The article notes an acute civilian clothing shortage as more men leave the armed forces. Many inductees lacked home garments, leaving thousands with no substitutes. Charity drives emptied attics and closets, while veterans face dwindling store inventories and higher prices as the conflict narrows.
The forecast notes partial to cloudy skies across North Carolina with warm temperatures and showers in western areas. A separate item describes a shift in postwar dress rules for discharged soldiers and a broader easing of uniform regulations. In Alliance news, the U.S. chamber of commerce, AFL, and CIO forge a joint stance with Roosevelt seeking tariff cuts, signaling closer labor management cooperation against centralized government.
Postwar cooperation grows as labor and capital representatives unite against tariff debates. They oppose McNutt’s textile labor redistribution in New Bedford and the current manpower bill. GOP tensions surface in Danaher’s liaison appointment amid isolationist views, reflecting regional shifts and a restless public craving world security.
A report cites annual timber cuts shrinking from 32 to 38 billion feet due to war demands and postwar adjustments. The piece quotes Durham expressing optimism about the San Francisco conference and strong public support for Dumbarton Oaks and Bretton Woods principles, with details to be resolved later.
American forces report small losses as Doe's infantry veterans of Biak Wake New Guinea and Zamboanga capture Sangasanga airfields in the Sulu archipelago. One runway is suitable for fighters and transports. In the Philippines 14th Corps advances clean southern Luzon and captures the Ta Ba provincial capital Tina.
On Okinawa Ryukyu Islands observers note signs of a retreating defense as American forces advance toward Naha and Machinato airstrips. Lt Gen Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr calls the landing phase over and praises coordinated Army Navy and Marine operations.
Fifth armored division reached the Weser at Bad Oeynhausen amid other advances. Engineers bridged the river as Salzugen Dienhide Hollinde fell, and German claims Syria across the Waal Rhine near Arnhem in a move toward the Zuider Zee. Ninth Army contacts Bielfeld Detmold as Osnabruck Muenster Aschaffenburg Siegen Bruchsau report falls.
Washington April 4 negotiations on a soft coal contract reach a decision day. War Labor Board gave a week to Saturday, observers expect a ruling today if talks fail. Mines faced shutdowns with 60 percent production cited by Solid Fuels Association amid holiday observances and slow telegrams from Lewis back to work.
Reported 160 miles apart near given front as Patton’s Third Army battles weather and German air power. Allied air forces massed barges on potential water routes, with showers complicating frontline operations and river crossing prospects.
William Powell of Seattle saw a man toss money into the street and called the police. Officers recovered one $100 bill, a $5 bill, and five $1 bills before the suspect vanished.
N McLaurin of the McLaurin Mill in Asheboro died in a local hospital after a long illness. He is survived by his wife. The funeral will be held in Asheboro tomorrow afternoon.
The Kersey family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness, sympathy, and floral offerings during the illness and death of Mrs. Mary H Ward.
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