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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1942
Page
2
A government survey shows production halted or curtailed for 34 well known civilian goods, from automobiles and razor blades to radios and typewriters. It lists items with dates of stoppage or curtailment, including autos stopped February 1 and tires halted December 11 1941, noting 3 halted, 15 ordered stopped, 23 curtailed.
North Carolina and South Carolina show little change in temperature tonight as crucial weather records report 24 hour highs and lows across cotton growing regions. Charlotte and Columbia show warm readings while Jacksonville and Tampa reflect higher values. several cities like Chicago and New York list cooler lows.
Veteran recalls escape from strafing planes and a broken hand from diving into a foxhole. He mentions a deaf ear from shelling near Corregidor, a narrow escape from a sentry’s shot in Manila, and bullets peppering a rooftop as guards mistook reporters for traitors. He also notes a perilous drive with Filipino reporters along the Bagiuo Lingayan route.
German bombers and fighters racked the Soviet front as Len ingrad reports say 18 German planes were downed while the Red Army claimed 102 enemy planes destroyed on the ground or in air. The Baltic fleet remnants were said to be hit near Leningrad and Kronstadt, with two battleships and two cruisers listed as damaged. The 16th Army near Staraya Russa is dissolving under Red Army blows as Germany and Soviet forces prepare for spring offensives. Britain reports convoyed Allied aid to the USSR through Arctic waters all winter.
In canyon darkness our headlights flashed on a Japanese column descending the hill. We signaled the major commander who sent armed men to challenge them. When the Japanese returned fire, we relit the lights and Filipinos opened fire, forcing a retreat after tense minutes. Increased mechanization now demands greater production than in the first World War.
The article details New York’s holiday defense parade featuring khaki and dive uniforms among civilian marchers. Army navy and New York guard units, plus police and civilian defense, staged the first successful all defense group rehearsal while Roosevelt missed church due to a head cold. Across the country, restrictions and inland sunrise services reflected wartime caution as Detroit industries kept production steady.
Japan’s seven bomber raid on Darwin and another on Port Moresby caused little damage and no casualties, with Darwin having endured 13 raids and Port Moresby 22. Air and Army ministers praised defenses and noted ongoing air umbrella measures while Canberra moves to curb rubber output to boost tire and boot sole production.
British air forces conducted a major raid on Paris area with over 300 bombers and attacked Renault and Matford works. German reports claim slight damage at key industrial sites, with three bombers shot down and some material damage in western Germany including Bonn.
Special to The Enterprise Thomasville April 6 George Crawford a popular local grocer lies in City Memorial hospital in critical condition after being struck by an automobile while riding a bicycle about 12:30 Sunday morning The accident occurred just outside the city limits on the Thomasville High Point highway His brother Lewis Crawford also on a bicycle accompanied him They were near a filling station operated by their brother and headed toward High Point A car driven by James Brown a New Town resident crossed the highway and hit both riders Lewis released after treatment George remained unconscious with serious head and other injuries Brown was arrested on drunken driving and reckless driving charges The arresting officers were Paul Shore William Lashley and Deputy Sheriff Jesse Green
Harold B Pollock longtime High Point resident died Friday in the veterans hospital at Hines. He was brother of Dee M Pollock and D C Pollock of Fort Myers Florida and survived by two sisters Mrs Frank Gordon of Milwaukee and W A Douglas of Oak Park Illinois. He had previously lived in Cheraw South Carolina and Florida and had been ill for several years. The graveside funeral will be Tuesday at 11 in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery with Dr O C Williamson in charge.
New Delhi reports a Chinese communique citing 3,760 Japanese deaths in the 12 day Toungoo battle, the Burma line pivot where numerically inferior Chinese forces say they were compelled to yield. Japanese losses included six mortars, guns, 70 horses and captured bicycles and rifles. The note also claims a small Manchi Toungoo highway attack by about a battalion and two air raids with casualties and equipment damage.
Manchuria's 1940 area sown with perilla seed reaches 183,000 acres, expected yield about 51,808 short tons. Reports cite agricultural planning amid broader wartime concerns.
Mrs Nellie Hicks 73 of 126 Highland Avenue Thomassville died Sunday after four years illness. She native of Randolph County. Survived by two sons Cleveland and John Hicks five daughters Fannie Myers Maude Jackson Ida Rickard Myrtle Hill and Allen Wompler one sister Bert Sechrest and one brother W A Hicks Thomassville route two. Funeral at Liberty Baptist Church Monday at two with Rev H G Snider officiating. Burial in church cemetery.
Mrs. Gladys Thomas 31 wife of Ollie H Thomas died at her Emmanuel community home Sunday after months of illness. A Wyoming native daughter of John Alexander and Minerva Cantrell Alexander she leaves husband two children Vivian and Clyde, two brothers Alison and Doyle Alexander of High Point, and sister Mrs Elias May Russell of Thomasville. Funeral at 4:30 Monday at home conducted by Rev W K McGee with burial in City Cemetery.
Melbourne dispatch recalls the dramatic battle for Rabaul New Britain with 150 Australians repelling a 20 000 strong Japanese force. About 1 500 Japanese were killed as Australians suffered 20 casualties at Ralauna Beach. Refugees later reported heavy air raids and the destruction of Praed Point fortress. Also noted are U S Army assignments and Boulder Dam bolt sizes.
A natural history note explains that barberry thorns are hardened leaves while hawthorn spines are hardened shoots and that each whale species has a distinctive spout. It also cites a 1939 US import figure of twenty three thousand eight hundred pounds of edible olive oil in the second quarter.
A 1940 41 presidential report from Tuskegee Institute shows Dr Frederick Patterson detailing Isaac universities programs for Negro advancement. The institute expands in agriculture, dietetics, crafts, aviation, nursing, dramatics, cooperative marketing, and records on Negro life. Personal notices from Greenwich Conn and Fort Jackson Easter visits follow, with a St Mark Methodist Church breakfast honoring Rev and Mrs McLeod after sunrise services.
M F McIntosh of Black Mountain was arrested by Lexington officers on orders from Thomasville police on a hit and run charge. He struck two pumps at the Ogburn Esso Station on West Main Street and failed to stop. Pumps damaged. car description aided radio broadcast leading to the arrest. Released on $200 bond. trial set for Friday April 10.
Thomas Van Smith 78 a Guilford County resident died at his son Perry F Smiths Deep River home shortly before 4 am after a prolonged illness He was born December 30 1863 in Transylvania County son of John and Mrs Smith He married Cynthia Lou Fisher then Virgie Grant Surviving are two daughters and five sons plus a niece two sisters a stepdaughter and numerous grandchildren Funeral from the home at 230 pm Tuesday with interment in Oakwood Cemetery Ministers Rev Joseph Peele Guilford College and Rev Ernest Smith North Park Baptist Church
Walter E Hawks 36 longtime Thomasville resident died at his home near Archdale Sunday afternoon after months of illness. A Georgia native, he worked in the local insurance business before illness. Survivors include his wife Opal Sills six brothers Clyde Hoyt Rudolph Cee Bennett Watson all of Thomasville one sister Mrs Wilma Hightower. He was a member of Allen Jay Baptist Church with funeral Tuesday at 2 30 p m and burial in Floral Garden Cemetery in High Point.
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