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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1944
Page
2
The region will be Pair and cool today with scattered frost in west central portions and slightly lower temperatures in the east tonight. Fair and warmer conditions are expected Friday.
North Carolina officials report ammunition supplies improving with 251000 shells and 30 million centerfire cartridges set for early release. Farmers and ranchers will receive priority for pest control and crop protection ahead of the hunting season.
An obscure note from Florence highlights renowned gold and silver embossing craftsmen and references the Roman god funerals in connection with the crafts and artistic traditions.
Secretary of State Hull voiced support for quick congressional authorization of the $421 million St Lawrence seaway and hydroelectric project. He urged enactment postwar to fund water power, transport efficiency, and public utility aims, signaling belief in a treaty framework with Canada.
Senator Aiken introduced a bill while Bailey warned hearings would push the measure to the foreign relations committee. Bailey argued the administration seeks to push a seaway resolution through Congress that could not pass as a treaty. Aiken countered that legal authorities had ruled the 1941 US Canada agreement not a treaty.
Breckinridge Long, assistant secretary of state, presented three postwar peace ideas in New York. The proposal envisions an international organization to settle disputes and use force if needed, with major nations pledging not to wage war outside agreed frameworks. The quartet of likely leading powers Russia the United States Britain and China would shoulder special duties to maintain peace.
A historical note records that the first air mail letter addressed to Benjamin Franklin in France in 1785 was carried by a balloon across the English Channel.
A Japanese force pushed toward Imphal from the Silchar corridor while another attacked along roads west of Imphal and near Char. Allied reports say Kohima front improves as American infantry clear the Kuman range and seize a foothill position northwest of Imphal after heavy fighting.
Senator Sheridan Downey says California would greatly limit or halt drafts. He notes California supplies 50 percent more per capita than the national average and that taking more men would hurt the war effort. He cites over 700000 Californians in the army.
Badoglio appears to gain backing from allied powers as Emanuele III agrees to abdicate. A new cabinet including communists is expected, with plebiscite planned after the war to decide Italy’s form of government. Allies express approval. Britain signals mixed views on monarchy and democracy.
West Haverstraw trustees vote to displace the village police judge ending the one man force. The change saves $600 a year as village cases will be handled by the New York State Police and tried in county courts.
Rep. John M. Coffee of Washington calls for immediate severance of diplomatic relations with Spain. He accuses Spain of furnishing landing fields and American oil to Hitler and, with Portugal, supplying 90 percent of Germanys tungsten ore. He spoke to the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee last night. The piece notes that deer are the most numerous animals in U. S. national forests.
Marines describe their time in New Zealand during World War II in a vivid reminiscence. They note tea drinking, different prices, and daily meals, with emphasis on the Cecil Club in Wellington as a social hub. They recall New Zealand hospitality, local slang, and the club's dances, coffee, and laundry service.
Reports show MacArthur backers debating pace of campaign amid Dewey and Bricker maneuvers. Dewey’s convention leverage alarms Bricker Stassen and MacArthur camps while talks of a deadlocked convention fade as MacArthur maintains strong Illinois primary showing.
New Castle Delaware reports 20 horses arriving to serve as sentry mounts at the New Castle Army Air Base the first in the veer Di vision of the Air Transport Command to use mounted sentries. The horses will patrol terrain motorcycles and cars cannot handle.
The article profiles Capt Bong a 27 plane ace with no defeats and bold tactics. It notes his engagement with Miss Marge Valooe of Wis and his fiancee status while flying dangerous missions over mountains. Generals praise his skill, endurance, and willingness to avoid desk duty.
It is estimated that lumber production last year was four board feet below requirements. The automotive industry holds 30 billion dollars in government war contracts.
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