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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1943
Page
8
Continued cold tonight with slightly lower temperatures in east and central portions. Light to heavy frosts expected, freezing conditions inland. In South Carolina cold with minor temperature drops, interior frosts, possibly heavy in the mountains.
American stock quotes edge higher while war news highlights Allied air raids on Tunisia and Sicily. Fortresses hit Castelvetrano and Milo airfields, destroying transports and fuel dumps. Ground resistance, German retreats, and Italian troop evacuations accompany vivid survivor accounts amid ongoing Luftwaffe and RAF operations.
Allied air supremacy grows as Luftwaffe losses mount and Tunisian front shows strain. Rommel’s fate unsettled as Axis evacuations face German radio skepticism. RAF and US bombardment targets Sicily Sardinia and Tunisia amid continued Italian and German claims of defense.
The University of Chicago and Hoffman describe a committee financed by business to study postwar America. It will inform businessmen through a research program on topics from wartime controls to international trade and unemployment. The plan aims to foster a favorable business environment for a smooth postwar transition.
Mayor O Arthur Kirkman traveled from Charlottesville Virginia where he spoke to business administration students under University of Virginia auspices. He also attended the bicentennial Jefferson celebration highlighted by a talk from author historian Charles Beard.
Five inductees are set to report at 8:45 am to Draft Board No. Five offices and depart for active duty at Fort Bragg. The list includes Edward G. Clarke, Charles F. Harrington, Ralph J. Steelman, Maurice F. Vaughn, William A. Long, James B. Brown, Reid H. McRae, Cerene J. White Jr, Nolan E. Tucker, Edward M. Farlow, J. D. Hobbs, Martin F. Yow, Jack W. Harrison and many others.
The speaker recalls a flood of advertising requests with hundreds daily and broad participation. He notes 1,800 daily newspapers in the nation and about 1,600 taking part, plus 10,000 weekly publications and at least 4,500 involved. He believes total participants will reach 7,000 by April ends.
Republican party chairman J M Thomas announced the chief pre registration mass meeting will be held tomorrow night at the county building at eight o'clock. He said the event aims to inform the public when where and how to register and that all Republican candidates and city GOP leaders will attend along with local speakers.
Tornadic winds carved a path a quarter mile wide and five miles long through farm and woodland near Wadesboro causing barn destruction and unroofed tenant houses on the George W. Little farm. The damage occurred about 6 p m with no casualties reported.
At the High Point Young Men's Industrial Club gathering last night at Wesley Memorial Church, Father R. J. McMillan of the local Catholic church was guest speaker. He discussed Catholicism, outlining three core beliefs including tolerance, Bible reading, and faith grounded in both the Bible and tradition. Richard Church attended as a visitor.
The article argues wartime needs push industry, while spiritual and moral values undergird postwar rehabilitation. Roosevelt and Churchill are cited, with Cardinal Hinsley praising Roosevelt as a Christian statesman. It notes Allied leaders like Montgomery and MacArthur also emphasize religious principles guiding victory.
Telegrams describe persistent German pressure in Lenin grad and Volkhov sectors with heavy artillery, daily bombings, and air raids. The Red Army, built on a mobile front, repels assaults along the Northern Donets, while enemy buildup suggests possible heavier attacks within weeks. Soviet air defenses and Moscow warnings urge constant air raid precautions.
Britain reports enemy aircraft futilely attacked Tripoli. Yesterday hundreds of Allied fighters and fighter-bombers crossed the English Channel for over three hours to strike airfields railway yards and warehouses in Occupied France Holland and Belgium. English Australian Norwegian Spitfires shot down two German fighters while two Canadian units and a Fighting French group escorted Ventura bombers on attacks at Abbeville and Caen. Fighter-bombers also hit Brest and St Omer. three Allied fighters were lost.
Japan concentrates ships for an invasion of Australia as Curtin amplifies Blamey s warning that new attacks may target New Guinea and the Solomons. Allied air forces reportedly sink a 10 000 ton vessel and torch another 8 000 tonner at Hansa Bay while strafing Kai Islands ships. Burma front sees British lines repelling Japanese attempts near Mayu Peninsula. Tokyo claims massive Allied losses prior to April 10.
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