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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1945
Page
2
The Associated Press notes continuing ration program details for meats fats processed foods and fuel. Book four red stamps T5 to X5 plus Y5 and A2 to D2 are good through late spring and summer. blue stamps C2 to G2 and others extend through April to July. gas coupons 15 A and related C 6 B 7 C 7 cover limited gallons. fuel oil period four five valid in current heating season.
Seven men from draft board No 4 departed for Fort Bragg for induction. Names include Corno Johnson John Frank McNeal Willie Cly burn James Everett Cloud Andrew Jackson Diggs Jesse Gainey and Willie Buckson. Board No 5 sent Roy Chavis Harrison William Shadney Lendon Jr Leeg wood Harold Raymond Davis to Fort Bragg for induction.
The article notes a Navy funding increase to 105,611,276,729 in cash authorized since July 1, 1940, with no obligation until the new fiscal year. Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King testified that a continuous supply pipeline from continental plants to ships off Japan is essential until Japan's defeat, and that planning cannot end at victory.
A flash fire broke out in the lacquer room of the Marietta Paint and Color component on English street at 8 oclock this morning. Plant staff and four fire companies extinguished the blaze with one line of water. The cause was attributed to static electricity.
Four building permits for repairs were issued by the city building inspector over two days totaling 1350 dollars. Recipients include Davis at 1512 East street for 400 dollars W. W. Horton at 200 East Washington street for 200 dollars J. W. Clinard at 100 North Main street for 250 dollars and J. R. Burton at 809 Magnolia street for 500 dollars for a new room and porch and painting.
Sour stomach and bloating relief advertised for Mann's Cut Rate Drug Store. The ad claims Ang Gastric Tablets ease acid stomach distress including heartburn poor digestion gas and sleeplessness due to excess acid. First purchase discount of 25 cents offered.
Scattered showers and thundershowers pass with cooler temperatures. Tonight turns partly cloudy and slightly cooler, with coastal showers this evening. Wednesday looks partly cloudy and mild.
Allied fliers sank or damaged two large freighters and 11 smaller vessels off the China coast between Shanghai and Saigon and wrecked two cargo ships and four other vessels off Formosa. Liberators bombed four airfields on western Formosa as U S forces pushed toward Ie on the Okinawa front. The Okinawa invasion saw heavy aerial activity with Mitscher’s carrier task force attacking Ryukyus and Kyushu airfields, destroying numerous Japanese planes and reporting continued raids through the period. 9,108 Japanese troops were killed and 391 prisoners taken by midnight Friday. the latest losses follow intense clashes around the Ryukyus and Okinawa.
1st Lt. Neely promoted to air technical service command traffic section at Wright Field Ohio. From High Point North Carolina he entered service July 16 1941 and arrived at Wright Field February 5 1945.
S W Horne bid ten thousand dollars to buy High Point 26 year old abattoir as city council weighs fee limits health rules and possible rejection of bids. George E Hutchens offered nine thousand five hundred dollars while H E Seward bid six thousand five hundred.
April reports describe heavy fighting around Magdeburg with large prisoner takes. On the western front the prisoner bag swelled as 144,000 more men were captured yesterday. The Ruhr pocket nears elimination with about 200,000 troops captured.
President Truman read questions and answered on Bretton Woods foreign policy and domestic issues. He endorsed a valley authority, supported reciprocal trade expansion, and kept the Roosevelt cabinet intact while naming Matthew Connelly as his chief of staff and Leonard Reinsch as press representative. He would not comment on the St Lawrence project or Byrnes staying for UN talks.
Judge D C MacRae issued an injunction against High Point and city agent J Vassie Wilson Jr to halt sale of an eight foot strip along Howell Street from North Main to North Wrenn pending a hearing set for April 25. Bruce Carraway claims a $1000 bid in 1940 granted him purchase rights and seeks deed. city plans public auction after receiving a $2000 offer. Carraway and wife own adjoining building.
The piece argues Hitler fears the Soviet Union and keeps a strong eastern front. It cites George Alexandroff of the Soviet Communist Party in saying the Red Army aims to defeat Hitler, not exterminate Germans, and notes careful treatment of occupied German territory amid Western front tension.
A fragment notes a progress marker as forces advance to a point described as four percent miles from the frontier, indicating a strategic push or boundary approach in the ongoing encounter.
Allied forces report vast advances across Brandenburg and central Germany. Troops near Hamburg Dresden Emden Oldenburg Utrecht Amsterdam Pilsen Prague Munich and Berchtesgaden threaten Nazi defenses and key ports as sea traffic movements hint at German retreat efforts. Generals Bradley and Omar Bradley estimate remaining Nazi territory at about 84 000 square miles.
Floyd James Dildine, 39, of 610 Hamilton street, arrested for larceny of an automobile jack from Mills Trucking on Ward street. Bond set at 300 dollars. Also named are Perry Lee Wright, 1203 Olga street, under bond for assaulting Mary Bright with a salad bowl, and William C. Mangum, Rt. 5, under 100 dollars bond for assaulting Doris Allred and threatening to kill.
John L. Reynolds Sr of 212 East Green Street High Point has been promoted while serving with an engineer combat battalion on the Seventh Army in France.
General Eisenhower told American radio correspondents that no V E day proclamation will be issued until all major German forces on the western front are eliminated or driven from their positions. He indicated the war in Europe could end only after Nazi units exhaust supplies or are surrounded. The statement suggests a delayed end to the war and notes Hitler's possible death stand in Bavaria.
Mrs Elise Payne price clerk urges retailers to mail pricing charts under regulation F-80 to the Charlotte office by April 4 with no extension likely. The apparel drug panel meets at 7:45 PM to review March violations. nine violators have been notified to appear. J W Stoot will attend. Prices at nine stores rose versus 1942 filings.
Charles Austin Surrett aged 30 died at his home 817 West Green Street after a three month illness. He was born in Union South Carolina April 16 1915 and moved to High Point twenty years ago. Survived by widow Frances Hogan, one stepson Max Weaver, parents, three sisters and three brothers. Funeral at Hayworth Memorial Methodist Church Wednesday at four with Rev. G H Phaup officiating. Burial in Floral Garden Cemetery.
President Truman designated John W. Snyder of St. Louis as federal loan administrator succeeding Fred M. Vinson. Snyder, 51, longtime friend of the president, has been vice president of the First National Bank of St. Louis since Jan. 1 and served in prior banking and RFC roles. He was born June 21, 1896 in Jonesboro Arkansas and served as a World War I captain.
The American Red Cross chapter reports its coat hanger drive has met the 5 000 item quota with those turned in and more expected. Mrs Howard Blair junior Red Cross chair says the response from children and parents is gratifying and most hangers are packed. Junior Cross council meetings set for Thursday at 3 30 pm at the chapter office.
Three divorces filed in the clerk of the municipal court on grounds of two years separation. Mabel Warner Pritchett seeks divorce from James M. Pritchett, Carrie Bell Warr from Baxter H. Warr, and Emory Glenn Cook from Zola Cook.
London April 17 Prime Minister Churchill canceled plans to debate in the Commons a Poland question and the broader war situation days after deciding to clear the stage for rapid developments in international events.
Tomorrow the flag at the Chamber of Commerce will fly at half mast by order of the American Legion to honor veterans named this week. The Legion and Auxiliary will deliver Gold Star certificates to families, with engravings delayed until available. Names listed include Virgil F Hill and John Horton among others with parents and spouses noted.
Funeral services for Mrs Lillie Bruce 65 wife of J B Bruce were held at Bethel Temple on Rt 4 Saturday afternoon. The service featured a quartet with Mrs M Phaup Mrs B H Phaup and Gunna Robert Day singing Precious Memories and the church choir performing Take It To The Lord In Prayer. Floral designs were sent by friends and neighbors. Pallbearers were Henry Emory Ed Hodgin Cicero Wall C L Brower Paul Griffin and Charlie Underwood. Interment followed in Floral Garden cemetery.
Benjamin Franklin Hucks of 1216 East Russell Street dies at home. A funeral from Calvary Methodist Church in High Point is set for Tuesday at 3 30 p m with Rev C B Newton in charge. Interment follows in Mitchell's Grove Methodist Church family plot.
Alvis Lawrence Murdock, 57, of 415 National Highway, died in a local hospital after weeks of illness. Born September 25, 1887, he lived in Thomasville 20 years and was a lifelong member of Unity Methodist Church. Survived by widow of Statesville, one son Williams Gilbert Murdock, and two half brothers Everett E. Parker and Theodore T. Parker. Funeral set for Wednesday at Unity Methodist Church with viewing 1:30 to 2:30, burial in City Cemetery.
Grady Miller and Paul Jackson were sentenced on larceny charges in a Monday court hearing. Each received a suspended four month term with a $23 fine plus court costs after an early Sunday incident during a prohibition period involving wine and beer sales.
Farmers seek a high vitamin A D and G mash for hens to improve cens esces output. Special breed feed should supply large amounts of these vitamins to support flock health.
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