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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1945
Page
12
A terse AP memo outlines stamp validity dates for Meats fats and other goods. It lists specific book stamps from T to X and various good-through dates including April 28 June 2 June 30 July 31 and May 1. It also mentions blue stamps and a five pound allowance and notes shoes airplane lamps as items with unclear status.
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed 700 feet of a 1 000 foot loading rack at a Standard Oil refinery in El Segundo California. Firemen battled for three hours with no casualties reported. The blaze lit the night sky and was visible for miles with no explosions.
The Office of Price Administration clarifies that no cancellations are planned. Gasoline coupons labeled 15 A allow four lions each until June 21. C-6 B-7 and C-7 authorize five gallons. Fuel oil period one through five coupons work through the heating season. last year periods four and five remain valid.
A columnist on meat preparation urges women to learn to cook all cuts of meat with quick adaptation when shopping. The advice includes study of weekly recipes for low point meats and a lamb neck recipe with pepper salt flour garlic and dipping steps.
A playful recipe note promotes neck shoes as a cooking curiosity and suggests adding B V to gravy for richness. It offers a method for B V browned potatoes, including dissolving B V in hot water and mixing with melted fat to coat the potatoes, and includes a brief nod to apple pie.
Washington 1917 Democrats summon Senate leaders for a conference to pledge full cooperation with President Truman and restore harmony between Congress and the White House. Barkley, new Senate majority leader, to coordinate discussions with Speaker Rayburn and Majority Leader McCormick as major legislation is reviewed in advance.
Washington April 194? The House debates a 24,879,510,546 navy bill as leaders push for postwar retention of Pacific outposts including the Marshal Caroline Iwo Jima Saipan and Okinawa. Lawmakers argue strategic military value outweighs economic worth and press for immediate action to prevent international control.
Funeral services for Jesse Walker age 43 of 1305 Potts Street were held Tuesday at 4 30 PM from the Union Tabernacle on Prospect Street with Rev S E Taylor and Rev E Snow officiating. A trio sang Good Morning Up There Memories and When They Ring the Golden Bells. American Legion Post No 87 pallbearers included Leigh J Harper Geo L Connor D M Lewis D D Arden Oscar L Smith and R R Fountain. Interment followed at Floral Garden cemetery.
Washington April 19 reports say Roosevelt era appointees may depart and new department heads could be named within days. Labor head Perkins is a likely target with Kilgore as a possible successor. Wickard may yield to a new agriculture chief handling war administration duties. Byrnes anticipated to become secretary of state when Stettinius leaves to join a U.S. seat at the proposed security organization.
Mrs C C Bodenheimer of 407 Elm street has learned her son Pvt Donald F Davis U S M C was wounded in action on Iwo Jima March 11 1945. Davis entered service March 1944 and went overseas December 1944. He is at the Naval recruiting hospital in San Francisco. His brother Robert F Davis serves with the Sixth Marine Division in the Southwest Pacific.
The White House indicates President Truman may personally lead efforts to resolve Poland’s postwar government before the San Francisco UN conference. A three nation commission failed, with big three foreign ministers meeting to set the agenda and hear reports from Harriman and Clark Kerr. Molotov’s stance hinges on Stalin, who insists on a Soviet backed government.
A Raleigh conference of farm leaders from Georgia Florida the Carolinas and Virginia urged setting both minimum and maximum average ceilings for this year's flue cured tobacco. They propose 39 to 41 cents per pound for Georgia Florida un tied and 43 1/3 to 45 1/3 cents for Carolina Virginia tobacco. They also seek 1945 buyer allocations at 110 percent of crop estimates to provide buying leeway.
Guilford County in High Point Municipal Court will sell at the City Hall front door at 11:00 A M May 21 1945 to the highest cash bidder a parcel on Taylor Street described as 7500 square feet bounded by Taylor Street Grays Alley and Thurnl cram. Sale is subject to taxes and local assessments. J W Wilson Jr Commissioner. 419.26 83-10
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