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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1942
Page
4
The piece surveys wartime politics and shipbuilding delays, noting congressional probes into slowdowns, leadership comments from Roosevelt Churchill and Land, and debate over how to spur production. It cites labor, materials, and policy tensions shaping Atlantic and Pacific defenses, with regionally focused forecasts from New York analyst Albert Lehman.
Allan watches from a pine ridge as a cannery complex on a Gulf coast island unfolds. Japanese workers dig clay from a mountain while a blond American and a young blonde woman pace a bungalow shoreward. A squad of armed Nipponese and a squat Eurasian halt him at gunpoint as the scene tightens toward danger.
Iowa State chemists find a mold based method to boost fuel by 25 million gallons, aiding a 350.5 million gallon need. The piece links wartime fuel needs, naval armament limits, and criticism of the London Naval Treaty, arguing that disarmament weakened shipyards, training, and readiness, echoing Allied concerns about later naval strength gaps.
A careful layout reduces hours of labor in a Victory Garden. Plan before soil work, mark straight rows, and space crops for easy cultivation. Sow in drills or hills as appropriate, with staggered sowings for continuous harvests.
James Thrashers NEA Service analysis portrays Turkey as a jittery neutral whose Straits hold a life line for three continents. It notes shifting diplomacy as Turkey hedges between Britain, Germany, and Russia, assessing how Berlin’s influence grows through 1940s talks and pacts. The piece questions whether Turkey will resist or yield to Axis pressure as Hitler eyes the Black Sea and Suez.
Edward Hymes Jr. and Mrs. A M Sabett won the Eastern States mixed pair title. Hymes, a Life Master, scored a top by an extra trick in four spades as he read a favorable trump break. Earlier play showed careful ruffing and timing to maximize tricks.
German broadcasts report daylight raids on the English south coast by light bombers attacking rail installations with explosives and machine guns. The high command says one British aircraft was shot down during a harassing flight into Reich territory.
Chinese reporters claim Japan is reinforcing guards in inner Mongolia and building defense works there. They say Tokyo shifted Chahar provincial government from the capital to south of the Great Wall and is conducting air raid precautions tests across North China in preparation for possible war with Soviet Russia.
Hasty High School will open its graduation program this Thursday with a 3 30 p m speaking contest at the school. Rev C Excel Rozzelle pastor of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church will deliver the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday April 23. Senior exercises and graduation set for Tuesday April BB at 8 30 p m.
A new medical discovery used by doctors to treat stomach ulcers caused by excess acid shows unusually fast pain relief. The preparation, described as harmless and effective, may also ease indigestion and heartburn due to hyperacidity. Sufferers can obtain a booster or Lurin from a druggist, mix two teaspoonfuls in half a glass of milk, and return if not satisfied.
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