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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1945
Page
2
Mostly cloudy and mild in west and central portions with warmer conditions in the east. Occasional light rain across the central portion this morning. From today to Wednesday expect partly cloudy skies and a warmer pattern.
City building office issued eight permits yesterday totaling 450 dollars for repairs and rotations. Largest goes to A Davis Milling Company for repairs at 3000 dollars. Beeson Hardware has a store addition permit. Other permits include Ames tery Mill Mangum avenue 200 dollars and City of High Point 250 North street 200 dollars.
Four North Carolina furniture firms were named as defendants in OPA suits in United States district court. Thomasville defendants include Homer Hodges trading as H. H. B furniture works and J. A. Kepley maker of play pens and other items. Bally Manufacturing of Courtney makes ironing boards and toy wagons. O. T. Parks & Son of Hallison faces treble damages claim for pine lumber above maximum prices. Defendants must show cause in Winston-Salem on May 8.
The Surrett family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of husband and son Austin Surrett. Appreciation is given for floral offerings. Frances Surrett and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Surrett and family.
Tomorrow the flag at the Chamber of Commerce will be flown at half mast by the American Legion to honor local men who died serving their country. Gold Star certificates will be presented to families as deadlines vary due to engraving time, with names continuing weekly.
Wade P. Renfrow challenged a $3.50 municipal court fine for parking on the left side of a curb. Judge D C MacRae dismissed the left of street charge and upheld the violation as a parking on the wrong side. The case hinged on interpretation of the curb designation and when a car is considered parked.
In Thomasville Judge Carl Wilson granted a suspended six month sentence to Joe Henry ney on a concealed weapon charge, contingent on employment, good behavior for two years, and a $50 fine plus costs. Carl Leonard's reckless driving case was continued with costs after medical payments. Thomas Jefferson Smith must pay costs for interfering with an officer. Hugh W. Turrentine’s drunken driving case delays rent prayer to May 21.
The column argues Poland must secure true sovereignty amid pressure from Moscow. It suggests an Allied commission in Warsaw to prove the plebiscite is free and to reassure the world that Poland remains independent while wary of Soviet influence. It frames Poland as a hinge between Russia and Germany and calls for clear guarantees of autonomy.
The measure provides for uniform interstate and intrastate rates across the 48 states and empowers the ICC to regulate rates to achieve nationwide consistency.
The War Production Board asks retailers of clothing and textile products to ration scarce items voluntarily to distribute supply as equitably as possible. The item list underscores the broader effort to curb shortages during wartime.
Thomasville residents Mr and Mrs C R Reid announce their son Lieut Raymond Reid was killed in action in the European theatre. A bomber pilot who had completed at least 55 missions, he served in World War II while in his second year at North Carolina State College. He belonged to the First Presbyterian church and was connected to Ahlen Ann Reid and the Reid family.
Thomasville Lions heard a mixed quartet from Point at the Woman's Club building noon meeting. The Clifton quartet from the college featured Earl Richardson Mary Lou Ring Neal Lancaster and Miss Edith Bailey accompanist. Harold Harrison announced Lions club sponsored project that has collected over 350 packs of playing cards sent to army and navy hospitals. Cromer H Bodie was welcomed as a new member. Visitors included Mrs J C Pennington Mrs Dorothy Brandon and C S Maxwell.
Fleet Admiral Nimitz said six days into the Okinawa drive that no further progress information was available. Naval guns and carrier aircraft continued to support Maj. Gen. John R. Hodge's 24th Army Corps as front lines showed close, desperate fighting. 33 Japanese planes were destroyed elsewhere in the Ryukyus.
Maj. Gen. Woodruff's 4th Infantry Division seized the Kabacan road junction in Mindanao, placing U S troops halfway to Davao and splitting Japanese forces. MacArthur praised the 24th 40th and 41st divisions for rapid exploitation and aggressive command.
Izvestia correspondent reports shells and fighting among officers as Red Army and Polish troops push through into Berlin suburbs. Civilians confirm a division commander shot his driver over capitulation hints while Red Star observer notes fighting toward Wilhelmstrasse and 600 Germans surrender along Berliner strasse. Traffic directors, including women, guide trucks of American make moving in and out of the city as streets are cleared.
Thomasville April 24 Special Harry B Caldwell state master of the North Carolina Grange will address an open meeting of the newly organized Hasty Grange No 1046 tonight at the Hasty high school building the organization of the new Grange was completed March 27 and promises to be a leading charter in the section The public is invited to attend the address by Caldwell
The dispatch outlines Philippe Petain’s flight from Germany and planned Paris trial as France seeks to prove collaboration by a ruling clique. Generals Debeney and De Gaulle supporters weigh fate and possible execution, with Petain’s return from Sigmaringen amid war disruption and Swiss refuge speculation.
RAF fighter-bombers attack German shipping north of Ber n and around the Frisian islands. In seven days more than 50 small ships and barges were sunk or damaged. Southwest of Wangerooge two 3,000 ton steamers were set afire with nine smaller vessels and three tugs damaged. Australian and New Zealand Beaufighter crews dived in Sogne Fjord Norway against a German freighter yesterday.
Captured German documents claim Field Marshal Rommel died October 14 from wounds in Normandy. Allied forces push through Ulm area with Danube crossings at Ehingen and Dillingen, expanding bridgeheads toward the Alps and reaching near a German prison camp as German forces retreat toward Denmark.
A fleet of 100 to 150 B 29s attacked the Hitachi engine plant near Tokyo for the first time in over a week, with Marianas based bombers striking Tachikawa industrial targets. The aircraft were over the area about 30 minutes starting at 8 50 a m Tokyo time, aiming to cripple Japan's aircraft production and damage airfields and military sites.
Capitol bill supporters call for a harsh peace with Nazi Germany to deter further atrocities. Leaflets signed by Truman Churchill and Stalin warn against mistreating prisoners and promise pursuit and punishment. US accepts German offer to keep POWs in current camps awaiting liberation by Allied armies.
The communication notes at 7 50 p m eastern war time state the enemy claims six B 29s shot down and twenty more shot down or heavily damaged in air combat.
The John L. Lewis soft coal agreement, backed by the War Labor Board, is under review to see if it fits wartime stabilization. OPA will decide on possible price hikes with Davis to rule next Monday to avoid extending the contract. the wage concession centers on a broadened portal to portal policy with an average $1.01 to $1.02 daily rise.
A short prompt asks which river is longer the Rhine or the Mississippi and which liquid measure is bigger a liter or a quart. It ends with a quote about wisdom and a mention of Herbert.
A reminder to avoid reading any letters notes or envelopes left on someone else’s desk. The guidance emphasizes privacy and courtesy when visiting another person’s workspace.
Ambitious and sincere signs are urged to channel energy into constructive effort. The article notes a demand for attention from loved ones and suggests Jupiter’s favorable influence could lift gloom. Even routine tasks should feel pleasant, with relaxation providing renewed mirth and optimism.
The Rhine is about one third the length of the Mississippi. A liter equals 1,000 cubic centimeters and a quart equals 960 cubic centimeters. East west highways use even numbers and north south highways use odd numbers.
Allied forces advancing from Italy and west of Munich threaten northern and northeastern fronts. The U S 44th division crosses the Danube near Ulm as French and American Seventh Army movements sever pockets north and south of the river. Rhine crossings near Basel and incursions into Kirch and Zarten unfold in the Black Forest pocket, while Dietenheim southeast of Ulm is taken.
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