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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1943
Page
10
In North Carolina expect warmer conditions this afternoon then cooler west portions tonight with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and possibly this afternoon. In South Carolina warmer this afternoon then cooler northwest portions tonight with scattered thundershowers this afternoon and in the north portion tonight.
The article reports an official ration change effective to Sunday for red E and F coupons, adjusting points for beef and other meats, canned fish, oils, cheese, butter, and related items. It notes exemptions for bouillon cubes and meat extracts, plus new allowances for hamburger scraps and the “heel of round and skirts.”
War report notes a new Russian offensive near Novorossiysk threatening Black Sea control. Observers see advantage for the side striking first as Germans reinforce Crimea and Kuban with Romanians in a pivotal, rapidly changing battlefield. The Kuban delta begins to dry after spring mud.
US troops mopped up jungle hiding pockets after the island’s main resistance collapsed on February 9. Navy says air strikes hit enemy positions across the Solomon archipelago including Kahili in the Shortlands Kolombangara and Munda as part of coordinated offensives.
The Paul Robeson Dramatic Club of Leonard Street School sponsors a musical and literary program in the school auditorium on May 3 at 8 15. Participants include Ruby Lawhorn Sadie Maxwell Dave Reid Thomas Lake and others from several clubs and schools. The public is invited to attend. The final PTA meeting of the year follows on Tuesday at 8 pm with all parents urged to attend. Officers for next year were elected in the Thursday Teachers Forum: S EF Burford president M M Blackburn vice president N C Moss secretary W H Boyd assistant secretary W S McLeod treasurer. Carrie Flowers has returned after visits in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
A musical performance will be rendered on Sunday May 2 at 3 oclock at St Matthews C M E Church. Twenty voices will form the choir size for the program and the public is invited to attend.
Pvt. John Wesley Spencer spent a fourteen day furlough visiting his mother Mrs. Gertrude Spencer and other relatives at 105 Normal Street. He has returned to his station at Camp Joliet Illinois.
Mrs Martha Anne Peterson travels from 1111 Alder Street to her home in Smoakes South Carolina after a two week visit with her son Flanders Peterson and his family. A submarine scenario is noted with one blimp forced to fly 400 miles for repairs after leaks from 14 holes.
The Lewis plan renews a major contract while four nationwide shutdowns threaten to take effect at midnight. Workers have warned they will not trespass on company property and many coal miners have already walked off the job. With 450,000 affected miners in play, another 100,000 thracite workers face similar expiry as officials debate a deal.
President Roosevelt seeks any reasonable legislation to strengthen his hand in the soft coal crisis. Senator Taft signals Republican support for additional authority, opposing immediate seizure of plants and calling for penalties on strikes in war industries if needed.
Dr. Frank Crossley Morgan of Concord spoke to the Kiwanis Club at the Sheraton Hotel at 12 15 on The Importance of a Study of the Bible. He argued for Bible literacy and highlighted its worldwide reach, longevity, and influence on American history.
April 30 report from England states Maj. Gen. H. L. N. Salmon who led a Canadian division in England since last September and Lieut. Col. C. F. J. Finlay of Niagara Falls Ont died yesterday in a flying accident over southwest England. No details were released.
Miss Lucille Browne of the Junior High School faculty is elected president of the High Point Classroom Teachers Association after a joint meeting with the High Point unit of the North Carolina Education Association. Mrs Rubia Shelton is the former president. other officers include Evelyn Ballentine, Margaret Chatfield, Jane Lowe, and M L Patrick reelected as unit president.
American forces on Guadalcanal wiped out a nine man Japanese patrol in the Beaufort Bay area, with details on the incident and related Solomons forays provided by Navy communique No. 260. The outcome of the patrol and motive remain undisclosed.
D R Connell 65 a prominent Thomasville merchant for 36 years died suddenly at his home 716 East Guilford Street. He chaired the First Methodist Church board and taught the men’s class, served on the city council, and had two brothers two sisters and a wife Ava Cansler surviving. Funeral set for Saturday at 3 p.m. with Rev White and Rev Loy. Interment City Cemetery.
The communique says Axis forces met the main German push and were driven back with severe losses. Diebel Bou Aoukaz and Long Stop Hill strongpoints resisted, with enemy troops defending the Medjerda Valley approaches as other battles continued in the area.
Cleveland officials announced normal street car and bus service after an AFL union strike paralyzed the city for 18 hours. More than 1,200 transit workers voted to end the walkout that began at midnight Wednesday as leaders urged a return to work.
Butter receipts reach 613214 and remain steady as Chicago price current shows unchanged quotes. Egg receipts total 29687 with current receipts at 35 percent. other prices unchanged.
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