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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1942
Page
2
North Carolina shows little change in temperature on Sunday. South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida likewise see minimal temperature shifts with widely scattered thunderstorms possible.
The National Junior and Boys Tennis Tournament opens at Culver Military Academy with a reduced field due to wartime transport issues. 108 entrants compete in the ftwa divisions as regional associations were allotted quotas. Bob Falkenburg of Hollywood seeks to move from the boys to the junior division after winning last year, facing Budge Party of Los Angeles and others in a likely tight title race.
The Soviets report consolidation of positions and captured gains south of Voronezh as Hitler presses to seize Caucasus oil and mineral stocks. German advances extend from Zataisk toward Baku and along the Sea of Azov, while Timoshenko’s Red Army withdraws to fortify Don-Volga defenses and block Nazi river cut. Substantial German reserves are presumed, though the full strength to counter the Caucasus thrust remains uncertain.
New York August 1. Hu ert T. Delany a 41 year old Negro was appointed justice of the domestic relations court at a 1200 salary by Mayor La Guardia to fill the vacancy caused by presiding Justice John W. Hill entering the armed forces. Delany will serve until October 31, 1944 and previously was a member of the city tax commission. A Raleigh North Carolina native admitted to the bar in 1926 he was assistant United States district attorney for the southern district of New York criminal division from 1927 to 1933 and is a member of the national card of directors of the United Prvice Organizations and chairman of the civilian defense council West Harlem Riverside division.
RALEIGH Aug 1 Governor Broughton said a parole petition for James Tharrington a Smithfield bank cashier serving a 25 year sentence for second degree murder has been rejected.
British bombers struck Duisburg and Duesseldorf causing widespread fires as incendiaries distributed by the air ministry ignite vast sections of the city. The raid, covering 300 miles from the Rhine, saw half the city reportedly damaged with casualties among munitions workers and residents.
C for Charlie loses radio during a mission over Duesseldorf and circuits back to base. No casualties reported as the squadron, except for H, lands one plane short of an hour. Sgt. Chouiniere and Sgt. Parkyn, two Americans, reflect on the raid and praise the British, while Lancasters are serviced and Spitfires fly toward France in daylight.
The text notes Canada being protected by German navy guns as anti invasion drills are discussed on the French coast with Berlin and Vichy signaling satisfaction. General Stewart’s London trip is described as routine though observers doubt its purpose was mere daily matters. British officers monitor U S General Marshall talk as a possible Allied commander in chief amid long held suspicions. Moscow voices a harsher tone as Russian civilians and soldiers grow bewildered, seeing a second front as the pact’s core meaning with Britain.
The Office of Price Administration imposed ceilings on wholesale and retail lamb prices and wholesale fluid milk and cream prices. A separate Interior Department submission to the bituminous coal division urged a general soft coal price revision, proposing an average mine price increase of 19 cents per ton. The lamb ceiling, effective for 60 days starting August 10, ties to the highest prices between July 27 and 33 and excludes five animals.
Atlanta Aug. 1 Those in college football face a war era reality with more than 200 players from the Southeastern Conference leaving the grid. Alabama Georgia Mississippi Auburn Florida Georgia Tech Kentucky Tennessee Vanderbilt LSU and others report losses including undergraduates grads and coaches to service and war work as Col Neyland and other leaders depart for war duties.
The FBI announced 87 dangerous enemy aliens arrests in the metropolitan area, including 66 Germans 15 Italians and six Japanese. One Japanese held maps of Aleutian area and naval charts. All 87 were sent to Ellis Island for internment hearings.
The report describes Japanese air activity near northern and northeastern Australia and a major landing at Buna and Gona by Tatori troops. It notes bombings of Port Hedland Townsville and Kokoda’s proximity to Port Moresby, with ground fighting in dense jungle and a rugged Owen Stanley range.
Secretary Jesse Jones said the Defense Plant Corporation will fund converting steel dry-cargo barges into tank barges to move oil to the east coast. Steel barges will be replaced by tugboats and wooden-hull barges. sources include Inland Waterways Corporation and private carriers with army engineers and other agencies aiding the effort.
Chapel Hill August 1. The summer session enrollment rose by 517 over the two terms of last year according to Director Guy B. Phillips. The first term counted 1866 students versus 1778 in 1911 and the second term showed 1216 compared with 987 last year.
Mayor R L Pope announced plans to host 1200 soldiers arriving Saturday at 2 30 pm. Activities include home hospitality from 3 to 7 pm, a barbecue at the high school field, band concerts, dances, church services, a baseball game at Finch Field, and evening entertainment at local venues. Bag lunches will be provided before departure. Citizens with spare space are urged to offer assistance.
Raleigh Aug 1 Plans for more than 50 community salvage meetings on August 6 as part of a state wide salvage rally were received by state salvage secretary J B Vogler. About 350 meetings will feature a radio address by Governor Broughton. Local salvage committees will organize their own rally programs. North Carolina aims to raise 392000000 pounds of metal by December 31.
Radio listings outline a wartime schedule with network shifts and program changes. Highlights include The Spirit of 42 war program, broadcasts from London, and varied music, news, and dramatic shows across NBC CBS and blue networks.
A private, Milton M Schwartz, praised the USO as a godsend for soldiers and pledged $10 to its effort. Local chairman T V Rochelle announced a campaign total of 10,708.68 toward the High Point goal to aid about 6,000 soldiers arriving August 8 and 9, with distributions listed for industrial and Negro divisions and unsolicited subscriptions.
William Calvin Kirkman 79 lifelong resident of the area died at home on Greensboro road Saturday evening after a stroke Friday. He was born January 13, 1863 in Randolph County and was a First Baptist Church member. He married Sidney Henderson in 1886 who died 11 years ago. Survived by four sons W G Kirkman J L Kirkman W P Kirkman of High Point and W C Kirkman of Baltimore and three daughters Ruby Weaver Ernest Andrews and Sallie Kirkman all of High Point plus eight grandchildren. Funeral at Deep River Friends Church Monday at 3 with burial in the church cemetery. body to be moved to W P Kirkman’s Greensboro Highway home Sunday afternoon.
Costa Rica's Taca Airline announced that U S torpedo planes sank a German submarine between Curacao and Trinidad on Saturday after pilot Sherman Wilson reported sighting the U boat to American Caribbean military headquarters. The group of American patrol bombers and four torpedo planes pursued and sank the raider after it surfaced.
T G Halston, 38, English Street, critically wounded after being stabbed in the chest by Spurgeon Hall at the West End Tavern. Halston bled internally, doctors report the blade likely reached a lung. Hall arrested at Union Bus Station on charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
Knoxville Tenn Aug 1 P Coach John Barnhill announced the appointment of Elmer Hill formerly of Washington University St Louis to succeed Mickey OBrien as Tennessee athletic trainer Hill spent 11 years with Illinois before moving to St Louis seven years ago and will report August 10 OBrien departs Monday to join the Army All-Star football outfit
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