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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
5
Home Security Minister Herbert Morrison announced in London that British double summer time would be extended from August 13 to September 17. He also rejected hopes that blackout restrictions would end soon, stating such a change would not be desirable at the present time.
The German command announced today the slaying of 7 300 French underground fighters and the capture of 4 700 since D Day June 6.
The FEPC reports about 2111 complaints of racial discrimination in war industries and related jobs. Of these, 561 come from the South and 1550 from the rest of the country, with disputes in Washington Baltimore Los Angeles and New York Detroit San Francisco Cleveland Chicago Buffalo and other cities. The agency notes most cases involve public utilities shipbuilding aircraft industry and textiles. FEPC runs 12 regional offices and sees heavy activity in major northern cities despite fewer complaints from New England and North and South Dakota Minnesota Iowa.
Mrs. Albert Cole campaigned door to door for nine weeks in Kansas, averaging twenty calls an hour to persuade housewives. Her husband State Senator Albert Cole defeated Rep. W. P. Lambertson 20,502 to 18,331 in the Republican primary.
Montreal's 1,000,000 residents faced transit chaos as tramway workers walked out in a third strike in 18 months. Strike committees directed operators to finish trips then head to barns while union members vote on shop provisions tied to a Supreme Court legal ruling.
Eastern War Time schedule lists programs from Just Pisin Bill to The Jack Armstrong Serial with music, news, dramas, and sports. Notable entries include Cavalcade of music, Charlie Chan drama, Captain Tim Healy stories, and Bing Crosby performances across a long evening slate.
At Tuesday night meeting, a vote of 3,520 to 78 showed a firm stance as negotiations between the tramway company, the union, and the Dominion Department of Labor fell apart in Ottawa yesterday. Earlier this week, the company distributed bonuses of 350 to 400 dollars to each worker, with profits over 15 million dollars shared under a new contract.
The Channel Islands including Jersey Guernsey Alderney Sark Herm and Jethou lie near France on the Normandy coast but have belonged to England since 1066. Jersey is the largest island with about 50 square miles, Guernsey 25, Alderney 3 to 4. Population before 1940 was under 95 000. Official language is French with English spoken. Norman French is still heard in rural areas.
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