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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1945
Page
2
Partly cloudy today tonight and Saturday with widely scattered afternoon thundershowers mainly in mountain areas. Temperatures moderate today and a bit warmer Friday. Extended forecast covers the Carolinas through midweek with continued warmth and little weekend precipitation then scattered storms next Tuesday and Wednesday.
The article notes a possible German territory east of the Oder going to Poland and a large East Prussia section, signaling Poland as a future European power with Baltic ports and strong agriculture and industry. It also discusses a five power council of America Russia Britain France and China to draft peace treaties and reincorporate axis nations into the UN framework.
Sir Ben Smith receives a ward for his Washington work and will oversee the fall winter domestic diet and aid Europe. Isaacs leads Japan war manpower to peacetime conversion, Pethick becomes India Burma secretary, Ede is home secretary, Hall colonies secretary, Addison dominion affairs secretary. Also notes on iron rich in liver heart kidney and brains.
Berlin dispatch notes Potsdam constraints shrink German territory and colonies, eroding gains from Hitler era. Poland reportedly pleased with decisions but sought Stettin concessions, hoping for a free city status with commercial passage.
U S forces report major air strikes over western Kyushu and Nagasaki areas with heavy damage to ships and destroyers. Nimitz confirms additional carrier air raids from Tokyo west to M izuru sinking ships and damaging escorts. The Okinawa based and Far East air forces supported sweeping actions boosting total enemy ships damaged or sunk to ninety one.
Laval testified that a 1936 secret pact between Laval and Italy involved Gamelin and Badoglio and that the Hoare Laval agreement was known to Prime Minister Baldwin and the British government. He said the pact aimed to check German aggression and that he told the Prince of Wales, later the Duke of Windsor, about the alliance.
The report outlines Big Three aims on peace treaties with Italy Romania Bulgaria and Finland granting UN membership to former axis states. Germany to be governed by an Allied council with limited industry. reparations shared with Russia from the eastern zone. Poland to gain large German territories with a provisional government promising free elections. mass westward German resettlement implied.
Natives on the island now seek athletic gear from Marines as they adopt American sports. Indoctrinated by third division Marines, they play softball and volleyball daily, with makeshift fields in several villages. Marines cheer, umpiring is rare, and games are lively family events.
Taft argues the Big Three have effectively allowed a Russian sphere of influence in Poland Bulgaria Finland Hungary Romania and eastern Austria. He warns that transferring Germans to crowded areas risks future war and faults Truman for handling postwar boundaries without Senate or public input. He notes peace talks may move behind closed doors by a London council of foreign ministers.
Shelby defeated Laurinburg 7 to 0 to capture the NC junior baseball championship at Red Springs. Pitcher Harry McKee held Laurinburg to seven hits as Shelby closed with a fourth straight victory. The win sends Shelby to the regional tourney starting August 14 against Virginia, Tennessee and South winners.
The article pledges swift and sure justice for German war criminals and promises publication of the first defense list before September 1. It notes that southeastern Europe and ex axis satellites Romania Bulgaria and Hungary under Russian influence will have their wartime controls revised.
Ceasar Cone of the Guilford County Airport Authority spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon at the Sheraton on Aviation in Guilford County. He discussed the High Point Greensboro airport setup, its start and funding issues, 1938 Eastern Airlines operations, and a five member Guilford board planning county aviation gains. An open forum followed with Rev. Paul Jones joining the local club and Griff Hopkins winning the attendance prize. Visitors included T. M. Bries Herman Smith T. V. Rochelle Charles L. Kearns and Roy Spearman.
Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture advances the San Francisco River Valley project north of Petrolan uniting Bahia Alagoas and Pernambuco. Aimed at agro industrial colonization, the plan includes a power plant at Itaparica, a textile mill a sugar mill and an industrial alcohol distillery, with farm centers and worker housing. Water irrigation electrical supply will be state provided. A hatchery nearing completion will handle up to 20 million eggs, supporting local food production.
W R Ronald editor of the Mitchell Daily Republic proposed a self financing peacetime farm program to reach parity prices. He outlined changes to the agricultural system, a conservation tax paid by farmers, tax refunds tied to conservation, government backed crop loans, and annual acreage limits to ensure abundant crops. He argued savings from abolishing parts of the Agriculture Department and subsidy cuts would total about a billion dollars.
North Carolina officials urge standardization and quality improvement of sweet potatoes to ensure the industry's survival. A meeting of buyers shippers growers and extension division representatives discussed plans for better production and marketing of high quality spuds.
David Samuel Miller 28, ship's cook first class USNR of High Point North Carolina is convalescing in a Charleston naval hospital after months of front-line sea duty. He saw combat in New Guinea and served in the Philippines and Borneo areas. he attended Jamestown High School and worked at Triangle Hosiery Mills before enlisting in October 1942. He has a brother Fred D. Miller in naval service.
The article warns buyers to wait and watch gun availability before the northern hunting season. It notes potential production of sporting firearms by Winchester and Remington, plus used guns from government and civilian sources. It stresses careful inspection of used guns and suggests buying a well maintained standard make if possible. It asks readers to send hunting inquiries to Jack Welch via the paper.
Fate Fowler aged 18 from Norwood North Carolina died after a three year illness in High Point Memorial Hospital. He lived in this city and was known for landscaping across several areas. Funeral at St Stephens E Z church Sunday at 3:30 p.m. with Rev C W Lawrence. Interment Greenalt cemetery. Survived by wife Hattie C Fowler one daughter Merzetta F Barnhill one Navy petty officer Linton L Waler in the Philippines two brothers Rev Law Fowler and John Fowler four grandchildren. Body stays Hoover Funeral home until Saturday evening then to home.
Domei reports two waves of about 50 Mustangs attacked military targets in Chiba Ibaraki and Tochigi, with a second wave targeting the western Tokyo Yokohama area about 10:15 a.m. Japanese time. The feed notes few Mustang B-29s led the sorties and cites no Allied confirmation.
Workers in several cities walk off jobs beginning Monday to protest Philadelphia's one percent wage tax. In Cleveland 1,375 open hearth workers at Republic Steel pressed a full crew demand as 125 mill workers planned to return once rolling resumed. Metal industries say most employees stayed off the job, including 6,500 workers across Reynolds Metal plants in multiple locations.
Mrs Lula Bennett Sr returns from New where she visited her niece and attends local church events. p m Silver Star quartette at Tem ple Memorial Sunday at 3 p m Jehovah Gospel singers at Beth lehem Baptist Sunday at 3 p m Six Gospel Harmonizers at House of Prayer Sunday at Jehovah Gospel singers at Bethel Holiness Sunday at 3 p m Rev W C Brooks of ple Me morial to speak and return home.
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