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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1945
Page
6
Partly cloudy today tonight and Sunday with scattered thundershowers mainly in the afternoon and early evening. Warmer conditions prevail in the south with cooler readings in the north portion.
The article reports an Okinawa invasion fleet reported by enemy broadcasts and a July 29 sinking of an American light unit. MacArthur notes bad weather hindered air strikes from Okinawa against Japan while Far East air forces raid Formosa and Indo China. Combined totals show over 1.3 million tons of enemy shipping damaged or sunk in seven months. Superfortresses mine major Japanese harbors, further reducing shipping.
A proposed international bank would issue monetary rations and guarantees to fund public utilities and other projects in distressed countries. It aims to attract private funding, with China rumored to seek a TVA‑like project on the Yangtse river. The fund also supports currency stabilization and global trade by pledging gold‑based exchange values.
General moves bases and assigns the 13th to air warfare against Japan. Lt Gen James Doolittle's Eighth Air Force continues operations from Okinawa with the Marianas B 29s while naval air units under Nimitz remain based at Wa. The volume of air power expands to strike the homeland and China under joint chiefs guidance.
S/Sgt. Herbert Luquer Jr. of 325 South Wrenn Street High Point receives the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Unit Commander's Award. He is the son of Mr and Mrs H Luquer of Jamestown. Luquer serves with the 65th Armored Infantry Battalion 20th Armored Division. He joined the army June 1943 and spent six months in central Europe. He formerly worked at Adams Millis Hosiery Mills and Burlington Mills and attended Jamestown High School.
After seven months in Europe Corporal Arthur L. Staf ford husband of Mrs A L Staf ford of High Point North Carolina reports to Camp Arles the redeployment camp for the Pacific area of operations near Marseille France The camp has a capacity of 100000 soldiers and is commanded by Lt Col B H Shipe of Palmerton Pennsylvania with staff from the 14th Infantry Division.
The piece argues empire exists only in name for Japan with a weakened, rigid leadership under foreign control. It notes Allied ultimatum pressure from Potsdam and predicts an inexorable, unrewarding peace, ending any Sino British American alignment with Japan.
Laval describes Vichy government as forced to collaborate with Germany to keep France from collapse. He cites occupation, food and material shortages, and the repatriation of 000 war prisoners as proof of reliance on German control. Petain sought to remove a disputed radio phrase, and Laval asserts he stood by his statements about a German victory.
Funeral services for Mrs. B F Miller of 110 College avenue will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the home with Rev R L Kyser Dr W K McGee and Rev Harold Schram directing burial in Lexington City cemetery. Henry Melton Brown 79 died in Winston-Salem hospital and his service was Friday at 11 a.m. at the Nice Funeral Home chapel with Dr C Excelle Rozzelle and Rev W R Kelly leading. Roy Padgett sang Sunrise and O Love That Will Not Let Me Go accompanied by J Gurney Briggs. Interment in Guilford Memorial Park.
Cpl Edwin J Crawford of High Point and 19 other enlisted men in the 80th Infantry Division were awarded the Combat Infantry Badge for exemplary conduct against the enemy in the European theater. The announcements came from Major General Horace L McBride, commanding general of the 80th division.
Edward Franklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Franklin of High Point North Carolina, has fled to a redeployment camp in Arles France after 11 months of European duty with the Pacific theater unit. Commanded by Lt. Col., the 66th Infantry troops staff the camp awaiting reassignment.
1st Lt. J. M. King of the 30th Infantry Division returns toward home in Camp Oklahoma City after serving in the European campaign. He earned the Silver Star for valor and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George King of High Point North Carolina. Also listed is Pfc. James A. McGuire of the 386th Bombardment Group Ninth Air Force, awaiting redeployment to the Pacific at Camp News assembly center in northeastern France after processing and equipment shipment preparations.
Marine 1st Lt Howard C. Veach 25 son of Mr and Mrs Milton W Veach of Rt 1 Thomasville NC has been selected to serve as a torpedo bomber pilot in an all Marine aircraft carrier group. His squadron trains at the Marine Corps Air Station Santa Barbara California. His wife is the former Anne R Saintsing of Rt 1 Thomasville. He attended High Point NC College.
A wave of work stoppages idled about 3 000 workers across New York Richmond and Glendale after a Cincinnati plant delay affected 800 Wright Aeronautical workers. Detroit reported five new disputes idling roughly 7 000 workers including 700 in twelve lumber yards causing 200 yard closures.
Funeral services for Miss Lu cille Adams 28 died at her mother's home in the Vickery Chapel community High Point were held Friday at 3 PM from Vickery Chapel Methodist Church of which she was a member. The service included tenors and a trio, with Rev. McCluskey and Rev. A Burgiss officiating. Flowers were listed as carried by friends and bears included local men. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Carmen Elizabeth Loving aged 54 wife of O M Loving and longtime resident of this city died Friday at 7 p m at her Barnesville Georgia home after years of declining health She leaves a daughter Mrs C J Pittman and a son M Loving Jr Funeral arrangements are pending and the body will be sent back to this city for burial at Koonce Funeral Home.
The account notes Rommel telling his son Hitler offered him a choice of poisoning or imprisonment and declares his death by brain stroke after being driven to a military hospital in Ulm. The scene includes his father leaving in uniform with marshal's staff and generals saluting with heil Hitler. Americans spent more than 1 million at drycleaners.
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