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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1944
Page
8
Partly cloudy with warm temperatures today and tonight. Scattered afternoon thundershowers expected, especially in the mountains, spreading to lowlands by Thursday.
Mrs. Martha Burrough aged 61 died at the home of Mrs. C. C. Culler near Worthville at five yesterday afternoon. Funeral at Country Holiness church near Randleman Thursday at three. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by husband Worth Burrough of Randleman, two sisters Rachel Culler and Minnie Bowman, and three brothers Bill Hill, Carl Hill, and Civero Hill. Body to be moved to Mrs. Kate Bowman’s home in Rancheman tonight.
The article describes remnants of the German seventh army operating as guerrilla bands in occupied zones, with Nazi troops terrorizing farms, deserting to fight to the death, and clashing with French resistance and Allied forces. It details Allied advances east toward Paris, pockets around Falaise and Argentan shrinking, and Brittany fighting near St Malo with contested reports on St Malo’s capture.
Allied air forces report a massive reinforcement drop with at least 1000 paratroopers airborne simultaneously and a 50 mile glider train. Night attacks targeted Valence airfield while coastal France operations show steady naval build up. Weather remained clear with continued air cover over the ground troops.
Bankhead says the task of revising textile ceilings under the nk head Brown amendment should be completed soon. He plans to meet cotton merchants next week to seek cooperation. Governors and southern leaders are asked to keep cotton off the market until prices reach parity six to eight dollars above the 1944 loan rate. Mill representatives express full accord with the proposals, listing manufacturers in several southern states.
A 1 cent traveler quotes a German general predicting future rise of a strong leader to restore Germany’s position. The talk centers on preserving the army’s honor, possibly by overthrowing civilian leadership if needed, and fearing treason over betrayal of military virtue. He claims most senior officers think the war is already lost.
The report notes Iwo airfield bombing exceeding 35 tons and a Japanese shoot down. Allied planes, despite bad weather, attacked positions in New Guinea New Britain New Ireland Bougainville Palau the Marshalls and Nauru. Elmer Davis on Saipan Guam urged that Tokyo must surrender unconditionally.
Arthur Kirkman general manager of the High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad Company returns from San Juan Porto Rico where he served as Federal Operating Manager of the American Railroad Company of Porto Rico since May 17 1943 under the Office of Defense Transportation. He will report to Washington DC after a few days for final release. His family stays in Miami as a precaution against polio following prior epidemics.
Speakers at the Greensboro convention urged a graduated state employee pay scale similar to teachers and a constitutional amendment to raise North Carolina legislators pay from 10 to 25 dollars a day for 60 days. They called for stricter enforcement of welfare laws and updated food safety inspections. The program covered social security funding and the Wagner Murray Dingell bill with remarks from J E Lentie John B Baumberger F T Cornelius Lavinia Engle Radford Powell and R D Apple who thanked the Central Labor Union host team.
In Normandy squalls disrupted air support during a day when about 1,900 heavy bombers led a strong Allied strike that damaged 21 German air bases, as a 2,000 planes effort faced destruction.
Warsaw notes the Germans in the Praga area in a precarious position with flanking pressure from the north and south. A Soviet communique claims the Germans forced a wedge but were repelled by flank blows, restoring the line. Thirty two German tanks and self-propelled guns were destroyed with about eight hundred killed.
The text explains remedies under a new law including triple damages or a minimum overcharge recovery of 25 dollars if the violation was not willful or resulted from lack of practicable precautions. It also mentions a CPA may file an injunction or pursue criminal prosecution.
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