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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1945
Page
2
Considerable clouds linger across North Carolina with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible in the north and west today. Temperatures near normal in most areas, a slight coolness Saturday, then a slow rise and another cool spell by midweek. Light to moderate precipitation expected in both the early and late parts of the period.
Ernesto Barrazza, Peru native, spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel at 12 15 p m. He discussed U S and Latin American relations, noting lack of freedoms in some South American nations and urging better cross continental understanding. Cam Cridlebaugh won the attendance prize. Visitors included H M Solomon Hariny Wilmington Royann Sanford Tom Stokes Col William Hopper Hal K Reynolds Major Roy E Shelton Lt L H Fussell and O A Kirkman.
Several Latin American currencies bear the names of famed leaders and explorers. Bolivia uses the boliviano, Venezuela the bolivar after Simon Bolivar, Costa Rica and El Salvador the colon in honor of Columbus, Ecuador the sucre for General de Sucre, and Panama the balboa after Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
Gen. Charles de Gaulle proposed a long range economic program with the United States to support permanent reconstruction of wartorn France. He noted substantial U S aid already flowing and emphasized immediate needs for food materials coal and industrial supplies to cover the coming winter. He urged collaboration to draw up a reconstruction plan.
The White House crafts an order to return wartime seized assets including plants in seven cities and companies such as Goodyear Akron to owners while preserving old job protections under the selective service act. OPA adjusts small business pricing rules, and the army ends soluble coffee contracts and large food and tobacco shipments. Farmers face 1945 production continuance with potential cuts in 1946 to avoid surpluses.
W. S. Teachey city sanitary inspector turned in his resignation to Dr. R. A. Herring health director and the city manager. The resignation is effective August 29. Teachey has been on the city employes since September 1, 1943 and will join a local dairy firm.
In Rock Hill South Carolina on August 24 the 535 workers at Industrial Mill walked out. Roy R. Lawrence CIO Textile Workers Union claims the stoppage began after the company refused to sign a contract as directed by the War Labor Board.
World Today appealed to Russia for help to oust Chinese warlords who controlled the nationalist government. Sun Yat Sen died in 1925 and Chiang Kai-shek rose to power as the nationalist regime formed. The war with the communists continued with clashes in Shensi. Chiang Kai-shek once negotiated with the Reds in 1936 and his wife stood by him. A Japanese truce briefly unified the factions against invaders. The Reds claimed vast armies but the warlords and communists remained split and the Allies failed to unite them. With Japan fallen, China again faces renewed political pressure and factional strife.
The article warns of growing agricultural surpluses if expanded output cannot find markets. It cites Secretary Anderson fearing crop cuts next year and notes government price supports at 90 percent of parity for two years postwar, with unemployment looming at 8 million. It highlights Europe shipments and consumer buying as key factors shaping reconversion.
At mid year 1945 air express traffic in the city reached 169 shipments, up from 95 in 1944, a 56.2 percent gain. Gross revenue rose 42.9 percent to 454 dollars. international shipments rose 37.4 percent to 153 078. Brown notes a favorable balance of outgoing over incoming traffic and that Canada traffic is excluded. He predicts 1945 may be the greatest year in air express history if trends hold.
The jury reported its verdict at 10 19 in the morning after receiving the case at 3 42 yesterday. Albion Dunn defense counsel moved to set aside the verdict but was denied by Judge Frizzelle. Dunn then moved for an arrest of judgment and pleas for leniency followed before sentencing.
Statement says evidence against prominent Nazis in Prinstead would rely on statements taken in Germany by allied authorities and the war crimes commission. Named among those in allied custody abroad are Alfred Rosenberg Erich Raeder Wilhelm Keitel and Gustaf Jodl as potential defendants.
A dated radio grid lists programs for Friday August 24 in Eastern War Time with multiple corrections. It details serials dramas news talks orchestras and variety shows across CBS ABC and local stations, noting corrections and repetition across time blocks from 6 PM to 1 AM.
Date September 7 1945 at 730 p m in the council chamber city hall. Applications must be filed by Wednesday September 5 1945 at 5 pm with the Civil Service Commission. For particulars apply at Civil Service Office 808 Security Bank Building telephone 2128. James B Lovelace secretary High Point Civil Service Commission.
More than 32,000 GIs pass through Parnamirim field Natal on the southern air route home from Europe. About seven daily descend from 17 hour flights from Casablanca, with three day total transit to the United States via the green project. The transfer point offers health checks, insecticide, and recreation before final air or sea travel.
In Belfast Gen. Eisenhower said the German military government cannot be purely negative and urged Germans be encouraged to create free institutions. He praised the British for guarding liberty and called for a similar German sense of personal responsibility to aid world peace. The text notes that in 1926 New York had 200 inhabitants.
Dr C E Rozzelle will speak at High Point college summer graduation exercises tomorrow. Eleven seniors will receive degrees. Bachelor of Arts conferred on Eunice Musselman Clough Hoyle Glenn Lanier Rummel Sisk Stevens Peggy Wood Johnson Blanche Glover Newsome Masie Sexton Loftin Mary Ellen Houck Graham Blanche Margaret Westmoreland Mary Lucille Sherrill. Asheboro native Charles Talmadge Cole will get a bachelor of science in business administration and James Moore Leach of Littleton a bachelor of science in chemistry.
Allied dispatches say hostilities are ending in Manchuria Korea and parts of Sakhalin while fighting lingers near Hengchow and Chiyang. A typhoon disrupted Tokyo area communications delaying surrender marking and prisoner camp labeling, with further queries on terms and reparations to MacArthur.
Gen Joseph Stilwell was quoted by Rep Ellis Patterson saying he was asked to leave China command after telling Chiang Kai shek he wanted weapons used against the Japanese not the Chinese. Patterson said Stilwell told delegation and newsmen of Chiang’s complaints and his transfer to the Pacific.
Churchill voices concern over overseas outgoings tied to Lend Lease payments. He defends the United States as a faithful ally and questions the severity of demands that would require Britain to cover essential non military supplies now deemed payable.
The page lists thousands idled amid labor disputes at plants including Sloss-Sheffield in Birmingham Alabama U S Rubber Mishawaka Indiana Oliver Iron Pittsburgh Monsanto Peru Illinois and a United Mine Workers dispute. It notes 35 000 workers affected and details suspensions and seniority issues in reconversion and strike actions. Taboo term defined as Polynesian for forbidden.
The report notes a typhoon lasting from Wednesday night to Thursday morning causing considerable damage to communications and transportation in the Kanto districts, as Allied occupation forces dwell on possible conduct and express hope not to be outraged.
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