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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1945
Page
2
An official notice states the 13th air division, active at Fort Bragg in 1943, will return to the post from overseas next month. The report mentions passenger railroad cars operating in the range of 60 to 88 feet, averaging about 72 feet.
The 35th annual conference of the North Carolina Pentecostal Holiness church will be held in Falcon on Saturday Sunday and Monday with the 36th Falcon camp meeting. Bishop Joseph H. King of Franklin Springs Georgia will preside over the sessions. The camp meeting is midway and is the oldest religious gathering of its kind in eastern North Carolina.
Kilgore notes United States employment service certifies openings while a banking subcommittee enters the second week of hearings on the full employment bill. Secretary of Commerce Wallace unveils a book while the bipartisan measure aims to set yearly job and job-seeker projections. The debate centers on whether government must assure or merely promote employment. Cooked meats should be refrigerated in tightly covered containers and stored in large pieces to prevent drying.
In Blowing Rock tonight officers and directors of the new Lenoir chapter of the National Aeronautic Association will be installed. The group aims to promote aviation and position Morganton airport as a passenger and cargo center. Elected officers include R. A. Bernice as president, J. C. Aira as secretary, and T. Glenn Miller Jr. as treasurer with directors Clarence E. Beach J Gordon Bush L E Dimmete Claude Gobel Clyde Hendrick Howard Powell Roy F. Shoaf and Roy R. Wallis.
The Camden plant in New Jersey ended a one day strike with a three cent an hour wage increase retroactive to March 1. A week-long stoppage at Sloss Sheffield Steel in Birmingham halted operations for 1,900 workers to return to their jobs. Meanwhile AFL Atlantic Fishermen's Union disputes kept 350 men and 20 trawlers idle in Boston harbor. The Midvale Steel Co. in Nigetown, Pa. continued a large strike with about 6,500 workers involved.
Cannon G. Bedford 17 of High Point North Carolina has been appointed a cadet midshipman in the United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps and assigned to preliminary training at Cadet Basic School Pass Christian Mississippi. Lieutenant Commander A E Champeau USNR says Bedford will train as an engine officer in a four month basic program with sea duty and a year at the Merchant Marines Academy to qualify as a third assistant engineer and eligible for a commission as ensign in the U S Maritime Service and the U S Naval Reserve (inactive).
Sgt. Charles H Waggoner of Route 2 High Point has been admitted to Moore General Hospital Swannanoa NC for treatment. He served in the European theater with the 840th Engineers and saw action in the Ardennes Rhineland and central Germany. Before joining service in 1942 he was a machinist at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. Mrs Waggoner resides in High Point Route 2.
The article notes Soviet expansion concerns in Europe and Asia. It reports a Russo Chinese treaty limiting Moscow's gains by withdrawing troops from Manchuria after Tokyo's surrender. China regains Manchuria. Port Arthur becomes joint naval base. joint control of Manchuria railways is established. Beijing-Red relations are tempered. the move aims to curb civil war risk and reassert Chinese strength.
Gulf area towns endure severe damage as 100 mph winds sweep Wharton Texas causing electric outages and heavy property loss. El Campo reports roof collapse at hospital with about 30 patients moved to Wharton for care.
War turns tuna into scarce prey as flying sensors and blimps patrol offshore for enemy subs. Coast Guard craft radio sightings to Astoria Oregon and Aberdeen Washington for relay to commercial fleets at sea.
Washington report notes black markets shrinking as shortages ease two weeks after Japan's surrender. Used and new cars decline in price, OPA sets price rules, retailers protest price limits. Jobs shift as nearly 2 million war workers leave and the navy reduces force. chicken supplies rise as poultry farmers freed from wartime restraints.
London the Ministry of Agriculture pest control branch declares war on the gray squirrel and will supply free shells to organized hunting clubs. The animals, introduced in 1888, are said to be far too plentiful for the good of agriculture, and a stewed squirrel recipe is included in the announcement.
MacArthur prepares to land at Atsugi and lead the occupation of Yokosuka as 10 000 Marines and Navy personnel begin seizing the base. Col Charles Tench arrives with the advance recon and a steady stream of transports into Sagami and Tokyo Bay. American prize crews capture two Japanese submarines off northern Honshu.
Committee members quoted Jones saying he settled with Hartford using personal funds at President Roosevelt's request to straighten Elliott's finances. He noted $4,500 in another settlement had not been repaid but he expected reimbursement.
Jommy Harmon of Michigan, who set football records, is expected to join the Collegiate All-Stars for the game against the Green Bay Packers on August 30 at Soldier Field, Chicago. He recently left the American Air Forces as captain at San Pedro, California, and headed to Chicago to pursue another All-Star appearance.
Thomasville mourns S/Sgt Paul N Gantt of this city as a Camp Blanding Florida explosion claim death in service. He served since 1941 with assignments at Aberdeen Proving Ground Camp Shelby and Camp Blanding. He leaves parents two brothers and a sister and is to be laid to rest at Calvary Reformed church cemetery after a funeral planned for Thursday.
Sealed bids for construction of overhead highway bridges over tracks of Southern Railway and related roadworks in High Point North Carolina are invited. Bids due September 10 1948. Plans and specs from City Director of Public Works deposit 10 dollars per bridge with refund possible. Bond required 100 percent, 60 day bid validity.
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