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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1945
Page
2
North Carolina forecast calls for fair conditions with little temperature change through today into Friday. Alaska crops notes indicate potato is the most generally cultivated plant in the state.
A former Great Neck chauffeur from New York waits with two Japanese officers to translate during a rapid capitulation at Fort Okahodai. The Japanese garrison arranged weapons in neat rows before withdrawing, contrasting with German retreat practices noted earlier.
A Reuters dispatch from Sydney reports Rear Admiral Cecil Harcourt led a strong British naval force into Hong Kong to reoccupy the crown colony, fulfilling the port’s return.
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Dr. R. A. Herring director of the city health department has applied to the civil service commission for a list of eligibles to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of W. S. Teachey. Teachey left to work for a local milk concern, placing the sanitary division under pressure to meet milk and food control and sanitation needs. The health director will select a candidate subject to civil service approval. the city manager knows of no applicant yet.
The infant daughter of R. F. and Vada Brown of Rt 1 Sophia died at a local hospital early this morning. Survived by parents are three sisters Janita Pats Jo and Burma Joyce. two brothers Leland Ray and Richard Farrell Handy. grandparents Mrs. Nancy Martin Jamestown and Mrs. Vergie Brown Asheboro. Interment was in Abbotts Creek cemetery this afternoon.
Five naval sites in Albemarle district North Carolina stage hastily arranged observances for the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics anniversary. The main event occurs at Naval Auxiliary Air Station Roanoke Island, birthplace of Josephus Daniels who as secretary of the Navy in 1915 championed the bureau despite Wilson’s censure over a risky flight from Washington to Annapolis.
Maj. Gen. Swing leads 11th Division from Okinawa toward Atsugi as Allied forces move to occupy Japan. MacArthur, with Lt. Gen. Sutherland, vows to return to Manila with 18 150 troops and a major occupa tion plan. Units include the San Juan and Gosselin aiding the Benevolence transport.
President Truman rejects claims of a whitewash, backs public sides of Pearl Harbor inquiries. House and Senate committees seek trial, urging accountability for the December 7, 1941 disaster. Army and Navy reports implicate generals and aides, including Marshall and Hull.
High Point stores will return to regular fall and winter hours and stay open all day on Wednesdays. The change follows summer closures on Wednesday afternoons announced by Grace Baker, secretary of the merchants association. A note mentions the first cog railroad on Mt Wesington completed in 1869.
Capt. Kelly led a B 17 attack on the Japanese battleship Haruna during the Clark Field raid. The mission damaged the ship with three bombs though the bomber exploded on takeoff. Crew losses included Staff Sgt Delhanty while Altman described the night ordeal and escape. U.S. food production rose 32 percent in 1943 and 37 percent in 1944 versus prewar.
General MacArthur invites Wainwright and staff to the formal Japan surrender aboard the Missouri. Wainwright, once a doomed commander, recalls his troops at Corregidor and defends their sacrifice while acknowledging the heroic stand that inspired Allied victory. The nation salutes his moral leadership and the fighting spirit that defined the defense.
The report notes lend-lease aid totaling over 42 billion dollars has been largely consumed by Allied war needs. It warns repaying in kind could burden U N relations and affect U S production and employment. It mentions possible return of unused tanks trucks or machine tools after the war.
Sailors aboard report stifling quarters, limited light, and heat as Marines await shore action. Music, radios, and nightly films provide limited relief while meals improve with fresh ham and ice cream. veterans insist the war will not end until landing on Japan.
The piece notes that basic necessities cost at least 22 dollars to buy now versus 15 in 1939, and many states cap benefits at 15 to 20 dollars. Senator Kilgoge's bill, praised by AFL President Green, would expand federal unemployment coverage for 2.9 million federal workers and 200,000 maritime employees, with federal funding for moving displaced war workers. It also mentions ship rig classifications.
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