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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1943
Page
3
A fragment from a report notes a study on a rodent catching contest and quotes a remark about a woman fearing a bug yet confronting a husband “as big as a house.” The text suggests women’s participation and reactions within the contest context.
Thrice decorated Lt. Comdr. Dudley W. Morton, commander of a submarine credited with sinking at least 19 ships, is reported missing in action. His wife Harriet said the Navy notified them, but no location or details were given. Morton, 36, built a record including a 1800 ton Japanese destroyer and a 69 000 ton total enemy loss across two patrols. He and his wife from Dekalb Illinois had two children and met in China in 1935.
A mixed OCR page features an advertisement for Creomulsion cough medicine promising rapid relief and sleep, followed by multiple public notices from Guilford and High Point North Carolina. The legal items include notices of service by publication, a commissioner sale, and foreclosure actions against various defendants in Municipal Court and related entities.
A Texas survey shows almost 20 percent of motor fuel taxes were refunded in 1942 totaling 10.7 million dollars. California trails with 6.3 million while Texas ranked third nationally. Nonhighway users and federal government use drive refunds. refunds rose from 5.7 to 7.0 percent nationwide.
In a wartime reflection, MacArthur outlines a strategy to bypass many Japanese strongholds, seize key islands like Kolumbangara and Bougainville, and push toward the Philippines. He notes rapid Japanese setbacks as Allied air power tightens bases at Rabaul and other islands, while stressing terrain and enemy strength affect campaign pace.
Guilford College hosted a single evening program of music and poetry by students. Dee Waring Smith of High Point led a small chorus singing the new Guilford Alma Mater by Austin Scott with lyrics by the late Dr. Russell Pope, former head of the modern language department.
Emmett Clem described seeing his son's bicycle on a moving car and phoned police. At headquarters he met Officer Chick Farris who had found the bike and brought it in.
Roscie Turner, speed flier and VP of the National Aviation Training Association, urges giving two jeeps and a plane to each returning veteran. He cites a Civil War slogan and argues jeeps can replace tractors, while planes aid pilots who must earn a living, noting the plane will not dominate as drivers will.
A man entering a Billings tavern was attacked when a live eagle perched on his shoulder broke loose and swept through bottles, glasses, and the owner's area. The birded assailant claims he was simply walking down the street before the attack.
Park attendants captured a full grown brown fox that had escaped into the zoo. The incident followed earlier reports of mice and male animals in the enclosure and raised questions about how Reynard entered the facility.
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