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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1944
Page
6
The report states American forces shot down one of three or four Japanese interceptors yesterday. All planes returned safely after strafing and bombing missions. Marine medium and Army heavy bombers attacked Bonin island bases near Iwo Jima, while a Marine fighter set a Babelthuap supply dump on Palau afire.
An AP report says a Japanese communique claims airborne assault units landed near Dulag and Bureauohan airfields on eastern Leyte. The broadcast and FCC release are unconfirmed, stating air commandos used four transports to strike key air war vessels.
The Japanese radio boasted new Nippon war planes are used with brilliant success in the Philippine theater. The Ginga is called the pride of the navy and faster than Grumman planes, while the Suisei stirs a whirlwind in the enemy camp. The American Helidiver is said to be no match in speed and accuracy.
Chinese detachments, with U.S. 14th Air Force support, seized a Burmese town as the Burma Road remains about 24 miles from Wanting. Japanese defenders retreated, burning villages and bridges to delay pursuers while P 40 fighters and B 25 bombers from the U.S. 1th Air Force attacked Wanting and struck Japanese headquarters.
The Kweichow provincial government ordered evacuation of non essential staff from the capital Gweiyang as Japanese forces threaten the city. Many of the 200000 residents and thousands of refugees had already moved from danger zones seeking shelter.
British radio quoted Moscow correspondents as Col. Gen. Ivan Petrov's Fourth Ukrainian army pushed west through Czechoslovakia driving the Nadiya river line on a 30 mile front and probing within 20 miles of the key railway and highway hub of Kassa. The advance reportedly bagged 3,000 prisoners in one day of fighting.
Washington reports unfinished business piles up in both chambers as the 78th Congress nears a Christmas adjournment. House leaders predict extended sessions into December with aviation, Social Security tax freeze, and War Powers Act renewal on the agenda and possible conference talks between chambers.
Mrs Esther Up 39 of Fayetteville and her husband Ollie McNeill were hurt when a tactical glider forced landing on the Fort Bragg reservation collided with their car. The glider crew escaped injury. A board of qualified officers investigated the accident.
Wake County Bar Association adopts a resolution praising Walter Pete Murphy of Salisbury for his 50 years of public service and legislative impact. The item notes his illness and lauds his contributions to North Carolina’s governance. Separately, a historical note states American railroads have spent 12 billion dollars since 1921 on transportation upgrades.
Front dispatches report intense fighting along the Inden sector with First Army troops led by Lt Gen Courtney Hodges attempting to cross the Inden river toward the eastern part of Inden. German resistance remains stiff with heavy mortar and artillery fire and house to house combat in the western town area.
In Mecklenburg County a soldier who commandeered a car at gunpoint fled in a stolen vehicle and overturned it on an embankment after a hot pursuit. He was captured by patrolmen J W Hamilton and S C Tadlock. Police found two .45 caliber clips an extra box of 50 cartridges about 100 rounds of ammunition and two land mine detonators. The incident began when D A Crawford of Hickory waited at the Armory and the soldier forced him and a friend into the car. The soldiers fled downtown prompting a chase by passing motorists and police. The second item notes Northamptonshire England birthplace of George Washington turned shrine housing a Gilbert Stuart portrait.
By 1941 Liberia had quadrupled its rubber production compared to 1936, reflecting a major gain in output. This surge marks a significant shift in the country’s resource economy as demand grows.
Continued cold with clear skies tonight. Sunday will be partly cloudy and mild with light winds.
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