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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1942
Page
7
WPB aims to standardize materials and labor across items from shirts to bread. Shirts lose pockets and tails trimmed for material salvaged. higher priced garments may lose patches. Bread may see a standard loaf per variety as “Victory loaves” chatter rises. Ice cream prices likely to drop.
The Home and Garden Club hosted a Christmas decoration program at Mrs. Sam L. Calvert’s home 712 West Howell Street. Guest speaker Mrs Grace Hayes demonstrated making festive table arrangements from natural materials using lacquers paints and metallic accents. About twenty members attended with Mrs Brice Conrad presiding.
The Oak View P T A holds its regular meeting this evening at 7:30 in the school auditorium. Miss E Vera Idol head of the English Department of High Point College will read Dickens Christmas Carol as the feature. The Mary Harper Philothea Class meets Thursday at 7:30 with Mrs J C Spencer at 204 Barker Street. Pals will be revealed.
Hidden in thousands of small compartments beneath London are valuables totaling over two billion dollars. The hoard includes gold, silver, and banknotes stored in underground safe deposits.
The article notes a 25 percent drop in butter fat content and predicts lower ice cream prices as WPB reduces quality standards. It discusses upcoming OPA actions to curb a vacuum cleaner black market, aiming to make reconditioned cleaners cheaper and available for Christmas, with WPB plans to unfreeze imports.
London reports the Make-do and Mend campaign revealing hidden talent as British households thriftily repurpose old garments. Examples include grandfather’s 40 year old suit transformed into a two piece dress and children's clothing made from grown ups cast offs. The piece highlights practical uses for worn silk stockings old gloves and discarded shirts while stressing thrift as a patriotic duty amid wartime shortages.
Alexander the Great had his troops shave their beards to prevent enemies from grasping them in hand to hand fighting. The move aimed to reduce vulnerabilities in close quarters and improve maneuverability in combat scenarios.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman George accuses agencies of sprawling questionnaires and reports hindering war efforts. He expects drastic steps, including tighter funding or curbs on authority. Budget Director Smith appoints five industry officers to help fix the problem. Chamber of Commerce president Johnston calls the issue serious for wartime efficiency. A separate Paris note cites a 50 foot barrel and 75 mile range of the German mystery gun used in 1918.
Durham lawyer Alliston Stubbs will succeed Thomas A. Banks as Governor Broughton's private secretary. Banks has been inducted into the army. Stubbs, a Sumter South Carolina native, was announced as successor yesterday by the Governor.
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