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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1943
Page
4
The Washington Star argues Tarawa shows heavy losses and limited results from a costly 72 hour assault on a mile square atoll. It urges new methods against Japanese strongholds, praises aircraft carriers for their resilience, and predicts carriers will remain vital as the war continues.
The Christian Science Monitor argues that less than one half of one percent of childless Americans could save 50 fathers from the January draft and urges larger WAC enlistments to relieve troops. It notes Britain’s 1,000,000 Auxiliary Territorial Service volunteers and contrasts with America’s roughly 5,000 WAC enlistments, urging American women to join.
The piece notes shifting views on aircraft carriers as pacific war skeptics warned of vulnerability. It highlights carrier roles in the Salerno landings and Wake Island operations, plus their decisive anti submarine impact in the Atlantic. Secretary Knox states twenty seven of sixty submarines destroyed in Aug Oct were sunk by American forces.
A German high command statement warns of drastic retaliation to end mass murder and claims mankind nears blowing up half the globe. It pledges powerful action at a psychological moment, saying retaliation will express itself spiritually and politically instead of ruins.
A collage of quotes from Jere Sloan T W, Cpl. Charles D. Croker, Mrs F J Sizemore, Mrs W C Garvey and Sara Frances Jessup covers blood testing delays at induction camps, church support for morale, patriotism, rationing, job access, and Scouting service during wartime.
The Greensboro Daily News editorial quotes High Point's city manager docking Chief W. G. Friddle with 200 demerits after he slapped a prisoner whose language angered him. The piece questions discipline standards, mentions Mussolini and Goering, and notes France abandoning the guillotine amid Nazi fears.
A letter from M. C. Hermann of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in San Francisco cautions that government neglect and punitive waivers threaten disabled veterans after discharge. He warns of planned future actions by economy groups and urges veterans to organize with VFW to protect their rights and ensure promises are kept.
A brief note observes that hissing signals extreme politeness in Japan. It notes the U S population density at 41 persons per square mile and warns ordinary watch crystals crack under 50 pounds of weight.
A reading of a wartime column ridicules Walter Winchell while quoting letters from servicemen and officials. The montage references accusations of un American influence and alleged plots, includes a Navy correction about Winchell's status, and hints at continued discussion on the page six continuation.
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