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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1945
Page
2
Rain ending in the west this afternoon with partly cloudy skies in the east. Much colder tonight with low temperatures 20 to 25 in the mountains, around 25 in the central portion and 30 to 35 in the east. Tuesday turns fair but cold.
Union leaders and executives battle over a wage and strike plan as General Motors and Ford Motor Company negotiations stall. UAW CIO seeks penalties for wildcat strikes while Walter Reuther pushes for wage gains. Secretary Schwellenbach visits Detroit amid broad national labor unrest affecting hundreds of thousands.
An old warning advocates Creomulsion to treat coughs chest colds and acute bronchitis advising against weaker medicines. It claims bronchitis may follow untreated coughs and urges readers to ask their pharmacist for Creomulsion with a money back guarantee.
Secretary Schwellenbach warned the government can seize GM plants but urged both sides to settle quickly to protect the economy. He defended Truman labor peace proposals and supported naming fact-finding boards. In Washington the president planned to appoint a fact finding panel for the GM dispute despite UAW opposition.
Etheridge reports that if results at Moscow are favorable, there is intent to revive the five power foreign ministers council to tackle Asian peace organization and allied German controls. Byrnes aims to end the dangerous drift in big three affairs seen as a threat to the UN plan.
Indonesian warning leaflets preceded air raids by four rock et firing Mosquitoes and six Thunder machines dropping 500 pound bombs on villages near Tjiba dak, Kampa, and Tjimahi. One British officer one British enlisted man and 14 Indian enlisted men were killed on the Batavia to Bandoeng convoy route. Worn out tankers were repurposed as floating stores in the Pacific war.
Dispatches claim communists near Changchun are ordered to evacuate as the Harbin to Dairen north-south railway remains open since November 25. A six-member railroad auditors board, three Chinese and three Russians with a Russian chairman, operates under a Chinese Russian agreement. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek received a report on Manchuria conditions yesterday from Gen. Tu Li-Ming.
Hines told the committee that the AFL favors adequate child medical care and state department vigilance along with a robust military intelligence system. He urged delaying peacetime training until mobilization and treaty outcomes are settled. C I O, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and International Association of Machinists officials supported the call.
In a wartime session prosecutors cite a Berlin 1941 meeting between Joachim von Ribbentrop and Yosuke Matsuoka. They note Ribbentrop dismissed Japanese fears of U S submarine threats based in the Philippines amid alliances against Singapore. The court also hears Kaltenbrunner innocence pleas as evidence of German Japanese collaboration. Separately the Soviets order 24 compressors for a 500 mile natural gas pipeline from the Urals to Moscow.
U S Steel Packard Studebaker Shamrock Oil and Panhandle Producing led an industrials advance while profit cashing paused further gains. Other leaders included Youngstown Sheet Emerson Electric American Telephone Boeing and United Aircraft with several laggards such as Southern Pacific Loew's and International Nickel.
Cotton futures opened mixed with declines of up to 15 cents per bale and gains to 10 cents, with December near 24.62 and July around 26.14 while noon prices show varied moves. Dry goods in New York report small print cloth sales and tight mills, with Washington meetings delaying allocations for low-cost apparel and weak rayon activity.
Gen. George C. Marshall testified for the fourth day on whether British intercepts outpaced U S in predicting when where and if Japan might strike. The hearing reviewed a Dec 7 1941 message from the Pacific fleet commander to the naval operations chief noting British armed support and lack of direct instructions, read as part of the panel’s inquiry.
A U S marine sergeant was shot in the face by three Chinese civilians at a narrow bridge near an irrigation ditch on the outskirts of Tientsin. He greeted them with a smile and was fired upon as they drew pistols. He was wounded but the report gave no further injuries.
General MacArthur demands immediate abolition of feudal land tenure and a wide land reform. Fifteen Akita lawmakers warn of unrest over a stalled rice supply while MacArthur also orders arrests of 57 war crime suspects linked to camps in the Philippines and Japan.
An English report describes General George S Patton Jr resting well at Heidelberg hospital after a long night. His wife and Col R G Spurling of Louisville along with Maj Gen A W Kenner and Prof Hugh Carnes are present or en route. Mrs Patton is to join soon via Paris then Heidelberg.
A wartime document ties the Oxford group to democratic aims and moral rearmament while condemning Germanic racial ideology. It argues the group supports Anglo American diplomacy and opposes nationalistic concepts, noting its strong international spread and Jewish propagandists’ support.
The 22nd annual convention of the Southern Orthodontic Society will gather in Charlotte from January 27 to 29, announced by Dr. Amos S Bumgardner, society president.
An advertisement promotes Cystex for kidney and bladder troubles presenting symptoms such as waking at night, backache, leg pains, nervousness, and swollen ankles. It claims rapid relief after the first dose, improved energy, and a guaranteed money back return on empty packaging with pricing at 25c, 75c, and 1.50.
Raleigh dispatch reports the State Grange annual convention will convene January 9 to 11 in High Point. Officials said Harry Caldwell, state master for the past decade, is likely to receive a pay raise at the gathering.
In a departure from snow, Hawaiian trees are painted white to create a festive Christmas scene. The practice brings a novelty touch to island celebrations while avoiding the cold weather.
Notice of administration for the estate of Charlies Molette deceased solicits claims within one year from November 19 1945 with attorney D H Parsons in High Point NC. Notice to creditors for Daniel G Patterson deceased requires claims by November 16 1946 and payment of debts. administratrix Chappie G Monroe and attorneys Roberson Haworth Reese are listed.
Durham Dec 10 A notice from the navy department says the V-12 unit and wartime naval reserve officer training corps will not continue on its present basis after January 15. The V-5 aviation program is expected to extend until about July 2.
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