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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1945
Page
2
Weather report notes increasing clouds and rain in the west this afternoon. Tonight and Friday bring showers and warmer temperatures with little change in conditions by Friday.
The text notes that the Mauthausen camp death records list over 35,000 inmate deaths from 1939 to 1945. It mentions a March 19, 1945 event with three deaths in twelve hours and references defendants including Julius Streicher. It also reports 1944 45 rabbit live trapping in Pennsylvania for crop protection and relocation to hunt friendly areas.
County boards of education must adjudicate remaining seven months of contracts for principals. McMullan notes that non officers without leave rights depend on local board rulings. Compensation for precursors hinges on contract terms and whether a return of a veteran implied resignation. If no agreement exists, duration principals must show effort to find other work and incurred losses.
Ireland faces coal scarcity as Britain and Europe falter, triggering a shift to peat for fuel. The article traces roots to Eamon de Valera’s 1930s agricultural reforms, notes wartime self sufficiency in food, a rise in national income to £250 million, and a national debt of £41 million, while stressing reduced poverty and hope for postwar gains.
In Moline Illinois police search for a boy nicknamed Little Johnny Green connected to a dropped cat found in a downtown mailbox. Postal authorities were notified and the mail carrier rescued the feline before handing it to officers.
Armour that vanished earlier reappeared in the twentieth century in forms including steel helmets tanks bullet proof gear and armored cars signalling a modern shift in protective warfare equipment.
Buying of selected rails aircrafts and blue chip industrials helped the stock market regain some equilibrium. St Paul railway common touched a new high while Santa Fe N Y Central Southern Pacific Bethlehem Goodrich Boeing United Aircraft Consolidated Edison Budd Mfg and Shamrock Oil led gains.
Salable hogs 11 000 of 24 000 remain very active with steady demand. Barrows and gilts at 14.85 ceiling, sows about 14.10. Cattle and calves: salable cattle 4 500 of 5 000, choice steers and yearlings steady, other grades 25 to 50 cents lower. Heifers steady, cows top heavy, bulls and feeders firm, stock cattle slow.
Potatoes arrivals 85 on track 149 total U S shipments 673. Supplies light demand slow market steady for best stocks. Idaho Russel Burbanks No 1 $3.00 to $3.25 Colorado Red Meallures No 1 $2.55 to $2.85 Nebraska Bliss Triumphs No 1 $2.65 to $2.85 Minnesota North Dakota Cobblers commercial $2.15 Pontiacs No 1 washed $2.20 Bliss Triumphs No 1 unwashed $2.25.
The government moves to double the electorate to about 45 million by granting women voting rights and lowering the voting age to 20. Premier Shidehara discusses upper house reform timing while Keizo Shibusawa warns on occupation cost payments and inflation as Japan plans systemic political changes under Allied supervision.
In New York on December 13 buyers returned to the cotton textile markets with many mills sold out for the year. Print cloths were released for low cost apparel. Woolen goods saw strong demand but little supply while rayon stayed quiet. Wage hikes for garment workers are pressuring clothing makers for price relief. Set-aside allocations for the first quarter of next year are reported unchanged.
New York cotton futures ease with December at 24.79 and March 24.73 while May trades around 24.61. Noon quotes show 5 to 45 cents lower from prior levels as December contracts reach 24.80.
In extensive testimony General Marshall accepts responsibility for decisions during the Pearl Harbor period. Witnesses debate when the 14 point message reached Hull and if it preceded hostilities. Col Dusenbury testifies delivery began at 9 a.m. Dec 7 1941 and Handy read it noting the message meant war.
Fresno report details a dramatic golf moment where C S Swanson sinks a birdie after a bird is struck by his ball on the No 1 green. Nationwide labor news notes UAW CIO leaders reacting to wage talks with Ford and GM as strikes loom and a fact finding board appeal flows through Washington.
Interviews in Moscow with many Soviet citizens reveal understanding of the background and goals as talks scheduled to begin Saturday. Maria M Ivanova a 48 year old housewife welcomed the meeting noting international cooperation. She favored discussing atomic energy and hoped for practical peaceful use. Stephen Vladimirovitch Bobkin aged 52 a foreman at a machine building plant spoke in support of the talks.
The inquiry links a man named Cline to transfers and deaths in Dallas Chicago and Florida. A Jacksonville death under Elizabeth Hannah Klein is examined along with Mrs Elizabeth Hunt Lewis of Oakland who reportedly traveled with Cline in 1943. Snow hits North Carolina with four to five inches expected near Charlotte and accumulations across several cities.
An elevator operator in the Bronx was held for observation after turning in three false fire alarms. He had served as an auxiliary fireman during the war in the same neighborhood.
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