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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1944
Page
2
Gloria Heller, a Duke transfer, writes of free press and sex on campus and recounts clashes with President Hatcher over kissing and campus morality. She mimeographed a campus leaflet after the holiday issue cancellation and describes student support despite administration opposition.
Senators demand a clear administration stance as the State Department hones wording on the Polish question amid calls for a White House issued statement. Lawmakers press Churchill and Stalin on Poland while Roosevelt’s timetable for travel and a potential early meeting of the Big Three remain in view.
Jerry S. Powell, 33, a farmer from near Clinton, was fatally shot this afternoon at a filling station near Clinton. Station proprietor Ruby Lewis was present. Patrolman N. H. Parrish said Powell and his son Floyd caused a disturbance, and Powell was shot. Powell was transported after the incident and the suspect released on bond of 2500 after appearing before Magistrate Carlisle.
Across the United States electrical disturbances linked to sun spots or the aurora borealis disrupted communications today. AT&T reported short interruptions across the east to west span, with disruption expected to last about 36 hours. Western Union noted early east-north difficulties, easing as the day progressed. AP leased wires affected from Atlanta to Kansas City.
Fort Bragg personnel center cagers defeated Mullis Appliance of Winston-Salem 48 to 42. Jack Garner Carl Snow and Bones McKinney led the attack for Fort Bragg while Jim Finlayson of Mullis topped scoring with fourteen points.
A fragmented note lists three cheese classes hard soft and processed and urges buying Christmas seats while mentioning wartime ripples in TB with unclear context and few concrete details.
A portrait of Heinrich Himmler as the驱 central architect of Nazi terror. The piece compares Himmler to Hitler, details his control over the Volkssturm and German police, and questions his extraordinary power and enigmatic motives amid Germany’s collapse.
This second and final installment outlines Himmiler’s ascent within postwar Germany as the regime’s power centers reorganize after defeat. The profile traces key alliances, strategic moves, and the shaping of the new German authority structure.
Reported actions show eight Japanese planes shot down while attempting to break the ships. Admiral Nimitz notes air raids on Iwo Jima, the Palau and Marshall Islands. Chinese forces push toward Hochih and Liu Chow as Japanese operations in China may be affected by Mindoro advance.
A Tokyo radio broadcast reported by AP said American B29s dropped incendiary bombs with unburned chemicals usable to make matches. The chemicals could be used as a substitute for ordinary matches if the bombs are extinguished soon, according to an amateur inventor.
William Green of the American Federation of Labor argues against power politics and supports a united world order. He backs Dumbarton Oaks proposals and urges Poland’s territorial rights be respected, as he criticizes invading areas of sovereign nations.
Gov J M Broughton urged Mecklenburg County Medical Society members to back a state plan providing adequate medical and hospital care at reasonable cost or risk socialized medicine. He opposed the Jagner Murray bill and warned doctors they must offer an affirmative plan to serve the masses or face nationwide socialized care.
The EAM proposed a new government to disarm guerillas and prosecute suspected Axis collaborators. Greek government troops would be moved from Athens, with Scobie saying troops could return to the barracks if EAM ELAS met demands. Gen Scobie reported progress in Piraeus areas. Athens warned of no change in the situation.
Ernest E. Stallings, 65, serving his fourth term as Enfield mayor, died in a Rocky Mount hospital after a week of illness. Funeral services are planned for tomorrow afternoon.
Charlie Rice 49 of High Point Rt 3 remained semi conscious at High Point Memorial Hospital after being found by George Comer of Archdale. Doctors said a head injury and a facial bruise were not life threatening and investigators continued probing the incident possibly tied to money.
The Senate approved Grew and nominated W L Clayton along with MacLeish Dunn Holmes and Nelson Rockefeller as assistant secretaries. Senator Pepper opposed all foreign relations nominations and proposed delaying action until January 3. Connally plans a point of order against the delay while Hill expects votes by Tuesday or Wednesday and Guffey signals a long speech against Grew.
Soviet forces struck through two thirds of a circled northeast and north arc, facing stiff German resistance. Berlin admitted two breaches along the defensive arc, later sealed. Malinovsky aims at Levice, an 18 mile northeast rail junction toward Bratislava, with a likely thrust toward Banska Bystrica, headquarters of about 25,000 Czech troops. Czech fighters remain a strong force as German Bohemia forts frontier fortifications grow.
W J Mabe 79 known as Uncle Bob died at his daughter's home in Walnut Cove at 6 30 p m Friday after a long illness He leaves three daughters two sons two sisters two brothers 32 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren Funeral plans are incomplete and the body will rest at Burroughs Fowler Funeral Home before being moved to the son R T Mabe’s residence Saturday.
The Tomlinson Club held its annual dinner at the Tomlinson Exhibition Building. Carson Burns presided with iltiesn A. Tomlinson as Master of Ceremonies. A skit by Gordon Ifford and Ray Jarvis followed, with a vocal trio featuring Maxine Kennedy Dot Lee and Marie Strother and Frank Tucker at the piano. Santa Claus portrayed by M. F. McNeal distributed gifts to guests including service members, then employees received bonus checks. The evening ended with dancing.
War Finance officials set a 2.5 billion dollar E bond quota, urging continued hard selling in the final days of the drive. Morgenthau praised volunteer workers and noted civilian participation is essential. Government cost per thousand dollars raised is 18 cents, with military buyers contributing about one million dollars in bonds over the past year. The San Francisco river headwaters lie 1,700 miles from the sea.
Allied armies push deeper into German positions with the U S Ninth Army repelling a counterattack north of the Saar while the Third Army drives 300 yards into the western Saarland border. First Army reports progress near Duren and Berzbuer as Alsace defenses tighten around Colmar. Heavy RAF and American bombardments target rail hubs north of Stuttgart and Siegen to support Seventh Army incursions.
From Paris dispatches report heavy fighting in the Ardennes forest as the 70 mile First U S Army presses from Duren to Trier with counterattacks at Monschau Prum and surrounding sites. The Third and Seventh Armies push deeper into the Saar region and Alsace border near Wissembourg Lautern and Zweibrücken as German forces defend the Siegfried Line. Canadian copper production reached 643 217 tonnes in 1940.
A church spokesman explains Miss Velez was born Catholic and educated in Catholic schools but not a communicant after living publicly. She divorced Johnny Weissmuller in 1938, and suicide was not a factor in the decision.
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