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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1944
Page
2
Partly cloudy and warmer today in North Carolina followed by cooler conditions tonight. Friday turns cloudy with cool temps and rain in the mountains.
The Rev. Zebulon A. Shipman, 73, former Baptist minister and veteran of the Spanish American War, died last night in a local hospital after a 10 day illness. He served as a federal pension claim agent for western North Carolina.
Mrs. Melba Kennedy of 428 Royal Oak Avenue learned her husband Pfc James T Kennedy, missing in action in Germany since October, is a prisoner in a German camp and in good health after receiving a Christmas card from him. He is the son of Mrs Mae Kennedy and the late Roma Kennedy and has a two year old daughter, Ronda, who stays with her mother.
Workers at Proximity Manufacturing in Greensboro resumed looms at 7 a m under War Labor Board orders then halted again when informed the plant's new operating plan was in effect. About 300 employees in winding spinning and carding would produce only in the weaving room as the dispute over loom assignments and piece rates continues. The weavers believed they were voting to return to the old plan of operation, while company officials expected a return under the new plan with 58 looms per worker and a lower rate.
Army units and 100 police kept watch on the near north side along the Chicago river as a 6 a.m. strike time passed without disturbance. Union vice president Leonard announced the walkout involving Ward's employees in Detroit Kansas City and parts of the West while other plants across Denver St Paul Portland San Rafael and Jamaica N Y faced federal control actions.
Funeral services for Mrs Ollie R Hinkle 51 wife of David M Hinkle and local figure were held at First Reformed Church with Rev Hoy LeSaa officiating A quartet sang with Miss Jewel Flowers in attendance and pallbearers named S eeya corn are oo Saamene were among the mourners burial followed at Flora Garden cemetery
President Roosevelt told Secretaries Stimpson and War Department to enforce retroactive pay hikes for Ward employees within seven days, linking payment to net income of stores and plants. The order also expands War Labor Board directives to require union security clauses in CIO contracts, amid disputes over WLB authority.
B 29 raids on Japan continue as Japanese forces launch an offensive against Mindoro. Allied air elements and PT boats counter the move with moonlit salvos. several enemy ships are attacked, with reports of minor damage and multiple enemy losses. Liberator bombers target Clark Field during ongoing operations over Leyte and surrounding areas.
Soviet communique reports 3,000 German and Hungarian dead as Red Army units push into Buda from multiple approaches. Tolbukhin’s First Ukraine Army advances northwest of the capital along the Budapest Vienna line, while Malinovsky’s forces prepare to storm the Hron river barrier guarding Austria.
The piece argues allied superiority in manpower and materiel, notes German counteroffensive strain, and predicts an eighteen month path to finish Japan after Germany falls. It reports British naval redeployments, 2,000,000 Indian troops under arms, and advances toward Tokyo with Superfortresses while acknowledging China’s weakness.
Prime minister Churchill and Lt Gen Scobie watched British forces move against ELAS in Epirus as Napoleon Zervas leads EDES amid desertions. He notes the Greek crisis will be high on the agenda of the allied leaders meeting while denying plans to impose a crown or bases in Greece.
A noisy parrot at the Railway Express Office on Broad Street entertained staff with chatter and laughter. Though the bird’s name wasn’t confirmed, replies sounded like Jake, suggesting Navy exposure. The new owner arrived and took the bird away, bidding farewell to the employees.
The High Point Civil Service Commission announces examinations for butchers meter readers linemen and linemen helpers on January 11 1945 at 1:00 PM in the council chamber city hall. Applications due by 5:00 PM January 9 1945 at the Civil Service Office Security Bank Building. James B Lovelace secretary.
The report outlines Soviet aims to establish influence over western Poland with potential Lublin committee government favored if London Poles fail. It notes De Gaulle’s France exchanging envoys with the Lublin group and Stalin’s winter offensives, while De Gaulle questions recognizing the Polish Russian faction.
A field dispatch reports intensified fighting near Beaufort and Rochefort as American forces encircle a German pocket. The Meuse line shifts with depleted enemy armor on defense while Bastogne survives a weeklong siege, the defenders answering with a defiant “nuts” at key moments.
Fragmentary wartime notes describe German tank and infantry clashes in the Cellés area and American efforts to blunt the thrust. Von Rundstedt’s defense involves withdrawing into the Bulge as commanders weigh whether to hold, reform, or launch a new counterattack with armor and Volkssturm units.
Aerial reports describe heavy damage in Japan as B29s attacked Tokyo and other targets. An American Superfortress was lost over Tokyo while many enemy planes and industrial centers, including the Makshima plant, were reported destroyed or set ablaze. Smoke plumes were seen from 180 miles away as defenses and smoke screens failed to hinder the raid.
The Wesle Fellowship group of the South Main Street Methodist Church added 6.16 to the Empty Stocking Fund, bringing the overall contributions to 2744.02 dollars.
Near LOS ANGELES Dec 28 a third physician was on call to testify that the old comedian Chaplin isn’t the father of Berry’s baby. Doctors Hammack and Newton testified blood tests showed Chaplin’s blood type as group A and the baby’s as group which they said could not match.
Washington reports casualties of the armed services reached 628 441 as of December 14, two days before the German offensive in the west. Secretary of War Stimson cites Army total 547 823 and Navy casualties at 89 618, with increases since the first report two weeks earlier.
Lupe Velez was buried in Mexico City amid chaotic scenes resembling Valentino’s funeral in New York. Police struggled to control crowds at the cemetery as mourners struggled for monuments and spectators were injured in the scramble.
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