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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1944
Page
2
Washington reports new draft rules take effect with about 2 percent of men in independency groups remaining and a goal of 600000 inductions in the first two months of 1944. December figures show 50000 fathers inducted, 50000 made 4-F, 1000 deferred, and 1500 hardship cases.
Springfield reports a lively war bond auction with bids up to 150000 dollars for Governor Dwight H reen's services. Schweitzer of Allis Manufacturing bought the governor's lawn mowing in Dorothy Lamour's sarong, while a separate bid secured 150000 dollars for a sarong advertisement featuring Miss Lamour.
A Northbound Atlantic Coast Line derailment one mile south of Rose Hill left seventeen injured, five white and twelve Black passengers among the hurt. Conductor Dennis S. and one other passenger required hospitalization.
Joffre G. Pope Jr. and two others were fishing at an outdoor pool in Fuquay Springs when Pope drowned after an accidental fall into the water yesterday February 1. Investigators plan to review safety precautions at the site.
Postmaster General Frank C. Walker addressed North Carolina Democrats at the 1944 Jackson Day dinner. He defended party unity and praised the administration for forging a peaceful world order. The event raised about twenty thousand dollars with all banquet seats sold at twenty five dollars. Governor Broughton introduced Walker and pledged support for the national party despite northern political trends.
Constance Elizabeth Miller 38 a former New York City dancer was held on a first degree manslaughter charge in the death of Thomas Ward Wasson 54 Carthage broker Police Chief Fletcher said Wasson was found dead in his apartment after a call from a woman District Attorney Hynes noted a drinking party earlier Autopsy by Dr Garner Scullard cited shock exhaustion and concussion of the brain State police identified Miller as a former dancer also known as Constance Wasson and said she and Wasson shared the Carthage address
Hickory reports Mrs. Shirley Stirewall of Connelly Springs sold a car given by her father Chief Petty Officer L. T. Storey missing in action for years. She used the proceeds to buy $650 worth of bonds, believing her father would approve the decision.
Raleigh Feb 1 4 members of the council of state will conference with the state department of agriculture to consider purchasing a test farm in Western North Carolina. The Swannanoa experiment farm near Asheville was sold to the federal government for about 100000 to host Moore General hospital.
Oak leaf cluster presented for meritorious achievement while participating in five bomber missions over enemy occupied continental Europe. Recipient Mrs Virginia Cudworth is the wife of Lt James W Cudworth RAF bomber crewman now prisoner of Germany.
Local weekly notes that decorating the lobby ceiling of the new post office has been approved. Watercolor sketches and decorative painting will compose the project. High Point post office receipts for January reached 14 630.77, up 544 from last January. January births were 56 with 24 deaths in the city. General news mentions Verne Sankey’s arrest in Chicago and U S dollar devaluation profits.
February 1 item recalls Paul Schenk and Greens pore amid 38th Rotary district governance coverage. Details are sparse with fragmented names and roles, reflecting archived society notes and local governance chatter.
Stockholm based correspondent reports Berlin is blasted in every quarter by Allied raids. Gigantic fires light the sky as thousands lose homes and many are buried in cellars, with fires taking days to extinguish and some survivors left after days.
A blackout and air raid drill is ordered for North Carolina coastal districts on February 8. The test covers Wilmington Elizabeth City Williamston and nearby warning network areas in adjoining states. First signal at 9 30 p m. and all clear at 10 10 p m.
Washington February 1 The agriculture committee opened hearings to revive the government crop insurance program. Chairman Fulmer of South Carolina led a push to expand coverage beyond major crops to include minor crops now vital to wartime needs.
Republicans will start a wave of Lincoln Day dinners and meetings nationwide next week with at least three potential presidential candidates active. Chairman Harrison E. Spangler said reports at the national committee show more events this year than in the past decade.
A February crash of a C-39 cargo aircraft from Rosecrans Field near Dakota City Nebraska killed three men. Authorities identified one victim as 2nd Lt. Robert E. Netterville, 24, of Greenville South Carolina.
An old promotional piece features Mr. Samuel D. Blank praising Kellogg's All Bran for restoring regular morning bowel movements after four months of daily use. Scientists note the product provides cellulosic elements to support colonic health without acting as a purgative.
Charlotte report on the murder investigation of Jim Clinstock the 240 pound Indian wrestler. Dr Henry C Parker and Lee Sikes face $5000 bonds with a February 11 hearing as MP Blankenship says an additional state witness will provide important evidence.
The Office of Price Administration authorized a 4 percent issuance of East Bt ration coupons to householders whose ration tickets were lost or stolen. Local ration boards could not issue substitutes during the peak loss investigation.
M R Doggett of Goldsboro recounted picking up a pedestrian who commented on wartime headlines. The stranger praised Yankees for gains in Italy and against Japan but argued Southerners, who fought harder, deserve more credit.
Moscow radio quotes Izvestia alleging the Vatican showed servility to fascism and approved fascist acts from Italy to Hitler and Mussolini. The broadcast claims the Vatican remained silent during France’s June 1940 attack and now extends support to fascism.
London February 1 Prime Minister Churchill refused to forecast when World War II would end or fix a date for cessation of hostilities. He told MP George Mathers that it is not his role to state how wartime agreements would end or determine a formal conclusion date.
The War Department notified Mr and Mrs J H Matkins of Roanoke Rapids that their son Lt Marvin F Matkins has been missing in action in Italy since January 7. Joe A Desaberdier in the Army Air Forces earned his wings and sharps in April 1943.
Dr. Clendening advises on timing for congenital conditions in infants. Certain fixes like inguinal hernia repair are better after age one, while others such as umbilical hernias may be managed with conservative measures first. Immediate surgery is reserved for specific cases, and removal of harelip or cleft palate is best at defined infancy stages.
New Brunswick New Jersey report describes a woman who removed her dental plate at home and burned a hole in her upper dentures. She stepped out without the plate, smoked secretly, then mistook the plate for an ashtray and burned the upper denture.
Raleigh February 1. The director of the North State college extension service told more than 30 dairymen at a two day short course that no matter how much milk is produced there will always be a need for it. The talk occurred during the closing address this evening.
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