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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1943
Page
2
North Carolina remains cold this afternoon and tonight with slightly lower coastal temperatures. South Carolina shares continuing cold conditions this afternoon and tonight with marginally cooler readings near the coast.
United States bombers of the tenth air force hit Rangoon dock warehouses leaving fires in the Japanese held port. A second formation attacked targets in the Andaman Islands during the same mission.
A free booklet from the Educational Division at 535 Fifth Ave New York invites readers to write for expert opinions on epilepsy. The pamphlet promises insights from famous doctors about inheritance and causes, available while supply lasts.
The communique notes forced weather delays and reports on Jan 25 and 26 bomber missions. American aircraft scored probable hits on the southern approaches of the Myitnge bridge near Mandalay, suspension of bridge work, and direct hits on Mandalay railroad warehouses and rolling stock in the Jan 26 attack. All three raids, including yesterday's Rangoon assault, were conducted without American losses.
The article notes President Roosevelt underscored the Casablanca conference's yearlong military planning and a 16 965 mile air journey while stressing a costly war ahead. It covers submarine countermeasures, allied production, attrition against Japan, and key congressional attendees at the briefing with Churchill. Port wine is named after Oporto Portugal.
McNutt announced a broadened nondeferrable list detailing occupations deemed essential or risky for deferment. He urged local boards to reassess registrants beginning April 1 and offered 30 day job transfer windows through the employment service to find war work or face immediate induction if unsuccessful.
Reported encirclement of 25 000 Axis troops west of Voronezh as Russian forces push to sever the Kursk area. Battles near Kshen Goroshchnoe threaten the Kharkov region while a rush toward Kharkov's Svatova area breaks the Kupyansk Donets line. Russian advances tighten as rail corridors from Kupyansk toward the Donbas and Donets basin face pressure.
A harbor district is cleared to build fortifications to defend Europe’s exposed flank from potential Allied actions. A Raleigh committee report favors extending the work week from 55 to 56 hours, with time and a half for the extra hour. The bill, by Rep Horner, would let seven day plants run three eight hour shifts without a recess.
John Clay of Winston-Salem spoke to the local Civitan Club at the Sheraton Hotel today. He described supervising a Brazil printing plant for the Methodist Church, noting translations of modern stories into Portuguese and Brazil as a cotton-rich nation with a US-sized constitution under a benevolent dictator.
Thomasville report from February 2 states the U S Employment Service office in the New Lambeth building placed over 350 women in local plants in recent months. Most were in plants that had not priorly employed women, with January alone listing more than 175 placements. The office remains a key asset, urging all eligible persons to register to speed placements.
Paul argues for making taxes on top income brackets as current as possible subject to year end adjustments. He suggests two options: current basic liability with the balance paid next year, or current year collection if source withholding proves impractical. He notes further study may be needed to decide.
Raleigh dispatch recounts Wright brothers claim to the 1903 Kitty Hawk flight plane and the Smithsonian agreement with Orville Wright. It explains delays in returning the original aircraft to America or Kitty Hawk and notes the Daily Advance publishing the full text to revive hopes of display at a memorial.
Prosecution launches its final argument in the Errol Flynn statutory rape case as both sides rested after testimony about a Bel Air bedroom latch. A locksmith and a police chemist described filings and metal flakes found under the door, with defense noting the latch was defective and could not be bolted for a long time. Jurors were expected to hear the verdict by Thursday night or Friday morning.
The Thomasville Masonic Lodge will hear a report on progress in a campaign to lift a small debt. Six lodge teams, led by D A Long Jr R L Pope J F Garner John R Perry James E Lambeth Sr and J W Boyles, have contacted members. A chicken dinner begins at 6 30 PM before the meeting, in a remodeled building damaged by fire.
Bell Glover of High Point has made the honor roll for the first semester at Pfeiffer Junior College. The Spaniards introduced vanilla to Europe from their Central American possessions in the 16th.
Paul argues for annual March estimates with periodic adjustments or quarterly income statements. He says it is imperative that the source system use marital and dependency exemptions allowed by law for collection.
Allied forces pressed west of Zuara and near Faid while British and American columns push toward Robaa and Makassy. Speculation placed Dwight D. Eisenhower as commander in chief of the African theater with Arthur Tedder and Carl Spaatz directing air power and Harold Alexander leading land forces.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker denounces wartime absenteeism especially in aircraft making, urges returning troops to factories and war workers to front lines, and calls Congress to ensure veterans’ job rights without union membership. He cites dire conditions as a spur to productivity. Spurious end notes on left-handedness and spiders follow.
Marshall and Gen. Douglas MacArthur oversee talks on forming any French army to serve under a central supreme command. Gen. Giraud plans discussions with Gen. Pierre Isson and Gen. Auguste Ogus at today’s conferences on the French situation.
Administratrix of G W King estate calls creditors to present claims by January 6 1944 in Guilford County North Carolina. Debtors urged to settle promptly. Also Nora C Pickett estate notice requires claims by January 27 1944 and payments due to executrix Ethel Pickett Sears.
Mrs. R. C. Reavis of High Point North Carolina reports long standing indigestion gas constipation and nervous fatigue relieved by Dr Foster s L K. Her husband also improved after trying L K and they now urge others to use the medicine praising its appetite sleep and energy restoring effects. Thousands praise Dr Foster s L K and accept no substitute.
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