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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1946
Page
2
The forecast calls for fair Sunday in North Carolina with Monday becoming cloudy and light rain starting in the western portion Monday afternoon. Temperatures are not expected to vary much.
Draper states that all delegations French Russian British and American agree Germany will need substantial food imports even at maximum agriculture. Imports of rubber gasoline and other items will be essential due to limited German industry. Agreement on German exports coal electrical gear leather goods and textiles to replace heavy prewar exports. Production of machines to be limited to domestic needs.
Army flying center at Lockbourne with Wright Field laboratories unveils an automatic equipment concept for all weather flight planning. Col. Ben S. Kelsey says pre-set automatic settings enable flights to any point by route and weather independent operations, promising safer, more dependable military and commercial air travel.
Dr. Price H. Gwynn of Davidson will become director of leadership training for the Presbyterian church in the U S A northern branch. He will assume duties in late spring or early summer and move his family to the Philadelphia area where a home has been purchased.
Bowles and officials weigh a $4 a ton steel price rise to offset an 18 cent hourly wage increase for 800,000 steelworkers. Bowles hints at possible resignation risk if broader price relief is pursued, while U S Steel cites needs well above the proposed rise. White House discussions include Vinson Byrnes and GE chief Wilson offering wage and price guidance amid labor disputes and reconversion concerns.
The article recalls German attempts to develop an atomic weapon during World War II hampered by manpower and material shortages. It cites a 1942 report to Albert Speer and notes the Allied scientists’ parallel progress in the United States, enabling rapid factory expansion and bomb production.
Witnesses describe a blast that shook the Garfield Heights area and triggered a large fire in a nunnery. Father Augustine Bena aided by rescuing three, while responders from Cleveland and nearby towns battled flames in freezing temps. Dozens evacuated, with residents aided by Red Cross. cause under investigation.
Darlan’s alignment with Hitler sparked British alerts as Syria and Iraq plans unfolded. A 1941 French German accord and Darlan's talks with Ribbentrop and Mussolini shaped the Suez stage, while Eisenhower’s later deal and Darlan’s North Africa role drew criticism in Britain and the United States. New York sanitation clears 1,000 miles daily and ships 3,400 truckloads of waste.
Reports say the United Nations may base its world headquarters in Fairfield County Connecticut and Westchester New York, with Rockefeller Center hosting meetings and a Long Island plant housing clerical staff. Local residents protest over housing, tax impact, and loss of rural character. Authorities note potential cross state cooperation and multiple airports serving the area.
Rankin says General Brad is doing a splendid job under trying circumstances and critic Stelle for attacking Gen. Ox. From Asheville, North Carolina, Aleavitt telegrams the American Legion’s utmost confidence in the administration of veterans affairs.
The Moscow patriarchate and Russian clergy were previously barred by Soviet laws but the 1936 Stalin constitution restored their voting rights. The last general elections were held on December 12, 1937, with deputies to the supreme Soviet to be chosen in upcoming elections.
At UN debates the Ukrainian delegate Manuilsky clashes with Senator Connally over admitting the World Federation of Trade Unions to the United Nations while AFL remains opposed. Connally argues admission would breach the UN charter and imply AFL inclusion too. New Zealand's Fraser weighs choosing between AFL and WFTU workers.
Mrs. Durant Chase, 46, died from burns after a fire destroyed her home and furnishings in Kinston. The blaze began when an oil can exploded while she was starting a fire yesterday. She died in a local hospital early today.
Lt. L F Safford testified before Pear arbor investigators that a war and navy conspiracy may have hidden a December 1941 intercepted Japanese message. He cited missing east coast monitoring records and claimed up to 20 officers knew of the message.
Chile's labor front fractured as the Socialist Party withdrew support for a nationwide strike set for Monday amid protests over Nitrate unions and farm worker organization. The Confederation of Labour sees a government showdown, while rail and electrical sectors show partial adherence and military help preserves essential services.
Ann Cleo Cook, 20, signed a statement claiming motherhood of Seattle’s John Doe child and said she would give up her son for adoption. Billy Boy Weaver, 19 months, was found with his mother after she left him eight days earlier in a hotel restroom. The mother, unmarried, said the father, a navy sailor, is believed dead in the war. Cook was booked on an open charge.
London February reports angry housewives faced empty shelves as dried eggs vanished from markets. Food Minister Sir Ben Smith said imports were halted due to high American costs and vowed to seek Canadian supplies. Canadian Agriculture Minister James Gardiner pledged Canada could provide all dried eggs, with dollar payments secondary. Long queues formed as rations disappeared and readers bombarded papers with complaints.
CLEWISTON Florida February 2 Announcement of a seven million dollar root starch industry using twelve thousand acres of reclaimed Everglades and employing two thousand five hundred people was made today by Clarence R. Bitting president of the United States Sugar corporation. The plant is producing test runs of starches and derivatives but must await a new sweet potato crop to replace hurricane damaged raw product before full commercial action next fall.
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