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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1945
Page
2
Warships bombarded Iwo Jima as U S forces pushed onto the island amid heavy Japanese antiaircraft fire. Reports describe intense combat on the eastern beaches and surrounding hills as Marines of Maj Gen Harry Schmidt’s units land under heavy opposition.
Admiral Halsey describes how downed airmen and guerrilla reports led to the October decision to pursue the Philippines invasion. He recalls July and September events, predicts Iwo Jima’s toughness, and argues against negotiating peace or delaying unconditional surrender. He warns against weakeness and urges fleet readiness.
The forecast calls for fair and rather cool conditions tonight with temperatures around 46 to 32 in the mountains. Tuesday will bring increasing cloudiness and a cooler trend followed by occasional rain in the mountains.
Admiral Nimitz describes a large scale strike last Friday and Saturday with 1500 carrier aircraft targeting Yokohama. American forces claim 509 enemy ships destroyed or damaged, four warships sunk, and key Japan plants bombed, while a massive fleet remains within 300 miles of Japan.
Soviet forces led by Konev and Zhukov advanced toward Berlin from the Czech border and across the Oder, linking up to strike Guben and Neisse frontlines. Reports claim bridgeheads 30 to 64 miles from Berlin, with Cherniakovsky killed and 2,000 Germans killed as Grudziadz sees repeated counterattacks.
Elvin Kent, a high school junior, confessed to killing his mother Mrs. Kent after repeated refusals to let him visit a friend. He described the confrontation with his brother and the family pastor present, then detailed washing, burying bloodstained clothing, and police calls. Separately, 445 Germans were killed or captured on the eastern front, bringing weekly German losses to 258,150 in the siege of Budapest.
United Press correspondent William F Tyree flew over Iwo Jima shortly after the invasion began. The Navy photo plane was forced to turn but Tyree resumed his flight in a bomber and filed the eyewitness dispatch.
The article reports U S Marines landing on Iwo Jima under heavy bombardment by naval forces as carrier planes strafed shore installations. Suribachi crater and northern hills endured intense fire with anti air bursts and ground fire, as battleships and cruisers bombarded the island and preparatory air and sea support enabled consolidation of the beachhead.
Dr. Graham urged clear authority for any title changes as trustees consider consolidation. He said each unit needs higher salaries and new facilities including dormitories, libraries, a hospital and gymnasium. He warned perfection of unity would be harmed by disputes over top administrative titles.
The Army released a list of military personnel freed from Japanese prison camps in the Philippines. Names and next of kin addresses included Capt. Elton D. Winstead and his wife Mrs Elton D. Winstead of 204 N Douglas St Wilson N C.
German Col Paul Matussek was wounded in the leg and reportedly harmed by his own side to avoid reprisals. British and Canadian troops pressed toward Cakar and Goch, pushing Germans to the Moyland woods edge. Montgomery’s forces claimed a knockout blow from multiple directions while Patch’s 7th Army recaptured territory near Saarbrucken and took 1000 prisoners. Allied factions along the Roer remained largely inactive facing Cologne and Duesseldorf as battles intensified east of Aachen.
Allied forces along the 17 mile southern front of the Canadian 1st Army face German resistance as floods, mines, and road blocks hinder a 12 day campaign. British Canadian Welsh and Scottish troops close on Wesel within 16 miles while German divisions concentrate near Goch. The 90th Division advances into Germany reaching near Roem after overrunning Leidenborn.
Amid evacuations in Manila, at least 400 hospital patients are freed, including 50 Americans. Liberated civilians and Santo Tomas internees shelter with wounded staff as Japanese defenses in the hospital area are described, with five inch guns once mounted on upper floors.
Funeral services will be held in Winston-Salem at 3 p.m. for Edward L. Efird longtime secretary treasurer of Efird Stores who died Sunday at a local hospital.
A Charlotte merchant with roots in Anson County began in 1902 joining his brother in a growing Carolina Virginia mercantile network. He opened the Concord store in 1907 and moved to Winston-Salem in 1912. Surviving family includes widow Mrs Hattie Pounds Eaird, four brothers and five sisters.
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