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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1945
Page
6
The Point Community concerts seek new members for season ten with headquarters at the Sheraton hotel. Campaign closes March 3 and new members who join by February 28 may attend a February 28 recital by eminent pianist Josef Hofmann at Senior High school auditorium.
The Zeta Pi chapter of Tau Phi Lambda sorority met at Opal and Mildred Wood’s home for its regular monthly gathering. After a round table discussion, members joined a surprise birthday tribute for Miss Opal W. Attending were Opal and Mildred Wood, Ruby and Maxine Carriker, Willie Mae Rumple, Dorothy Fouts, Annie Jarrett, Ruth Barber, and Willie Kelly.
J R Young of 610 Montheu avenue visited Lexington relatives on Sunday. Miss Janice Murphy, daughter of Mrs Earl Bragg, is recovering after a brief illness and plans to return to Junior High soon. Martha Ann Kluttz and Carol Walker, daughters of local residents, recently appeared on the University of North Carolina Woman's College honor roll alongside 244 students for the past semester.
Several church groups schedule Tuesday or tonight meetings across Calvary Methodist North Main Baptist Green Street Baptist Pilgrim Holiness and Altrusa club with leaders and locations listed including 508 Mangum Avenue Sheraton hotel Guilford College and Girl Scout headquarters. Attendees urged to participate in programs and business sessions.
Mrs. Y N Griffin announces the marriage of Grace Flowe to Winvell Collins in a simple ring ceremony officiated by Probate Judge Jack Horton. The bride, a Broad Street High School graduate, works at Watts Cake plant. the groom, educated in Raleigh, also works there. They will reside at 609 Richardson Street after a brief wedding trip.
Mrs. Hal Walker and Mrs. Lynn Koonce hosted bridge clubs with multiple tables and prizes for high scores and visitors. Additional clubs held gatherings with desserts, salads, and table awards noted. community clubs discussed fat salvage, Red Cross drives, and patterns. Dorcas Marie Allen and James Edwards announced marriage, with plans in Mt. Vernon Springs.
Bridge club report details a failed rubber bid where six no trump was cold but missed. North's counterlead decision and a misread hold in spades altered the outcome, costing 750-point slam and rubber bonus despite the strong club suit in South’s hand.
Captain Drury B. Thompson of the XIV Army Corps receives the Silver Star for gallantry at Bougainville on 19 April 1944. He crawled under enemy fire to save a wounded comrade, risking his life to ensure the soldier’s safety. The XIV Corps later led the Lingayen Gulf landing and Manila assault as part of General Krueger’s Sixth Army.
Advice to set a bottle of furniture polish in warm water for a few minutes prior to applying. Warm polish penetrates wood pores more quickly, improving results.
The War Production Board reports January armament production lagging December by one per cent and behind schedule by two per cent. Three million men aged 30 to 38 hold industry deferments, and coal shortages threaten steel and armament output. Mines contract talks begin with United Mine Workers as March 31 contract expiry nears. Heavy snows and potential floods risk coal supplies and factory closures in Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio.
Two armies breached the Siegfried line and pushed the Canadian First Army within 1000 yards of Cakar, two miles from the Rhine. Overnight advances reached 1.5 miles as the Seventh Army pressed toward Saarbrucken and the Ruhr while German rail movements shifted east of the Rhine toward Cologne. Duesseldorf sits on the east bank, vulnerable to the widening offensive.
The Tobacco Branch Experiment Station at Oxford tested 1034 tobacco varieties from around the world and found a single variety fully resistant to Granville wilt.
A reader asks what polycythemia vera is and how dangerous it is. The article explains normal red cell counts, how bone marrow activity can skew toward excess, and that polycythemia can raise circulating cells to 12,000,000 per mm³. Treatments include phlebotomy. it does not shorten life.
U S strategic air force units bombed railway targets in Berlin through clouds. The raid, about 200 planes larger than the Berlin assault, hit government buildings and stations. Mosquito attacks followed and the Feb 3 strike remains among the war's most devastating summaries. Nimitz noted a brief enemy air raid on Iwo Jima with limited damage.
A fasting style menu lists breakfast with grapefruit and zwieback, lunch with poached egg and spinach, and dinner featuring consomme and broiled liver. It specifies no sweeteners or fats and excludes cream sauces or sugar in beverages.
The article reports Lewis denouncing the Smith Connally act tied to wartime labor policy. He cites President Roosevelt’s 1943 veto and notes workers face coercive notices that can trigger strike ballots, undermining a no strike pledge amid wartime coal issues.
A reflective meditation on love arguing it begins with birth and living. Love is not an accident but the result of personal growth. True love reflects internal needs fears and lifelong dreams rather than seeking an ideal partner.
The Nazi air offensive destroys key fortifications and transport networks. Berlin and other cities are cut off from essential supplies, threatening civilian suffering as war fronts collapse. Thousands may die amid shattered infrastructure and scarcity.
In 1944 the federal and state governments owned 102,783 motor vehicles, according to the Office of Price Administration.
U S Navy reports heavy bombing support from Yanks on Iwo Jima as Admiral Nimitz confirms a push with a second carrier strike possibly underway. Japanese dead reach 2,827 with 5,372 Americans killed or missing. garrison estimated at 20,000 as fierce defense includes rockets, mortars, air mines and thick fortifications.
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