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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1943
Page
2
North Carolina sees slowly rising temperatures with a chance of drizzle in the northwest mountains this afternoon and tonight. South Carolina experiences gradually warmer conditions through the day and into the evening with no major precipitation noted.
District leaders drift over a proposed nine month term as surpluses fuel debate on education funding. East farms oppose longer rural terms while Piedmont and western areas show less objection. Lawmakers weigh tying surplus to school needs, with calls to raise pay for teachers and state workers as emergency funds loom.
The New Year communique reports 1,589 towns captured in a triple offensive around Stalingrad, Middle Don, and southwest of the city. Soviet drives advance up to 125 miles, with encirclement of 22 German divisions near the Volga, and Pozitioned offensives reach Oblivskaya and Nizhne Chirskaya as crews seize air trainloads and tanks.
Reports detail three major 1942 offensives around Stalingrad and Rostov: 95,000 enemy dead and 72,400 captured in a surround near Stalingrad, plus vast gains south of the Don and into the Caucasus. Axis losses included hundreds of planes and tanks, with thousands of trucks and guns captured or destroyed. Tass notes 1942 armament output surged despite occupation. In other theaters, U S bombers raid Wake Island, Achieving a record raid with 75 miles visibility and zero casualties while Maj. Gen. Ramey commends crews and praises the mission as the longest and largest of its kind.
Allied forces and Rommel's retreating Afrika Korps were strafed amid a week of air attacks on Axis bases and supply lines. Speculation swirls over aims near Tunis and Bizerte with reports of German reinforcements near Pont Du Fahs. British observers consider a potential flank turn as clashes unfold around De Bou Arada and Heidous. Allied air raids on Sfax Gabes and the Tunis Tripoli highway reportedly cost three planes with two enemy fighters shot down.
The bomber squadron roared over Japanese shorelines as Lieutenant Manchester reported incendiaries released. Colonel Matheny led the attack while planes unleashed fire across a long row of buildings. Anti aircraft guns fired skyward, searchlights flickered, and tailgunner Sergeant Will from Lehighton, Pa. was tasked to shoot out any intrusive beams.
Officials forecast 1943 will bring economic strain and high wartime production. Jones predicts national income rising to 135 billion as Germany and Japan face intensified Allied pressure. Stimson Knox Wickard Nelson warn of reverses, shortages, and a hard year ahead, yet hope for victory persists amid a full war economy.
Leaders stress tough times remain in 1943 as rationing and energy shortages persist. Harold L. Ickes warns no relaxation of gasoline restrictions while rubber and transport problems linger. Elmer Davis warns readers to brace for bad news, casualties, and difficult battles, yet affirms determination to win.
An official argued for extending a limited municipal unemployment system into a well rounded social insurance program. The expansion would cover months and match wartime benefits, shielding families from postwar income loss and stabilizing consumer purchasing power to sustain employment at higher levels.
The report notes Nazi forces including cruiser Admiral Hipper, pocket battleships Admiral Scheer and Luetzow, 20 destroyers, and submarines. It also states the 26 000 ton battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau are believed still in the Baltic after repairs following their dash through the British Channel last February.
GREENSBORO, Jan. 1. The North Carolina Textile Foundation Inc organized to improve the textile school at N C State College. W J Carter of Greens I o Carter Fabrics Corp was chosen president with A G Nyers of Gastonia as vice president W H Ruffin of Durham as treasurer David Clark of Charlotte as secretary and Co E Baxter of Greensboro as pee secretary and treasurer.
Robert F. Clifton of High Point North Carolina was among the flying cadets who completed basic training in Shaw Field South Carolina. The tenth class included graduates from twenty nine states and all members left immediately for advanced Army training.
Raleigh reports Willard L. Dowell says the North Carolina Merchants Association will renew its opposition to the three per cent sales tax at the upcoming legislative session. He cites a projected general fund surplus near $30 million by June and argues no sales tax revenue is needed for the next biennium. The item ties tax policy to state finances amid early 20th century context.
Buenos Aires January 1 Argentine foreign minister Enrique Ruiz Guinazu reacted sharply to a British note denying reports of Argentina’s neutrality policy He said the British statement misrepresented an Argentine publication and showed a serious error in its understanding of Buenos Aires aims while signaling little chance of breaking relations with the Axis for the time being.
Miss Lina Kepley 70 resident of Hannersville on Lexington Route Two died at home Thursday after an extended illness. A Davidson County native she was the daughter of George and Lydia Kepley. Survivors include sisters Mrs Julius Lambeth and Mrs Sam Gordon and brothers Webb and Bob Kepley all of Lexington Route Two. Funeral at Clarksbury Methodist Church Saturday at eleven with Rev T R York officiating. Interment in church cemetery.
John T. Suits the mortgagee will sell at public auction to the highest cash bidder on January 15, 1943 at 11:00 a.m. on the premises described, part of the property purchased from J. T. Suits by Charlie Wood, located along State Highways 61 and 63 in Jamestown Township Guilford County North Carolina.
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