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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1943
Page
2
North Carolina shows rising temperatures tonight and early Thursday with light rain or snow starting in the mountains. South Carolina warms tonight and Thursday. Georgia follows with warmer conditions and light rain beginning in the west portion early Thursday.
Charlotte reports official weather bureau records showing temperature and rainfall for 24 hours ending at 7 30 a m in principal cotton growing areas and surrounding regions with details to follow.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to take Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile flow and relieve constipation. It claims daily bile output of about two pints and promises relief and improved mood, with pill sizes of 10¢ and 25¢.
The United States Fifth Army has been activated with Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark in command. The move signals a formal American combat force alongside British units for the fighting in Africa, recalling Pershing’s earlier Army formations and extending Allied offensive potential as North Africa endures.
New sessions opened with over 150 bills introduced in the House on issues from servicemen to taxes and lynching. Senate and House leaders debated unity and wartime policy while Roosevelt prepared a state of the union message. Rayburn was nominated for speaker as parties pledged to curb bureaucracy and sustain the war effort.
Gen. Clark, formerly Eisenhower deputy in North Africa, now heads the newly activated U S Fifth Army joining British and French forces to drive Axis troops from Tunisia. Reports say British first army crack troops, including commandos and paratroops, repelled a German attack near Fondouk as Canadians begin battle experience in North Africa.
The National Labor Relations Board notes that preliminary stages do not disqualify. It also states the asserted grounds for disqualification are insufficient in law, under congressional language and established decisions, and that the Board has the duty as the sole tribunal to hear and determine the cases.
Boston report details the death of A Lawrence Lowell 86 president emeritus of Harvard University after a short illness He led the university for thirty years and funeral services are set for Harvard Memorial Church in Cambridge on Saturday at 11 am.
Massachusetts public safety officials warned that fuel oil supplies are critically low and many homes will soon be untenantable. Executive director J W Farley said the margin is so slight it could break any minute as officials map evacuations towns prepare shelters in churches schools and town halls for heatless households.
The Junior Order of United American Mechanics Mechanicsville Council met last night at the lodge hall on North Main Street to install officers and vote on robes. Seventeen members offered to contribute $70 toward the purchase as Pfc J S Hedgecock Jr of the U S Air Corps attended and regional director C W Snider spoke.
Izvestia reported rapid Soviet relief efforts as German gains in the Caucasus were rolled back. Cossacks fought dismounted with automatic weapons, recapturing Mozdok and Tsimlyansk, while rail junctions Morozovskaya Nalchik Prokhladnenskaya Kotlyarevskaya Masikoye fell under Red banner. German losses neared 11 000 between December 24 and January 4.
High Point shoe stores and specialty shops will open at 9 30 a m and close at 6 p m six days a week starting Saturday January 9 a representative of the Merchants Association said today The group approved the hours at a morning meeting and the representative noted near unanimous support from merchants
Rev. Wilson O. Weldon of the First Methodist Church spoke at the Monarch Club gathering at the Sheraton Hotel on the theme Faith we should have as we face the New Year. He urged a new confidence in self and noted many people do not know what they are fighting for today. Club president D. W. Hunter presided and Marion visitor M. Lancaster, Jr. attended.
Washington reports a government order effective February 1 reserves 30 percent of monthly butter production for military and allied needs, about 510000 pounds this year, leaving 1190000000 pounds for civilians. Civilians may receive about 13 pounds of butter per person in 1943, down from an estimated 16 pounds in 1942. The order also reserves virtually all canned citrus juices for war use, with nonconcentrated grapefruit juice exception.
Draft Board Number Five announced it now operates on an eight hour day schedule six days weekly. The public office hours run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Clerk Joe Snider noted the office will close one hour daily for clerks to catch up on routine work.
Dr. Arthur Grollman research professor of medicine Bow man Gray School of Medicine Wake Forest College will speak at the Guilford County Medical Society regular meeting at the Sheraton Hotel on Thursday January 7 at 6 30 p m all members urged to attend
Fire engulfed the Millis Building and the Isaac and Goldstein Building in a dramatic inferno that spread toward the north despite a firewall. Leaping flames, strong winds, and exploding contents sent smoke miles high. 15 auxiliary firefighters aided the response with one of the city’s most spectacular fires, while no serious injuries were reported.
The last defenses collapsed under heavy pressure as forces drove forward. Many troops were captured and marched to the rear in prisoner columns amid the rout.
The Civilian Guard will meet tonight at 7 30 at the Armory. All members are urged to be present. G T Walker district manager of the Office of Price Administration attended a meeting of local fire inspectors at the County Building. M W Nash secretary of the local rationing board spoke this morning.
Raleigh January postponement of the annual meeting of the State Board of Conservation and Development moved from January 11-12 to January 20-21 due to absences. Director R. Bruce Etheridge announced the change today.
In Camden New Jersey Jenny Fargnoli 33 was elected temporary chairman of the War Working Grandmothers of America Camden chapter after initial skepticism about her suitability and appearance. She is a grandmother with a year old grandchild.
London papers show anxiety over the new U S Congress. Daily Mirror questions U S rejoining world leadership while Daily Mail notes foes aim to curb Roosevelt’s power. Daily Express urges not to lose faith in America as Congress battles loom. Telegraph predicts policy bias will affect war effort and New Deal planning.
The City Council approved Highland Mills street lighting within city limits and authorized naptha and fuel oil deliveries by tanker to local factories. It amended the ordinance to allow deliveries that do not cross fire zones, noting limited local use. The meeting also addressed payroll, staffing, and a $100 ad in The State Magazine to promote city industries.
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