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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1942
Page
2
Fair and colder tonight with a warming trend in the mountains by morning. South Carolina sees a hard freeze to the coast tonight. Georgia: fair and colder with a hard freeze along the coast tonight. Virginia reports very cold air.
In Thomasville on Friday afternoon funeral services for James T Yarborough prominent local resident were held at Main Street Methodist Church. Rev Lee F Tuttle and R L Pope led the service with hymns My faith looks up to thee and Abide With Me. Masonic pallbearers included W B May J R Blair Grady Underwood Lewis Crawford Tom Gordon and L T Daniels. Interment was in City Cemetery with grave service by the local Masonic Lodge. Flowers were carried by Hasty High School faculty friends and relatives.
American naval correspondent recounts the sinking of a warship after an air raid. He describes being flung into oily waters, clinging to debris and a lifebelt, swallowing oil, and nearly drowning as destroyers and fellow sailors battled to rescue him. A British sailor helps haul him aboard.
Flames swept through the Carolina Food Store at 700 English Street causing extensive damage estimated in the thousands. Fire Chief E K Ingram cited an oil heater as the likely origin. The upper and tower portions of the building were destroyed while J Cooper Malpass, owner, said losses were not fully insured. A second fire on Willowbrook Street was extinguished using snow.
Soviet forces press Crimea operations as German reports claim sinking a 4,000 ton transport and damaging ships near Sevastopol while a heavy counteroffensive begins. In Africa, Axis retreat from Agedabia accelerates as Malta invasion rumors rise and Mussolini reports a violent assault on the island. British observers note 200 air raids on Malta in five weeks.
The 10 Downing Street statement says arrangements in Washington for General Wavell's appointment as Supreme Commander in the southwest Pacific require Duff Cooper, Chancellor of the Duchy, to end his resident ministerial mission in Singapore and return home.
A giant blaze raged with flames reaching 200 feet and visible 25 miles as winds shifted to the southwest. The intense heat caused dishes to shake on shelves several miles away, underscoring the danger and scale of the fire.
A Galatea survivor recalls near miss from a Japanese torpedo that severely damaged the ship above the water line. The cruiser Suspected invasion threat looms as reconnaissance planes buzz outer provinces. Rescue ships Griffin and Hotspur saved survivors including the captain FE W B Sim who is missing. The writer, shaken, describes recovering ashore in Alexandria after the attack.
The article details a proposed Philippine army stronghold with left flank on the Cabusilan Mountains and right flank along the Pampanga River marshes. It notes Japanese reinforcements and the risk of a ten mile front attack, possible American withdrawals, and the strategic value of Corregidor and Manila Bay defenses while Japanese forces reportedly move troops from China to Southeast Asia.
An appeal by Maj. Gen. Sir Ibrahim, sultan of Johore, urged Malays to unite with Britain and allies amid no change on the Eastern Malayan front after the decision to abandon Kuatan. The sultan praised harmony under British protection and called on Malays to honor Allah for generations of peace. The Malayan Communist Party reportedly set aside differences to aid the government.
Delegates of the United States Golf Association meet in New York to elect George W. Blossom Jr. of Lake Forest Alabama as U S G A president for 1942. Blossom, vice president the past two years, was the sole candidate to succeed Harold W. Pierce of Brookline Massachusetts.
A nightly digest notes German setbacks in Russia, with Mozhaisk and Vyazma figures rising. Analysts say the central front buckles as Soviet forces slice through winter defenses, while German plans for annihilation face a costly reversal. Finland’s peace overtures remain unconfirmed as London cites Finnish hardship.
Turkish and Greek authorities announced efforts to transport 500,000 starving children from Greece to Turkish families for adoption during the war period.
A joint meeting of American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and all ex service men is set for Monday night at 7 at the County Building. Officials say the gathering aims to register volunteers to form an Auxiliary Police Detachment and assist in Civilian Defense Council efforts. About 1,500 ex service men live in High Point and nearby areas, with at least 300 needed for the auxiliary corps. Ex service men are urged to attend for their prior proven value in Civilian Defense roles.
William Whichard was given a suspended 60 day sentence on an assault with a deadly weapon charge, conditioned on paying court costs and not assaulting Arnold Smith for two years. Arnold Smith received a similar suspended sentence with the condition he not assault Whichard for two years. Charles M. Ivey of High Point was found guilty of reckless driving and ordered to pay court costs.
Carson H. Melton 41, former Thomasville resident, died at his Washington DC home after a sudden heart attack. He painted and decorated there for five years. Survivors include wife Winnie Lloyd, daughter Danny Gray Melton, brothers John Melton Kernersville and James Melton Winston-Salem. Funeral Sunday 2 PM at 31L Taylor Street home of Alex Lloyd, Rev. Charles D. White officiating. Interment city cemetery.
Financial ticker notes from New York on January 10 show mixed early results with gains in Radio and Remington Rand while Republic and Reynolds are mixed amid overall activity. Volume and health of the market remain uncertain as traders assess early 1938 style data.
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