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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1945
Page
2
Partly cloudy in the south and cloudy in the north with light snowfall late today into tonight. Temperatures range from near 20 in the north and west to 30 along the south coast. Thursday looks partly cloudy and warmer.
Mrs. Margaret Huggins McDowell answers her husband William H McDowell’s divorce action claiming two years of separation began before November 28 1944 and that he abandoned her with no support. She asks the court to drop his action and to compel him to pay alimony into the clerk’s office.
The war forecast notes Yamashita plans counter attacks as MacArthur faces a foe with proven victories in Malaya and Singapore. Control of the Philippines Luzon would give a base to pressure East Indies routes, Formosa, and China coast. A blockade and insider knowledge may spell Yamashita's downfall.
The Chorus of William Penn High School performed at today's Cooperative Club luncheon at the Sheraton hotel. They sang Aint Study War No More, Go Tell It OEr the Mountain, I Want Jesus to Walk with Me, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Lil Size, and Stand the Storm.
Canned advertisement notes doors open at noon with 36¢ prices until 1:30 and various stage shows. Shows run from 1:30 to 9:20 with four big performances including 1:30 4:00 6:50 and 9:20.
MacArthur attacks ashore with a large invasion force as he wades onto a Philippine beach. Allied planners report heavy air and sea operations with midget subs and American air superiority disrupting Japanese defenses. Tokyo sees fires as B 29s strike and Formosa targets are hit amid ongoing blasts.
Authorities at the War Price and Rationing Board require all local retailers of sugar to register by January 26. They must report on hand sugar, remaining ration balance, ration stamps, and owed supplier evidence. Retailers may not seal stamps in envelopes and must paste them on gummed sheets. The board has notified retailers by mail and has already informed wholesalers affected by the change.
Washington reports a flat price ceiling on live cattle announced by Stabilization Director Vinson. The ceiling rises to 18 dollars per hundredweight but will drop to 17.50 dollars with calves included, effective January 29 and July 2 respectively amid stockmen opposition.
In England Air Service Command reports a hidden enemy threat grounded Flying Fortresses. Minute metal particles clog oil coolers, released by expanding copper, forcing landings. Engines suffer damage as particles move from cooler to engine. Oil coolers will be scrapped after every mission.
Catherine Randle, 16, of 1204 West Street, bound over to court on forgery charges after admitting checks totaling $100 were forged. She worked for the Whitescarvers at 526 Parkway. the couple had suspected her but lacked proof until police arrested her.
American forces pressed a final drive through the bulge reaching Samree nine miles northwest of Houffalize. Troops advanced near Laroche and Lignieres as Sherman tanks and dug in units clashed in a blizzard. The German defense left open routes for heavy armor while analysts warned of trapped enemy forces.
The court concluded the cases of H P Pendrey and Fred R Pope with Pendrey fined 50 dollars and 12 months suspended for shooting Pope. Pope paid costs for assault on Pendry and an additional 10 dollars for assault on S B Wall. The incident stemmed from a drunken brawl after an earlier ride home and involved guns and a mud scene.
Hope is in sight for those with the hereditary bleeding disease hemophilia. A substance derived from blood plasma has stopped hemorrhages in tests, reported to the American Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association by Professor Edwin L. Cohn of Harvard Medical School.
Governor Che endorses budget proposals from the budget commission. He urges keeping appropriations within estimated revenues for the biennium. He calls for minimum teacher salaries, wage increases to replace the war bonus, expanded forest fire and resource programs, better care for state hospitals for the insane, and growth in agriculture and highway maintenance funding. He warns of potential postwar revenue declines and notes a $64 million per year baseline plus about $5 million annual debt service.
The German panzers under Von Rundstedt pierced American defenses in a 50 mile advance and neared the American First Army HQ within two and a half miles. Rommel reached Thedessa area and delayed Allied plans, but did not capture key targets. Ernie Harmon and his tank crew at Celles helped deny crucial fuel and supplies to the German drive.
The plan proposes annual federal aid of 300 million dollars during the war’s end and 100 million thereafter to benefit public schools with minority races. Allocations to states rely on attendance and a financial need index, listing North Carolina at 13,671,022 dollars and South Carolina at 7,209,822 dollars.
British troops drove a 30 man Nazi combat patrol back from the Reno river's south bank where Germans had dug in at the eastern end of the Italian front. Allied warships off the south coast of France supported ground operations near the Franco Italian frontier. Norway declared its 1814 independence from Denmark and Sweden but the union lasted 91 more years.
Private first class John D. Clodfelter 26 of 1305 Centennial Avenue High Point N C is recovering at a United States Army general hospital in England from wounds received near Aachen Germany while serving with the 162nd General Hospital He said the unit was preparing to blow ferries from holes when tanks attacked He had earlier fought in Mortain and Belgium His wife Vinnie and 15 month old Brenda Gail live at the Centennial address He was employed by Atlantic and Earl Co in Winston Salem before joining the Army in 1943 Another wounded soldier William J 22 recently was hurt at the Siegfried Line after actions in the invasion of southern Germany
Sergeant George W. Allred 26 of High Point has reached Army Air Forces Redistribution Station No. 2 in Miami Beach for reassignment processing after completing a tour of duty outside the continental United States. He served as a radar crew chief in the Southwest Pacific and is the son of Mrs. J. H. Allred of 308 Park Street.
Herbert Carroll, 24, of High Point, freed on 10000 bond, is among six men charged with murder and conspiracy in the June killing of R. L. Beck, a blind man. Preliminary hearing for Carroll and four co defendants set for January 16. bond for two others remains unset as authorities pursue extradition for Hugh Gibson, a Georgia escapee awaiting return to face charges.
Lt. Col. Edward F. Rector 27 of Madison county, veteran of the Flying Tigers, is alive and well after being reported missing in action over China. His parents, Mr and Mrs G H Rector of Marshall, were notified by the War Department that he is no longer missing.
A joint committee reported bills fairly and unanimously. An amendment would allow use of funds accumulating in the general fund until June 30 rather than relying on surplus on hand. Senator E A Daniel Beaufort led the motion, with remarks from Charles M Johnson on debt retirement and bond purchases totaling about 1 million dollars. Hearings will begin on requests from state departments and agencies.
Patterson outlined legislation for all between 18 and 30 to be inducted into war jobs or service. He cited pending all statute measures and said a six month window is needed for passage. The plan would also affect men aged 26 to 30 in industry and military service, with draft boards approving adjustments for those leaving jobs.
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