14 Jan 1943
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1943
Page
1
War Labor Board schedules public hearing on the anthracite stoppage. Chairman Davis invites miners and operators to explain reasons for resisting the national war policy. The case, certified to the board, centers on a strike affecting coal supplies for the war effort.
Allied PT boats damaged two Japanese warships in the Solomons area. In Europe, Essen, hub of the Krupp works, was hit by 100 tons of explosives in the RAF third night attack on the Ruhr. Essen was the main target with other Ruhr cities also struck. The raid, part of an eight-attack run in 11 nights, caused four aircraft losses and noted two enemy ships hit by Hudson coastal command planes off the Dutch coast.
Allied planes set large fires at Lae New Guinea and pounded enemy bases while American Torpedo Boats sank or damaged several Japanese destroyers off Guadalcanal. US Army troops pressed the island advance as heavy rains hindered Sanananda operations. MacArthur HQ reported UN air support and ongoing patrols in swamps and jungles.
Allied air squadrons bombed air fields near Mesrata and Sousse while patrolling Tunisia and Tripolitania. British Eighth Army planes machine gunned convoys and damaged a Tunisian merchant vessel. Four Messerschmitt 109s were shot down. one more enemy bomber destroyed January 12. London reported 971 transports escorted by the navy totaling 7.6 million tons from Nov 8 to Jan 8 as Allied buildup continues.
Reports from Moscow say the Red Army widened its offensive along the Rostov Bacut trunk line, recapturing a dozen towns west and north of Mineralnye Vody. Tanks led the advance as German counterattacks were broken up along Kuma river lines. Russian sources hailed regained territory and claimed encirclement of a large German force in a Caucasian settlement.
Rep McDougle sponsored a Mecklenburg County habit drunkard bill with judge discretion for fines and imprisonment. First offense carries 50 dollars or 30 days, second 100 dollars or 60 days, and third imprisonment on the roads after two years. Committee favored the measure and suggested possible statewide expansion and amendments.
Raleigh January 14 JP Over 60 draft age Carolinians have been accepted for enlistment in the Navy since Monday when a temporary list was placed on the executive enlistment ban. Lt Commander Charles B Neely said to Leander Neely head of the state's Navy recruiting that 193 of the men had not enlisted because of a strict notice assigned forth Carolina. Oath of enlistment will be given the rest as soon as another quota is assigned the state.
Edwin Shanke reports from Stockholm on January 14 that Germany aims to mobilize reserves by drafting men once deemed unfit for front service. A high command commission tours the Reich to repurpose disabled men as garrison troops or desk workers, potentially adding nearly two million men. Labor shortages in Germany and occupied territories could constrain this effort, with 700,000 Ukrainians already moved to German factories and farms. Conditions at home grow harsher as plants operate under strain.
Washington reports a new preferential oil and gasoline list promised by Harold L. Ickes. The plan, developed with the Office of Price Administration and War Production Board, aims to replace the original list with an equitable wartime distribution across the eastern region, limiting supply to most essential users first. The change expands Ickes authority over deliveries to secondary suppliers and lifts inter-zone transfer limits, while photographers become eligible for gasoline coupons under a January 20 amendment.
Raleigh January 14 Bills to ban fireworks sale in the state and allow cities counties to establish reserve funds were introduced. Fireworks may be manufactured for shipment outside the state and public displays require a 15 day written application and a $500 bond. Violations carry 90 days jail or $100 fine. A separate bill creates local government reserve funds supervised by the local government commission to aid bonds grants and temporary borrowing.
Congressman Carl Vinson leads a large opposition to postarmistice planning as a longer tougher conflict is anticipated. He argues against early commitments and cautions against overconfidence, urging focus on defeating the Axis and noting unknowns about future political and economic conditions.
Senator Truman charged that farmers face equipment shortages due to War Production Board limits as 1943 farm machinery output is cut to 23 percent of 1940 tonnage. WPB official Meier argued 1940 was peak buying year and repairs can suffice. Truman rebutted, saying more new equipment and repairs are needed. The article notes related gas rationing actions and an extortion accusation against OPA enforcement agents.
The House Naval Committee will review American sea warfare since Pearl Harbor with Vice Admiral F H Horne as the first witness. The inquiry, chaired by Vinson, will cover naval programs from WAVES training to the battleship vs carrier debate, with initial session behind closed doors.
Stockholm dateline notes Aftonbladet report of a 19 day U boat voyage to rendezvous Admiral Karl Doenitz of the German navy with Admiral Osami Nagano chief of the Japanese naval staff off Madagascar. The trip reportedly included sinking an 8000 ton American ship off Cape Town and left the conference topic unspecified.
Wilkes-Barre Pa Jan 14 A split in Pennsylvania s 19 000 striking anthracite miners developed today as 2 000 vowed to return to work immediately passing if necessary through picket lines formed by 10 000 who determined to disregard a war labor board demand and stay out. Two colleries vote to submit wage demands and union dues revolt to peaceful negotiation. Other groups threaten action.
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