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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1945
Page
2
Cloudy with occasional light rain and little temperature change today. Tonight and Tuesday show partly cloudy skies. Cooler Tuesday, especially in the western portion tonight.
An official account of the Bataan death march based on survivors’ reports notes the 1942 route from Velas Air Field to San Fernando with forced marches and abuse. Survivors Wade, Lt. Col. William E. Dyess, and Maj. Sam Grashio describe hunger, captivity, and escapes. Dyess later died in a plane crash.
The piece notes Nazi leaders urging Germans to heed the official communique issued by the Fuehrer in these critical times. It contrasts cautious domestic broadcasts with prior overseas propaganda and highlights growing anxiety among workers and families evacuated to Detectine.
Report describes U S troops repurposing Osnaburg cloth for parkas and home made coverings from towels, sheets, and old clothes. Soldiers note German tanks outperform on roads, with superior armor and firepower hindering Sherman crews. Cotton stored on farms participates in wartime logistics.
Notice outlines a public sale of Lot 16, Block B, G L Taylor plot in High Point Guilford County N C to be held February 1945 at City Hall 11 00 A M. The city reserves right to reject bids and requires a cash or down payment with balance over 60 months.
The piece outlines Democratic resistance to Henry Wallace as head of vast federal agencies within the Commerce Department. It notes Wallace favoring free enterprise, postwar employment plans, river and irrigation programs, and boosts for small business. The White House backs him despite Republican and Senate concerns. Jones warns party leaders of risks in rotating control to a Wall Street style manager.
Allied dispatches report major Soviet offensives across a broad front from the Baltic toward Budapest pressing Berlin from two directions. Rokossovsky and Cherniakhovsky drive through East Prussia toward Insterburg and Allenstein, breaching German defenses and narrowing the path to Königsberg.
Tentative plans for the 33rd Lake Junaluska assembly of the Eastern Church at Lake Junaluska North Carolina outline a June 4 opening with a regional student conference and August music week. Key events include evangelism conference July 8 15 superintendent conference July 16 20 School of Missions July 24 31 missionary conference August 1 8 Leadership School August 6 17 pastor conference August 7 12 and laymen conference August 13 17.
The War Production Board asked municipal law enforcement to enforce the fuel conservation brownout starting February 1. Edward Falck, director of WPB's Office of War Utilities, urged electric utilities to enlist local authorities to ensure compliance and to report violations to utilities if needed.
Three High Point men were commended by Lt. Col. James M. Sullivan for their roles in the air ground push that helped drive German forces from Northern France. Sgt. William R. Frazier, Pvt. Wade W. Guyer, and Lt. Edward B. Collins were named among the service group.
About 175 German Sturmboots carrying explosives reached Norway two weeks ago and were dispatched north by rail, the Norwegian legal- tion reported. The boats are believed to be intended to deter any Allied invasion efforts.
American air units seize two airfields near Tarlac and push toward Manila, striking Japanese lines of supply and enemy airfields at Lingayen Apari valley and Formosa. Longest battle totals show 839 Japanese dead and 692 captured on Leyte with 610 more killed on Friday amid mop up efforts.
United States carrier aircraft reported shooting down 16 enemy planes attempting to reach the Luzon battlefront as air battles raged over Formosa Okinawa and the Ryukyus. Gen Douglas MacArthur said long range bombers struck Formosa bases. The communique noted raids and damage while Iwo Jima was targeted by strategic air force Liberators.
Dr Howard Odum of the University of North Carolina will receive the Edward I Bernays award for outstanding achievement in Negro white relations. The $1000 war bond was donated by Bernays through the council of race relations. The ceremony is set for February 12 at the Broadway Tabernacle.
Adolf A. Berle was sworn in today as ambassador to Brazil and said he would depart Monday by plane for his new post. Berle had recently resigned as assistant secretary of state and will be replacing Jefferson Caffery, who is now ambassador to France, in Brazil.
A simple craft tip suggests coating each button with colorless nail polish to refresh any garment. The clear coating adds shine and can mask wear on buttons, giving clothing a renewed look without replacements.
The article notes a Russian drive and an Allied western presence pressuring Germany. It describes a withdrawal from the Vistula to the Oder line, with Germans preparing a desperate stand on their threshold and morale on the home front as a potential decisive factor.
A small patrol saved all able to walk, sixteen men remained. Scurlock reentered with litter bearers and retrieved wounded men hours later. He is in line for a medal as the 78th has over 150 medals awarded and 27 promotions from the ranks to commissions on the battlefield. Division officers include Col. Joseph A. Nichols Ss C Lt. Col. Clyde H. Quillen Bragg NC Lt. Col. Charles A. McKenny Jr Washington DC Lt. Col. Frederick J. Martineau Washington DC Lt. Arthur Toups Durham NC Lt. Col. Thomas Lucas Charleston SC Lt. Col. James F. Reilly Fort Meade Lt. Col. Creighton E Rut ledge Ave Charleston SC
A high command says Rundstedt’s armor is collapsing after Ardennes withdrawal. Air units report 228 motor vehicles destroyed and 65 damaged, plus 16 tanks. First Army reaches two and a half miles from St Vith as Ike’s communiqué cites 14 towns captured in Belgium and Luxembourg.
The Newark Housing Authority announced that tenants in three government war housing projects must either engage in war work or vacate. The move will affect families in 828 housing units across the city.
Beyond drinking, canned grapefruit juice serves as an effective base for gelatin dishes and molded vegetable salads, enhancing texture and flavor.
John Mack Smith 52 died at his sister Mrs. Rhoda Johnson High Point Rt 1 Sunday morning after a nine week illness. He was born in Macon County in 1892, survived by five sons, six brothers, four sisters and two grandchildren. Funeral at Green Street Baptist Church Tuesday at 4 30 p m with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
A light earthquake detected far north of Cuba was recorded in New York with a first shock at 3 52 45 am and a secondary wave at 3 56 23 am, per university seismologists. Separate notice states a public auction in High Point North Carolina for May 11 1943 at City Hall, with a lot description and payment terms.
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