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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1942
Page
2
Walter Winchell argues Americans balk at inconvenience more than sacrifice and urges perspective on wartime hardship. He contrasts living in submarines and high altitude bombers with civilian costs, noting Valley Forge grit and the enduring memory of fallen heroes like Colin Kelly.
Chairman Donald Nelson told the Senate defense investigating committee that if strict new requirements for dollar a year employment by the War Production Board are not met in any case the individual will be asked to leave. He outlined several measures during the testimony amid criticism of high salaried men sent by private firms.
Colder conditions expected this afternoon with occasional drizzle or light rain developing into overnight showers. Minor temperature drop likely with gradual clearing later tonight.
In a continued discussion, Ryan notes the current protest lacks a reply. He argues that making wood usage optional may not stop government purchases of metal furniture but offers a chance to obtain furniture without further depleting nyeral supply.
United States Undersecretary Sumner Welles met with Ecuadorian and Peruvian officials while Brazil and Argentina weigh severing relations after talks at Petropolis. Observers say formal notification of envoy actions may be after Vargas meeting. TB figures show nearly 500000 Americans suffer tuberculosis.
Washington January 28 news report states the War Production Board granted Acting Price Administrator Leon Henderson full power to ration retail goods as Congress moved a price control bill to Roosevelt. Living costs have risen over 11 percent since 1939, with price ceilings set on 72 commodities and voluntary agreements with about 100 producers.
From the scene nine months at sea, Joseph Ortiz of Santa Fe New Jersey survived the explosion and clung to a lifeboat as a submarine surfaced nearby. The W. C. Fairbanks later recovered the group, with Ortiz recalling light clothing aided his escape while others lacked extra garments. Berlin reports two U S tankers sunk in new submarine operations the Penmar and the Francis E Powell with Pan Maine unconfirmed.
Reports up to 9:30 a.m. EST note little ground activity on the Batan Peninsula with enemy landings at Subic Bay and limited air reconnaissance. In Macassar Straits eight heavy American bombers sank a large Japanese transport at Balikpapan, scored a direct hit on a cruiser, one bomber was lost, and earlier attacks sank another transport and set a craft afire. No further details from other areas available.
U S build the cantonments pave the way for doughboys by fostering ties with the British despite speech and temperament gaps. Recruited from Northwest lumber camps and factories, they work with Britons and Irish with minimal friction. Life is monotonous away from cities, poker is their main recreation, while saving money. pay with overtime can reach 156 dollars weekly, a large rise from home earnings.
J M Andrews argues for American and British aid to Ireland in case of German invasion and praises Ireland for supporting freedom. He notes a $1,000,000 US Army deposit to aid troops landed in Northern Ireland. London reports Churchill urged to seek Roosevelt collaboration with de Valera for Eire seaports and bases during the war.
Soviet forces press a divide and conquer drive across the western front, recapturing towns and pressing toward Velikiye Luki. Russian cavalry retakes nine towns on the southwest front with heavy German casualties, as the Red Army advances along the Rzhev rail line toward a city near Kalinin and encircles retreating German units under camouflage in snowy conditions.
Secretary Frank Knox described the United States Navy as engaged across all seas in a single, global war against one enemy. He told a Chicago luncheon that the Pacific, Atlantic, Russia, China, Malaya, and Libya conflicts are one war, and stressed the navy’s broad protective role. He noted wartime security and public information policy and said Japan’s actions keep them as curious as the public.
B T Hunt, a prominent farmer of Trinity route 2, died at a local hospital after several days illness. Born June 10 1864 in Randolph County, he leaves wife Flora J Hunt and three daughters, two brothers, two sisters, and seven grandchildren. Funeral at Mt Vernon Methodist Church Friday at 2 pm with burial in the church cemetery.
Singapore fronts report a big battle looming on the east coast as Japanese reinforcements land at Endau after RAF raids battered transports. British lines hold Jemaluang while patrols clash along the Mersing River road. aerial action remains heavy as Japanese dive bombers seek a corridor for infantry and mechanized units. The fifth division, a shock force trained for landing ops, first penetrated Thai footholds near the Malay border at the war’s start.
At the crash scene the plane was in level flight and not in mechanical trouble and was on a direct, though off-course, path. Chairman Nichols obtained Captain Wayne Williams’s personnel file showing his 1933 discharge for insubordination, later reinstated by a National Labor Board ruling. Also notes Hurley nomination to be minister to New Zealand and Soviet report on German generals killed in Ukraine.
New York stocks closed with uneven moves on January 28 as investors priced gains in Kodak and Pennsylvania Railroad against declines in Philips Petroleum and Pure Oil. Key issues traded mixed with radio and steel names among notable turnarounds as total sales reached about 450,000 shares.
The Sea weary United States soldiers arrive in Northern Ireland as part of an infantry division. Camp huts built under lease lend act provide sturdy quarters. Escorting officers praise the unit’s fitness while crowds cheer as the veterans march to encampments amid bands and patriotic displays.
RALEIGH Jan 28 Two dangerous convicts escaped early today from the Polk County Jail in Columbus where they were held to testify in Columbus Superior court Penal Director Oscar Pitts reported the men were Hugh Harrill 24 and Clarence Tyler 23 both serving 30 year terms in Central Prison last May for hold up burglary breaking entering larceny and receiving They were moved to the Polk jail on a court order to testify at the trial of Henry Pack who was charged with harboring them The pair cut through bars awakened the jailer covered him with a blanket took his can and fled the jailhouse and escaped after locking the officer in a cell
London report quotes US Ambassador John G. Winant at a national defense luncheon announcing plans to recruit seven million soldiers. He asserts Americans will perform any needed task from scrubbing to anti aircraft duties and pilots, emphasizing readiness and labor as patriotism.
Five days of hard fighting in Libya left Axis forces in control of 283 British armored cars 127 guns and 363 motor trucks the German high command said in a daily communique issued January 28. During the period ending Saturday ten British aircraft were shot down or destroyed on the ground the report added. No further progress on the north African front was noted.
The navy reported a submarine sighting about 1 mile southeast of Port Arthur Texas at 9 a m. Officials said it was not yet confirmed if the vessel was a submarine but it is presumed to be. The sighting was observed as the craft submerged, according to Commander R R Ferguson.
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