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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1944
Page
8
New ration rules cut point values on many canned vegetables due to slower movement and tighter supplies. Tomatoes and corn drop two points, spinach and leafy greens fall two points, and some items such as green beans keep zero ratings while fruits like peaches and pears rise in value.
Senators debated two federal war ballot proposals. One would give the ballot to overseas troops via absentee ballots, the other tied delivery to personnel not yet arranging mail in advance. Lucas said neither compromise acceptable to administration leaders.
Allied troops push across the Rapido at Cassino and scale peaks in the Liri valley while French forces defend Mt Belvedere. British gains persist along the Garigliano south of Cassino as Formia shells support operations. Canadians advance with the Eighth Army as German air attacks hit the invasion bridgehead and southern France airfields.
London reports the United States Eighth Air Force is two years old. Since inception it has dropped 46,680 tons of bombs and destroyed 4,447 German planes. It can field around 700 heavy bombers from British bases, with casualties totaling 1,130 heavy bombers and 185 fighters in its first two years.
Andrew Johnson of Wilmore Kentucky, a lecturer and evangelist, was nominated by the Prohibition Party's national executive committee for vice president of the United States. Edward E. Blake, chair of the party, announced the decision in Chicago.
Allied forces shot down a record number of enemy combat aircraft in the Mediterranean in one day, while seven Allied planes were lost. Night-flying pilots reported German transport moving in all directions in a state of confusion.
An official report details brutal conditions in Japanese camps after the fall of Bataan. It cites mass deaths among American and Filipino prisoners at Camp O’Donnell and Cabanatuan from starvation, forced labor, and mistreatment, including the infamous six day march, sun exposure, and lack of water or medicine.
North Carolina mostly cloudy with continued warmth and light rain in the mountains and northern central area. Tonight slightly cooler in the mountains. Saturday partly cloudy with moderate temperatures. South Carolina partly cloudy and warm tonight and Saturday.
Coy and Mellink left Cabanatuan with 3,000 American POWs who died earlier. 966 others were taken to a penal camp at Davao, Mindanao, and subjected to hard labor. Food improved only after Red Cross aid arrived months late, while beatings and mistreatment continued. By April 1943 about 1,100 of 2,000 could still work.
Virago means a quarrelsome woman while tarantella is a lively Neapolitan dance or its music. Simony is buying or selling holy orders, a term tracing to Simon Magus who paid for miracles. Wisdom notes warn how pity can lessen one’s own woes through shared burdens.
The January 29 birthday profile urges followers to pursue a single career faithfully and work with care. It predicts strong business progress and possible promotion, but advises men to defer marriage. It warns of love disappointments within the year and cautions against deception especially by women.
Sunday born individuals may exert influence through contacts and should develop mind capabilities. A year ahead promises advantageous dealings with elders and property, with excellent fortunes indicated. The child born today will be highly intellectual, inventive, courageous, and very lucky, especially with elders and strangers.
War bulletin reports Gevorov's troops 39 miles from Narva after capturing Volosove. Soviet forces storm Tosno near the Narva Reval line and Leningrad Moscow route. Meretskov's Volkhov army advances within two miles of Batetskaya junction. Vatutin's Ukrainian army drives toward Odessa Warsaw rail line with heavy enemy losses.
Clifford Wright, 45, died at the State Sanitorium after five months of illness. Survivors include two sons Ford Wright Jr. in the U S Army and Vernon Wright of High Point, plus a daughter in High Point. Funeral services were held Friday at 3 p.m. at St Paul Methodist Church in Randleman with interment in the church cemetery.
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