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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1942
Page
2
Scattered thundershowers expected in the North Carolina mountains this afternoon and tonight with slightly warmer temperatures. Extreme west and northwest areas may see warmer conditions tonight. South Carolina and Georgia remain warm tonight with continued mild weather.
Rationing Board Chairman T. R. Kort announced registration times at three county schools on Thursday Friday and Saturday. Oakview run by H. M. Hendricks 1:30 to 6:30. Jamestown directed by Ruth Bundy 5 to 7 and 9. Allen Jay overseen by R. J. Wayne 1:30 to 6:30.
W. T. Whitley filed suit with the clerk of court against Piedmont Trucking Company claiming $250 in damages from a truck collision with his private car at the corner of South Hamilton and Russell Streets on April 30 1942.
Raleigh reports July car allocations limited to roughly 60 of the state's 100 counties. Mecklenburg received the largest share of the cars allotted in the state, while other counties faced stricter limits as the Office of Price Administration manages distribution.
In Martinez California a fryboat named Charles Van Damm stranded passengers for hours. A woman used a hairpin and string to fish from the vessel, catching a surprisingly nice catfish as they waited.
S Burton Heath notes the steel bottleneck blamed on OPA industry and labor, but argues no single group is responsible. He describes shifts in war demand, scrap shortages, and plant retooling to produce plate and structural forms, urging a nationwide scrap drive to unlock capacity for ships planes and guns.
Eight German born defendants face a 5 to 2 rule in a military commission after Roosevelt barred civil courts. Prosecution led by Attorney General Francis Biddle accuses four violations of the laws of war with death penalties. Defendants Dash, Kerling, Burger, Haupt, Heinih, Neubauer, Quirin, and Thiel are held in DC jail under heavy guard as rules of procedure are set, with Roosevelt promising a direct presidential review and final action. They arrived from New York and Chicago after landing near Amagan sett, Jacksonville, and were found with explosive gear and prime targets lists.
Heavy combat reported in Voronezh and Starinsk Oskol sectors as Soviet units defend the upper Don basin. German assaults with around 200 tanks and large infantry drives pressured Russian lines near Starin Oskol, 65 miles southwest of Voronezh. Soviet reports say eighty German trucks were disabled and hundreds of enemy officers and men killed, with Soviets retreating to prepared lines after heavy tolls. A Soviet tank detachment in the Don River basin west of Voronezh claimed to kill many Germans and destroy 14 tanks in a day.
German forces claim vast gains in Crimea and along a 150 mile southern front since the 1942 Kerch offensive began two months ago. Pincers threaten the Caucasus while Soviet lines hold near Voronezh and Kupyansk as the long front remains relatively static apart from these actions.
An unnamed official argues a master global strategy is needed to direct Allied aid, noting that different wartime routing bred inefficiency. He cites desert sand fouling aircraft in North Africa as a key handicap to air forces and suggests centralized decision making to avoid political delays.
Dean P E Lindley of High Point College spoke on the history of the American Flag at a joint session of the Exchange Club and the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Sheraton Hotel. He tied the flag to work and worship, urged teaching morals, and said people should tighten belts for the coming privations while enduring war.
A secret Egyptian parliament session on July 6 approved an immediate loan of 2,000,000 Egyptian pounds with one quarter allocated to the army. The pound is worth about $4.10. Security measures tighten with strengthened anti aircraft precautions and duties forcing physicians nurses pharmacists and utility workers to remain at work. Two candyless days join the existing meatless days to curb unnecessary consumption.
Reidsville July 8. W Z L Sutler 38 of Reidsville died when his truck left the highway and burned near Ruffin. He drove for Smith Transfer Company Staunton Virginia. He is survived by a widow and three children.
English lesson notes emphasize correct negation, mispronunciations, and spelling tips. It introduces a daily vocabulary goal with the word mercenary defined as driven by profit, plus an example about a mercenary marriage.
NEA reports a growing resistance across Europe from Norway to Greece, where underground presses, sabotaged industry, and secret broadcasts sustain fight against the Nazi occupation. Yugoslav Mihailovitch’s forces, Greek guerrillas, and Czech saboteurs join a broad front while German reprisals rise, signaling a future united drive for victory.
A reader asks how to achieve a neater front lawn and receive tips. An edge trench by the sidewalk gives crisp lines. Other questions cover kitchen pests and sugar in apple sauce.
The questions ask about reading habits the origin of pen knife the world’s greatest railroad center Shakespearean King Duncan and flowers.Answers: between three and four books per person per year in the U S the pen knife originated as a tool to sharpen quill pens Chicago is the greatest railroad center in the world Macbeth contains King Duncan and the most popular flower in the U S is the rose.
The army has started deducting from soldiers pay for dependent wives and children under the family allowance bill, with initial payments due November. First deductions apply to June pay, due July 1, while August 1 starts for camps with late June payrolls. Lump sums and monthly government adds apply, with strict deductions for Class A dependents and optional for Class B. Washing eggs removes the natural mucilaginous coating, hastening deterioration.
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