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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1945
Page
1
The Soviet Union seeks a genuine democracy in postwar Germany and warns against suppressive tactics. It demands proof that German industrialists do not go underground and calls for no more loans to Germany while monitoring anti fascist groups and potential Nazism.
Washington dispatch reports the Pullman ban on short runs may last three to five months as troop redeployment raises Pacific bound arrivals. The order from the Office of Defense Transportation affects soldiers and sailors on furlough travel and civilians, freezing nearly 900 cars for troop movements after July 15.
Charlotte district director L W Driscoll announced an eight week drive in 46 Western North Carolina counties to enforce food price controls. The effort targets grocers and consumers to restore compliance with OPA rules and curb inflation through publicity posters and civic club meetings.
The army disclosed 102 soldiers executed in World War II offenses, 47 for murder, 43 for rape, 11 for both, with one desertion case. over 200 death penalties were commuted to life or lesser terms. About 18,000 soldiers were sentenced last year, and 33,519 are confined in the U. S. or overseas. Undersecretary Patterson defended the military justice system.
Harold Hammett an 18 year old High Point resident was killed instantly when the car he rode in struck a parked motor transport truck on English Street about 10 30. Driver Walter Lovings 18 sustained minor injuries and is jailed on a manslaughter charge as police investigate. Hammett survived by parents and siblings and his body is at Yows funeral home.
Ra chel Pettit of Pauline South Carolina and David Bronson Levi of Asheville North Carolina wed again in Miami Florida the second ceremony in ten days. The bride wore a bridal corsage and gown and the Reverend Andrew W. Reaves officiated with a license.
Berlin report says Soviet authorities maintained full control of the military government with allied zones not yet handed to U S or British detachments. Food reserves in the Soviet zone remained unavailable to other sectors as talks with U S and Britain sought solutions ahead of Potsdam.
Moscow reports Russia and Poland signed an exchange of nationality and residence pact allowing Poles and Polish Jews who were Poland citizens before Sept 17, 1939 to abandon USSR citizenship and settle in Poland if they apply by Nov 1, 1945. The deal covers those with blood ties and notes voluntary transfers and allowance of personal property limits for rural and urban residents.
Civilian butter ration points fall to about 20 cents a pound effective July or August, while civilian egg and poultry supplies remain tight. Government expects 90 million pounds butter for August, with war-use reserves cut to 30 percent of output. Meat supply remains strained as production lags behind demand, with shortages evident in poultry and beef markets nationwide.
The week shows Allied advances across the Pacific with by passed garrisons dying off and a campaign to reclaim the Philippine archipelago nearing completion in 250 days. General Stilwell shifts to Okinawa as a 10th Army HQ head while air power concentrates there for the invasion of Japan.
A detachment of Italian prisoners of war arrived in Omaha today and were moved from tourist pullman cars to day coaches for onward travel to work at the Sioux ordnance depot in Sidney Nebraska. The number involved was not disclosed and railroad officials refused to let them continue in sleepers. An investigation is expected to originate with the Seventh Service Command.
A wartime dispatch recounts Nazi murder of about 10 000 Berlin residents in subway tunnels as Russians advance, with flooding and mass drownings. It also describes Arrow Cross terror in Budapest after Admiral Horthy’s armistice, led by Otton Skorzeny and others, including killings of Jews and anti Nazis.
London reports speculate that Russia's role in the Pacific war may top the agenda at the upcoming big three conference. Chinese Premier Soong's Moscow mission prompts discussions on Sino Soviet relations, the Japanese war's impact, and the possible entry of Russia into the conflict.
Allied forces press inland from Balikpapan as Australian Seventh Division advances six miles toward Sambodja and Samarang oil fields. MacArthur’s forces strike Kyushu targets for the fourth time in six days while U S B 29s burn five Japanese centers including Shimuzu and an Osaka outskirts refinery.
A house small business committee investigation says Diamond Match and Swedish company cartel appears to control the global match market. The report, released by Chairman Patman, notes cooperation to restrain production in Savannah and Barbert and limit capacity at several plants, impacting British Japanese and Russian production.
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