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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1944
Page
2
Washington readers learn the Library of Congress serves as a wartime research center. Staff handle government, diplomatic, and educational inquiries while expanding microfilm, translations, and language training for soldiers and officials. Archibald MacLeish leads a daunting, sprawling operation amid personnel strain and financial growth.
Treasury officials report corporations subscribed 12.4 billion to the Fifth War Loan with individuals at 4.25 billion, 71 percent of their 6 billion goal. Morgenthau notes past drives report only two thirds of individual subscriptions by close, with prior Third War Loan records in sight. North Carolina leaders stress urgent push to finish E bond sales as the period closes.
The Carthaginian army from 264 to 202 B C consisted entirely of soldiers of fortune, a heterogeneous force drawn from various regions and backgrounds rather than a professional standing army.
Sheriff John C. Story met with local deputies amid red speculation over a new angle in the June 9 death of R L Beck from pistol shots by an unknown assailant. Investigators had pursued leads, considered a 45 caliber pistol linked to Beck, and sought ties to two soldiers. No new developments reported, but officers say threads may connect with the May 21 murder of Alice Wicker May.
North Carolina health officer Carl V. Reynolds reports 241 infantile paralysis cases since June 1 with 17 new cases, and 12 deaths so far. County tallies include Gaston 19, Mecklenburg 8, Wilkes 22, and others, as nurses from several states prepare to arrive for the survey.
Soviet forces closed on Kaunas as the last German supply line in the Baltic states neared. reports cited three more German generals captured near Minsk. Moscow said 43,102 Germans killed or captured, with vast equipment losses including 56 tanks and 1,674 trucks in four days. The drive reached Bezdan and Nemencin near the railway, severing link to Daugavpils and pushing toward Wilno.
Chalmer McLean 68 a noted fraternal figure and since 1931 deputy clerk of Guilford County Superior Court died at his Greensboro home after months of illness. He led in Knights of Pythias and Travelers Protective Association circles. Funeral plans await the arrival of his son Lt. C. C. McLean Jr. and he is survived by his widow Mabel Clarke and sister Mrs. R. B. McLennan.
Reported inside watch of the War Production Board shows Paul V. McNutt opposing new hiring controls and Elmer Davis attending a WPB meeting where orders were voted down. Nelson may act from his sickbed to push stalled orders, while Truman accuses self serving business groups of opposing civilian production. He warns of unemployment if surpluses and manpower are not managed as war needs ease.
A French village near Athens was burned after German troops demanded surrender and executed hostages. BBC and CBS reports say patriots killed four Germans prompting the attack. 1,200 residents were killed or burned, 100 survived. Funeral rites in Limoges marked the massacre with police later finding suspected Vichy bombs.
Fire crews rushed in to save several automobiles stored in an adjacent building as heat kept them at least a block away. Unofficial sources say the blaze may be the worst in Durham's history.
Price Administrator Chester Bowles will place the used car policy under observation for 30 days to review dealer complaints and criticisms. The Office of Price Administration confirmed no firm adjustments are promised after the period ends. An Iron blade, likely 5,000 years old, was found in an Egyptian pyramid.
Tonawanda New York July 8 three sons of Mr and Mrs Michael I Niland have been reported missing in action since D day The eldest Edward F 31 radio operator and gunner in the Army Air Forces was missing May 20 in Burma The second Preston T 29 lieutenant in amphibious forces was missing June 7 in France The third Robert J 25 paratroop sergeant missing since D day in France The parents believe the boys are alive possibly prisoners of war Frederick W 24 is stationed with the paratroops and also a son in service The Nilands say their boys were close and the family hopes for their return
Allied forces push along a Caen arc as British Tommies seize Gruchy Byron and Herouville by 8 p m after air bombs and artillery. Reports say German withdrawal may open the way to open country near Falaise while guerrilla actions disrupt supply lines.
The United Nations monetary conference in Bretton Woods urged drastic action to stop Nazi leaders from profiting from looted assets. Poland proposed a probe into the Bank for International Settlements in Basle, under German control, and its possible liquidation. The bank’s assets are estimated at 150 to 170 million dollars. The talks, chaired by Morgenthau, proceed after a week of sessions.
A Senate subcommittee voted 3 to 2 to approve a second five year term for Leland Olds, head of the Federal Power Commission. The panel said the recommendation would go to the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee after information in one FPC case is filed. The three days of hearings questioned Olds political views and featured witnesses.
Funeral services for Dr W Truett longtime president of the Baptist World Alliance and longtime pastor of First Baptist Church Dallas will be held Monday at the church. Burial will follow in Grove Hill cemetery with Rev Louie D Newton of Atlanta delivering the funeral oration.
Reports describe Japanese losses and Allied air actions across China and the Pacific. Nipponese planes first appeared over southwestern China near Tengchung as Chinese troops pushed within a half mile of Japanese headquarters. British troops found exhausted Japanese dead near Ukhrul in eastern India. Nimitz and General MacArthur tally 40 Japanese planes, two ships and barges destroyed. Seven Japanese interceptors fell to Liberators near Truk and Yap, with anti aircraft destroying another at Saipan. A belated carrier raid on the Bonin Kazan Islands left 241 planes destroyed or damaged over two days.
Mrs. Melissa Jane Hornaday 80 widow of A M Hornaday died last night at 10 50 at her home 309 Cedar Street after ten years invalidism and months of serious illness. She was born September 11 to William and Mary Hicks. Surviving: one son W P Hornaday four daughters H A Skinner J Clodfelter T L Combs all of High Point Vannie Maner of Thomasville one stepdaughter Emma Craven Coleridge two brothers O C Ward Robert Ward Greensboro two sisters Annie Hodgin Greens boro H A Moire Greenville S C 32 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren member Pleasant Grove Christian church Randolph County funeral plans incomplete likely Monday with Oakwood Cemetery interment.
Vice President Henry Wallace passes through Great Falls Montana en route to Seattle where he is slated to deliver a radio address. A military PR release notes he plans no statement until reporting on his Siberia and China mission to the president.
Roanoke Va July 8 The Virginia delegation to the national convention was instructed to cast 74 votes against the renomination of Vice President Henry A Wallace and to vote as a unit on all matters before the convention.
The Office of Defense Transportation requires end to civilian use of special trains and cars, allowing only presidents, armed services members, prisoners of war, and war plant workers. Chief Johnson pushes agencies to curb travel, canceling about 70 national conventions and restricting 30 more to officials. Concerns rise over nonessential trips by federal employees with travel authorizations.
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