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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1945
Page
2
Partly cloudy with considerable cloudiness and scattered thundershowers expected today and again Thursday afternoon across North Carolina. Strong inland winds possible with brief showers in some areas.
Thomasville July 18 The funeral service for Mrs J H Rickard, longtime resident, was conducted from Trinity Baptist Church on Tuesday at 3 pm. Rev Swinson, Rev Carter, and Rev Lin led the service. Pallbearers included Farrell Potts, A R Everhart, Walter Ty Singer, Rufus Hill, James Shillinglaw Jr, Everett Myers, Larry Potts, and Baxter Potts. A quartet provided music with Mrs Leyton Rule at the piano. Flowers were arranged by Mrs Everett Myers and Mrs Thomas Shoemake. Interment followed in the City cemetery.
A semi monthly surplus report from the Reconstruction Finance corporation shows Charlotte chamber listing surplus items available to local buyers. Between July 1 and July 15 lathes welders transformers air compressors and a miter saw bench with equipment were sold along with aircraft models PT-17 Stinson L-5VW and Taylorcraft L-2M. Sizemore notes large quantities remain at reasonable prices for local industries.
The agriculture department reports continued rains since July with two to four inches in most areas, hindering plowing and harvesting. Soils remain too wet for field work, peaches and saved hay suffer losses, but pastures improve and livestock outlook remains favorable amid the wet spell.
One third of Australia's population resides in the two largest cities Sydney and Melbourne, highlighting urban concentration. The fact underscores their role as major economic and cultural hubs shaping national demographics.
Soldiers returning from European and Mediterranean fronts head home quickly. The army moves troops from ships to trains bound for local reception centers within 24 to 48 hours, with debarkation centers in New York, Charleston, and Boston. Red Cross offers coffee and doughnuts, while officers handle currency exchange and medical checks.
The passage notes a policy to inform the public while pursuing wartime aims. It cites the American president seeking a rapid victory over Japan and peace in Europe. An unconfirmed report hints Stalin may commit to Pacific War terms as Churchill discusses war goals with U. S. generals.
Senator Johnson of Cole district said after lengthy debate that a practical settlement on the board idea favors one-man control. He noted the compromise position what he believes can pass.
Lt. Gen. Ennis C. Whitehead of the Fifth Air Force will command the Far East air forces at Okinawa and coordinate all air forces in the Ryukyus, as announced by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. There are 10,000 species of wasps known to science.
Marshal Petain halted a westward bridgehead plan in the 1930s and the Maginot line was built as a flexible obstacle network rather than a true wall. In 1940 Germans attacked forts flanking the line and the eastern frontier, revealing the line’s limited coverage and need for stronger reserves and artillery to subdue fortifications.
The Nevada fought off 18 minutes of bombardment by a fortified German coastal battery, firing 71 rounds from its 14 inch guns. The duel left two sailors dead and eight wounded. the ship was repaired overnight and returned to action. A Kamikaze attack was repelled by Marine gunners who disabled the dive bomber, while seven Marines at their stations perished as the plane struck the deck.
Generalissimo Francisco Franco announced from Madrid that he is only acting as head of government while Spain prepares to restore a monarchy. He told members of the falange national council the changeover will come in time, with the monarchy to safeguard the essentials of the falange movement and the national syndicalist state.
2000 allied warplanes blasted Tokyo area as Admiral Nimitz outlined a two part strategy to crush Japan by tightening blockade and direct bombardment. He warned invasion remains possible but only if air and sea pressure continue without pause.
British B 29s along with fleet air wings and privateers, Liberators and mariners, the 5th and 7th AAFs with Thunderbolts, Liberators and Mitch ell bombers, and the 7th Fighter Command with Mustangs are slated to begin Okinawa operations by mid August. Lt Gen James H Doolittle will bring in B 29s and possibly B 17s to bolster the attack. Most wings operate from the Ryukyus, while four other air forces attack from the Philippines, Solomons, and Kuriles.
J T Dockery 20, a Negro resident of 636 Fairview, received four and a half years in superior court. Three years for attempted rape of Lucille Staples and 18 months for assault on Cleveland Willis with a knife. Dockery admitted cutting Willis but denied the assault on Staples. Several other defendants pleaded guilty to larceny of an automobile or related charges and received various sentences including 18 months on the roads or probation. One defendant, Turner, was given 18 months with no leniency. another, Hughes, received 18 months amid a 30 day immoral purposes charge. The court also handled embezzlement, abandonment, and unrelated theft cases with mixed outcomes and suspensions.
Guam July 18. Allied naval force led by Adm. Halsey and British ships shelled Honshu targets for 20 miles north of Tokyo. Airfields and industrial sites in Chiba Kanagawa Ibaraki Gamma Tochigi Fukushima prefectures were hit. Reports say ships aimed at copper refineries steel plants and arms factories with heavy bombardment while carrier planes prepared for further strikes.
Airborne tomato plants numbering 45 000 arrived from Adel Georgia to Libby canned foods farms in Blue Island Illinois. John T Knowles Libby director says air transport yielded vines in better condition and fruit in ten days sooner than rail transport. The firm uses German POW labor to process the tomatoes.
Washington July 18 Harry M Kty former UNC economics instructor will lead the program appraisal and research division of the war labor board Doughty previously led the program nee branch of the acceleration division the war labor board
Rep. Weaver says a new appropriation for the veterans facility at Oteen North Carolina is likely within days. He has been coordinating with the veterans administration and reports favorable prospects for the funding.
Unnumbered motor vessels on U S navigable waters must bear horizontal block numbers on both sides near the bow. Coast Guard instructions require high contrast colors for legibility and assign the official numbers to identify the vessels.
Three civil actions were continued for the term Catherine G Gostian vs F J Mickey et al James Johnson by her next friend G A Johnson vs Melrose Hosiery Mills and Mrs Charles Abraham vs Washburn Oil Corp and Lyle Newton Davis.
A WWII report honors a 16 man stretcher party led by Sgt Winlow G. Ware and Eugene F. Mack for evacuating 28 wounded Marines over three days under Japanese fire on Iwo Jima. They rescued over 200 men and faced repeated failed attempts before a final night mission succeeded.
Raleigh July 18 Public hearings on area vocational schools will be held in various sections of the state before reporting to the governor. The vocational commission may use emergency funds to establish schools where needed. The executive committee includes C. S. Bunn chairman and Glen M. Swiregood J. W. Bean and J. Warren Smith. A schedule will be announced later.
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