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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1943
Page
4
The record names D A Rawley as secretary and treasurer and Robert Thompson as editor in a Wednesday afternoon June 9 1943 notice. The line records official positions for a local organization and the date of the meeting or action.
The article discusses President Roosevelt's warning that the Allies will retaliate against gas attacks on military targets in Europe. It notes uncertainties about German gas readiness, the risk to civilians, and the high casualties expected in any invasion, urging resolve as the war grows more destructive.
Share the taxi becomes official in Pennsylvania requiring drivers to take passengers headed in the same direction and charge only the base fare for the first rider plus mileage for each additional passenger. The rule targets abuse seen in other cities where drivers collect per passenger.
A collage of statements touches juvenile crime in California, rationing and taxation in High Point, and wartime labor. Leaders like Byrd, Metcalfe, Johnston, Byrnes, and Khrycki urge unified action, while military officials recall campaigns in Attu and emphasize civilian sacrifice.
The piece discusses fuel consumption by military vehicles and ships, noting a heavy bomber using about 200 gallons per hour at 250 miles per hour, a tank or jeep achieving roughly 10 to 16 miles per gallon, and a destroyer needing about 4,000 gallons for a New York to Casablanca voyage, with routes constrained by supply networks and infrastructure. It highlights the massive logistics challenge of moving fuel from eastern wells to front lines and war theaters.
The piece notes a war mood spreading from London to the United Nations with fear of a broad invasion. It mentions Churchill's Commons speech and widespread speculation on where and when the next blow will fall, with talk of strategic debate in offices, schools, and homes.
The piece expresses sympathy for a gentleman who recently caused a mattress blaze with a cigarette. It notes uncertainty about police allegations and argues that intoxication is not required to start such fires, while acknowledging that readers may doubt the claim.
Juan Trippe of Pan American Airways predicts a 153 passenger clipper fleet could reach London in 10 hours at about $100, with a week in Britain or a Paris visit possible for $250. The piece muses on telepathy and the heat of humidity versus people, and notes tax plans may ease some costs while others face ongoing uncertainty.
Congress praised for defense oversight while warning that no single war program or agency balanced and integrated essential efforts. Sen Reynolds subcommittee reported the lack of an overarching war production plan before Roosevelt created the Office of War Mobilization under James F. Byrnes.
A Senate Military Affairs subcommittee chaired by Sen. Harry M. Kilgore reports the War Manpower Board and War Production Board have been reduced to service stations, with unilateral agency actions and little central authority. It urges a War Mobilization Board and outlines how wage, price, and production must align to stabilize the economy and end the home-front muddle.
The column surveys pro Nazi activity in Chicago and Washington including J McWilliams Agnes Waters and Joe McWilliams links to Bunds and swastika advocacy. It cites Nye remarks, the Institute of American Economics, and Midwest Monetary Federation leaders, noting opposition by Foreign Funds Control and various politicians.
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