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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1945
Page
2
Partly cloudy and hot in Carolina with continued heat today and tonight. Scattered afternoon thunder is expected, with similar conditions continuing through tonight and into the next day.
All members of Girl Scout troop 7 planning to attend the city lake picnic are asked to meet at the Scout office at one o clock. The group will assemble for the lake outing after the meeting.
Amid the Okinawa fall the article discusses potential shifts in strategy for Japan and its defenses. It mentions a proposed Volkssturm type force and the possibility of longer, more real defenses, with behind the scenes planning and uncertainty about immediate actions.
A writer recalls the Iwo Jima flag raising and the fallen Marines at a cemetery dedication, evoking memory and sacrifice. The piece shifts to a tongue in cheek contrast about local chickens, comparing Lexington and Davidson County poultry and mocking regional poultry quality.
A sign reading Chicken-in-the-Rough appears in front of a cafe on the Greensboro road. Details remain unclear as the observer did not stop to inquire about the sign or its origin.
An automobile carrying President Roosevelt and other dignitaries in Massachusetts was struck by a streetcar. The collision left one man severely injured and the president reacting by angrily confronting the motorman. Mr. Dooley commented the cursing was fitting given the moment.
Wilmington California reports USS Zellars sailors collecting souvenirs even as fires smoldered after a Japanese engineered attack off Okinawa on April 12. Seaman Charles Smylie of Rose Point Michigan recalled a crewman grabbing a Japanese wing machine gun and shouting its mine.
Pattern 4772 blouse is a single piece with wrap and tie sleeves and a drawstring neckline. Misses sizes 14 to 20 with 39 inch material. pattern from The Enterprise Pattern Dept. Send size number name address and 15 cents for book
Chilean poet Pablo Neruda has been elected a senator by the Democratic Nationalist party to represent workers. The Communist party name was not accepted on the registry, so Neruda runs under the DN banner.
Simple remedy to ease itching from eczema pimples and red blotches. Peterson's Ointment soothes irritated skin and tired feet promising quick relief and a money back guarantee if not delighted. Includes cracks between toes and other skin irritations with a 35 cent price.
Ernest E. Norris president of the Southern Railway urges people to avoid nonessential travel this summer. He says thousands of service members returning from Europe must be moved for the final assault against Japan and the nation faces a great mass transportation challenge. Vacations should be spent at home or nearby and weekend trips postponed until the crisis passes.
Austria moves into third place among European oil producers behind Romania and Poland, with 1944 output around 1.5 million tons, seen rising to about 2 million. Swiss visitors note Vienna refinings suffered air raid damage yet could resume within six months.
The conference committee plans two more meetings to finish its work. A key vote will be on a veto voting formula for the security council requiring unanimous consent from Russia France the United States China and Britain for any step to preserve peace, with a single exception for peaceful settlements in which a member is a party.
Polish Gilmore cited a reliable diplomatic authority saying the conference will organize the government with the Soviet sponsored provisional government as a nucleus. He added Moscow diplomats see several good reasons for optimism. Big three delegates will be Vyacheslav Molotov W Averell Harriman and Sir John Kerr.
Funeral services for Fred N. Tate of Emerywood will be held at his home at 4:30 p.m. Thursday conducted by Dr. C Excelle Rozzelle. Burial will follow in Oakwood cemetery. Tate served as High Point mayor and city official, with a long record in local furniture industry and Wesley Memorial Methodist Church.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice C. Bowers of 125 Russell Street were conducted at 2:30 p m Monday by Reverends W B Sprinkle and C E Ridge. Burial in Forest Lawn cemetery Morganton. Born in Burke county in 1875 she was widow of G G Bowers who died in 1910. Survived by three daughters and three grandchildren.
City building inspector grants Mrs. M. Smith permit to remodel and paint a dwelling at 508 Willowbrook Street for 1000 dollars. Mrs. S. M. Sexton receives permit to paint a dwelling at 512 Cable Street for 150 dollars.
Thomasville High officials publish the complete list of honor graduates and senior superlatives. Honor graduates include Helen Reid, Joan Hassler, Jamita Gray, Jimmy Green, Rhetta Hedrick, Bill Sink, Geradine Swicegood, Lee Phillips, Bobby Reed, Bobby Jean Royal, Jacqueline Ward, Ruby Whichard, all with 90 plus averages. Superlatives name Betty Lou Phillips, Bill Jarrett, Helen Reid, Jimmy Green, Katherine Tew, Miriam Pliskin, John Loftin, Margie Leming, Bobby Reed, Dorothy Fraylick, Bill Lloyd, Marie Leming, Bobby Hatley, Joan Hassler, Bill Lloyd, Mozelle Rogers, Charles Koestline, Mary Pressley, Robbie Bailey, Dorothy Black, Neil Loflin among others.
Community events include a Fathers Day program at St. Mark Methodist Church with Dr. Ivan Taylor of Bennett College as speaker. A park schedule now runs daily 1 to 9 pm with lights, picnic grounds, baby pool, playgrounds, and supervised swimming classes. Next week a carnival is sponsored by the American Legion.
The color film Know Your Meat will be shown at 7 o'clock Thursday night in the County building High Point. Officials say the entertaining and informative film explains meat grades cuts and the marketing chain from hoof to table. Meat dealers price panel members and war price board staff have been invited.
The banking committee's minority leader warns OPA's role in the economy is uncertain six months ahead. He notes OPA can veto reconversion plans and urges Congress to revisit OPA impacts. If OPA offers no better redenet for reconversion than on food, changes may follow. Admins threaten to block the extension, arguing it delays reconversion by withholding products to curb prices.
In a contract bridge column, Josephine Culbertson describes a deal where declarer, if following strong indicated facts, could have made a doubled contract. West leads clubs, later shifts, and misreads of trumps cost the contract. East’s double signaling six hearts should have guided the winning line with repeated ruffing and proper dummy reentry to exhaust trumps. South could then maneuver to win the remaining trumps and avoid three extra ruffs.
Ration details list book four red stamps E2 to J2 valid through June 30, K2 through July 31, P2 through August 31, with other stamps up to September. Gasoline and fuel oil quotas, airplane stamps, and B ration increases noted, plus expiration dates June 30 and August 31.
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