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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1942
Page
2
North Carolina shows little change in temperature with slightly cooler readings in the eastern portion. South Carolina and Georgia see little change in temperature tonight.
In Whiteville on June 17 a 17 month old child Vernel Jacobs son of Dock Jacobs of Bolton died in hospital from wounds inflicted by a bulldog attack late Monday. The tragedy occurred as the child was in the custody of his family near Bolton. The incident is reported from Whiteville with authorities investigating the circumstances surrounding the animal attack.
Nazi attacks on Sevastopol penetrate defenses as German forces advance on the Crimean stronghold. Soviet reports claim 125000 attackers with 150 tanks, while Red Army says their 15 mile deep fortifications hold. RAF night raids resume against German war plants. British convoys reach Malta and Tobruk amid costly losses. Petain acknowledges rising discontent under Nazi rule.
The report states German air force sank four cruisers and destroyers and damaged many ships, with one cruiser sunk by a submarine. Allied air force claims sinking a destroyer and damaging five cruisers and four merchant ships. Also notes Wilson airport progress with two runways to be finished in 43 days and port operation expected by January 1, 1943.
The war impacts infant necessities as rubber for baby pants is banned. American mothers are reminded that rubber from one month’s production could supply 2,800 life rafts for U.S. warplanes at sea, highlighting wartime resource reallocation.
Chinese forces recaptured the Yangtze port Hosuen in Hupeh and drove Japanese invaders into retreat. A Japanese prisoner who surrendered earlier aided a counterattack, leading to destruction of barracks and warehouses at Linoshang, with the Japanese abandoning the area.
The report traces Axis forces drawn around Tobruk after breaking the Ain el Gazala line and outlines the British defensive arc from Acroma through El Adem to Sidi Rezegh. It notes two divisions withdrew to avoid a trap, reshaping Britain's line as Libya's four week battle endures amid heat and sandstorms.
London reports said British bombers struck targets in the Ruhr and Rhineland again last night despite weather that delayed operations. Several aircraft failed to return, and the air ministry noted mine-sowing in enemy waters and a German fighter shot down while a British fighter was lost on a daylight patrol over Northern France.
The article outlines updated pay scales and allowances for army and navy personnel, detailing monthly base pay by rank from Privates to Generals, and rental allowances for lieutenants and ensigns. It notes temporary adjustments for private recruits and phased pay raises tied to years of service, plus a 10 cent daily increase in food rations for officers.
Vice measures for Fayetteville and surrounding Eastern Carolina areas aim to curb prostitution. Governor Broughton says zones would be recommended to Secretary Stimson by army officers and defined with Federal supervision. If North Carolina joins, state laws may be superseded. offense could carry two years imprisonment and a $1,000 fine.
The article discusses Gandhi's non violent civil disobedience idea and its potential to provoke violence if enacted, the risk it could hinder Japanese invasion efforts, and the uncertain yet grave implications for war mobilization and munitions production.
The High Point Lions Club in District 31 B won three state awards at the recent state Lions Clubs convention in Raleigh. It claimed best general activities among clubs with over 35 members and tied with Durham for first in work within its division, plus first in attendance in its membership class. Greensboro was chosen as the 1943 convention city. District governors elected were Thomas S. Payne of Washington NC to the eastern district, Wesley W. Brown of Asheville to the western district, and John A. Naylor of Winston-Salem to the middle district.
Forty-one dog license tags had been sold by 2 PM today as city health officer R A Herring announced. Dogs must be tagged by July 1 or face impounding. A 50 percent late fee applies for purchases after July 1. Tags are $1 for nonbreeding dogs and $2 for breeding females, obtainable during office hours at the City Health Department on South Wrenn Street.
Rotary Club will feature hospitals as the topic at the Sheraton Hotel tomorrow afternoon. Speakers include Dr. Emmett A. Sumner Burrus Memorial Hospital chief of staff J. P. Richardson hospital administrator formerly with Duke Endowment and Duke field staff and the Rev Dr C Excell Rozzelle Wesley Memorial Church pastor.
Washington June 17 A polite but emphatic no came from House Ways and Means Committee members to Roosevelt suggestion to divide the pending tax bill and speed action on excises that would yield more than 1 000 000 daily in immediate revenue. Officials note the 6 5 billion overall tax bill may not pass for months while experts say excises would need months to implement.
Gandhi's backer Ghanshyarmdas Birla is described as an industrialist with growing wealth. Indian nationalists press for American backing to Britain’s withdrawal from Hindustan, noting wartime implications if sympathy aids a nationalist program. Differences between India and Britain impact global war efforts.
Big Ten athletes defeated Pacific coast stars in a dual meet in Evanston. California’s Hal Davis won the 100 and 220 and Ohio State’s Bob Wright swept the hurdles. The Big Ten led 69 2/3 to 57 1/3, claiming discus podiums while coast teams captured shot put.
The United States Navy V-1 accredited college program will be discussed by Lieut. T. T. King USNR at High Point College tomorrow. King will be on site from 11 a.m. and will explain the program to college freshmen and sophomores aged 17 to 20 and to high school graduates interested in learning more.
Dr Phillip B Davis, local surgeon, has been elected to Burrus Memorial Hospital surgical staff. The announcement came after the board of trustees meeting held last night confirming his appointment to the surgical staff.
Draft Board No 4 has called up about 200 men for physical examinations at the city health department on North Wrenn Street Thursday at 7 30 oclock. Local draft boards have received the largest quota of men to be called for military service about the middle of July.
Raleigh June 17 The 19000 members of the American Legion in North Carolina were urged by R L McMillan Raleigh department commander to assist in every way in the rubber salvage campaign. McMillan asked officers of 187 posts to concentrate on rubber salvage for the remaining two weeks. Department Defense Chairman Bryce Beard Salisbury will lead this effort with a committee including Burgin Pennell Asheville Dave Hal Belmont George McNeill Mocksville B A Thax ton Roxboro Wiliam B Duncan Raleigh William M Shaw Fayetteville June H Rose Greenville Tom Daniels New Bern Carroll Kramer Edenton and George Jeffrey Wilmington.
Raleigh June 17 Records in the office of Motor Vehicles Commissioner T Boddie Ward show 60 persons killed in 52 fatal accidents on North Carolina highways in May compared with 103 deaths in 83 mishaps in May 1941. The report notes 352 persons died in highway accidents during the first five months of this year versus 460 in the same period last year.
The House of Commons approved a new one billion pound war credit at Sir Kingsley Wood’s urging, lifting total war authorizations to over ten billion pounds. Government expenditures have surged to about 48.35 million pounds weekly, Wood noted. The remark about ear parts appears as stray copy.
Total survivors from two ships, one Honduran and one Panamanian, reached port after being torpedoed by an Axis submarine. Forty-one seamen died, including two gun crew members. Names given for the fallen are Richard C. Dewiese of Asheville, North Carolina, and Ferman C. Cooper of Grantville, South Carolina.
National and American League leaders listed with batting, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching. Notable names include Reiser and Medwick for Brooklyn, Mize for New York, F McCormick for Cincinnati, Williams for Boston, and Borows for New York.
Francis P. Murphy long-time Republican and two-time New Hampshire governor publicly joined the Democratic Party in Nashua. He met with Democratic leaders and suggested a possible statement in a few days after discussions with Edward Flynn and Robert Earley. In Fayetteville a flying school student, Frank McLeod, 24, was seriously injured when the propeller struck his forehead, an emergency operation performed and he was expected to recover.
The funeral service for Mrs. Carrie Fine who died at her Lexington route two home was held at Clarksburg Methodist church on Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock. Rev G Snyder led the service with songs by Mrs. Roy Harris and Mrs. Edmond Lant beth. Pallbearers were Clarence Barnes Ceph Parrish Calvin Britt Edgar Byerly W L Myers and D W Clodfeller. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Flowers were carried by friends.
Pleas in abatement were filed in federal court today for William Dudley Jelley and two associates, indicted last week on seditious activities under the 1917 espionage act. Judge Baltzell set a hearing for next Tuesday. Indictments cite statements published by the Fellowship Press led by Pelley. Lawrence A. Brown and Agnes M. Henderson also named.
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