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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1942
Page
2
Continued cooler conditions prevail in North Carolina with a gradual rise in temperatures. Night rain is expected to begin in the mountains by early morning, bringing light showers to higher elevations and cooler overnight lows.
Dispatches from the front describe Red Star urging close cooperation between infantry and artillery as reserve armies move into battle. The Information Bureau claims Soviet units encircled and annihilated nests of resistance in several sectors and continued advances, plus a parachute raid behind German lines in an unidentified zone. Berlin reports say Russian forces on the Sevastopol front were annihilated attempting to break siege lines.
Chicago market notes butter receipts 777,473 and eggs receipts 29,477, both firm with market unchanged. No change in price or activity indicated for the day, reflecting steady supply and demand in the Chicago market.
War Today comments on Sir Stafford Cripps claim that if Allies win the Soviet Union will emerge the strongest European power and may end the war sitting in Berlin. The column argues Moscow will be a leading postwar force with vast resources, industrial capacity, and the world’s largest Red Army.
Alleghany County school closures extend at least two weeks as heavy snows paralyze roads. A Sparta plow bogs. Route 421 crews rush to open 421 between North Wilkesboro and Boone. Deep drifts halt travel on Route 16 between North Wilkesboro and Jefferson. Boone cut off since Monday. rescue routes from North Wilkesboro push toward Boone. Snow totals include 13 inches at Hickory, 11 at Salisbury, 9 at Shelby.
Navy recounts air battles over an aircraft carrier as three enemy bombers failed to hit the ship. One bomber crashed under AA fire as it neared the deck while a second wave fell short, with sixteen of eighteen enemy bombers shot down. Lieutenant Edward H. O’Hare credited with six kills amid limited friendly fighters.
London sources report raid on war plants aimed at Britain but seen as pressure on Petain. He condemns the assault as a national catastrophe and mourns civilian casualties. Mussolini says Italian subs operate with German Uboats off America. Italy claims 27,204 tons sunk. In the Crimea, German forces say they annihilated Red Army units at Sevastopol while Soviet Donets and Leningrad front attacks are repelled.
The War Department reports additional United States army troops have arrived in Northern Ireland with no public details on units, composition, strength, embarkation ports, sailing dates, or troop movement specifics. The first contingent arrived under Major General Russell P. Hartle, later replaced by Major General James M. Chaney as commander of all US forces in the United Kingdom.
Reports from Java describe stubborn Allied resistance amid ominous signs as Japanese advances threaten Batavia. British dispatches say Allied counter pushes regain ground while Burma air raids slow the Japanese toward Rangoon. Darwin is raided again as Curtin warns of renewed attacks. A separate Bronx magistrates court case ends with a dramatic courtroom escape by Kid Puety.
City Council adopts a ten percent deposit rule for high bidders on city foreclosed properties to speed closings and protect city funds. If payment is not completed within 15 days after council confirmation, the deposit is forfeited. six percent interest accrues on delayed payments. The measure targets stalled transactions and may impact bidders on confirmed sales.
London March 4 Sir Stafford Cripps government leader in the House of Commons urged the United Nations to follow the all-out example of Russia in the world fight against Nazism and Fascism in a broadcast to the United States. He said allies must remain in gallant company after victory to rebuild a just and equal world. He warned that recent heavy setbacks would be followed by reverses but that victory will come from mobilizing manpower and material behind one side.
The War Production Board ordered an immediate halt to truck production once existing supplies of fabricated or partly fabricated materials in manufacturers’ hands on February 28 are exhausted. Exemptions apply to direct military and lend-lease orders for trucks or troop carriers. The report also touches on fur imports and a separate nutrition estimate noting long term food consumption averages.
Maxwell Field Alabama March 4. An older applicant describes a multiple choice aviation cadet exam, noting five options per question, and recalls his scores and struggles. He recalls general topics including vocabulary, math, current events, military problems, and physics, finishing with a 122.55 score.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Potts Long 64 filed at Davidson Monday night will be held at her home this afternoon at 4. She was born in East Bend, daughter of Dalton and Augusta Davis, lived there early, first married to Mr Pots then to Mr Long. Survivors include her mother two children from first marriage Miss Evelyn Pots of New York and James M Potts of Dayidoon four sisters and three brothers.
The pearl oyster Devion of the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf can walk using its external foot to migrate when food becomes scarce showing unusual mobility in marine invertebrates.
William Tate aged 88, a pioneer furniture manufacturer and brother of Fred N. Tate of this city, died at his Phoenix home. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3 PM at 1105 West Lynwood Street. Tate helped establish High Point furniture industry with Guilford and Home Furniture companies. He trained many workers and his designs, including early solid oak and mahogany pieces, remain in memory. He and his wife were Wesley Memorial Methodist Church members. He later operated plants in Greensboro and Montana before moving to Phoenix for the climate. He leaves brothers and sisters, including Fred N. Tate of this city, Mrs A L Halton of Roanoke, and Mrs Mattie Smith of Charlotte.
A Charlotte item recalls a man reporting stolen tires from his car after a motorist’s squint. The issue flags courtroom quips, a Winston-Salem safe theft with tear gas, a two horse wagon sighting in Anderson, and a Charleston street cat delaying traffic. Detective Chief Taylor repressed a 1939 robbery suspect in Spartanburg. A Rainey Street home sale in Marshall with tenants Pool closes the roundup.
A Paris broadcast reported by Exchange Telegraph says at least 1,500 killed and several hundred wounded in last night's raid on Paris suburbs. Whole streets were destroyed and entire districts razed to the ground.
Funeral services for Mrs Isa belle Lamar age ninety six will be conducted Thursday at 1 o clock from the Sechrest Funeral Home chapel with Rev T G Smith pastor of Highland Methodist Church officiating Interment will be in Fairfield Cemetery The body was returned to the residence Tuesday and will remain until Thursday morning prior to the service
American war production is sped up by piping amplified music to workers. Factories report output gains from 6 to 11 percent and fatigue peaks around 11 a.m. 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. are offset by short 15 to 30 minute concert programs. The six daily concerts aim to lift morale and cooperation with management as Alabama nears completion.
Scientists contend Venus' atmosphere comprises formaldehyde clouds making life impossible there. The claim hinges on chemical conditions preventing biological processes.
An advertisement promises Creomulsion cures bronchial coughs by loosening phlegm and soothing inflamed membranes. It alleges non narcotic ingredients, including beechwood creosote, and offers a money back guarantee if it does not quickly ease the cough and help sleep.
Police rounded up four Black men last night and jailed them in default of bonds. Willie Filer and Johnnie Coleman, both 18, of 608 Hulda Street and 402 12 Street, face charges for stealing an 850 case of hosiery from Has Covington Hosiery Mill. Wilson Fair, 22, of 311 Grayson Street, and F Giles, 42, of 212 Gordy Street, are charged with stealing coal from the American Coal Company yard. Bonds set at 50 and 100 respectively.
In Iraq and Arabia state markets persist with hundreds of enslaved Africans sold weekly at Mid Bers and El Taid. The report notes markets operate despite ongoing wars, with people brought from various African regions.
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