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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1945
Page
2
Considerable and continued mild conditions cover North Carolina with occasional rain on Sunday. Strong high pressure is not present to disrupt the mild pattern. Temperatures drift toward normal for the season, with light showers possible in the coastal plain.
Soviet communique reports elements of 20 Nazi divisions sealed in a great en circle in middle Pomerania while remnants hold East Prussia. Central Slovakia saw eight localities captured as Col Gen Petrov’s Fourth Ukraine Army advanced on a 40 mile front. Berlin claimed a breakthrough to the sea northeast of Koeslin and stalled roads near Schlawe as Rokossovsky’s units cut the Stettin Danzig railway.
AERIAL is under Navy command for the search operation after the converted bomber used by Harman vanished over calm seas. The last radio report noted ample fuel and good weather, with aboard personnel including Brig. Gen. James B. Anderson, Col. William Ball, Maj. Francis Savage, Maj. Archibald Anderson, Lt. Jack West, M/Sgt. Douglas Anderson, T/Sgt. Steve Geist, Pfe. Arthur ar, and T-Sgt. McInerney. Harmon, 57, a deputy commander of Aig Air Force, directed B-29 raids on Japan.
Allied forces press into Germany from the Rhine as Seventh and First Armies push east toward Cologne and Bonn. Ninth Army reports heavy traffic disruption on the east bank while German bridges fall to air and ground fire. Canadian and American units chase remnants west of the Rhine as Schieiden and Xanten area engagements intensify.
Military notes describe Soviet forces pushing toward the Oder Neisse line, widening the corridor to Berlin. A northern breakthrough near Stettin tightens the eastern front, potentially shielding flanks and shaping the final push to Berlin from the Oder.
Before the conflict, the seal fur industry on the Pribilof Islands in Alaska sustained an annual output valued at two to three million dollars, reflecting the region’s economic importance.
A supply plane dropped a green parachute can bearing the note With the compliments of the air delivery service Vas. Master Tech. Sgt. John Hu Baldwin of Columbus Ohio reached the can first but Marines swarmed the area and each took only a sip. The donor Vas remains a mystery.
Navy reports detail Marine divisions pushing along Iwo Jima’s northern third with heavy ground gains. Nimitz notes a wedge deepening toward the Japanese defense while southern airfields expand for evacuations. Carrier planes strike Ryukus and Okino Daito as warships bombard the Nippon homeward flank.
Coast Guard vessels deploy innovative hulls to fracture thick ice ahead of routes. The method relies on engineered hull design to crack floes, enabling safer passage for ships and improving seasonal access to sea routes.
Washington reports that at least 45 nations will receive invitations next week for the world security conference in San Francisco. The Big Five France the United States Britain Russia and China will bid the other invited nations to propose changes to the organization system from Dumbarton Oaks. Inclusion of Syria and Lebanon under discussion could raise total participants to 47 if added.
Federation officials criticize the use of adjusted straight time hourly earnings as a wage measure arguing it inflates apparent pay without reflecting workers’ real purchasing power. They say the 7 point stabilization plan since 1942 failed as prices rose while wages stayed frozen.
Lawmakers debate a major salary raise for teachers and state workers while committee approved amendments to a budget bill. A wine tax amendment could bring over 2.5 million yearly, and a liquor referendum bill faces an unfavorable Senate report. A joint committee resifts education funding reform and hospital board shakeups trigger hearings as dual sessions loom.
Washington dispatch notes that tomorrow marks the 12th anniversary of Roosevelt's first inauguration on March 4 1933 but he has since been inaugurated on January 20 due to a constitutional change. No observance plans were announced.
Nathorn Obry Hobson a 23 year old discharged veteran is in danger of dying after Lysol poisoning. He was found unconscious in the bathroom of 801 Vail Street by his wife who called an ambulance. He is at High Point Memorial Hospital Boulevard unit where doctors reported he rested better but remains in serious condition.
The first Coast Guard lifesaving station in the United States was built at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, in 1836. The location marks the start of organized maritime rescue efforts, with the station serving as a prototype for later lifesaving services.
Ernest Eggies 24 shot his wife Wilma at their Leonard Street home after a dispute. Wilma escaping wounded, Ernst shot himself near the heart. Both parents were hospitalized with one expected to die. two children may lose both parents. Neighbors recalled the couple’s familiar demeanor amid the ambulance sirens.
Detroit shoppers flocked to Windsor stores forming a three‑block line on the Canadian side as they waited to cross the border and surrender ration points. Customs officials said the rush was tied to tightened red and blue point values effective Sunday and noted many buyers sought meat and poultry scarce on the Detroit side.
Raleigh March 3 John Dobbins 22 of Clyde North Carolina died after an emergency operation at a Sylva hospital. Dobbins was one of 28 prisoners who escaped earlier this week from two western North Carolina camps and was recaptured yesterday. Six more fugitives were captured today leaving nine still at large as officers widened the dragnet.
German V bombs attacked Britain in daylight for the first time since last fall. The RAF reported direct hits on V bomb launching plants and strafing of transport in the zone. Spitfire fighters targeted sites in the Netherlands as retaliation.
Elbert F. Payne aged about 60 died in Guilford County Home just before noon Saturday. A former city resident and music teacher, he had no nearby relatives. The body remains at Koonce Funeral Home and will be sent to Newnan Georgia for funeral services Wednesday afternoon.
NBC announced General MacArthur would address the Army Hour from Corregidor on Sunday between 1 and 4 30 p m Eastern War Time. A stray line notes Libitina the Roman goddess of funerals.
London report says Germany concentrates long range U boats in Norwegian waters for a final campaign against Allied shipping. Norwegian sources describe fortified stations along the coast with eight or nine subs each. Only about 80 U boats are active in the current effort, but a wider push may follow if the plan succeeds.
Washington March WPB may direct newspapers to reduce newsprint deliveries by at least five percent in April through June. The move follows industry advisory committee recommendations to curb second quarter consumption, with publishers arguing current inventories plus expected availability justify a reduction.
The War Manpower Commission faces a major federal court challenge next week as the Textile Workers of America CIO seek to halt the WMC program at New Bedford Massachusetts. Court action could cripple voluntary munitions labor procedures and threaten enforcement of manpower ceilings in curfews and race track bans. The case raises potential shifts in the national manpower position and employment obligations.
Air Service Command headquarters disclosed that front line airfields now use giant Douglas C 47s as hospital ships replacing smaller C 64 Norsemen. Heavier transports roar off their runways to evacuate wounded.
Weatherman W S Brotzman of the U S Weather Bureau in Pittsburgh dismisses the idea that heavy bombardment creates atmospheric conditions causing unusual snowfall in distant states like Pennsylvania or Montana. He calls the notion interesting chatter but not true.
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