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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1943
Page
2
Edmonton AP writer Sam Jackson describes hitchhiking along the Alaska Highway during wartime, noting Army trucks, improvised logistics, and the muskeg as a formidable foe. He details road construction, private contractors, and fuel considerations as lingering challenges on the 1681 mile route.
Poultry health hinges on cleanliness and preventive care to avoid disease and parasites. Introducing new birds or borrowed equipment spreads infections, so avoid brood hens for hatching. Prevent overcrowding, keep facilities clean, and dispose of manure promptly to protect flocks. Manure is useful as fertilizer when managed properly.
This article explains the new contract bridge laws taking effect April 1. It notes players gain benefits from rules but must accept penalties for violations, and presents a sample hand with dealer, vulnerability, and play details.
Discussion of old and new bridge penalties for revokes in suit and the effect on Souths play when a card is dropped. Also includes a Rummy quiz and trivia about the first New York City telephone directory and UNC graduation plans with Dr Harry Woodburn Chase.
The article warns that internal parasites spread through poultry flocks and urges destroying infected birds. Healthy chickens need no drugs, and remedies are often useless for contagious diseases. For valuable stock, consult a veterinarian and obtain official disease literature such as Farmers' Bulletin 1652 from the USDA.
Salisbury March 13 subject to final approval in Washington Catawba College will become a training unit for 200 air cadets about April 1 Maxwell Field directing the training recommends the college for the unit Salisbury airport will be used in the program
The term canteen, once applied to a soldier s water bottle, derives from the Italian cantina meaning wine cellar reflecting its early use and naming.
Raleigh dispatch details Rep G C Boswood of Currituck nicknamed Bill a Day for introducing 39 local measures across Currituck and neighboring counties during the 1943 session. He sought voter input via a questionnaire guiding school rules taxation and other local issues.
London reports that Red Cross clubmobiles staffed by American girls deliver doughnuts coffee and music to isolated posts in the British Isles and North Africa. The units include a doughnut machine radio phonograph and library and will expand to 48 in Britain and 25 in North Africa funded by the Red Cross War Fund. The sight of American girls from home states visiting lonely servicemen ranks as the greatest thrill for many soldiers.
Amid a lively session a proposal backed by Rep Tompkins of Jackson urged Currituck to secede from North Carolina and form a separate state or republic due to Boswood era laws. Boswood supported a one-bill-per-session limit for legislators except Currituck’s representative, and a Cherokee- Currituck reversion of the historic driver phrase was proposed but failed in committee.
Puzzle clues list for a midwestern state themed crossword with horizontal and vertical entries many entries reference state nicknames plants rivers and symbols across multiple rows and includes abbreviations and Greek letters for thematic answers.
Enterprise Bureau Housed at Sir Walter Hotel reports North Carolina banks have aggregate resources surpassing one billion dollars as of December. While banks show solid profits and ample cash, a large portion of assets sits idle in government securities and cash, with loans and discounts comprising less than a fifth of total assets in 1942.
Police officers from nine counties met in Greensboro for a quarterly FBI arranged conference on regional police problems. Edward Scheidt, special agent in charge, spoke at the session yesterday.
Radio schedule lists hours of programs across networks with corrections too late to update. Highlights includeAdventures from Science Series, People’s War, U S Air Force Band, The Metropolitan Opera, News and Of Men and Books, and many variety shows. Major stations CBS NBC and Mutual appear with multiple time slots and interludes.
About 150 officers attended a regional briefing at the Charlotte FBI office. Officers came from Alamance Caswell Davidson Forsyth Guilford Montgomery Randolph Rockingham and Stokes counties. Speakers included Scheidt and Roy L. McMillan of Raleigh state civilian defense director.
The article describes pattern 4316 for a versatile girls dress with optional collar sleeves and plaid bias skirt options. Available in sizes 2 4 6 8 and priced with a ten cent extra Spring Pattern Book offer. Orders to The Point Enterprise Pattern Department New York NY.
Like beet and cane crops, sorgo is not native to the New World. It was introduced about 100 years ago.
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