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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1943
Page
8
Cooler conditions spread across east and central North Carolina tonight with temperatures rising by forenoon Wednesday. In South Carolina cooler tonight gives way to higher readings by forenoon Wednesday.
Gus Bonaros 56 former High Point resident dies in a Morganton hospital after several weeks illness and a stroke. He lived in High Point about ten years and had conducted business in Chapel Hill and Blackstone Virginia. No immediate survivors. The body will be returned to Yows Funeral Home with funeral services planned for Thursday.
Word was received that First Lieut Hill Cooper nephew of Mrs George D Finch was killed in action in North Africa on April 9. Cooper’s wife formerly lived in Thomasville and now resides in Henderson where he had lived before joining the armed forces.
Allied forces drive toward Tebourba from the north while British and French units press along the Medjerda Valley front. American gains threaten an outflanking move toward Tunis as Axis defenses retreat to mountain positions near Jelna and Bizerte. Air forces hit port installations at Bizerte and closer targets as hundreds of Axis troops are captured.
AP stock update from New York shows Dow Chemical and Du Pont around 145, Penn Central and Penn Railroad near 17, Pepsi Cola and Phillips around 49 and 5, and Pullman near 355 with Pure around 19 and 227 as quotes.
Wartime health tips advise vigilance with poison ivy and other plants in victory gardens. The article explains how the oleoresin causes itching and blisters, how to recognize three ragged leaves, and the importance of washing skin promptly. It suggests pre exposure protection with a potassium nitrate base treatment, and notes no quick cure exists once eruption begins.
President Roosevelt urges resumption of coal mining and adherence to old contracts while Secretary Ickes seeks to restore mines to operators. War Labor Board hearings resume after production returns, with Lewis and UMW resisting board jurisdiction. Edward R. Burke supports a six day week if coal demand remains.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Virginia Irvin aged 19 at 919 Tate Street conducted by Rev. Robert L. Smith and Rev. Paul Trissell. Interment was in Hickory Chapel Cemetery with pallbearers named. Separate services for three week old Judy Carolyn Bame were at the family home in Guilford County with Rev. A J Swinson presiding and music by a local quartet. Interment followed in Oak Wood Cemetery.
In Amarillo Texas secret service men opened the door of President Roosevelt's car during a recent visit. Soldiers quickly presented bayonets as a tense crowd watched. Out walked Fala the President's Scottish terrier.
In Hot Springs Montana Virgil L Pitts donated a sweater once given by the Red Cross during World War I to the same charity to be reassigned to a World War II doughboy. The act circles back the gesture from the veteran who served abroad.
Dr. Herbert Edwin Hawkes aged 70, dean of Columbia College since 1918, died today at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after several weeks illness. He led the college for decades and was a prominent figure in New York academia.
A medium-sized United States merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in the North Atlantic in mid March. Survivors have landed at New York.
Mayor O Arthur Kirkman and Governor J Melville Broughton back the national music week observance. He notes High Point will mark the event and ties it to a local drive for community concert memberships. The report also mentions renewed activity in Trinidad oil fields.
Argentina weighs building oil pipelines with officials examining routes and funding as a government review assesses feasibility. Local communities, environmental groups, and energy firms express concerns and potential economic benefits amid the evaluation.
Chief Arthur Sides of the Salisbury Navy Recruiting station will be in Thomasville May 5 to accept applications for enlistment in the regular navy or the navy reserve and for the WAVE or SPAR. He will then be at the Lexington recruiting station May 6 7 and 8.
Police in Thomasville investigated a blaze at 210 Pine Street believed started by a fouryearold boy. The frame house occupied by Eugene Luther was badly damaged before firefighters controlled the fire. A neighbor heard the child claim responsibility and the boy and his parents were to be questioned this afternoon.
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