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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1943
Page
1
Washington reports that when the Aleutian Islands offensive begins American troops must under fire drive out the Japanese with guns bayonets and grenades until the last enemy surrenders or dies, authorities say reflecting the only viable route to clear Kiska.
Eddy Gilmore reports from the Kuban front as Russian offensives push NE of Novorossisk with heavy Soviet artillery and air battles. German losses rise, with a forced withdrawal near Krymskaya and the hold on Novorossisk challenged.
A wartime column argues Axis fears of an early Allied invasion of Sicily and Italy, notes Gibraltar ship movements, and frames Sicily as a critical bridge between Africa and the Italian mainland. It discusses Mediterranean logistics, air activity from Sicily and Sardinia, and the Tunisian campaign context.
John Kelly a prosperous farmer and rail estate dealer was found shot to death in his bedroom near Columbia. Sheriff Alex Heise and Coroner William A. Platt led the probe as one man was held for questioning in the unresolved killing.
Washington's mystery man John F. Monroe testified before the house military committee that his parties at 2101 R Street were not orgies or drunken gatherings. He said guests were “the best and most intelligent people” and that no business was discussed at events. Monroe added the residence served as his business and home, with Mrs. Eula Smith employed in his work.
Rescue workers at Five Triumph Explosives, Inc. plant outside Elkton, Maryland, searched charred ruins for missing as officials probed the blast that killed 15. Of at least 54 injured, five were in serious condition and 19 remained in hospital. Workers in other buildings resumed duties as Army Navy and plant officials ordered continued loading and inspection. One storage building was destroyed and another wrecked in the blast and fire.
Lieut. Gen. Frank M. Andrews, commander of U S Army forces in Europe, and Methodist Bishop Adna Wright Leonard, representing 31 denominations, were killed in an Allied plane crash in Iceland. Officials said information was still developing and the plane went down in an isolated area. Leonard's presence was confirmed by the War Department.
Pittsburgh bishop Leonard Plane Crash Jr. said he was told by the War Department that only one enlisted man survived the crash which killed Eighth General Andrews. Andrews, aged fifty nine, was a veteran advocate for a large army air force and four engined bombers. Leonard had just completed a tour of American troop centers in Great Britain and northern Ireland. His son described Andrews as the bishop in the nation’s capital.
A large Tunis bound Axis munitions ship was blown up and an escorting torpedo boat sunk by light Allied naval forces Monday night, according to a headquarters communique released today.
Washington May 5 The coal wage stalemate fuels speculation a 15 day truce may extend indefinitely with Harold L Ickes as head of government mines perhaps for the duration. Mines operate six days a week while wage and jurisdiction disputes persist. Officials see war labor board as the path to any armistice with wage hikes and overtime plans debated amid wartime needs.
The admiralty reported that German-occupied country navies allied with the United Nations total 220 combat ships and 26,700 personnel. Leading are the Royal Netherlands Navy with 63 ships and 6,850 men, followed by Fighting French 49 ships 6,150 men, Norwegian 53 ships 5,100 men, Greek 33 ships 5,450 men, Polish 12 ships 2,600 men, Yugoslav 3 ships 200 men, and Belgian 7 ships 350 men. Ships range from cruisers to minesweepers.
A large RAF four engine bomber force carried out a heavy saturation raid on Dortmund last night with good visibility. Reported is that several hundred tons of explosives were dropped and 30 aircraft did not return. Dortmund, a major industrial and transport hub, was attacked for the first time as a massed assault. The German high command claimed major damage and 36 RAF planes destroyed. A separate Berlin report noted a heavy German bomber raid on southeast England.
In Lexington on May 5 a planned jailbreak by 13 prisoners was foiled when Mrs. W. H. Bailey spotted a inmate emerging from a hole in the jail wall. The men had torn bedclothes for a rope and battered a passage through the brick, but were recaptured before escaping. Jailor T. C. Kimball plans to indict them. Ruben Davis, a Thomasville resident, is named as a likely ringleader. Davis had prior sentences for abandonment and non support and for assault on his wife.
News reports that the House approved a pay-as-you-go compromise tax plan 313 to 95, backed by Robertson and Forand, and sent to the Senate. The plan wipes out 1942 income tax liabilities for about 90 percent of filers, with a 20 percent withholding on wages and salaries effective July, plus brackets and filing rules.
American and French forces push toward Bizerte from Mateur and Djebel Cheniti, reaching within ten miles of the naval base and five miles from Ferryville. Allied reports say Zaghouan and Enfidaville area operations continue, with German tanks countered and heavy artillery pounding enemy positions nearby.
Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown announced a nationwide campaign to curb pleasure driving on B and C gas ration books. The effort involves police and CPR investigators interviewing drivers, noting license numbers, and demanding explanations at the district OPA office. A and spare rations unchanged for essential travel.
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