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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1944
Page
8
Soviet high command aims to annihilate the Sevastopol garrison in a single strike to free divisions for a summer offensive. German and Romanian forces are tightly wedged in a circular front about 25 miles wide, with limited Axis resistance reported.
Raleigh May 8 The OPA reports rayon hosiery sold as nylon in North Carolina at over five dollars per pair though ceiling price is 1.75. Acting district OPA director W Hance Hofler warns some black market nylon reflects rayon treated with chemicals to imitate nylon and fails in first wash.
Pfc. Edward P. Geoghegan Jr., 25, son of Mr and Mrs E P Geoghegan of Greensboro, was killed yesterday in an airplane crash near West Chester Pennsylvania. His parents have been notified by the War Department.
The May 1 classification shows Wilmington in Group I with acute labor shortage. Burlington Charlotte Elizabeth City and New Bern remain Group I with possible upgrade next month. Charlotte area may join Group I. Group II covers stringency and near-term shortages. Group III covers slight reserves after six months, including Asheville Durham Raleigh and High Point Winston Salem Greensboro, with High Point area likely moving to Group II. All other NC areas are in Group IV with substantial reserves. National totals show 68 Group I, 112 Group II, and 118 Group III areas.
Brig Gen Frank Merrill commander of Merrill's Marauders fell ill during operations near Kamaung in northern Burma after three weeks of jungle fighting. He handed command to Col Charles Hunter and was flown to an American hospital in India by a plane landing close to Japanese lines.
Mrs Duffy and a Social Security official from Washington will discuss social security and old age insurance at the High Point Central Labor Union meeting. The gathering is Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Union hall 1082 East Washington street, with secretary J M Maughlin urging attendance. Farmers are urged to raise crop acreage from 361 million in 1943 to 380 million in 1944.
Edward Robert Taylor, a New Orleans street cleaner for 47 years, reflects on Canal Street's storied debris from silk garments to masked Mardi Gras wreckage. He recalls prohibition fender milking and the war erasing many memorable messes, noting most notable passersby were unenthusiastic conversationalists.
Partly cloudy and warmer today and tonight. Increasing clouds Tuesday with showers in the mountains in the afternoon.
The report describes heavy daylight raids including a massive American strike on Berlin and night attacks on Bucharest Rennes and sites near Nantes Tours and Orleans. RAF missions hit Rennes and other targets while mine-laying and losses occurred. The focus was disrupting German anti invasion defenses ahead of Allied operations.
Damage suits totaling $20 000 were filed in Municipal Court. Mrs Vance Marion sues Henry Shirley for 5000 personal and 5000 punitive damages, alleging an April 17 assault and injuries after being struck and knocked against a car. Ella Johnson Brown sues Raymond DeLappe for 10000 alleging serious injuries while riding in his truck, claiming a January 18 ride ended with a crash into another auto that hurled her into the windshield.
The article notes Gandhi and Jinnah could bridge Hindu Muslim divides to call a truce amid distrust and Hindu majority, with Lord Wavell as viceroy tasked to start peace efforts during a pivotal historical moment.
Captain E. Eric Larson of the U S Navy reports a new freezing method successfully saves injured limbs of American servicemen. Larson, once president of the Los Angeles Surgical Society, has returned after two and a half years in the South Pacific theater.
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