09 May 1942
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1942
Page
1
Allied naval and air forces have repulsed the Japanese at the Coral Sea and plan further attacks. The article assesses early results, notes uncertain losses on both sides, and discusses implications for Australian defenses and American offensive potential.
Allied commander General Douglas MacArthur announced a clear naval victory over Japan in the Coral Sea. He said American losses were relatively light and dismissed Tokyo claims of heavy damage as false. He described the battle as a great naval and air engagement off the northeast coast of Australia where Japanese invasion forces were repulsed and attacks would continue.
London papers declare victory in a naval clash with headlines that the fleet is on the run and Japan claims a fantastic victory. Experts caution that real significance depends on later casualty reports while observers note US Navy lessons from the Java Sea engagement and the fate of British ships in prior battles.
Washington May 9 The Price Administration warned fruit canners and packers that syrup or dextrose used in canning must count toward the maximum sugar allotment under rationing rules. The agency seeks to correct a mistaken impression that dextrose or syrup could bridge any gap between annual sugar consumption and limited quotas.
The eighth naval district announced the first Gulf of Mexico appearance of fast German submarines, with two merchant ships attacked. One vessel sank after a torpedo strike while the other burned and was abandoned. 87 aboard plus six passengers survived. Survivors reported a German sub spoke in English saying it was sorry and wished them ashore. Casualties included engineers and stewards hospitalized in New Orleans.
The House Interstate Commerce Committee seeks to revise a measure freeing railroads from 1850 land grant obligations in exchange for discounted federal traffic rates. Chairman Lea notes efforts to revive debate after House rejection of full-rate government traffic access, with estimates showing tariff savings and land-sale proceeds offsetting grant values.
London reports British air forces again struck Rostock area, focusing on Warnemuende port a key seaplane base submarine training station and Rostock railway ferry to Denmark. German raiders over East Anglia caused damage and minor casualties, with RAF fighters destroying several enemy aircraft.
Tentative revisions to the eastern seaboard gasoline rationing plan would exempt about 50 counties across Pennsylvania New York Virginia Maryland and Florida and all of West Virginia except eight counties Officials said the latest proposals cut ten New York twenty six Pennsylvania one Maryland ten Virginia and ten Florida counties from rationing A few West Virginia counties Miner al Grant Pendleton Hampshire Hardy Morgan Berkeley and Jefferson would stay included in the program
British communique reports Japanese air raid on Chittagong, a Rharnaphuli River port near the Bay of Bengal. Attacks Friday afternoon and again Saturday morning caused slight damage and some casualties. The city is a key terminus of the Assam Bengal railway and a port of call for ships.
Allied forces claimed a decisive success in the Coral Sea, forcing Japanese retreat and delaying any direct invasion of Australia or nearby territories. Yet military officials cautioned the situation remains serious amid ongoing battles in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea.
The Army awarded the Soldier's Medal to three enlisted men for peacetime heroism at Southern camps. Franklin H. Neumann of Tomahawk Wisconsin saved a civilian amid gasoline fumes at Charlotte air base October 28. Albert F L Melvinne of Newark New Jersey drove a burning truck away from others near Albemarle North Carolina October 28. Annibal D Ramos of Biddeford Maine helped extinguish a tent fire at Camp Blanding Florida November 14, risking stored ammunition and explosives.
Dr A F Greaves Walker head of NC State ceramics department leads a nationwide drive urging substitution of ceramics for metal in plumbing fixtures and containers. WPB supports, noting 112 million pounds of metal used annually in tubs. North Carolina unlikely to benefit soon. widespread adoption hinges on public reception and cross‑industry expansion.
Chinese forces advancing from Taunggyi recaptured Maymyo 25 miles northeast of Mandalay severing Burma Road supply to China. Bulletin said the Japanese column was cut off and bottled up as 500 Japanese survivors in Yunnan region faced continued Chinese operations. heavy fighting persisted near Hackow with repeated Japanese attacks repulsed.
New York May 9 Vice President Henry A Wallace warned that Japan may strike Alaska and the U S northwest coast in the coming summer. He also forecast a German led uprising in Latin America aided by transports from Dakar and urged that the democracies remain united against the fifth column threat.
American forces report heavy naval and air action against Japan with claims of sinking an aircraft carrier a heavy cruiser a light cruiser a 9000 ton seaplane tender and two transports while noting American losses include three planes The balance of published figures remains disputed between sides with unofficial reports suggesting additional carrier losses.
Raleigh May 9 336 North Carolina State College seniors heard former ambassador to Mexico and Navy Secretary Joe Daniels warn that the immediate future holds supreme devotion and sacrifice. The 53rd commencement was moved up to aid the war effort as military trained seniors enter service. Daniels praised State College for its role in wartime training and stressed that no education is fully well rounded without hands. Degrees were conferred and the ROTC seniors commissioned as second lieutenants. Dr John R Cunningham of Davidson College delivered the baccalaureate sermon.
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