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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1944
Page
2
Officials admit the lifting of certain meat rationing is partial and risky. They warn a full picture of the food supply remains unclear as meat demand outstrips stock and producers rush to markets.
A London expert says the driest spring in four years has left western Europe ready for invasion ground and air forces. May and June may bring continued favorable invasion weather aiding Eisenhower’s troops, though a single bad day could erase months of advantages.
Col. Oveta Culp Hobby, WAC commandant, announced summer and winter uniforms for off duty WACs. The summer suit uses washable rayon serge with broad shoulders and inverted pleats, in military beige and horizon tan. Winter wear will be pure wool crepe. A recruiting campaign begins Thursday.
Manchukuo plans to ship over 10 000 tons of charcoal to Japan in 1941. Buenos Aires Ar a will have all buses operated by the city, centralizing transit under municipal control.
Marine First Lieutenant Robert P. Barnett, former Duke University football captain, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Barnett of Albany Georgia, is cited for air observer service during the Bougainville campaign. The commendation notes his role spotting enemy concentrations and directing artillery fire with distinction. Barnett, Duke captain in 1941 42, was commissioned in 1942 after graduating from Duke.
The grand bodies of York Rite Masons of North Carolina elected J. M. Townsend of Southern Pines as president. Offiers named include Walter Carter of Salisbury as vice president and G. A. Farrow of New Bern as chaplain. The sessions opened yesterday with J. Edward Allen of Warrenton presiding at the grand chapter meeting today.
A novelty device shown by Dr. John J. Moorehead demonstrates a siren that shrieks near buried metal in flesh and indicates the fragment’s direction. The exhibit suggests military use for locating metal quickly and classifying wounds. Australia reports 800,000 troops under arms.
Philadelphia May 9 report outlines Justice Robert H. Jackson noting the relaxation of authority in precedent as courts multiply and decision output rises. He warns mass production pressures harm steady legal standards and cites rapid decision pace eroding value of opinions.
Eighty percent of Iran’s population are now engaged in agriculture. A bean grown in a Worthing private garden measured 16 inches, illustrating local horticultural interest.
Strong sentiment grows in Congress for Admiral William D. Leahy to replace the late Frank Knox as secretary of the navy amid war needs. Some lawmakers favor professional hands to lead the department, while others back Undersecretary James V. Forrestal if Leahy is not chosen. Mexico urges sharks catch effort by its cooperative fish societies.
Peanuts emerge as a major food staple in Bernibia, with rising production and broader use in local cuisine and markets. The article notes growing household adoption and potential export interest amid agricultural plans.
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