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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1942
Page
3
Washington officials plan tighter use of sugar and meat and curb travel to conserve resources for a long war. They aim to shift civilian habits toward factory and farm labor, reduce peacetime leisure waste, and emphasize efficiency over sensational recreation during a critical period.
An ALBERT N. LEMAN feature notes the BONuS era Army Specialist Corps thrills middle aged volunteers while New York military circles foresee wrinkles. Questions arise over veteran group eligibility, parade etiquette, medals, hospitalization, and civil service preference amid a broader look at postwar loyalties and a shifting patriotic landscape.
The piece surveys new Allied and German aircraft feats including the Curtiss Warhawk powered by a Rolls Royce Merlin, and Soviet bombers. It notes Fokker’s early trials shaping modern planes, and hints at looming Axis moves in the Black Sea, Salonika, Istanbul and Thrace with reports of Axis airfields near various fronts.
The Raleigh Enterprise Bureau answers readers questions on wartime rationing and fuel. Topics cover gas shortages, border sales, kyanite substitutes, motorcycle gas, travel warnings, station wagons, false statements penalties, canning basics, sugar certificates, and price reporting. Authorities note limited fuel for tank cars, possible rail and terminal congestion, and warnings before orders.
May 11 The Times Printing Company and the Chattanooga News Free Press Company announce the formation of the Chattanooga Publishing Company to run production and to direct their advertising and circulation operations.
A week long civil court term starts Tuesday at the county building with Judge D C MacRae presiding. Divorces include Miller vs Miller. Many hearings set for Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday feature defaults, appeals, and numerous actions involving companies such as Southern Finance Co Quality Bakery and Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. A juror panel includes a broad list of local names.
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