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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1945
Page
2
Partly cloudy and warm today with showers and thunderstorms in the west and central areas this afternoon into tonight. Wednesday brings more cloudiness and cooler conditions with continuing showers in parts.
The column denounces Hermann Goering as an evil murderer and argues justice must be served. It notes he ordered civilian bombings and led Nazi war efforts, while rejecting any notion of a friendly enemy. It affirms Allied aims to eradicate Nazism and Prussian militarism.
The piece rails against the German high command as a single Prussian machine, argues they served Hitler’s war aims, and urges the destruction of German militarism and Nazism. It asserts Doenitz and generals seek authority in the Reich and condemns German public sentiment after defeat.
Fletcher reported more than 1,000,000 workers processed for wage records and over 300,000 North Carolinians had received 25 million dollars in unemployment benefits since the UCC program began. He noted peak jobless figures reached about 140,000 as war production slowed. First four months of the year saw equal payments and 446,204.87 dollars in fund interest was added.
Richard Wagner of High Point Route 3 was arrested on two warrants charging hit and run in a crash involving three cars last Thursday. He was jailed by Constable C. W. as with bond set at 200 dollars each, after witnesses provided the license number.
Local employment office urges high school students teachers and principals to take summer vacation jobs in local industry. Shortage of labor remains a factor in High Point with 1 940 000 mandays by teachers and 7 500 000 by pupils available. Most will not work in essential industry though some may serve civil welfare tasks to aid the war effort.
A conference committee voted last night to make France a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council while debates on reducing or increasing council seats for small nations continued. The secretary-general’s election by the general assembly on security council recommendation was approved, with hope for swift conference completion amid ongoing departures including Foreign Minister Bidault en route to Paris.
In London Churchill says Britain will delay formal parades until Japan is defeated. Oh hopes a Big Three meeting may occur, noting a possible settlement among victors. Churchill dodges questions about Hitler’s fate and any guesswork, hinting at his own cautious view and possible inquiries into whether Hitler was hidden in Eire.
The account notes the Anzio operation under way to break the enemy line south of Rome without success. It describes the Rome push stalling, winter dragging on, and the final Allied attacks yielding increased German resistance before surrender. It highlights Eisenhower’s hopes and later realization that the predicted quick end did not come.
THOMASVILLE May 15 Dan McKinley Oakley local man was sentenced to six months on a larceny charge after a Monday hearing before Judge Carl Wilson. Notice of appeal to the superior court was given bond set at 500 dollars. Others received various sentences including abandoned support and speeding with licenses issues.
Farmers who slaughter or have meat slaughtered for them must obtain a permit from the local rationing board under a new OPA regulation effective May 13. Those not selling or giving away meat before June 30, 1945 have until that date to register. The rule targets those who sell or give away less than six pounds of meat in a 12 month period. licenses for slaughter are revoked and farmers are urged to sell through commercial channels to support federally inspected plants and ration compliance.
Acting Secretary of State outlined postwar control of Trieste as an allied military government until status settled. In Belgrade Kardelj denied Yugoslavia seeks conquest. British and US pressure on Tito to withdraw forces from Istria faced mixed reactions as Churchill’s Tehran pledge drew scrutiny.
American forces of the 25th and 37th divisions halted the Japanese at Balete Pass after weeks of brutal fighting. The advance reached the Cagayan valley as U S casualties rose, with analysts predicting higher totals from cave-to-tattle losses. East of Manila the 43rd division tightened the ring around Japanese near Ipo dam, a key Manila water source.
The funeral service for Carolyn Elizabeth Yokley five day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Amos Yokley was held Saturday at 2 pm from Russell Funeral Home. Rev D A Oakley officiated with music by Rachel Oakley Ed Hale Clifford Watts J E Lyndon Bessie Shoffner and Doris Ty at piano. Interment followed in City cemetery.
North Carolina truck crops are in good condition with prospects of an earlier market movement. Cucumber acreage is estimated at 4,900 acres, green pea area up about 17 percent, strawberries suffer reduced yields from dry weather, averaging 55 crates per acre. Watermelon area near 9,000 acres, slightly below ten year average.
Okinawa reports detail Capt John P Lanigan of London Ohio leading troops into northern Naha after 37 months overseas. Second Lt David Curtin of Rochester New York pushes to the north bank of the Asato with the devil dogs. Lt Dennis Chavez Jr of Albuquerque New Mexico notes a tunnel system that made the path to Naha hard fought.
Mil l workers at the Gaffney Manufacturing Company in South Carolina staged a walkout overnight over a union dispute. About 750 employees were affected as operations halted. General manager J J Norton said no official notice of a strike had been received and expected a union conference with corporate officials on Thursday May 17 before any action would be taken.
The constitution requires the president to be at least 35, a Peruvian by birth, and a ten year resident of the republic. Meanwhile Regensburg in southern Germany has long been home to bishops and regional leaders since the 13th century.
Ted Atkinson, America’s leading jockey in 1944 with 287 wins, receives a draft deferment until mid-June to become a father. He had been classified 1A by his Brooklyn draft board after three prior rejections and was ordered to report April 24. The report notes a new Smith-Doxey act requirement for bonded cotton sample submission for free classification.
Permits for new construction and repairs totaling $2,275 were issued in the city. Notable entries include H. S. Hamrick for a building with a woodshed, Mitchell Carter for barn construction, M. B. Smith for general repairs, O. H. Vinson for siding and paint, and George Belcher for siding work.
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