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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1943
Page
5
Victory Gardeners should prioritize leafy greens such as cabbage spinach lettuce and chard for fertilizer. Apply three light side dressings at a pound and a half per one hundred feet of row with shallow trenches beside plants. Time the applications as plants reach three to four inches half grown and just before maturity.
District Chairman Charles W. Perry urged all Boy Scout volunteers to attend a one night training session on May 18 at 7 30 p m in the Senior High School. Led by the leadership and training committee chaired by D P Whitley, the program includes brief talks by C F Carroll Bunn Hackney Jr and Perry plus moving pictures.
General Eisenhower credits American industry workers for North Africa victory. He says fighting men and Allied forces drove the enemy from North Africa, with munitions and labor from United States industry playing a crucial role. War Department released his North Africa headquarters message.
Western North Carolina Methodist leaders plan a youth caravan tour across the state in summer meetings. A youth caravan will be in "Point" the week of July 24 31 near the First Methodist Church. Churches are invited to participate in the program as it unfolds.
The Arkansas River flood crest moved through the state with the crest at Morriston reaching 30.9 feet. Military authorities said the river was under control and forecasts lowered for Little Rock and Pine Bluff as soldiers, Red Cross, and local crews continued sandbagging and patrols to prevent further damage.
Blue stamps G H J stay valid through May for canned and dehydrated foods. Coffee Stamp 23 in War Book One good for one pound through May 30. Gasoline A book coupons No 5 give three gallons from March 22 to July 21 in North Carolina. Red stamps E F G H stay through May with J valid May. Sugar Stamp 12 in War Book One for five pounds through May 31. Home canning supplementary ration applications now allowed locally.
Postmaster General Walker announced that within two months the army will release six cargo planes to commercial airlines to ease the air mail carrier shortage. More ships will be made available later in the year as airlines now operate about 185 planes versus 365 before the war, carrying roughly twice the mail.
Army engineers disclosed Axis prisoners of war were used voluntarily for emergency flood control along the Mississippi River in the Ste Genevieve Missouri levee district. They sandbagged 15 crevasses saving 1000 acres of farmland and were paid 80 cents per 8 hour day plus regular prisoner allowance. Prisoner uniforms were issued with PW initials on jackets and pants.
A promotional notice emphasizes Eckerd pharmacists as responsible professionals trained and licensed. It asserts registration follows extensive education and exams and promises precise accurate prescription filling and rapid service.
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