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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1941
Page
2
Rome May 28 The Italian high command said German and Italian planes damaged a British aircraft carrier two cruisers a destroyer and four merchantmen in a convoy attack off the North African coast on May 26 A violent explosion occurred on one cruiser after a heavy bomb hit it according to the war bulletin
Banks across the city will close all day Friday May 30 for Memorial Day observance, announced by the High Point Clearing House Association. The item notes Los Angeles as densely motorized and mentions the ancient Egyptian worship of onions.
President Roosevelt declares 80 percent of the job done with more to clean up and outlines a resolute plan to aid Britain. He warns that Axis occupation of Dakar Azores or Cape Verde would threaten Western Hemisphere safety and says armed forces will be placed in strategic positions and used to repel attacks. A White House briefing is rescheduled as the president plans to stay at Hyde Park over the weekend.
President Roosevelt proclaims an unlimited national emergency to mobilize military, naval, air, and civilian defenses for instant readiness against aggression in the western hemisphere. He calls on workers, employers, and leaders to prioritize defense, unite labor and capital, and coordinate with civilian defense agencies to ensure internal security and maximum productive effort. The proclamation, dated May 27, 1941, is signed by Roosevelt and Secretary Hull.
A radio address as the nation awaited war measures drew record audiences in the United States, Canada, and beyond. President Roosevelt declared an unlimited national emergency to strengthen defense, urging citizen participation and labor harmony to keep war production running.
Germany and Italy have relaxed armistice rules to permit France to develop a continental air force for defense of her empire. The disclosure followed Marshal Petain’s visit to bombardment and reconnaissance squadrons at Aulnat base near Clermont-Ferrand in unoccupied France. A stray note about a sperm whale’s daily diet appears at the end.
German reports credit shock troop detachments with breaking British batteries and seizing positions around an airfield. A unit, surrounded by two British companies, held out three days in a rock-hewn house before surrendering, aided by air reinforcements. Night shock troop actions sought to disrupt British positions, with many prisoners and equipment captured.
British sources say forces near Canea have fallen back to new positions and there is no confirmation that Crete’s capital has fallen. Germans reinforce Crete as air bombardment continues, with Malemi and Suda Bay areas described as precarious and Retimo showing mixed gains.
May 28 report from Charlotte details misrouted draft questionnaires for multiple men named James Miller. A White James Miller was sent to Negroes only exams, causing repeated misdirections between Boards No. 2 and No. 3. Officials later identified two James Millers examined and sought police help to locate both men and correct records.
London editors hail Roosevelt address as an iron pact with allies while Churchill may issue a further statement. In Berlin and Tokyo, experts weigh the implications of the fleet moves and potential war. Canberra and Ottawa leaders praise the speech as a turning point and a call to courage for democracies.
Mayor Kirkman orders full inquiry after claims a policeman took money for the Democratic war chest and police protection. Chief Friddle says the fund relied on police donations. Haworth notes reports of gambling house operators paying off a officer. Multiple sources corroborate, prompting an official investigation.
Governor Broughton outlined a state wide campaign to control devastating North Carolina forest fires. He proclaimed next week as forest fire prevention week and sought public cooperation from newspapers radio civic clubs and officials. An emergency allotment of 15000 was requested for June fire fighting from the emergency and contingency fund amid warnings that blazes stem from carelessness and deliberate setting.
Noon forecast shows continued warmth with partly cloudy skies. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville turn moderate west and south, with scattered thunder showers possible along Block Island to Hatteras and generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday.
The article notes that the Americas can supply nations in the Americas with strategic minerals such as rubber tin copper and mercury that were once exported to Europe and Asia. It mentions granting general licenses to export US materials to other American republics, currently tightly controlled and requiring a license per shipment.
Legal experts say the president may forbid Federal Reserve Bank operations, regulate foreign exchange, place the Coast Guard under the Navy, refuse port clearance to belligerent ships, compel power transmission links, bar vessels from U S waters, remove duties on emergency relief imports, adjust federal apportionments, mobilize reserves, suspend eight hour work limits on government contracts, loosen communications rules, close sites under espionage laws, and acquire land for military use. The actions reflect broad wartime authority under varying factual conditions.
London editorials hail Roosevelt for proclaiming freedom of the seas against Nazi threats. The Evening Standard lauded the president's defiance as absolute while The Evening News said the U S would support Britain with war if needed. Crowds in London cheered as the broadcast voiced steps to ensure safe war deliveries.
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