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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1945
Page
2
Partly cloudy conditions continue in North Carolina with a slight cool down today and tonight. Light scattered showers are possible today with a gradual drying trend into Thursday.
An Associated Press dispatch from Chungking suggests Japan plans a last stand in northern China and Manchuria as allied blockades isolate Southeast Asia and the Dutch East Indies. The piece notes Japan may withdraw from indochina and Malaya to focus on a doomed defense in the north.
The 85th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S (Southern) adjourned after reports showing record gifts from the women's work, totaling 1 772 788 dollars, up 224 458 from last year. An amendment to the women's manual adds ten members with four from execu tive committees and six from the church at large. The Richmond training school gains 21 trustees and grows its real estate to 2000 acres. A pre assembly convention on Christian relations is planned for 1946 under the moral and social welfare committee. Montreat will not function as part of Asheville college as announced.
Civil Aeronautics Board examiners on day three of a five week hearing heard applications for extended service by 28 airlines in the southeast. Transcontinental and Western Air seeks an amendment adding Louisville Kentucky as an intermediate point on its route. Examiners Ross J. Newman and Curtis C. Henderson preside as the session continues.
Mose Kiser of Greensboro will head a committee of dairymen and affiliated workers tasked with organizing June dairy month activities across North Carolina. The group will coordinate plans and events to promote dairy industry and local farms.
Donnell Gilliam took the oath today to serve as federal judge for the eastern district and plans to open his first term in Raleigh. He succeeds Judge I. M. Meekins of Elizabeth City, who retired. A. T. Walston administered the oath with U. S. Marshal Ford S. Worthy witnessing.
Adjutant General J. Van B Metts announced plans for the annual state guard encampment at Fort Bragg July 18 to 22 with a three day officer and non commissioned instruction course. About 2 000 guardsmen expected, up from 1 600 last year, as the 1945 legislature boosted biennial guard funds to 86 221 for 1945 47 to cover subsistence transport medical care and incidental expenses.
Greenville May 30 The board of trustees approves three new faculty members Dr Ethel Southerland mathematics Dr Paul Murray history and Dr Lawrence Brewster history along with the retirement of Sallie Joyner Davis Maria D Graham and Lois V Gorrell from the college faculty.
Washington reports exports climbed to 14.2 billion dollars last year as wartime restrictions eased. Imports nearly doubled from 1.9 to 3.9 billion. Carolinas show Wilmington exports 14 million in 1938 and 84 million in 1988 with 22 million imports in 1988 and 16 million in 1944. Charleston reports 10 million exports and 6 million imports, then 7 million exports and 3 million imports.
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma noted growing opposition to Tru mans nomination of Wickard as rural electrification administrator. WEA plans a June 23 conference with the War Department to shape a farm labor program for 1945. Marvin Jones dismissed claims that war prisoners will be sent to Europe soon. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports steady demand for farm products since VE Day, with meats, sugar, fats and oils in slack supply while truck crops rise. Potatoes remain scarce and evaporated milk output increases 24 percent year to date, though manufacturer stocks lag 14 percent.
The blasts and winds destroyed 30 war plants and 12 military sites across Tokyo including the water front and neighborhoods near the palace. General LeMay noted the palace was not a target while acknowledging the surrounding military area bore the brunt of the raids. About half of Tokyo’s population area appears wiped out.
Scores of formerly non union truck drivers from New Bern North Carolina to Wilmington Delaware are being enrolled by the AFL Teamsters union in Norfolk Virginia to prevent delays in unloading produce for New York and Philadelphia markets. Roy Evans, local union business agent, denied any race to enroll at bargain rates.
In Special Proceedings SP No. 16847 Edward Gurley administrator debts of J W Sechrest deceased offers two tracts of land in High Point Township Guilford County for sale to the highest bidder for cash subject to court confirmation. Tract I 26907 sq ft known as 427 East Washington Street. Tract II 12950 sq ft described by Welborn Street and Jackson line. Bid starts at 6615.00 with 5 percent deposit. May 10 1945.
Building inspector issues permits totaling 6460 for repairs to the Big Bear store at 111 East Washington Street after a fire. George E. Hutchens receives a 4700 repair permit. Other permits grant additions, painting, and porch work on nearby dwellings with varied costs.
A massive two block fire in Mahanoy City Pennsylvania destroyed roughly fifty businesses in the center of town. The blaze began at 3 15 am in a paint shop and swept north to railroad street and south to market street. Six firefighters were injured as 25 families were displaced.
Advertisers in ancient markets advertised wares with wall murals and painted signs prior to the invention of printing. The practice shows early commercial communication leveraging visual messaging to attract buyers.
In Paris U S Ambassador Jefferson Caffery laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier as UN diplomatic and military representatives joined a memorial at the Protestant American cathedral A memorial mass followed at Saint Pierre de Chaillot. Taps sounded at Normandy and the Mediterranean graves while Ambassador Charles Sawyer spoke at Henri Chappell cemetery near Liege. American graves across Europe were decorated by comrades and civilians.
Fletcher notes the $500 000 figure dwarfs projected job losses in the state while praising unemployment compensation coverage limits. He cites war workers excluded by the federal tax act and urges cooperation to extend coverage if permitted by Congress. The 1945 legislature raised weekly max to $20 and min to $3 but kept eight worker rule. A cleaning tip mentions hazel in water for washing windows.
Chinese troops advancing along the 900 mile front report progress against Japanese forces. They reach the Ishan area 43 miles west of Liuchow near the former U S air base. Chinese high command notes inroads from the Yellow River to French Indochina with gains in Fukien and Hunan regions.
Seventh division units pushed south of Chan destroying several enemy guns and vehicles as they brace toward the south coast. Lt. Col. Jackson Gillis, on Maj. Gen. Arnold's staff, said patrols near the southern shore would reach it today with expected gains in three days. Enemy swimmers in Yonabara coastal area attacked Seventh positions and were killed.
Short dispatches describe harry Arnold of Fullerton at a forward post reporting five yards to enemy elements. Sgt. Charles McKinney of Cairo recounts destroying a Japanese gun six miles away. A patrol of the 38th division navigates perilous terrain while Chaplain Capt. Eugene Cross consoles men. Casualty figures show heavy losses with units dwindling from 137 to 76 in three days. A sniper’s imprecise toll and a tank crew’s firing barrage further illustrate fierce combat.
A distressed child phones home to say her father killed Lula Mae. The mother learned of the attack after rushing home and encountered a cryful scene on the corner. The daughter rushed to reveal the crime and its perpetrator.
A brief note states Jamaica has about one half of the population of the British Indies, highlighting its relative size within the region.
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