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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1945
Page
2
Don H. Wilson joined the army in 1941 and promised daily letters from his father Walker Wilson. Now the son is returning home after a long correspondence totaling about 1,550 letters. A wartime estimate notes Europe lost about ten percent of its livestock in the war’s final months.
Washington national park data show the Washington Monument now leads in visitor numbers with 669,515 at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, while the Lincoln Memorial slips to second place and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial remains third. Santa Rosa Island National Monument tops the monument field with 524,988 visitors.
Auto dealers crowded a House committee room as 300 plus manufacturers urged Congress to address a threatened cut in their trade discount. National Automobile Dealers Association President Mallon warned the Treasury plans risk harming dealers and jobs. Negotiations on labor unrest and a full employment bill dominated House action.
Molotov urges sharing atomic bomb secrets with Russia in a Moscow address as Western bloc fears rise. Churchill and Bevin back Truman's 12 point policy while stressing Anglo American solidarity and cooperation with the Soviet Union to pursue peace despite tensions.
A dispatch notes a 1000 mile reach of Indonesian nationalist forces with an estimated 100,000 troops led by commander in chief Gen Supryadi who has broadcast a message to supporters. The report emphasizes the scale of the insurgent movement and its military leadership.
British Major General E C Mansergh delivered an ultimatum to East Java’s Indonesian nationalist governor demanding British entry into Surabaya areas to disarm Indonesians and restore normal conditions. The letter warns allied forces will enter near Surabaya in East Java.
An official report states Bandoeng in the summer capital is the headquarters as six divisions of Indonesians are in the process of formation and instructors are summoned to report for fan training.
Umali recalls a midnight assault as about 200 had jumped before him and another 100 followed. Japanese soldiers covered the well with bamboo sheets and fired, tossing rocks and a sewing machine. Some Filipino women lowered ropes, six men escaped, and the women liberators were captured and never seen again.
General MacArthur argues for civilian control of the military and criticizes presidential decisions as nonprofessional. He says presidents depend on public suffrage and must yield to popular will. He warns cabinet sessions reveal military secrets and insists no conspirator could act from inside the cabinet.
Downtown offices observe Armistice Day with limited hours while many city services stay open. Banks and county offices close, post office hours shrink, and a municipal court session proceeds despite congestion. City officials debate closing city hall as the holiday falls on Monday.
Mayor Earl N Phillips proposed a house to house canvass or civic group to locate vacant rental space for returning servicemen and families. The chamber of commerce would coordinate, inviting residents to register empty rooms and apartments. a trailer camp plan could use the south lot of the post office if utilities are arranged.
Col. Frank Page of Greensboro, president of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, will meet tomorrow with the committee. The federation aims to separate the game and inland fisheries division from the department. Floy Crouse of Sparta chairs the committee with A. H. Guion Charlotte J. W. Wilbur Bunn Raleigh Clyde Council Wannanish D. M. Stafford Greensboro Robert Proctor Marion and J. R. Wallett Littleton among the members.
Investment funds backed scattered favorites in a volatile session as rails steels and motors fell on light profit taking. Strong spots included International Telephone Westinghouse Standard Oil NJ and Standard Gas 4 preferred while ahead at intervals were American Telephone Consolidated Edison Anaconda Goodrich Glenn Martin and Montgomery Ward. Backward were NY Central Great Northern Southern Pacific Southern Railway Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors Du Pont and Western Union A.
Small lots of print cloths sold for quick delivery while mills expect labor trouble. Demand low-cost apparel buys remains active though foreign commissions fail to line up textiles. Wool converters cannot secure more allocations and rayon goods stay dull. Government plans to ease rayon lining shortages eyed.
New York cotton futures opened 20 to 35 cents higher with noon prices 60 to 80 cents above prior close. Indicated levels: December around 23.89, March 23.97, May 23.99, with July and October also showing gains.
Idaho Russets market barely steady while Washington Bur banks and Colorado Red McClures show firm quotes. Minnesota and North Dakota Bliss Triumphs priced commercial and washed, with Chippewas and other varieties listed. overall supply moderate and demand slow for Idaho russets.
Livestock details show salable hogs 5 000 to 17 000 total steady at 14 85 for 140 lb barrows and gilts and 14 10 for sows. Cattle salable 4 500 of 5 000, calves 800 of 1 000. Fed cattle steady with top steers 17 75 and best heifers 17 00. Beef cows firm to steady. vealers 15 50 down. Also notes mass of sun and uranium processing trivia"}
Funeral services for H. J. Pell 74 retired building contractor who died suddenly at his home 329 South Wrenn street were moved to Thursday afternoon 4 o clock through Friday 2 30 o clock to allow his son Clayton Pell to arrive from Texas. The service is at Koonce Funeral Home chapel with Rev Julian Hopkins Green Street Baptist church and Rev Paul Jones First Presbyterian church in charge. Interment follows in Floral Garden cemetery.
Despite a filament that seems barely an inch long the 40 watt incandescent bulb actually contains about eighteen inches of precisely wound wire.
A discussion notes that petroleum based wax emulsions play a key role in treating textiles and paper and in coating building exteriors to impart water repellency.
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