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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1941
Page
2
Johnnie Smith a 59 year old Randolph County man was in critical condition at Guilford General Hospital after his wife woke to his groans and found him semi conscious in bed with a kitchen knife at his side he was brought to the hospital from his Archdale area home for treatment.
Weather maps show variable winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville with showers over the south, while Block Island to Hatteras expect winds turning west or northwest and mostly cloudy north with decreasing clouds south tonight into Saturday. North Asheboro plans nine mile water sewer system to serve about 2000 rural residents.
Report from Yu’s ambulance crew notes Smith cut his throat deeply enough to sever the windpipe but avoided the jugular and major blood vessels. He had been in poor health and suffered a paralytic stroke about a month earlier. At the hospital the wound was described as very serious with substantial blood loss.
The Ark Royal and Ark Royal sister ships faced heavy damage as Britain’s carrier force suffered losses. The Courageous and Glorious were sunk earlier, with Italian and German actions and multiple engagements cited. The Ark Royal, built in 1937, was torpedoed and sunk with many survivors evacuated. at least 1,575 officers and men were aboard before the war, with 60 planes carried. The admiralty confirmed the sinking and promised next of kin notices.
Berlin reports say the capture of Sevastopol would deprive the Red Navy of its petty Black Sea harbor. With damaged ships, the Soviet fleet would seek shelter along the Caucasus coast where ports lack repair facilities. Anapa near Kerch already faced air strikes as Kerch remains key to Caucasus oil and ore routes.
Walter Gray of 413 Taylor Street was given an eight month suspended sentence on the roads for possessing five gallons of non-taxpaid whiskey. The suspension runs two years, conditioned on a $25 payment plus court costs. The day’s docket included multiple minor cases with fines, suspensions, and adherence to conditions.
By a nearly three to one margin production and maintenance workers at the Alma Desk Company plant designated the Brotherhood of Carpentry and Joiners AFL as their exclusive bargaining agent. NLRB supervisor Robert Knadle oversaw the election which counted 100 in favor, 37 against, with one ballot void. Clerical and supervisory workers were not included.
The Census tallies 34 250 Negro churches for a value of 3 146 531 which is 4 8 percent of total church edifice value in the country. A typist copying names at one every five seconds would need over 30 years to reproduce the nearly 132 million names listed.
President Roosevelt told three CIO representatives and three steel executives at a White House conference that Congress may be asked to act to keep coal production steady. He urged continued negotiations or arbitration if needed and warned the remaining 5 percent of nonunion workers not to be coerced by government decree. The meeting followed CIO and UMW actions backing a union shop in captive mines.
Moscow radio reports a motorized division of German elite guards was routed in the Rostov area. German thrust toward the Don has been slowed or stopped.
Sudden withdrawal of combat planes for a secret destination reduces air power for army maneuvers in the Carolinas. An unimpeachable authority said aerial units recalled without explanation. Best guess is overseas. About 400 planes were originally assigned for the maneuvers.
High Point Kiwanis Club announces its annual Ladies Night Banquet on December 16 with Harry Bell and Edgar Snider as co chairmen. The luncheon at Elwood Hotel featured Rev. C L Rozzelle, pastor of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, who urged initiative and warned against government overreach. Guests included ministers and visitors from Charlotte and Greenville.
London reports rising doubt that the RAF can bomb Germany all night from its British airfields. Bad weather halted German bombing again last night, the fourth straight night. Weather has kept the RAF from Germany for 40 nights since stepping up the offensive to aid Russia. A Census Bureau note adds that chemical industry including coal tar, carbide, sodium and magnesium products is near one billion dollars annually, employing over 60,000 in 543 factories.
President Roosevelt urged unity as CIO leaders met to decide on the proposed union shop in steel industry mines. A White House session was planned after the policy committee meeting while the defense mediation board urged against immediate union shop installation. The mines, owned by steel firms, employ 53,000 workers, mainly UMW members, and fuel mills essential to wartime production. Roosevelt expressed hope the talks would keep mines operating, signaling government resolve to see the plan through.
The Kalinin sector reports 95 miles northwest of Moscow as German forces retreat from 20 villages in the past 24 hours. Red Star says Russian planes attacked Nazi air bases and troop concentrations, destroying 14 aircraft and a large fuel depot. Soviet broadcasts claim checks on a Nazi drive at Kalinin and gains toward Zarechie. in the Murmansk zone, heights captured and Germans pushed back several kilometers.
The measure reconvenes Monday and will take effect quickly despite a brief three day delay. Reports say preliminary arming of cargo vessels may already be underway with plans ready to proceed. Secretary Knox and Secretary Hull praise the decisive House action, while President Roosevelt thanks Rayburn and McCormack for securing the victory in the defense aid push.
Berlin disputes the U.S. Congress vote on the neutrality act revision. German sources claim Roosevelt and Hull misled lawmakers and warn that Congress risked a dangerous path. They assert Germany must respond if American ships carry munitions.
Census figures show Tf automobiles average three feet longer than ten years earlier. If trends continue, the additional road space needed for all registered motor cars would consume about half of the 41,000 mile increase in U S roadways from 1930 to 1940. There is roughly one filling station or garage for every mile and a half of surfaced highway in the United States.
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