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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1942
Page
2
The Weather North Carolina region remains mild with a slight rise in the south west tonight and a chance of light showers in the far north. South Carolina trends mild with a higher near central north. Georgia also has continued mild temperatures tonight.
Registration for fuel oil will be held at Allen Jay School tomorrow and Friday afternoons from 3 to 6 o'clock. Teachers will assist, and sufficient workers will be on hand to process registrants quickly.
Well's envoy to the Vatican passed through Madrid as Falange influence grows and some army officers tilt toward Axis. Public opinion favors the United Nations and Allied success in North Africa. Spain strengthens the Balearic Islands as Franco reinforces neutrality to block German transit to Gibraltar. Roosevelt assurances to Spain and Portugal about North Africa are welcomed in Lisbon and Madrid.
U S Navy statements describe the enemy as smart and capable in war a claim that they conduct operations with ruthless efficiency toward both their own forces and allied troops. The quote highlights the perceived resolve and organization behind the adversary’s war effort.
A Baptist committee presented resolutions this morning to study and present on Wake Forest College opening to women at the junior senior level. The measure triggered debate with only Raleigh attorney Yates Ardledge opposing. after initial contention, the resolution moved toward acceptance in the session.
Arledge dissented against the Wake Forest trustee action calling it unconstitutional while Judge Eayes said the issue could not be sustained in court. The convention formed a commission to study Baptist college issues and finances, with talks on war disruptions and Christian education. Dr. Binkley urged action to keep Baptist schools aligned with Christian philosophy amid wartime challenges and indifference among Baptists.
The report notes Japan admitted losing a battleship early in the Pacific war with no name given. The Kongo class of four ships at about 29,000 tons included Kongo Hiei Kirishima and Haruna, with at least two modernized. US claims differ from Tokyo assertions on damage and sinking in the November actions, with North Carolina and Idaho mentioned in broadcasts.
The passage describes how reports of a northern shore operation spread by drums like ancient signals, illustrating propaganda's reach. It notes Axis agents spreading word of German victories in Africa, causing hundreds of native laborers to desert work and flee, aiming to disrupt Allied transport and operations.
Staff Sergeant John T. DeJohn of Ainsley Alabama held his position after a German 20 millimeter shell ripped the left side, knocking out a gun. He continued firing for ten minutes and earned credit for a downed plane as Second Lieutenant George J. Spellman and others aided the wounded crew in subzero conditions.
The government directs boards to reclassify all deferments tied to criminal convictions and forbids new deferments on moral grounds unless full disqualification occurs. A shortage of physicists prompts a new procedure for deferments via national committees to verify essential status and potential waivers. Farm-worker deferments require board approval to quit, and the president orders federal agencies to cancel such deferments. A separate item reports eight cars derail near Cleveland Tennessee but no injuries are noted.
Mrs K D McNeil of High Point Route Two was notified by the American Red Cross that her son, Charles Richard Green, 20, has been wounded in action at Guadalcanal and is now recovering at the United States Naval Hospital in Oakland. Enlisted January 1941, he serves as Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class and formerly worked as a carrier boy for The Enterprise.
The funeral service for eight year old Bobby Marie Stewart of 314 Reed Street was held Tuesday at two o clock at the First Baptist church. Rev. W K McGee led the service with a quartet singing Abide With Me Rock Of Ages and In The Garden. Pallbearers included Nelson Stewart Inman Stewart Preston Shoemaker and Garland Shoemaker. Interment followed in City cemetery with floral tributes by Kenny Street School second grade.
Thomas M Asbury 57 of 505 English Street died Tuesday afternoon at Alma Desk Company from a heart attack. Coroner Wallace G Freeman said investigation was ordered. Born Statesville he would have turned 38 Friday. Survived by wife Ada Franklin. daughters Wilma Kathleen, High Point. seven sons including Pfc Thomas Jr Ft Lewis Sgt Eugene Camp Carson and others. four sisters and two brothers. Funeral plans pending arrival of sons in service. Body at Yow's Funeral Home. Burial Bollinger Methodist Church near Valdese.
Patricia Ann Way died at three days old in a local hospital at 5 p m Tuesday born in High Point Nov 1912 daughter of Hurley H and Beatrice Pitts Way 1104 South Main Street She had a brother Donal Robert and a sister Loretta Jacqueline Grandparents Mrs H C Way and Mrs Henry Thompson Funeral at 11 a m Wednesday graveside First Pilgrim Holiness Church Rev O L Ruth officiated burial Floral Garden Cemetery.
Frank Sizemore secretary of the Chamber of Commerce spoke to the Exchange Club at the Sheraton Hotel on war problems affecting High Point. He was introduced by Clyde Garrison. Visitor Jimmy Lovings attended and C. L. Russell won the attendance prize.
Special to The Enterprise. Registration in the Thomasville area for consumer use of fuel oil, diesel oil, and kerosene has been set for Thursday and Friday this week by local rationing officials. Registration will occur at two city schools Main Street and Church Street with hours 230 to 830 pm. Rural registrants may come 300 to 600 pm on the same dates. Participating schools include Davis Townsend Denton Midway Fair Grove Hasty Walburg and Pilot.
William T Alexander 59 died unexpectedly at Baptist Hospital shortly after 7 pm Tuesday after two weeks as a patient. He was born March 3, 1883 in York County and lived in the city 25 years, formerly with Highland Cotton Mills. Survived by wife Vira McDonald, son Boyce McDonald, two daughters Mrs J A Marley and Mable Alexander, sister Abs Fannie Redenhour, brothers J H Alexander and Robert Alexander, five grandchildren. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church with Dr O W Williamson and Rev S E Taylor. Interment Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery.
Reverend J T Stover, 90, a retired Methodist minister, died at his home in Rutherford College after a long illness. Funeral services are planned for Thursday. A Bible class named Working People's Class has been organized, meeting Sundays at 2 p.m. in the Labor Temple. Joe Boyd, AFL Furniture Workers Union regional director, will teach. The class excludes oil used in heating rooms. Registration is underway through the local rationing office with blanks available at the office.
The High Point College Board of Trustees will hold a luncheon meeting on Tuesday November 24 at 12 30 p m in Roberts Hall dining hall. Attendees include H A Millis N M Harrison Gideon I Humphreys G H Kearns S W Taylor H F Hunsucker J S Pickett J D Williams Susan Porter J M Milliken Bishop Clare Purcell Rev J Clyde Allman E W Teague J N Wills B K Milloway L F Ross Charles W McCrary W A Lambeth J E Pritchard C K Proctor C C Robins Mrs C F Finch and others from North Carolina and nearby towns.
A compact catalog of film titles and running times including CENTER BROADHURST PARAMOUNT RIALTO entries. Notable items include Sabotage Squad Saboteur My Favorite Blonde with varied durations listed across theaters and showings.
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