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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1941
Page
2
Fair, not quite cool interior tonight. moderately warm Sunday. Gentle variable winds along the coast from Block Island to Hatteras, with moderate to fresh southwest winds central and north portions. Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. tropical storm near Jacksonville with northeast to east winds.
When Staff Sgt. Donald Morgan of North Field Artillery opened a mail package he found a huge pencil a flashlight and a note from his girl Dear Sweetheart You can no longer use blackout as an excuse for not writing Now he writes there times daily.
Dispatches from Chungking said China expected Japan to strike into Hunan to cut the Burma Road or invade Thailand if war comes. A British broadcast noted Thai officials sent a military representative to Singapore in fear of an attack. Shanghai said 70 plus Japanese transports were seen toward Hainan or French Indo China as Tokyo radio attacked the United States.
U S officials weigh postponed Warm Springs visit amid speculation on Japan talks with Secretary Hull and Halifax to assess US stance. Shanghai reports 70 Japanese troop transports near Hainan or Indo China. Yangtze gunboats sail toward Manila as Tokyo radio accuses the U S of breaking peace. Senator George hopes for renewed diplomacy to avert Pacific war.
The French Indo-China governor general Decoux denies imminent mobilization and says Indo-China will follow French foreign policy. He notes Indo-China is part of the French empire and cannot commit bases to Japan without French government instruction amidst a turbulent Pacific scene.
Worries over possible war with Japan and tax selling kept the New York stock market cautious. Leading stocks showed mixed gains and losses with around 400000 shares traded, as optimists cited dividends while many stayed on the sidelines pending policy decisions. In separate notes, a crisis over price control proposals and licensing stirred Congress as Stimson sought limits and administration power. A Hoosier town reports a baby heroine as two year old Joan Kriegbaum saved her family from carbon monoxide fumes, waking her mother and prompting rescue efforts.
The measure faces recommittal as Steagall yields to mounting demands for revisions. He first seeks to modify provisions on federal buyings and set a limit on open market purchases. A substitute proposes a three member board and restricted government purchases to aid high cost producers while coordinating with existing agencies.
North Carolina officials pressed Jule Warren to grant the state six years free use of his history of North Carolina to form the basis of a state authored school history. Warren would allow use but insisted on name credit. Secretary Eure supported preface credit while Warren claimed he is the author and should be named. The plan aims to save publishers costs and recover funds from recalled volumes, with long term savings cited.
General Drum outlines next year plan for more than 220000 men, stressing snap and dash on parade ground and regimental pride. Maneuvers end with lessons on air support and tanks, which he urges integrating into mobile units with air ground coordination for immediate use. Tanks are not feared by a well defended force, he says, if proper weapons defend.
The article outlines proposed measures granting the government new powers to curb labor unrest. It details statutory authorities for a conciliation and mediation board, potential compulsory arbitration, and possible government takeover of unmanned plants if labor or management resist. It notes committees hearing railroad front spokesmen and a plan to deliver a Roosevelt recommendation.
Reports from North Africa describe Allied westward advances toward Tobruk with forces closing on trapped Axis units between Tobruk and the Libyan frontier. Mussolini’s command claims annihilation of a British brigade and 1,000 prisoners. British fronts report Bologna Division destruction and pockets resisting along the Bardia road amid a nighttime naval engagement off Kent.
London reports German and Italian forces occupy key bases in Rabat Meknes Sfax Gabes and the port of Bizerte with crews arriving in French Morocco and Tunisia German troops were said to be moving along France's Tunisia Tripolitania frontier and submarines possibly using Moroccan ports as refueling stations depending on Libya campaign outcomes
Dean Wayne Lyman Morse of the University of Oregon Law College reports that both sides may ask the board to act as mediator instead of a new report to the President, potentially pausing any strike. Counsel Charles M. Hay proposes a compromise for wage raises averaging one dollar per day or $400 million total, suggesting funding from existing revenue.
Charlotte dispatch reports the 6th Pursuit group finishes Carolinas air warfare exercise and starts a 2500 mile return to Hamilton Field. About 400 enlisted personnel and non flying officers travel by special train as 70 P-40s depart. first stops are Albuquerque and Tucson before final hop to California.
Investigators traced the car’s license from an auto dealer to Claude Garrett of James town after an explosion killed Bradshaw and Robinson. Edwards, Bradshaw, and Robinson reportedly drank whiskey and denatured alcohol. Edwards later said Bradshaw tried to rescue him and that gasoline was stolen from a local line. Funeral services are set for Bradshaw at Koonce Chapel with Rev. Ruth officiating. Robinson’s service time is scheduled for 3:30 pm Monday.
Raleigh readies its annual culture week featuring the State Literary and Historical Association the State Art Society the State Folk Lore Society and the Society for the Preservation of Antiquities meeting together Wednesday through Friday. Notables Herbert Agar Thomas Benton Kenneth Chorley highlight addresses alongside William Couch Marian Sims Fletcher Green and William Polk with Mayflower Society award winner announced by Macon Dunnagan at the final session Friday evening December 5.
The Minnie Pearson Memorial Church announces tomorrow’s order of service with Sunday school at 9 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. led by Rev. A. M. Jones, followed by an evening service at 7:30 p.m. The memorial event includes a special pastor-led program and community notices.
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