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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1944
Page
2
Wall Street closes higher amid optimism over wartime thrift and public health effort. Investors weigh supply and demand as markets reflect confidence in government wartime programs and charitable drives against tuberculosis.
Allied reports detail fierce German counterattacks against Corona and Monte Belvedere near Bologna Italy as Fifth Army forces tighten defense.áver.
Bishop Oxnam of New York, 53, elected president of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America during the council’s biennial meeting at the William Penn Hotel Pittsburgh. He succeeds Bishop Tucker of Richmond. New officers include Dr. Benjamin E. Mays as vice president and Harper Sibley as treasurer.
US Liberators from Saipan damaged Volcano Island airfields used by Japanese raids on Saipan. Tokyo radio reports twenty B 29s attacked in several waves between midnight and 4 30 a m with fires controlled by 5 50 a m. No B 29 loss claimed. Incendiaries sparked fires in multiple districts but were quickly contained.
Local Rotarians heard Earl B. Garrett of the State Soil Conservation Service describe a careful plan for soil protection. He urged terracing reforestation and crop rotation as key measures. Special guest Sgt Carl Gibson noted his World War II experiences and urged support for the Sixth War Loan drive.
The report notes 13 destroyers and three cargo vessels sunk off Cebu while a convoy aims for Ormoc. It states over 35,000 Japanese reinforcements landed since Oct 25 and heavy rains hinder ground actions on Leyte. Air supply supports front-line units as another convoy, including several transports, was destroyed.
The Moscow and Belgrade lines report Red Army advances within 37 miles of Budapest as Tito announces a 31 mile push in Yugoslavia. German radio notes losses 85 miles northeast of Budapest while siege pressures grow from the northeast as Partisans win in Yugoslavia.
State and city automobile license plates for 1945 go on sale at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Carolina Motor Club office on East Washington street. The office will be open 9 to 4 on weekdays and Saturday to serve buyers. Mrs Thelma Ryan heads the local office and notes the club will collect unde livered registration cards from the post office.Temporary city licenses will be sold and tags mailed to purchasers when received.
German forces stiffen before Cologne as the Ninth and First Armies drive toward the Roer front. Lindern and Linnich fall into Allied hands while Patton's Third Army pushes toward Lorraine. French and Seventh Army push from Strasbourg toward Karlsruhe with Alsace tightening.
Thomasville police found suspicious liquor in a car on Blair Street and will return the property to rightful owners if they contact the police department. Officers Ottis Koontz and C. R. Smith reported the sighting and investigation.
Sheriff reports Jack Baldridge, 53, an escapee from prison since 1942 parole, killed his 28 year old wife and neighbor J W Williams in a domestic dispute at their home. Baldridge, who shot twice, Williams three times, then wounded himself with a shotgun. No charges filed yet. Baldridge had earlier killed his uncle John Howard, was recaptured from an Arkansas fugitive status, and paroled in 1942 amid controversy.
Mayor Arnold J. Koonce reported to the city council that efforts to hire a planning engineer for postwar expansion have failed. The city manager Braden will coordinate the postwar commission at no extra salary, funded by a $3,000 appropriation for technical outside advice. He urged fixes to traffic lights on Main Street, abattoir conditions, and approved Salvation Army booths for war bond sales and Christmas carols. The Blue Ribbon Cab Co. license renewal was also approved.
A Ford carrying two gallons of white whiskey was brought to headquarters after a chase. Police seek to identify the occupants of the vehicle. the owner may claim the car.
Jerome Leonard of Greensboro Route 3 dies at a local hospital after seven months illness. Born September 22, 1891 in Guilford County to Charles A. and Elizabeth Moore Leonard, he leaves four sons Edgar J Leonard J W Leonard Walter Leonard George R Leonard and three daughters Lillie Leonard Mrs J L Kersey and Mrs H C Stewart, three brothers and a sister, thirteen grandchildren. He was a Vickery Methodist church member. Funeral at Vickery Methodist Church Friday at 3 o clock conducted by Rev
A public exchange reveals Littell’s insubordination after initial papers quoted him. The speaker, urging Littell to resign, announces his removal from office. Attorney General Biddle issues a concurrent statement after Littell’s long reply.
James Herbert Miller 40 died this morning at 10 45 o clock after a nine year illness. He was born October 31 1904 in Newton County Georgia and lived at 402 Baker Street High Point. Survived by widow Lizzie Jackson Miller three brothers and four sisters. Funeral Friday at 3 PM at Mt Zion Methodist with burial in Oak Hill Decatur Ga.
Partly cool and continued rather cold today with a colder night. Pride! Lowest temperatures tonight range from 22 to 28 degrees across eastern portions, with 4 West recording cooler readings.
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