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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1945
Page
2
Mostly cloudy skies and cool temperatures linger today tonight and into Saturday with occasional light rains in the western portion. Extended outlook shows below normal averages and moderate to heavy precipitation slowly rising temperatures over the weekend and light rains mainly west. Patio is a Spanish word meaning an inner court or enclosed space open to the sky.
World Today reports General MacArthur ordering Japan to remove barriers to freedoms and dismantle the Thought Police, freeing 3,000 political prisoners. The Japanese cabinet resigns amid the upheaval as observers foresee potential rebellion and a stronger American influenced government. In Germany, Eisenhower advances a decree banning Nazi party members from managerial roles to eradicate Nazism's power base.
Reports from Tokyo describe a cabinet crisis as Home Minister Iwao Yuki resigns and embattled officials resist MacArthur orders to purge thought control bodies. The Navy is virtually demobilized and 21 suspected war criminals, including Lt Gen Homma, are moved to Omori prison amid occupation moves in Sapporo.
The executive committee plans to end its session October 18 and set November 8 as the start date for a 50 member preparatory conference to arrange the world assembly likely in December. Stettinius urges early convening while stressing work quality remains vital. A protest note highlights signals infrastructure in humid jungle climates.
J P Lucas public relations director of Duke Power Charlotte spoke on The Power of the Press and the Part It Played During the Emergency at the Kiwanis meeting. The session honored the press for wartime coverage and freedom of press as a bulwark against tyranny. B C Harmon won the attendance prize as guests and members listed.
Violence breaks out at Warner Brothers in Burbank as 300 pickets clash with police and deputies. Nineteen states see federal intervention in seized plants and coal disputes, with 530000 workers on strike. Autoworkers near end of a long walkout threaten renewed action in 50 refineries.
The committee cut graduated surtaxes by four percentage points in each bracket with a minimum 10 percent reduction. Administration plans offered 2.085 billion in relief versus 2.6 billion under the new stipulation. Vinson urged repeal of the corporate excess profits tax starting January 1, easing burdens by 2.555 billion. Coughton pressed relief for all 450000 corporations, not just the 19000 paying excess profits taxes, and the committee aligned with the chairman on the issue and followed the administration on excise taxes.
The report shows eastern market weed at 43.28 per hundred, up 0.32 from Tuesday, with season average 43.07. Old belt grades held steady to higher, while declines hit common red smoking leaf and heavy nondescript. Lug priming cutter grades rose 1 to 2, old belt yesterday 40.58 under season 41.04. Border markets gained 1 to 11, yesterday 37.17, season 43.68.
At a Thursday dinner the Lions at the Sheraton heard Lt. Col. Strickland recount five years abroad in Trinidad England Scotland Africa and Naples before Paris and returning to the U.S. in August. He described civil authorities behind the lines handling civilian needs including food medical supplies and communications with emergency money as needed. He praised Franco American cooperation and noted Gaulle progress toward a stable government though France remains multi factional. Attendance prizes went to Paul Williamson William Griffith O. D. Nelson of Greensboro and the guest speaker.
Congress debates peacetime atomic energy with the army's influence in drafting the bill. House committees approved proposing shifts, while Senate opposition postponed action amid military matter concerns. Tax-cut bill progress remains steady as debates loom. Turkey holds the sole known deposits of meerbhaum, a claylike material used for tobacco pipes.
In New York on October 5 scattered specialties advanced while many leaders held or slipped. Schenley and Pepsi-Cola posted new 1945 tops. Small gains surfaced for Republic Aviation National Airlines Sears Roebuck Bethlehem U S Steel General Motors Texas Company and duPont. Falls showed for Youngstown Steel Goodrich Montgomery Ward Douglas Aircraft General Electric and J C Penney as commodities remained uneven.
Dry Goods New York reports the cotton textile market quiet as mills review fourth quarter goods allocations. Smallets of print cloths were released for quick delivery. Wool goods buyers pressed for more supplies without success. Rayon converters received only regular allotments against prior commitments.
Grain prices reported in Chicago on October 5 show No 3 red wheat at 1.76 while corn sales are absent. Oats and barley futures ranges are listed with mixed weights and seed field prices for timothy red top red clover and alsike.
In Chicago on October 5 the USDA reports potato arrivals at 81 and on track 190 with total US shipments 1140. New stocks show moderate supply and demand fair for russets and Colorado McClures, with a slight market weakening. Northern stocks hold steady for top US No. 1 washed Burbanks and other grades, while prices vary by variety and region.
Senator Olin D. Johnston of South Carolina urged immediate halt to shipments to Europe after a two week supply report. He said the United States must assess the situation before continuing exports.
Senator Johnston said he spoke with the solid fuels administration about potential cotton mill closings in South Carolina due to fuel shortages and was assured a study is underway. He noted Europe’s coal shipments affect domestic supply. In the Carolinas, Erwin Mills faced looming walkouts with a vote to strike October 8, while High Point hosiery plants remained idle.
TV ad claims many with dyspepsia or acid indigestion can find fast relief by drinking hot water with a spoonful of Neutracid after meals. The product is described as soothing to mucous membranes and not a laxative, and is available at Mann Drug or other first class drug stores.
A historical note states that 40 to 45 percent of Japan’s population works in agriculture, highlighting the sector’s prominence in the economy and daily life during the period.
Pauline How Douglas Executrix of the Estate of Albert G. Douglas of Guilford County North Carolina notifies creditors to present claims by September 14 1946 or be barred. Debtors must settle accounts promptly. Notice dated September 13 1948 at High Point North Carolina.
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