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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1945
Page
2
Increasing clouds and little temperature change. Showers tonight then cooler conditions in the west by morning. Clearing and much cooler weather Tuesday after morning showers in the extreme east.
The article recalls painter Le Mayeur and his wife Pollok living in Bali during Japanese occupation. It notes 14 years of marriage, Le Mayeur’s beauty and artistry, and how shortages forced sketches on fiber sheets. Three years of isolation followed, then forced relocation to inland Bali due to light seen as a beacon for allied bombers.
The report catalogs widespread pauses and walkouts across sectors from Canton Ohio to Kearny New Jersey. It notes 61 700 Northwest lumber and sawmill workers and thousands more in bus driving moviemaking cotton and textile work and Gulf Coast longshoremen. CIO East Coast longshoremen demand living cost pay and set October 29 strike date. United Automobile Workers press GM for a 30 percent wage rise while Senator Ellender urges delaying labor bills. Steel production expected to rise as coal returns to furnaces but recall of laid off workers lags.
For six unhappy months the family endured exile from their seaside home and garden. Le Mayeur recounts their fear of being divided and recalls his wife crying at the beloved house, describing it as their life and happiness.
North Carolina and Virginia flue cured tobacco auctions resumed a five day schedule with prices rallying. Prices on all belts rose by one to four dollars with practical tops near fifty dollars per hundred pounds and weekend averages around forty five to forty eight. Season totals reach eighty five million pounds with an average of about forty one eighty six dollars. Fine lemon cutters sold at forty nine dollars per hundred.
Justice Stacy, long associated with labor studies, works on the labor price question as Ayers plans to announce a statement later. Ayers expects to meet virtually all participants in two weeks for the labor management conference. Stimson had been considered to preside.
Forrestal bent forward to shake hands with Ed Johnson acting chairman of the senate group and opponent of the army navy merger. The secretary said it is customary for opponents to shake hands. Backers count on President Truman backing the idea.
In two recent interviews with General MacArthur the prince outlined his official activities since 1937 and the allied commander said he would lead a liberal movement in Japan in a genial way.
Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, speaking as leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons, urged faster demobilization of Britain's armed forces and criticized the Labour government's pace. He argued occupation tasks in Europe could be completed with about 400,000 troops plus forces in the Mediterranean, called for RAF to 40,000 personnel and navy to return to prewar strength, and pushed for rapid demobilization and industrial restart.
Captain Mario Vargas heads the navy with Dr Luis Lander and Dr Carlos Oli as ministers. Major Carlos Delgado Chalbaud leads the war. The last major opposition to the regime collapsed yesterday as Tachira Merida and Trujillo joined the rebels. Resistance ended in Zulia where oil fields drive the economy.
New York stocks showed a moderately bullish tilt with many leaders stuck by light selling. Advancers included Bethlehem Steel Sears Roebuck Chrysler Oliver, Sperry General Electric Houston Oil Johns Manville Du Pont Southern Railway Chesapeake and Ohio and General Realty. with laggards United States Steel General Motors Montgomery Ward US Rubber Anaconda American Telephone Westinghouse Eastman Kodak Allied Chemical Northern Pacific and New York Central. Bonds were mixed and commodities steady.
Chicago reports show arrivals 397 on track 414 with total U S shipments Friday 1195 and Sunday 27. New stocks indicate liberal supplies and slow demand as prices decline for several varieties including Idaho Russet Burbanks U S No 1 at 2.80 to 3.00 and Wisconsin Chippewas at 2.10.
Dry Goods New York reports heavy demand for cotton textiles but market activity stayed restricted as firms waited for ceiling increase announcements on finishes. Wool goods remain tight with converters seeing limited mill allotments. Rayon products show restricted activity and tight supply.
Noon prices were 50 cents to $1 a bale higher for cotton futures. Contracts listed include December at 23.65, March at 23.75, and May at 23.76, with earlier figures showing nearby movements and later adjustments.
Wheat prices listed as No. 9 red 1.79 and No. 2 hard 77%. No corn sales reported. Oats show No. 2 white 6642 and No. 3 white 66 with heavy 66. Barley trading at 1.21 to 1.39 percent. Field seed per hundredweight includes timothy 5.25 to 5.50, red top 11.00 to 11.50, red deer 31.50, sweet clover 10.75, alsike 28.50, alfalfa 33.50 to 36.50.
U S oil companies hold vast concessions in Venezuela with many fields in maracaibo and orino regions. Betancourt promises respect for prior contracts. Medina Angarita and Lopez Contreras arrested amid revolution claims of a dictatorship, trial pending.
Jay P. Mix and Eva Dyer Mix, long separated after 31 years of marriage and four children, obtained a license to remarry in 1927. Now ages 75 and 73, they cite the loss of a son in the war when a German submarine sank an American transport as a factor bringing them back together.
Oregon became the first state to levy a motor fuel tax in 1919 marking an early move to fund road infrastructure. The gubernatorial and legislative context at the time supported a new approach to highway financing.
In the capital, debates swarm over atomic policy funding universal training and an investigative board for Pearl Harbor. Congress weighs outlawing strikes during bargaining and deliberations, with control of press freedom funds and scrutiny of unAmerican activities while hearings set to define wartime powers and official end dates.
Sheriff Garris Cribb reports a truck ran off a foggy road outside Summerville South Carolina. Cornelius Bochette 15 a Bamberg High School football player died instantly in a collision with a school bus when timber from the truck pierced a bus window. Also Sheriff John C Story 45 of Greensboro shot and fatally injured during a deer hunt. Guy Taylor 35 Raeford held on $1000 bond pending investigation.
An easy, no cook cough syrup recipe promises four times as much for your money. Dissolve two cups sugar in one cup water to make a plain syrup, then add 2% ounces of Pinex for relief.
The writer recalls a Saturday night at Ed Crumpit's barbecued gathering around embers and beer. Ed strummed guitar while guests sang older songs, creating a spirit of friendship and humor that suggests music can overcome prejudice and intolerance.
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