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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1945
Page
2
A forecast for North Carolina calls for fair to partly cloudy skies today with a few scattered afternoon showers in the mountains. Tonight and Thursday will be cooler with pleasant conditions.
The defense denies ordering crimes and argues a pattern in Japanese acts. Prosecution counters with witnesses, including Mrs Rosario Yulo who testified that on February 7 more than 100 civilians were shot and burned in a single home. her husband daughter and son were among the dead.
Plans for a Truman visit collapsed after months of preparation as the state senate had scheduled a Hendersonville meeting and a Friday speech in Statesville. The cancellation disrupted elaborate plans and involved misfired logistics and timing for the high profile appearance.
Noble T. Praigg, advertising executive, spoke at the American Business club dinner at the Sheraton hotel. He traced advertising from 1704 real estate notices to today, highlighting higher sales, lower unit costs, and lower prices for the public. Clarence Dawley attended. Melbourne Amos and Joe Temple were noted as returning members.
The discussion considers carving a 20 to 50 mile wide strip from Aachen to the North Sea to give Germany a self contained economy after war losses. Holland would gain su rial lands, coal mines, and industry while facing mass German displacement and the challenge of rebuilding capacity and manpower. Also noted, Britain style decolonization may ease Indies controls over time. Mrs John W Graham dies in Hillsboro at 83. funeral at St Martin’s Episcopal.
The weather bureau forecasts gale winds 35 to 45 mph today off the New Jersey and Long Island coasts from the southwest. By nightfall winds shift to northwest 25 to 35 mph from Atlantic City to Cape Henry. Storm warnings extend from south of Black Island Rhode Island to Atlantic City with small craft warnings south to the Virginia capes.
A witness described victims dying over a week from deep yellow burns and head deformities within hours. She recalled others succumbing months later after burns abated and hair fell out, with fever and a green hue preceding quiet or tearful deaths.
AFL officials in Washington authorized a return for 261 000 idle workers as conferences in the capital between AFL President William Green and Eric Johnston of the Producers' Association and others led to an end to the labor battle. The strike had cost studios millions in wages and revenue.
The list includes Martins as minister of the navy Brig Armando Tromposky as minister of aviation T Sampaio Doria as minister of finance J Pires do Rio as minister of finance Mello Moraes agriculture Mauricio Jopon public works Ito Carneiro Mendonca labor Leitao de Cunha education and Ribiero da Costa the new civilian chief of the federal lice, an appellate judge Buenos Aires population given as 2 595 891 and Argentina hosting 89 commercial banks.
A list of numerous property transfers in Guilford County and High Point including lots in Emerywood Byrum Street West High Street Tomlinson Street and Gilbert Ragan properties. Transfers involve F H Mendenhall J A Ritch W H Farlow Mary Ruth Stout Coltrane and Horace Haworth among others with multiple parcels in Farlowe and Gilbert Ragan lands.
Secretary Daniels notes costly duplications between army and navy under Wilson era. He urges Congress not to repeat postwar errors of rejecting the League of Nations while scrapping the navy. He advocates maintaining ready forces to deter war and create a warless world. Daniels is editor of The Raleigh News and Observer.
The Guilford County Medical Society will meet tomorrow at 7 o clock at the Sheraton hotel. The auxiliary and doctors will join for dinner and then hold separate business meetings. New officers for the society will be elected at the gathering.
In its first meeting since 1932, the High Point Historical Commission approved using the old Mendenhall home at City Park as the proposed museum site. R K Young named chairman and Sophia Tilden as secretary. members include O Arthur Kirkman and Mrs W A, with Myers Phillips outlining the commission’s goal to uncover local historical significance. A sessional architect will assess needed alterations and cost estimates.
The president details three wage-boost classes allowed by the stabilization administrator to offset living-cost rises, plant inequities, and essential reconversion needs, while avoiding broad inflation. He warns against granting wage gains for all industries and stresses a controlled price structure and gradual take-home pay adjustments. He notes labor leaders misread his stance on a 48 hour pay proposal.
New York stocks declined after an early show of strength as utilities rails and assorted industries moved ahead on the day end. Eight year peaks were Electric Power and Light United Corp Columbia Gas American Power and Light Public Service of New Jersey Standard Gas four preferred and Eastman Kodak. Leading gainers included United States Steel Bethlehem General Motors Santa Fe New York Central Nickel Plate Southern Railway North American Douglas Aircraft and American Water Works. Lagging issues included American Telephone Johns Manville Nickelodeon preferred Cheake and Ohio Standard Oil New Jersey Allied Chemical and American Can.
Livestock market data from Chicago shows hogs at 140 pounds top the 14.85 ceiling with 6 500 salable hogs and 16 500 total. Cattle and calves remain steady to firm with top yearlings and fed steers trading around 18.00, heifers 18.00 on 934 lb lot, vealers scarce and cows steady.
Dry Goods NEW YORK Oct 31 reports scattered sales of print cloths with some duck cloths released. Selling houses note substantial military inquiries but wool goods remain unchanged. Offerings are small and deliveries late. Labor reductions at mills continue. Rayon goods market stays quiet with only routine deliveries.
Wheat and corn sales reported as none. Oats No.1 white 71s. Barley prices shown as malting 1.21 to 1.39 dollars, feed 1.07 to 1.23 dollars per bushel.
Potatoes arrivals 11 on rock 392 total U S shipments indicate slow demand for Idaho russets with market steady for other regions. Idaho U S No 1 russets 3 05 to 3 20, Colorado red McClures 2 05 to 2 70, Nebraska bliss 2 25 washed, Minnesota and North Dakota bliss 1 40 to 2 15 washed, cobblers 1 95. Bolivia noted as fifth largest South American country with tin as its key metal. A blood vessel hemorrhage is defined as blood escape.
Three brief items from October 31 recount odd happenings. Leo D Clark finds a stranger in his salad company after hours, later seen off by a fellow employee who never returns to work. Hoquiam invites Halloween pranksters to paint with soap on store windows for prizes. Jack Field finds a Marine wallet containing 53 dollars and an ID, returned to Platoon Sgt Joe Marshall in San Diego.
Gen Sir Philip Christison allied commander in the Netherlands East Indies issued an ultimatum in Batavia threatening to crush Indonesian forces that attack British troops. He acted after Brig. A W F Mallory was murdered at Soerabaja while arranging a cease fire order with Indonesian leaders. Christison summoned Soekarno to brief him on the death and the warning.
A High Point woman describes severe gas and bloating after meals and says INNER-AID, a 12 herb formula, relieved her symptoms. She reports no gas after eating, headaches and constipation gone, and urges others to try INNER-AID sold at local drug stores.
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