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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1945
Page
2
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and continued warm temperatures today tonight and Sunday with no significant precipitation expected across the region.
Generals and admirals gathered aboard the Missouri as Japan signed surrender papers. MacArthur announced to the Japanese the terms would be carried out with fidelity while Wainwright and Percival received the terms. The world learned of V J day via recordings sent to Ancon as the ceremony concluded.
The text records a proclamation ordering unconditional surrender of all Japanese forces and control structures. It directs civil, military, and naval officials to obey directives from the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, to remain at posts, and to carry on non combat duties unless relieved. It commits the Emperor and government to comply with the Potsdam declaration and to protect and transport Allied prisoners of war and civilians.
New York receives national recognition from the Safety Council for distinguished service. The endorsement highlights ongoing safety initiatives and community impact. Officials say the award reflects collaborative efforts across agencies and local organizations.
In remarks following Japan's surrender, President Truman General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz hailed allied unity and the end of the war. They pledged to free the Japanese from oppression while beginning rapid demobilization and steps toward a peaceful postwar order in Asia and Europe.
Weakened market week with more low and damaged tobacco. Gross sales reached 46,062,656 pounds at 43.47 dollars average, down 1.06 from last week. Season total 194,401,209 pounds at 44.42 dollars. Labor Day close markets. South Carolina and North Carolina totals listed with regional averages.
United Air Lines announced it flew an estimated 3 550 000 miles in July, marking an all time operating record.
The piece surveys postwar colonial dynamics in the Indies Burma Malaya and Hong Kong noting Dutch plans to reassert in the Indies and possible future shifts in Formosa Korea and Sakhalin Soviet influence in Asia and debates over who truly holds power and independence in the region.
Superintendent Charles F. Carroll said he expects definite word by midweek on the time limit for day nursery schools funded with federal aid. He conferred with officials who promised details on funding duration and hoped the programs might continue through October, though this is doubtful. A surge shows about 73 percent of attendees are children of service members.
President Krug lauds American labor for staying on the job during wartime and celebrating its achievements. He calls for a new world free of racial, class, and creed bigotries as democracies of the world unite against tyranny.
Senator Bowles outlines policy areas including tax, social security, foreign trade, housing, and construction. He argues private business should drive most new jobs and that the current bill won’t create a single job. He proposes annual job outlook estimates and a program for decent old age pensions funded by private investment and possible public works.
Secretary Byrnes warned that words matter less than deeds in judging the peace effort as the Japanese surrender aboard the Missouri is formalized off Tokyo. The State Department released V J Day statements from Cordell Hull and E R Stettinius stressing universal welfare, civilizational survival, and personal responsibility for the success of the United Nations.
The Carolinas classified advertising managers association will hold an end of the war conference in Greensboro at the Sedgefield Inn on September 7 8. The board of directors will meet Friday evening at 8. The conference opens Saturday at 9 30. Gaines Kelley will report on the national conference and Wayne Moores will speak on national advertising scope. T Moore and Mar Marshall will discuss consolidating classified ads. The Greensboro Daily News and Record will host a dinner at 7 P M.
A wartime speech recalling freedom advancing and democracy advancing as American forces in the Pacific are praised. Admiral Nimitz marks the end of Japan's bitter campaign from December 7 1941. The port of Tokyo opens to U S naval power and a push to integrate Japan into the civilized nations proceeds. The United Nations will enforce peace terms and sustain national strength to deter future aggression.
The message records Emperor Hirohito instructing Japanese forces to cease hostilities and to implement the terms of the Potsdam surrender. He orders all people to lay down arms and follow General Headquarters provisions and surrender instruments. The language reflects the imperial broadcast on the surrender terms.
The report notes extremely wet spring and early summer giving way to dry soils hindering fall plowing for winter wheat and rye. August harvests were favorable for wheat oats and hay, while southeastern states faced excessive rain delaying cotton. Boll weevil damage occurred where wet conditions persisted, but overall conditions ranged from favorable in the West to drought concerns in other regions.
Congress signals reluctance to pass the unemployment compensation bill but suggests possible compromise. A single surplus property administrator bill moves for House action while Senate banking considers job-creation measures. Draft legislation faces mixed support in committees and the draft extension faces opposition, with food production rising 32 percent in 1943 and 37 percent in 1944 from prewar levels.
Gaston county Sheriff Clyde C. Robinson was offered the post of director of prisons for North Carolina to succeed W. H. Honeycutt who resigned. If Robinson accepts he would take office after the state highway and public works commission approves the appointment. Honeycutt, 64, will become eligible for pension on September 22 but will remain in the department for disciplining.
General Jonathan Wainwright arrives in Yokohama from a Manchurian prison camp via Chingking and Manila. He attends Japan's formal surrender invited by General MacArthur and brings officers to witness the capitulation ceremonies. He recalls being on the receiving end of the line and later thanks President Roosevelt for his belief in him.
In the North Carolina feature, Sperry's onetime board member Wright and Sperry’s Navy and Army ties are hailed as a home-town reunion. The piece highlights state pride, noting NC's history of supplying secretaries of the navy and the enduring link to Sperry.
Paris reports that by August 28, 1,058,455 of the peak 3,070,000 U S troops in the European theater on V E day had been shipped out of Europe. The army disclosed the figure to date.
Eight-year-old Jerry Winn, stricken with a muscular dystrophy like Lou Gehrig's disease, was treated as king for a day in Miami Beach. Citizens organized a motorcycle escort to the Roney Plaza hotel where he and three pals occupied a luxury suite and cabana, with a pink and white cake inscribed for him.
Rationing details cover red stamps V2 to Z2 valid through Sept 30 and Oct 31 for other foods while blue point controls end. OPA states no plans to cancel rationing for prestine fuel oil oil stoves and related foods though some categories show ending dates.
Roe A. Tally and wife transfer to Mary Lee Varner a lot in Anderson Heights. Varner conveys back to Tally and wife. Mercer and wife transfer to N. A. Sink and wife a lot in Moffitt Place subdivision. Doris P. Albertson and Cathryn Albertson transfer two Hamilton subdivision lots to Ralph Jones and wife.
Miss Dolores Corlett of Miami Florida, 19, was fatally injured when the Jeep they rode in overturned about six thirty p m three miles from Hendersonville on the Asheville highway. Pvt James H Hail of the Hendersonville POW Camp was driver and Miss Annte was injured. Corlett died of a broken neck en route to the hospital.
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