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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1944
Page
2
Residents in southeastern city smell a strong odor as a gas company employee released a chemical solution into a branch near the gas house. Public Works Director T C n and Fire Department traced the spill, flushing hydrants and downstream areas. City Manager stated the odor was unpleasant but not harmful and urged caution by the company.
War Department released the names of 2338 U.S. soldiers wounded in action. From North Carolina the list includes Pfc A L Gant of Concord Pvt Harvey K Neal of Kernersville Edmond J Reizck of Salisbury Pfc Irving E Ribelin of Lexington Pvt Paul M Wall of Sandy Ridge Pvt Leonard C Byers of Mooresville Pvt Guilford W Dodson of Madison 1st Sgt James C Hawkins of Salisbury Pvt William F Marion of Winston-Salem Pvt Arthur A Plummer of Concord Lt B Ritchie of Salisbury.
The Office of Price Administration will retire the seven month old blue token system for food purchases. Blue tokens will be unusable from October 1 as most canned foods leave the ration list. Between September 17 and October 1 token usage shifts to tening units and prices in multiples of ten. Red tokens for meats and dairy remain unchanged.
Guilford County transfers list several property deeds in High Point Township including D A Goodman and others to J R Williams Jr and Jessie Williams Huns lot 35 36 37 Ragan property Alma Cunningham McCain to Alma Virginia McCain Ellis lots 5 and 6 Sherwood Park E B Davis and wife to Olive D Williard lots on Albert and Prospect streets and 7 and 6 Bundy property Mitchell Delk and wife to F R Fraley and wife lot on Whittier Street J W Wilson Jr commissioner to city of High Point lot 6 Kendall Improvement Company property R B Gantt and others to J Cooper Malpass lot on Richardson Street Pilot Life Insurance Company to C W Cox and wife lot 31 Northwood Acres Walter E Criseman to Wayne Kearns and wife lot on Lexington Avenue.
Dizzy Trout pitched a 3-0 shutout versus Cleveland with three singles and five strikeouts for Detroit. Bill Voiselle won his 19th as the Giants beat Boston 9-3 aided by Mel Ott’s two on hits. Johnny Hopp had four hits as the Cardinals defeated Chicago 3-2. Mike Chartak plated two runs with a bases loaded single in the ninth to lift the Browns past the White Sox 5-4.
Small grains planted October 15 at Statesville produced about twice the yield of grains planted November 15 on the same land with identical labor and fertilizer.
Rep Fulbright introduces a House resolution urging Congress to back international agreements guaranteeing press and radio freedom worldwide. The measure, supported by both parties, seeks to allow uncensored news writing and publication with uniform rates, while Senate action and revisions are debated.
First Lt. W. J. Bennett Jr. on a 15 day furlough with parents in town, wife and baby present. T/Sgt. James H. Hedrick awarded the air medal after serving as radio operator gunner on the first 7th AAF bomber to land in the Marians. Now 2nd Lt. William D. Simmons III earns a navigator wings at Selman Field with Class 44 11 and will join replacement training before combat assignments.
Second Lt. Charles C. Upshaw, 21, son of A. M. Upshaw of 408 Forest Avenue, has been in the European theater two months and is at an 8th RAF composite station in England. He is undergoing final training on B 17 Flying Fortress stations before joining a combat unit to join the aerial offensive against the Nazis. Upshaw attended High Point High School and worked as a clerk for Tomlinson of High Point before enlisting in August 1942. his wife, Mrs Ethel A. Upshaw, lives in Gibson.
Answers cover Archduke Ferdinand of Austria as assassinated in Sarajevo India as Sanskrit country and a cave with a magic door as the thieves home. Wisdom quote from Cicero praises propriety deliberation and truth.
The reading notes an uncommunicative, ambitious person prone to impulsiveness and strong emotions. Expect quarrels and disharmony at home that later yield gains and successful travel. The year ends on a more favorable note. A child born on this date may be moody and overly romantic, needing careful friend choices.
A mystic note predicts strong influence of elders in the coming year with fast actions and hidden traps. It warns of business fluctuations, domestic joys and disappointments, plus caution against deception and sensationalism. A newborn today should guard mental strain and lung health.
A brief instructional note advises married women to write their return address on envelopes. It emphasizes practical etiquette for correspondence and orderly communication.
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