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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1942
Page
2
A boy in Asheville bought popcorn at a local theatre and asked for a refund at the usher stand. He accepted a dime from the refund and used it to buy a war stamp, illustrating small wartime savings behavior in a civic moment.
Patterson cites combat box scores from August showing P-40s shooting down 13 Zeros and four bombers with two P-40 losses and Bell P-39s destroying 13 Zeros. He notes a Port Darwin engagement where 20 P-40s tackle 47 Japanese planes with no US losses and calls for a large sacrifice to win the war as air force expansion to 2,000,000 men proceeds with half in service by year end.
A wartime plan approved by the committee imposes a 5 percent income tax on earnings over 624 year, collected at source where possible. It applies to single and married filers with credits: singles up to 25 percent of tax or 500, plus bonds for remaining credit. married filers up to 40 percent of tax or 1000, with 2 percent or 100 for each dependent.
Air actions continued on Page One as Red Army forces fought to repel a German Romanian thrust toward the Black Sea base. Overnight fighting wiped out 230 Germans and 40 troop trucks, with Red Star noting a vicious battle around the wedge.
The forecast for North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia indicates little change in temperature tonight with only minor fluctuations expected across the region. A light breeze may accompany the mild conditions as overnight lows dip modestly.
Red Army reports repel German thrusts near Mozdok and west of Stalingrad. Five German tanks and a company of infantry wiped out in the Mozdok sector while Red Army cavalry repels a German regiment. Red Air Force and Baltic Fleet fliers destroy German aircraft and attack bridges and airfields amid ongoing battles.
The United States Lines ship built by New York Shipbuilding in Camden was the largest US transatlantic liner at completion. The Manhattan became the Wakefield in 1941 under Navy naming policy honoring American shrines. Commander Bradbury, a 1920 Coast Guard Academy graduate born in Necedah, Wisconsin, lists Port Angeles, Washington, as his permanent address, while his wife Geraldine Bradbury resides in Brooklyn.
A source close to the government says Washington has not officially received the Vichy protest about American air raids on Rouen. The informant claims the bombing was ordered by Stalin and argues the French will unite against their real enemies.
The piece argues Allied air supremacy over Europe and growing pressure on Hitler's Caucasus and Middle East offensives. It notes Stalin's persistence against the Red Line and predicts a shift to a decisive Allied offensive, backed by Roosevelt and Churchill after meetings with Stalin.
Lexington dispatch reports Dr. J C Deitz of Albemarle appointed supply pastor for First Lutheran Church in Lexington. The present pastor Rev Roe C Ritchie will join the army as chaplain.
Pittsboro coroner Dr. J A Dark said Fletcher C Mann 57 the town postmaster for eight years shot and killed himself yesterday at his home Here in a self inflicted death according to officials.
London reports a sixth night RAF raid on Germany with large fires in Frankfurt and other Rhineland targets. Seven bombers and two coast command aircraft were missing, while three fighters and three RAF planes were lost on patrols. The attack followed daylight strikes on submarine bases at Le Havre and Cherbourg.
The North Carolina Council of Churches reports 535 communities offered Bible classes last year, including 30 city units and 25 county systems. Teaching is optional, often funded privately, with teachers not required to hold public-certification. officials neither strongly support nor oppose the program.
In Raleigh on September 9 the unexpected death of Dan Boney, longtime state insurance commissioner, shifts focus to his successor. Governor bids to fill the unexpired term while Raleigh officials expect deputy William P. Hodges to be elevated, as insurance leaders press for a swift appointment amid telegrams and inquiries.
The push for Bible study in schools aims to avoid sectarian teaching while respecting all faiths. Some patrons fear labeling abstainers as heathen. The Council of Churches backs expansion and hopes for more units to offer classes beyond the current 35.
London reports official circles announcing a new Allied anti submarine campaign to attack Nazi submarines from surface and air throughout their at sea operations. A source says the plan seeks faster destruction of U boats and rejects diverting material to air freighters. It notes Axis shipping losses in the Mediterranean and Rommel's North Africa setback.
A Bulgarian railway station blast near Gaprovo led to the arrest of about one hundred people, with four bodies recovered. The news is reported by DNB from Sofia citing German broadcasts. Additional details on suspects and motive were not immediately available.
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