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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1945
Page
5
Weather report for Worth Carolina notes mostly cloudy skies with showers and scattered thunder today and tonight. Temperatures remain steady today with a slight fall tonight, and Friday brings clearing skies and cooler air after showers in the eastern portion.
Four defendants were bound over to the October 92 term of superior court after a municipal court preliminary hearing on five charges of receiving stolen property and larceny tied to thefts from the Frederick Express warehouse on Thomasville road. Additional youths faced separate charges for breakings and related thefts.
General winds through packed streets in a 20 car motorcade headed to city hall and the Waldorf Astoria as 4 million spectators are forecast to greet the 62 year old four star general. An 80 year old veteran watches from the Roosevelt drive as the crowd grows along the route. A Toledo monument project led by women plans to honor Franklin D Roosevelt with a contract awarded to Byrne Brothers of Kingston New York.
World Today discusses Japan’s war guilt with Prince Konoe accusing Tojo and a secret inner circle for Pearl Harbor. It notes Konoe’s failed bid to meet Roosevelt and Tojo’s continued hold in power after a suicide attempt, viewed as a relief to allied tribunals.
Hiroshima officials report 55,000 buildings burned, 7,300 half burned, 6,300 totally destroyed by blast. Of 9,000 soldiers, 4,000 killed, 3,000 wounded, 2,000 escaped. Farrell notes intense heat from atomic blast and no poison gases released. No crater or ground heating beyond burning buildings observed.
A Chekiang province village in China endured daily Japanese air raids for years despite lacking weapons or anti-aircraft defenses. Residents, farmers and merchants stayed, rebuilding after each strike while bombs or even stones occasionally rained down, illustrating the era's brutal bombing tactic efficiency. Detroit report follows on industrial growth in truck manufacturing and employment as reconversion progresses.
Ramspeck warned of unfair employer bias and harsh labor critiques while noting a friendlier administration toward industry. He predicted new legislation to clarify veteran reemployment rights and said veterans would have greater opportunities to present their cases to public-service managers.
RALEIGH Sept. 13 A current price average slightly lower than last year opening week quotations was reported on the middle North Carolina tobacco belt. Heavy deliveries kept most eastern and belt markets at capacity. Tuesday's opening sales totaled 4 423 690 pounds with an average of 43.06 per hundred.
Fragmentary lines praise liberty and justice amid a lyric history of World War II through Oscars poems. It lists yearly war milestones from forty-one to forty-six and comments on materials and a skin condition misnamed dermatitis.
President Truman acquires the 245 foot Williamsburg as the new presidential yacht after the Potomac is retired. The Potomac will enter drydock for overhaul and return to coast guard patrol boat status. Williamsburg is undergoing overhaul at Norfolk Navy Yard and expected to return to service as the presidential yacht in late October.
A broadcasting labor dispute led to a 30 day strike notice and walkouts by NBC and ABC technicians. NBC and ABC went off the air briefly, non union staff resumed control, and stations across the networks affected 156 NBC and 199 ABC outlets. Wages ranged 226 to 381 dollars monthly for a five day week with up to 12 hours daily work.
The former war leader was listed as patient No. 10 694 and admitted as the 100th patient at the 98th evacuation hospital. He spoke little but described harakiri as traditional yet risky and said the verdict on his fate rests with the United government.
A historical note traces Buddhism from its Indian origins to near disappearance in the subcontinent over the last millennium. It highlights how Buddhist centers faded and monastic lineages dwindled while Hindu and Islamic influences rose.
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