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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1945
Page
2
Weather forecast shows cloudy today clearing tonight with more sun and mild temperatures. Occasional showers in the northeast and light rain in the northwest today, then warmer by Wednesday with a few showers and thunderstorms Friday and Saturday across the district.
About 1500 officers and men from First Army Headquarters will depart Thursday for a new post at Fort Bragg North Carolina. Onslow County farmers show that supplement grazing crops yield the cheapest hog gains in winter and summer.
The Andrew Jackson post of the American Legion voted to change its regular meeting date to the first and third Mondays each month. Reports on membership building and finances were heard, and Armistice Day program plans were discussed amid increased post activity.
The report notes Molotov’s remarks on Greece and its allies while Tito’s envoy seeks a westward boundary shift that would strip Trieste Fiume Zara and Pola from Italy. Wang Shin-Chieh marks Manchuria attack anniversary as reparations demand rises, with U S bearing much of UN relief funding.
UAW president says the strike committee will decide within two weeks which among Ford Chrysler or General Motors will face the first test strike. Reuther aims for a nationwide GM strike vote if wage demands are rejected. Chrysler and Ford officials face deadline pushes for a vote. the union plans to strike one producer at a time while others keep output.
The court heard a two hour recital of horrors charging 45 defendants including Irma Grese described as the worst SS woman guard. Prosecution said Kramer led Birkenau where millions were exterminated at the Auschwitz complex.
News reached here of the death at noon today of Mrs Martha Ann Padgett, 75, at the home of her daughter Mrs C S Harding in Rutherfordton. Widow of Edwin Padgett who died 45 years ago, she had been ill for several months. Survived by daughters Mrs T Bennison Point Rt 4, Mrs J A Jackson Steele Street in this city, Mrs Hattie M Goodin patient at Duke Hospital in Durham, Mrs Daisy Stancill Washington NC, and Mrs Harding Rutherfordton.
Raleigh September 18 The inspection and classification of registered cattle herds provides dairymen a yardstick for breeding progress. Holstein Friesian herds at Morganton’s Institute and School for the Deaf and at the State hospital and Mrs Leslie T Ize of Matthews were rated with one excellent animal and fourteen very good among 60 head. Extension livestock specialists urge more of this type work in North Carolina.
A World Today analysis warns Europe faces a grim winter with coal shortages and food scarcity. It notes potential crime waves and civil upheaval as relief efforts struggle, predicting political shifts toward untested leadership amid crisis and possible violence.
High winds tore off a large mirror from the chamber of commerce office at North Main and Church. This morning the sign reading Chamber of Commerce hung at half mast over the entrance, hindering access. The building and victory boards on Main Street remained intact.
Senator Russell repeated calls for Hirohito to face war crime charges though public demands were not renewed due to occupation sensitivities. He argued the emperor embodies Japanese imperialism and must be stripped of divinity to reveal wartime losses and the rulers’ aggression.
The article advises farmers to wait for classing cards prior to selling cotton. It notes that under the Smith Doxey act the loan value reflects the true index of the cotton's worth for growers managing advances.
Senator Josiah Bailey informed Governor Cherry that President Truman will make two speeches in North Carolina in November. He will address the state senate in Statesville in the forenoon and speak in Raleigh in the afternoon of November 2.
Early highway status shows Raleigh to Rocky Mount Tarboro and Williamston via U S 64 open but expected to close by tomorrow. U S 17 to Elizabeth City also open then likely shut. All Raleigh to Charlotte traffic must use U S 70 via Durham Burlington Greensboro. U S 70 from Raleigh to Goldsboro remains open but could close momentarily.
Raleigh reports put four major rivers in NC on course for record flooding. The Roanoke Cape Fear Neuse and Tar rivers show waters climbing despite clearing skies. Cape Fear at Fayetteville rose to 56 feet with a forecast to reach 62 feet, well above flood stage, as Elizabethtown also logged higher levels.
Raleigh area highways closed or detoured as U.S. 15 A 70 and 501 shut from Pitts to Chapel Hill and Haw River, with winds 30 to 40 mph. Flood warnings persist along Tar, Lumber, Roanoke, Neuse and Cape Fear rivers. Cape Fear near Fayetteville may crest 55 feet. Reports of high water, dam breaches, and railroad detours affect Durham Hamlet and Winston-Salem regions.
Cairo reports Mah mud Issaway a 26 year old attorney was hanged this morning for the February slaying of Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Pasha. The execution followed the cabinet decision to declare war on the axis. Issaway appeared pale and was pronounced dead after three minutes and fifty seconds.
Funeral services for Mrs. An thia Catherine Davis 80 who died at her son J T Davis home will be conducted at 1204 East Green street Wednesday at 3 30 p m by Rev C B Newton Calvary Methodist pastor Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery The body was moved from Sechrest s to the East Green street home today.
President Truman said Japanese war lords are being removed from Korea and a free, independent nation will emerge. He cited cooperation among the United States, China, Great Britain and the Soviet Union and stressed Koreans must assume responsibilities and work with patience for rapid progress.
The 435 member House wrestles with demobilization and army rules while General MacArthur signals a possible occupation force cut to 200,000 in six months. Senate panels hold hearings on full employment, lifting controls, Missouri valley authority, and Bushnell.
Dispatches describe U S policy debate on Mac Arthur occupation estimates and Truman's looming role. Eichelberger says occupation could end in a year if smooth, while Wainwright proposes twenty years of control to neuter Japan. Allied leaders depart as Fifth Army and Sixth Army plan to seize Kyushu and nearby islands. Shifts in Japanese government install Yoshida as foreign minister amid Tojo era fallout. Kiwanis, Lions, and Rotary memberships cited as context.
Rippy, a 76 year old Black man, was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in the state penitentiary in Raleigh on a family mistreatment charge. Olive Rippy, age 32, daughter Ethel Rippy and others involved described alleged troubling family relations and related court actions.
Laura Edna Idol 68 of High Point Rt 1 widow of Harper D Idol died at home Tuesday morning after an illness begun in June. Survived by three sons Guy Earnest and Harper idol two daughters E B Johnson and Nola Idol a brother John Robertson and sister Kate Peebles sixteen grandchildren and Bunker Hill Baptist Church member. Funeral from home Wednesday at 5 pm with Oakwood Cemetery interment. Body returned to residence that afternoon.
In Shaw Field South Carolina a greased pig race ends with Mickey Carroll failing to secure a pig after it was eyed by multiple bidders. The pig roams the area as offers are withdrawn and the sergeant orders removal. The creature is eventually sold to a man bound for North Carolina who struggles to restrain it for transport.
From war start to May end, the International Red Cross forwarded 1 238 383 books to prisoner of war camps worldwide. The second line notes veneer dating as an ancient craft.
Brown pressed Gaines over the defense claim that Epes was not involved with Miss Kingsland, arguing a love triangle motive could trigger mass killings. Gaines said the major had little military police experience since promotion. The state aimed to recall Mary Lee Williams's parents as witnesses while Epes remained calm amid questions about her death and his statements.
Beginning in Florence Colorado the new Fremont County airport uses tough prairie grass for runways as a stop gap for small planes. County officials aim to complete a proper airstrip and development plan next summer for a full airport.
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