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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1944
Page
2
The Legion begins a new year with a program demanding army training for the nation’s men and a postwar peace within it. National commander N Scheiberling of Albany urged immediate passage of universal military training and the GI Bill of Rights with tax efficiency and minimal delays.
Traffic lanes reopen tonight after flood damage to highways. Northbound travelers urged to use U.S. 15 via Clarksville or U.S. 301 via Wel, and U.S. 29 via Danville. Railway offices hope service resumes today as tide issues persist and lines in Greensboro are affected by Virginia floods.
The 14th Air Force announced 14 B 24s sank 14 200 tons from an 11 ship Formosa Strait convoy on Tuesday night and listed 2 000 tons as probably sunk. They claimed total Japanese shipping sunk by 14th AAF in Sept 1 19 inclusive at 74 600 tons with 7 500 more likely sunk.
Russian bulletins say Soviet forces captured 100 more settlements and attacked Jelgava and Riga while Army groups under Yeremenko Masiennikov push toward the Baltic border. They also report raids on Budapest and Satu Mare with good results as Warsaw news remains silent.
Roanoke Island shows $11,000 in damages at 96 percent coverage while Lower Banks from Oregon Inlet to Hatteras Inlet report $135,000 in damages at 92 percent coverage. Also $11,500 damages with 35 percent coverage at unspecified property and $14,200 with 99.9 percent coverage. Roanoke Island losses exclude damage to the Lost Colony theater unused since 1941 and already affected by suspensions.
Puzzle clues listed for across and down with numerous misspellings and broken wording. The grid theme includes common crossword entries and typical reference terms from a syndicated puzzle page.
A man assists a partner amid a street scene where water is scarce and the dusty thoroughfares frame their tense exchange. The second person appears agitated as the two navigate a difficult moment in public.
Partly cloudy and moderately warm with scattered thundershowers in the west and central portions tonight. Friday shows partly cloudy skies and not as warm, with scattered thundershowers along the coast.
Fidela F Carroll 64 of 105 East Burton Street died early today at a local hospital after suffering a heart attack at work. Born March 30 1881 in Davison County he moved to the city as a boy and worked for Heritage Furniture Co. He married Carrie Bryant December 9 1900. Survived by widow two sons James of Brunswick Ga Vernon of High Point two daughters Mrs B M Shaffer of Winston Salem and Mrs Cray Crawford of Thomasville two brothers Preddy and Ernie Carroll of High Point seven grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
The unit reports one day of heavy combat in France with high losses on the Allied side, while claiming the German tally remains far higher. The column says it has destroyed 93 tanks and 454 other vehicles, 28 guns, and taken over 2,000 prisoners since crossing the Moselle near Nancy last week. It overran an armored division HQ and captured 110 vehicles as fog limited visibility and fires burn near the camp.
Henrietta Ellington 87 widow of W F Ellington died at Clara Cox Apartments at 11 50 AM after several weeks of illness. Born Guilford County December 23 1856 she was daughter of English and Sarah Hayworth. Survived by two sons E E Ellington and L B Ellington of High Point three daughters N E Russell Tom Winslow and Grace Underwood all of High Point a brother G O Hayworth High Point and sister Lizzie Younts Springfield community.
Four nightly bursts of flying bombs struck London and southern counties last night as the raid wave persisted. In one area two people were killed and four seriously injured as a row of homes was destroyed. Evacuees slowly return to the capital, and authorities warn the battle is won but not over, urging evacuees to stay away longer.
Brig. Gen. James E. Wharton, who commanded an infantry division, was killed by a German sniper at the front on August 12. He was born in Elk, New Mexico. Guadalcanal was named by a 15th century adventurer for his home town in Spain.
Selective strength persisted in today’s stock market with otherwise obscure trends. Dealings tapered after a quiet opening as gains and losses remained small near midday. Pepsi-Cola rose to a new high for the year while Bethlehem, Santa Fe, Kennecott, U S Rubber, General Motors and Du Pont advanced, with U S Steel among the laggards.
New York Central, Douglas Aircraft, Goodyear, Chrysler and Consolidated Edison dated agreements backing a joint project.
Montreal dispatch reports that Russia has not announced any relief measures for peoples liberated by Soviet armies, as told to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration conference last night.
The venue reported deterioration and extensive damage to its plants as a storm reached an unprecedented height washing across the stage and demolishing the house where stage sets were stored. Costumes suffered water damage when the roof of the seespeeee was laid open by wind.
The 24th annual Luther League of North Carolina opens with an 8 PM banquet at Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church Kannapolis. About 300 attend, including 150 delegates and officers. Dr M L Stirewall Sr of the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary will speak, with Walter Nau as toastmaster and the Southern Seminary Quartet performing. The event runs through Sunday noon with a third address at 11 AM. Originally set for Emmanuel Lutheran High Point but moved due to polio.
Allied forces report heavy progress in northwest Europe as British tanks cross the Waal and advance toward Arnhem to relieve the airborne pocket. American air units target Coblenz and Mainz while German defenses along the Rhine collapse, signaling a decisive stage ahead of a planned next engagement for control of northern Rhine crossings.
The Danish general strike ended today by orders from the Danish freedom council as Nazis conduct searches for policemen who escaped a Monday roundup. The Gestapo manned Copenhagen stations last night following 1,700 deportations to Germany.
A Berlin broadcast quoting a Lisbon dispatch said Prime Minister Churchill would travel to Moscow from his Quebec meeting with President Roosevelt.
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