Be Frank on High Point Judge Appointment Debate
The piece argues against governor appointment of High Point judge and solicitor and promotes electing the post. It notes local figures Kerr Scott Gregg Cherry Archie Myatt Don MacRae and Don Myers and cites legislative attempts to transfer appointment power to voters. It urges readers to consider whether Elective judgeship serves High Point Jamestown and Deep River townships and reflects on political influence and local governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr Scott
Alamance
Gregg Cherry
Gastonia
North Carolina
High Point
Jamestown
Deep River
United States Senate
Walter Crissman
Arthur Kirkman
Archie Myatt
Don MacRae
Don
Archie
Walter
Crissman
Tennessee
Raleigh
Kirkman
Senator Carruthers
MacRae
Ourself
Laughs and lingo at the Washington press luncheon
Mad House Press Club members tease President Auriol and a troupe of French guests at a Washington luncheon. Jokes land on French names and a State Dept aide, while jokes about mink loans and a dented washing machine close the piece with Senator McFarland and Senate wives’ club quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri Bonnet
Jacques Dumaine
Fernard Moulier
Jacques Morizet
Jean Daridan
Lyman Manfally
State Department
Elim O'Shaughnessy
O'Shaughnessy
Lyman
Auriol
William Hillman
Walla Walla
Washington
Senate
Ernest W. McFarland
McFarlands
Arizona
Harley Kilgore
West Virginia
Senator McFarend
Kilcore
Teachers and North Carolina pay raise debate heats Raleigh
The North Carolina House delayed the appropriations bill to watch for any movement on teacher salary increases. Editors note teachers deserve fair pay and warn that not granting raises could spark political pushback next year. The piece argues for a $15 monthly cost of living raise and a contingency increase if state revenues grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina General Assembly
Legislative Hall
Raleigh
North Carolina
Analysts debate Frank Graham as labor secretary pick
The United States News and World Report hints Frank Graham could become labor secretary if Tobin resigns to run for the Senate. The CIO favors him but the AFL questions his labor ties. Critics ask why Graham, a college president with no union background, is repeatedly named for labor roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States News and World Report
Frank Graham
Labor
Tobin
Senate
CIO
Graham
Department of Labor
AFL
Bill Greene
Truman
White House
Europe
Philippines
Pacific
Korea
America
United Overs
Byrd
Virginia
Ag L. Batt
U. Marshall Plan
Taille
Ant
United States
Japan
Douglas Ee
General MacArthur
Greatness, Taft, Utopia and April Fool Reflections
A long, rambling reminiscence by an Enterprise staffer narrates April Fool pranks, naval history, Sarah Bernhardt, and a Greensboro News editorial note on Senator Taft. It discusses Huntersville liquor revenue, bootleggers, and Mecklenberg County’s wet history, ending with a light domestic exchange about highway warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Andrew N. Harper, Jr
Asheville
Taft
Harper
Main
Ohio
Senate
Congress
Utopia
Huntersville
N. C
Beverage Industries, Inc
LBI
Mecklenburg County
T. Lee Mullen
Dry
Mecklenburg
Charlotte
ABC
Grover Jones
High Point
Wilson objects to lights at press conference
Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson protested heavy lighting and multiple cameras at a Washington press conference calling it like a Kefauver inquiry. He demanded the mic be removed and lights off, while reporters joked they were research by General Electric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nea
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Kefauver Crime Committee
General Electric
Atomic E Commission
David E. Lilienthal
Juan D. Peron
Lilienthal
Military Air Transport Service
Omar Bradley
Philadelphia
MATS
Nea Washington
Bolling
Defense
C. E. Wilson
Department of Defense Research
Deve Beard
William Webster
New
National Science Foundation
Alan T. Waterman
Vannevar
Bush
Chow Calliers
Korea
Chief of Staff
Harry Byrd
Teaching quarrel in Hollywood tied to Oscars and anti communism
The piece discusses Ward Bond clashing with Jose Ferrer over teacher endorsements during Hollywood Oscars time. It notes Bond's anti-Communist stance and criticism of Joyce O Hara. The writer defends free speech and urges stronger anti-Communist unity in the film industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Variety
Ward Bond
Jose Ferrer
Bond
Ferrer
California
Motion Picture Alliance
Daily Variety
Pegler and Sokolsky
Teachers Association
Soviet Russia
McCullough
Joyce O'Hara
Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
Mr. O'Hara
O'Hara
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National Press Club
Pillars of Journalism
M. Auriol
George Dixon
Set
Reconstruction Finance Coree Re Oe
Disaster Loan Corporation
Agriculture Department
Marcus B. Braswell
Disaster Loan Cortion
Rosenbaum
Young
Robert Kerr
Okla
Kerr
Senate Wives’ Red Cross Club
Alben B. Barkley
Senator Taft
W. A. Bivins
Joe Leslie
Enterprise Staff
Navy
Roosevelt
Robley L. Evans
Norfolk
South America
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Calif
Joe
St. Louis
South Main Street
Sarah Bernhardt
Camille
Salisbury
Sarah
Col
Dave Bennett
Norwood
Petters
Peter Edson
George Sokolsky
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