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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1945
Page
4
The Third Army may pause its rush to Berlin to allow for supplies repairs and rest after weeks of Rhine surge. The pace is tempered by wrecked German railways now hindering both sides and by the physical strain on troops. End of war could require weeks or months. celebration is premature.
Bernard M. Baruch argues that after the war, the United States will face a demand for workers far outpacing supply. He warns peace terms now being shaped will determine prosperity or peril, urging a vigilant public to wield the big stick of public opinion against shortsighted deals.
The Raleigh News and Observer questions the idea that North Carolina must stay dry, noting past votes for prohibition and recent support for Franklin Roosevelt. The paper says public opinion may shift and compares past nationwide politics to current state mood while cautioning against inferring today’s views from decades-old ballots.
A Swedish rumor claims Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering has been slain by Gestapo members. The piece notes speculation that Hitler and top aides may retreat to the Bavarian Alps or flee abroad. It questions whether Goering’s death rumor signals a broader effort to mislead the world.
The Gideons sent a white bound Bible with the Gideon lamp and the governor’s name in gold to Governor Cherry. He kept it on his desk Wednesday and may use another at the office, noting officials swear in with clean hands. At Capitol Square, workers tore down the statue of former Governor Aycock, drawing curious visitors.
Governor Cherry advances the appointment process naming two of the three major boards the state education and hospital control panels with highway commission to follow before May 1. Conservation and development also draws interest as terms end. He faces about 20 commissions from Tryon Palace to insurance laws with deadlines tight on a forest survey panel by May 15.
Governor Cher ry explains he refused to address the High Point Altrusa club due to ongoing legislative sessions and uncertain post adjournment duties. George Garner notes unusually warm weather making people feel colder. Good Friday service at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church drew clerks and local businesspeople.
Toni Denson notes strong turnout at Good Friday service and hopes for delivery of a new automatic garbage truck and a $13 000 pumper within weeks. City purchasing agent Vassie Wilson cites a guaranteed snow plow delivery. J B Dorton and state officials commend teamwork with the newspaper and manpower program while lawmakers weigh state appointments and department modernization.
The piece critiques trust in wartime business structures, noting Eric Johnston’s long tenure as U S Chamber of Commerce president and the broader decline in influence of business groups like the chamber and the National Association of Manufacturers. It cites fragmentation, shifted motives, and government reliance during the New Deal and war years, with ongoing dissension among leaders.
The piece argues Johnston’s proposed code has sound aims but dangerous ambiguities. It questions how to replace existing laws and how to resolve strikes and tariffs without undermining current labor protections and Bretton Woods style currency controls. The author calls for precise factual grounding.
In the era of Mark Hanna the GOP united for high tariffs to aid workers and factory profits, yet hearings on the trade agreements act reveal deep rifts. Business leaders warn that labor fights Hull pacts and tariff cuts risk flooding markets with cheap foreign goods while planning overseas plants to evade high wages and unions.
Analyzing how American investors own foreign footwear plants and how Latin American nations raise barriers to protect infant industries. The piece notes firms expanding overseas, including Westinghouse and Crosley, while Brazil and Mexico push quotas and import licenses as Latin policy shifts tilt toward export profits and retaliation.
A 1944 column accuses Colonel Juan Peron of leading an Argentine fascist regime with Nazi backing. It details arrests, censorship, and concentration camps, and warns U.S. readers that Argentina’s regime could invite another world war unless isolated and sanctioned.
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