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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1947
Page
4
A High Point editorial urges the minority to field a ticket for city elections arguing bi partisan government keeps the majority in check and improves governance. It cautions Republicans to run veterans for council and notes the value of an active electoral process for serving citizens.
Tom Robertson comments on the legislature's year noting a lack of leadership. He cites Gregg Cherry as weak, Brandon Hodges and John Harden aiding the governor, and questions Old Man Mull's outspoken past and recent remarks as part of the ongoing friction.
Residents across South Carolina share remarks about political letters and telegrams. Henry Lesenne notes distance from mills in Sumter while Betty Hill praises a Jaycees paper drive. The dialogue reveals concerns over privacy and community services.
The piece links the timing of Passover and Good Friday to a historic memory of oppression. It reflects on Jews in Palestine, DP camps, and terror in Poland, Cyprus, and Siberia, arguing freedom resides in the soul and is not secured by law alone. It ends with Passover imagery of bitter herbs and exile.
George Sokolsky cites Jesus teachings during the Passover as urging love over hate and obedience to commandments. He links Exodus and gospel to a universal pursuit of a life built on charity and liberty, noting ongoing failure to love amid religious observances.
A bustling column recounts Broadway figures and Hollywood visitors in New York. Mentions Martha Raye, Kay Buckley, Annie Sheridan, Gertrude Niesen, Gary Cooper, Igor Gouzenko, and others, with notes on shows, divorces, and social happenings around midtown venues and press buzz.
A devotional reflection on Jesus as the Son of God and his mission, the crucifixion, resurrection, and the peace of Christ. The piece cites biblical passages, notes Pilate and Jewish leaders' roles, and venerates faith in the risen Lord guiding believers from Rome to the ends of the earth.
A new group named Americans for Democratic Action forms after three months of work and two policy sessions. Wilson Wyatt leads, Leon Henderson chairs, and Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. sits as vice chair. The movement pledges broad liberty balanced with economic security while denouncing communism fascism and Nazism. It faces questions about its stance on democracy and the Republican Congress.
The piece argues liberty is the right to live and speak freely while acknowledging individuals vary in ability. It cites Jefferson as defining legal equality before the law, not universal psychological or religious equality, and cautions that constitutional rights balance decency with human variety, rejecting aggressive class warfare.
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