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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1943
Page
4
The excerpt states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use AP dispatched news and local AP articles in this paper. It notes second class matter status and post office entry in High Point North Carolina under a 1879 act.
The piece weighs American and British proposals for an international monetary system. It argues U S influence would rise under one plan, while the other lacks assets. It notes Russia’s likely stance and the need for an international congress to negotiate postwar rules. It also reflects on military professionalism and citizenship in the wartime era.
Mount Airy rationing board chair asked Theodore Johnson why the governor used a brand new car and tires to travel in Florida for business and fishing, while OPA rules require public transportation when practical. The letter urged a public, clear reply to state boards and the people of North Carolina.
A collage of quotes from locals and readers in High Point. statements touch on women's dress, curfews for beer, election interest during wartime, cadets from colleges, home life for visiting servicemen, religious eschatology, a department store rush, and college student labor at Mount Holyoke. The piece ends with two poems honoring friends and simple joys amid war.
The text argues Gen Ben Lear is right that army cuts will yield better team spirit and respect for law. It contends democracy breeds good soldiers and questions whether professional officers reconcile democracy with old Prussian military efficiency.
The text contrasts food price investigation by Senator Smith with action urged as wages stay frozen. It notes the danger from price spreads and calls for swift action. It also juxtaposes British fox hunting in Tunisia with broader wartime morale themes and small jokes about gum, religion, liquor, and school spelling.
Peter Edson weighs the railroads vs the Brotherhoods over wartime wage demands and wasteful practices. He notes Cody Whitney's critique of idle time and calls for manpower reallocation and reform to ease shortages, while acknowledging public transport strains and record 1942 traffic.
Eight policemen in an Illinois town are ill with measles. The note adds that they likely contracted the illness locally. A separate line mentions dietary carbohydrates supplying over half of typical energy intake. Britain plans to import 80,000 tons of dried eggs from the United States in 1943. The sponge once was thought to be a mix of plant and animal.
The piece surveys attacks on Hollywood figures linked to Nazi agent Viereck, notes a USO troop-plane tragedy with Tamara and Carole Lombard references, previews Desert Victory scenes, and quotes Weiss era humor in a cluttered column touching politics and media.
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