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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1941
Page
4
A compact reflection contrasts commitment with doubt, citing Mark 8 34 and a Dryden quip about trust and bigotry. It remarks that following requires denial and strong resolve, warning against half measures and trivial faith.
A Hungarian speaker at Chapel Hill argued that Hitler and Stalin understand each other and that the Russians may want Hitler to win. The piece questions this, warning that a Nazi victory would quickly dominate the world, with Germany expanding control and exploiting oil and resources. It doubts Stalin’s real enthusiasm for a Hitler win and warns that any German agreement now may be reversed if war conditions shift.
A Washington writer of letters to State papers comments on the miration over Andrew Jackson among Democrats. He argues Jackson would not sacrifice America for Britain and questions if he would be an isolationist in today’s conflict, recalling his New Orleans victory and his record as an Indian fighter and expansionist.
The High Point Y M C A surpassed its 700 member goal and reached 1000 members. Executive Secretary Edgar Hartley seeks to liquidate the building debt this year and urges support from friends, business leaders, and the community to fund a larger facility for a growing city.
War demand tightens aluminum availability in the United States where producers warn outlets they cannot meet demand. Aluminum usage has expanded from kitchenware to widespread building needs, with steel window sills replacing aluminum in low cost housing projects as a local example of wartime supply pressures.
Greensboro citizens head to the polls on May 6 to decide on a public housing program. The Greensboro Record urges voters to weigh whether housing should be a public undertaking or left to private initiative and capital. It notes Southern cities faced delays as private interests were slow to see opportunities and questions whether they are now fully awake.
A Salisbury beauty parlor owner recounts writing a mill manager for advice on a 50 percent rent hike. The prompt response kept her business afloat and shaped her view that asking a favor can create powerful allies. It ends with a wartime aside and a Chicago hose theft note.
Walter Winchell notes New York buzz about Lila Lee and her Peru millionaire, Senor Salsanto, plus social intrigue involving Barry Brennan, Wendy Barrie, and others. He mentions late night spats backstage at a Greek War Relief benefit, airline crash sabotage rumors, and a slew of society romances and industry moves across Broadway and Hollywood.
A breezy round up of editorial chatter and showbiz items from Broadway. It notes Willkie buttons kept for 1944, Dewey concerns about WW governors, May weddings, and a tangle of stars from Joan Blondell to Diana Barrymore. Also mentions Mussolini Easter fashion, Gone with the Wind earnings, and a Los Angeles birth.
Local news item notes the Williams-Norris Company has acquired the Knox Furniture plant. Other items report Coltrane Street opening from Emory to South Main, a slow tax listing, and a bread tax raid at A and P on South Main Street stealing six dollars of cakes and bread.
Local news notes that High Point registration books are open and chamber of commerce membership campaign workers will meet at seven thirty this evening. About five hundred people joined in the community sing last night and James T. Stewart is expected tonight from Martinsville Virginia with Beverly R. Thurman returning.
British aircraft editor C G Grey remarks that the line between total aid short of war and financing the war to the last Englishman is narrow. He weighs the moral and strategic implications of sustaining war efforts versus direct intervention.
A reflected inquiry on men who criticize home meals despite not choosing dishes in restaurants. The piece probes appetite, agency, and standards, suggesting inconsistency between public dining and private dining expectations.
Washington April 8 report says defense inquiry expands into a threefold probe across Senate and two House panels. Truman committee begins with 15 thousand dollars. House groups seek 100 thousand for aviation land and cantonments and procurement. Leading witnesses include Clarence A. Dykstra labor secretary Perkins Knudsen Hillman Stettinius, signaling overlapping investigations across committees.
A quotation segment contrasts gender collaboration with male hegemony and cites wartime leadership. Alice Paul advocates joint effort by men and women. An unnamed undersecretary of war praises time as a path to victory to the Army Industrial College.
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