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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1946
Page
4
Chicago press conference with teens prompts discussion of lower voting age and poll tax. The president suggests readiness could justify 18 year olds voting while noting state responsibility to resolve poll tax issues, with broader implications for racial relations and education.
The Raleigh budget official R G Deyton receives a 3400 annual raise from 6600 to 10000, exposing state pay scales. Critics argue many top posts pay only 6600 or less, risking losing capable staff. they urge legislature to raise pay to attract and retain qualified officials.
The North Carolina Republican Party will again field William Grissom of McLeansville for the state legislature. The veteran former U S internal revenue collector and ex governor candidate accepts the bid with typical cheer and courtesy, though Guilford County seems likely to stay Republican-free this fall.
The piece argues that living costs surged since 1923, citing December 1945 food price increases of about 49 percent and overall costs up 107.1 relative to 1923. It dismisses optimistic wartime reminiscences, notes OPA limits and Bowles ceilings, and calls attention to a March 1946 Federal Reserve bulletin showing postwar production trends.
George Sokolsky critiques government claims on 150 billion dollars and 10 million yearly unemployed. He questions dollar value timing and tax shares, urges focus on real production and living costs, and mocks an overblown budget figure as pie in the sky. He demands tangible goods like a pocket radio and affordable butter.
A Washington columnist challenges President Truman and John Snyder, arguing that the claimed peak in civilian production relies on dollar volumes without price adjustments. Actual physical output lags, with shortages in steel, motors, bearings, and other essentials, while many consumer goods remain scarce.
The author argues civilian services have not fully recovered and notes sharp price hikes in liquor department stores and food. Production growth is constrained by bottlenecks, while demand suggests OPA may be needed beyond June 30. Truman’s stance implies he does not expect rapid production expansion in the near term.
United States faces draft law flaws as May bill looms, with clashes over UNO deployment and postwar status. Selective Service Director Hershey outlines weaknesses and recommends lowering the draft age to eighteen and a fixed eighteen month service period to strengthen national defense. Moscow gains American military support for oil access while timing debates over Iran and Middle East oil persist amid broader postwar policy tensions.
In Washington the Society for the Prevention of World War III asks Attorney General Tom Clark to deport over 600 Nazi party members based on captured German records. Rex Stout, president of the society, accuses these individuals of disloyalty and promoting anti democratic cleavages. John H. Lloyd, former Office of Education PR head, writes a popular song titled I Pledge Allegiance to The Flag with a five year origin story and a chorus based on the traditional pledge.
In 1944 an educational journal printed the chorus and music of a song first published privately by John. Teachers across Texas Maine Iowa Florida Pennsylvania Michigan Indiana praise it as better than the old chant. Insiders forecast possible federal tax cuts later in the year though lawmakers remain wary.
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