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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1942
Page
4
A compact reflection cites Bible and literary allusions. It notes that light is extinguished for the wicked and links corruption to light, describing a single power that creates preserves and destroys, capable of transforming both the living and the dead.
Production is praised as exceeding experts' hopes as US and Allies ramp up war materiel. The piece notes lifting manpower needs, lend lease to Russia, and the coming draft changes. It also covers High Point politics, the county commission race, and the Chamber of Commerce plan to honor service members amid a growing war force.
The State Department of Revenue embezzlement trial, led by Bob Ward and fellow ex-employees, looms large over state government and public confidence. Witness testimony may reveal kiting schemes and trigger a major departmental shake up under Governor Broughton. A looming diplomats exchange plan also colors the political landscape ahead of the June Governors Conference.
The passage questions Washington commentators who call the Japan incident the start of a continuing ordeal, arguing they may be overly sanguine and suggests unpreparedness for a prolonged crisis.
Walter Winchell surveys the current theater and film scene noting two new attractions opening amid a spring chill. He highlights Norma Mitchell and Beth Merrill as contributors, praises Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, and critiques performances by Paul Muni, Jessica Tandy, Miriam Hopkins, and Brian Donlevy, while touching on radio stars and matter-of-fact film commentaries for a broad audience.
A wire reports Paul Twitchell of Paducah as a chief specialist at Norfolk Naval Base while continuing writing. The Front Pages skewers editors who defend Hoffman and presses freedom. The item list mocks public figures and columnists with quips and famous names, portraying a lively, contentious press scene.
City meeting covered merger of local welfare units and the State Garden Club set a Thursday Sheraton Hotel gathering. The A B Club adopted three projects for clean-up, codifying laws, and promoting the public library. Also notes include Hal Kennerly, six, entertaining friends and the Freeman family announcing the birth of Franklin Jr. at 312 West Bay. Mrs J C Welch returned from Gilford General Hospital to Greensboro Road home. International brief notes include Europe fears of Russo-Japanese hostilities, Japanese opposition to the League plan for Sino-Japanese settlement, and a crisis between the Irish Free State and Britain. The People's Bank of Charleston deferred deposits, paying 18 percent.
Local note recalls postwar era and price controls while reporting the Wake Forest Glee Club concert tonight. Montlieu Avenue widening work advances to thirty feet as area improvements proceed. Mrs. H A White and Mrs. Helen Fritz attend the national YWCA convention in Hot Springs Arkansas.
Peter Edson reports from Washington on the Tolan Committee findings and the unfolding plan to move about 115000 Japanese from Pacific coast areas to temporary reception centers by end May. The piece discusses legal, property, and labor issues, funds for transfers, and the political resistance of states to permanent relocation sites.
Government survey of scrap metal in New England points to actions for wartime areas. Waste paper collection is a success and will continue. Building activity in 1942 may total 14 billion dollars with 250000 more workers needed. Egg production rises with 381 million hens laying over 41 billion eggs last year. Royal Arcanum meets in Winston-Salem. Democratic Convention in Raleigh features a polemic about GOP policies echoing Wilson.
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