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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1949
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise reports new leadership with President A Rawley and Secretary Treasurer Charles B Loflin appointed to guide the organization through upcoming duties.
Representative Clare Hoffman joins calls for a commission to study intergovernmental relations and federal tax power. The debate weighs centralization against state and local autonomy and questions how growth in federal activity affects local governance and responsibilities.
The piece argues that automation and electric filing reduce human error but often cause stubborn mistakes in subscriptions. It notes mysterious stoppages, lengthy follow ups, and difficult transfers resembling tense trade negotiations, praising the reliability of human oversight in some cases.
The Senate questions John Maragon in closed committee sessions as an ex-boot black with claimed White House access. The piece notes caution about sensationalism while acknowledging his bold, individualist acts crossing guards and lingering near the presidential residence.
Congress approves a measure to unify armed services to cut costs and boost efficiency. The plan would raise the defense secretary to Cabinet level, create an Undersecretary and three assistant secretaries, and reduce Army Navy and Air Force autonomy while preserving key combatant functions.
Federal Judge Elwyn Shaw of Chicago declares the 1949 rent control law invalid and questions the saving clause that would keep remaining provisions in force. He argues that when valid and invalid parts are closely intertwined a court should strike the whole act and that the Supreme Court should decide the clause’s future effect.
A casual comment piece reflects on a North Carolina Squawk stanza about church goers visiting houses of worship and how a sincere talk with a minister may spark personal improvement. The text notes high building materials costs and ongoing city progress despite a wary mood.
A reader recounts touring a nearly rented Sherwood development in High Point. He notes the area’s neat homes and ongoing construction with stores and offices rising steadily as the city grows. The piece blends local housing with corporate psychiatry trends and reader quotes.
On August 10 in Palo Alto California friends honor Herbert Hoover’s 75th birthday. The piece notes his active life his work leading the Hoover commission and his enduring influence through adversity. It covers his background from West Branch Iowa through Stanford and his rise as a mining engineer and statesman.
HAL BOYLE notes that films and memoirs illuminate the true cost of World War II. He highlights Martin Quigley and Van Van Praag books on frontline life and a 26 part television series based on Eisenhower's Crusade in Europe. Soldiers Sears Knight and Oliver Snow emphasize the brutal reality and limits of film.
Collected quotes from Whittaker Chambers Arthur Vandenberg Winston Churchill and others discuss the North Atlantic Pact defense unity and the global struggle against tyranny. The statements address peace strength and policy shaping both foreign and domestic fronts.
A description portrays Herbert Hoover as a relatable American figure who enjoys mingling with citizens, visiting diners and hotels, and sharing in everyday life. The former president is depicted without airs, staying down to earth and uninterested in special treatment.
A sweeping city vignette captures crowds, subway rush, and street life, then shifts to a Riviera show with Harry Richman and Martha Raye billing disputes. The page reports a Dartmouth student murder, a Broadway-styled streetcar aside, Salvation Army notes, and a bold hotel casino heist netting about $6,600 in cash and jewelry.
Ed Flynn and the Liberal Party press Judge Pecora to run for Senate if ex Governor Lehman declines. Roosevelt Jr leads Democratic forces into the 26th District special election on Sept 13 to replace Rep Coffey killed in a jet crash, with Coffey's mother challenging GOP John P. Saylor. U.S. revenue agents report 8008 illicit stills seized in the year to June 30, a 25 percent rise.
Mayor Bill O Dwyer used Grover Whalen s Madison Connecticut shore estate as a getaway by seaplane. Longshoremen and hiring bosses allegedly created phony payrolls to obtain social security cards and pay unemployment taxes, revealed after mail statements prompted inquiries. Gene Pope Jr of Il Progresso reports new evidence in the Raymond killing case.
A vertical and horizontal word list puzzle with clues for many entries. The grid uses numbered hints to fill words such as bomb, liquor, grease, polisher, river names, and chemical symbols. The list blends cross references and thematic terms across chemistry geology and geography.
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F Brannan will address a session of the 1949 Farm and Home Week program in Raleigh on August 9. He joins national and state agricultural leaders in the event. Turkish tobacco growers in Madison and Yancey Counties began harvesting their 1949 crop in mid July.
Flue cured tobacco allotments for 1950 total about 970000 acres compared with 960000 for the 1949 crop.
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