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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1950
Page
4
The U S government lists millions of pounds of beef butter cheese and dried eggs for sale at low prices but prohibits purchase by Americans. The sales target is foreign buyers mainly under UN FAO rules leaving U S taxpayers bearing most costs. The piece questions the fairness and logic of this Fair Deal program.
The piece recalls Raleigh bragging about a 13.2 million surplus at year end and Section 20 funding for teacher raises, then notes the state budget panel says the surplus is only 850,394 dollars. It questions why promises of raises were made and cites Governor Scott's prior intimations that teachers would be paid more.
City officials face a legal ambiguity after Attorney General and aides dispute whether giveaways tied to ticket draws violate lottery statutes. The letter urges pursuing a test case to the state supreme court, while noting the AAU Women's Championship faced deficits and argues promotions could improve finances if allowed.
General J Van B Metts longtime adjutant general of North Carolina and former director of selective service resigns the latter post. He remains head of the National Guard as callups rise, and Colonel Thomas Upton takes over the draft duties.
With a White House endorsement expected, a Universal Military Training bill aims to train about 800,000 18 year olds for six months basic and six months inactive training. Estimated annual cost reaches 1.5 billion dollars. Polls once favored UMT 72 to 12 percent. The measure seeks quick mobilization and defense potential.
Governor Scott and the advisory budget commission say the state has a surplus of 850 594 dollars, far short of the 1 228 750 required to grant a teachers raise under 1949 law. The piece notes impending sacrifices for workers amid price hikes and hints at retirement pay improvements while debating policy flexibility.
The piece highlights Mayor Bill O Dwyer and confidant Johnny O Connor in Gracie Mansion and City Hall. It notes O Connor’s loyalty, O Dwyer’s political pressure from seekers, and mentions broader political and social gossip across New York including cops, Webb Knapp’s Roosevelt Field, and Alvin Sloan Jr. joining the Board of Hospitals.
Harrison S. Jones laments preachers and leaders who supported liquor legalization in 1932 and 1933. He cites constitutional amendments, Prohibition history, and calls for reform within the Methodist church, arguing many leaders now claim they want prohibition. He criticizes politicians and bootleggers as well.
Several brief statements by Gen Omar Bradley, President Truman, Harold Stassen, Allan B. Kline, and Trygve Lie critique U S defense policy, the Brannan Plan, and the Cold War outlook, noting fiscal risks, leadership opinions, and international concerns in a quotelike roundup.
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