Reconversion Dilemma Faces Employers After War Demobilization
The war board and WPB race to convert from war to peace production as demobilization looms. Army plans target reducing troops from 8.3 million to about 4.8 million next year while reconversion hinges on channeling tools and materials. Employers must hire more workers to prevent a jobless shock and avoid repeating past WPA-like bottlenecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Board
Army
WPB
Germany
Japan
Washington
Moscow
Indus
High Point
Free Enterprise
Forgotten Benefactors Speak From Small City Wisdom
A preacher cites Ecclesiastes about a poor wise man saving a tiny city from a mighty siege. The essay reflects on forgotten benefactors, Jesus' ethics, and the need for justice, peace, and endowed opportunities amid modern global challenges.
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Ting
Nero
Thermopylae
Xeres
Socrates
Pilate
Christ
Italy
Jesus
Tyrolean
Alps
Local doctors and dentists face missed appointments
Dr L H Zimmerman warns patients waste medical time as many fail to show for booked visits. He notes few civilians remain and appointment failures strain scarce professionals while eight local plumbing contractors sign a notice in the High Point Enterprisen about the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Zimmerman
F. M. Autry
H. 8. Ingram
8. P. Kimsey
A. L. Candler
D. Roy
High Point
H. M. Blakenship
City code debate, manpower limits, and local labor notes
A series of city remarks cover criticism of the High Point code as outdated, USES manpower restrictions remain in place, a lawyer secures a suspended judgment in exchange for city truck work, Civitan club Wave anniversary praise, and postal auto use sticker sales show most car owners unregistered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. I. Quigley
Civitan Club
B. G. Leonard
Civitan
Jack Crane
State eyes Confederate home site for blind services center
The state board of buildings and grounds likely to transfer the Confederate veterans home property to the North Carolina commission for the blind. Plans envision a central hub for state supported agencies aiding blind residents with federal instructors and local Lions clubs funding. Local groups pledge support though final approvals and red tape remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Buildings and Grounds
Commission For
Confederate Veterans Home
Lions ‘Clubs
North Carolina Commission For the Blind
Freverel
Lions Clubs
State Association For the Blind
Rotary
Kiwanis
Civitan and
Women's
Hitch
United Fighters of the Confederacy
UDC
Buildings and Grounds Board
Raleigh
New Bern Avenue
Tarboro Street
State commission for the blind outlines expansion plan
Lynn Nisbet reports on the offices and federal state services to blinded veterans and the blind. The plan includes dormitories at state schools for the blind and housing for white, Negroes and Indians. 7412 blind people are registered. about 2,000 receive aid. many are self supporting. Dr Roma S Cheek notes blind typists show high accuracy. Sam M Cathey, despite blindness, leads Asheville police court. Expanded services aim to broaden self sufficiency and new fields of endeavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Commission For the Blind
State Association For the Blind
State Commission
Department of Agriculture
Roma S. Cheek
Sam M. Cathey
Asheville
Atom power and the moral price of war
A wartime editorial argues that harnessing atomic energy for destruction risks a ruthless, lasting legacy. It notes American bombings shaped Europe’s devastation and warns the “dominie bomb” could horrify even a modern age while scientists praise knowledge and moralists question why humanity pursues self destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Questioning the endless allure of war and its cost
By George Sokolsky questions the acceptance of war as inevitable. He laments civilian indifference to civilian deaths and the destruction of civilizations, urging limits to warfare and a return to peace and moral progress. He notes the paradox of vows to deny gas yet resorting to atomic force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genghis Khan
Winchell on Broadway and Roaming News Bits
Walter Winchell plans to resume on Sept 2 with Jack Lait taking Sundays Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays in his absence. The column surveys Truman era shakeups including Stim son Patterson and possible relocation policies and outlines Gypsy Rose Lee and family royalties disputes plus a string of Hollywood and political snippets with names such as Hiram Johnson LaGuardia and Merle Oberon amid entertainment industry gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Winchell
Jack Lait
Gypsy Rose Lee
Simon Schuster
June
Havoc
Mama
Havick
Los Angeles
Gyp
Gypsy
Crossroads
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J. P. Rawley
RB. Terry
A. Cecil
Eee Wee Ot
Ge Bureau OF Circulation
Ecclesi
Ecclesiastes
Solomon
Dean Lindley
High Point College
Hell
Aya
Belle Fronce
Employment Service Office
Ralph E. Miller
Uses Office
USES
Robert M. Martin
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
George Sokolsky
Eisenhower
Patton
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Hitler
Poland
Winchell
Broadway
By Jack Lait
Cafe AU
Truman
National Guard
Hiram Johnson
Will Hays
Hays
France
U. S
LaGuardia
Russia
Maurice Chevalier
New York
London
England
Ben Blumenthal
Tecla
Austria
Hungary
Winston Churchill
Noel Coward
Brooklyn
Billy Rose
Hassard Short
Nick the Greek
America
Las Vegas
Nev
David
Selznick
Bob Mitchum
G.I. Joe
Mitchum
Fanny Brice
Hollywood
Jimmy Walker
N. Y
James S. Bolan
Bolan Academy
Willy & View of Cinglogunin
Ace International
Errol Flynn
Charlie Chaplin
Fatty” Arbuckle
Hy Gardner
Rentagon
Henry Ford
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tiger
Ford
New York City
Walter Reed
Park Ave
57Th St
Charles Chaplin, Jr
Merle Oberon
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