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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1945
Page
4
The editorial argues Japan must surrender without conditions or face the most devastating air assault, targeting Tokyo and the emperor's palace if needed. It urges immediate action and rejects further negotiation.
INICE.WORK praises Sharpe the director and Johnny Jr the photographer for a standout picture story in Saturdays issue. The feature presents North Carolina as an appealing place to live visit work and invest highlighting Susu Goes Fishing as effective publicity.
Roy E Tiles predicts nylon demand by year end while reflections touch on fashion flaws and old times. A Montana minister shoots rattlesnakes during outdoor sermon, and a Missouri picnic is rained out. The piece notes football season hints and sketches Roman and Tokyo warfare imagery with light irony.
Composite state view holds NC will face less disruption moving from war to peacetime economy. Textiles and furniture drive production, with labor relations praised. officials expect a V Day proclamation if national actions occur, mirroring cautious public mood.
Col Hatcher began as head of the highway patrol and highway safety division swearing in at eleven. The force is two thirds staffed, with 80 veterans seeking reinstatement complicating new recruit needs and equipment shortages hindering appointments. Major Armstrong will assist briefly before moving to the utilities commission.
Chief Lowdermilk predicts public reaction to Japan’s surrender with potential celebrations or late night activity. He vows jail measures for loud or unlawful behavior. Editor notes expected mood remains uncertain. J. J. Morgan opposes city funds for airport pavement due to sidewalk issues.
Local residents share views on potential end of war and recognition of V J day. J F Jones expects work to continue at the rationing board until official surrender terms are signed. T A Kearns criticizes highway speed cycles, while Chief Jack Crane vows to stay on duty. A railway agent notes beautified flowers near College street monument.
An analysis notes that after San Francisco created six UN organs the Potsdam meeting added a seventh, a council of foreign ministers. It argues the new organ would be limited to selected foreign ministers, unlike the broader assemblies and councils.
By George Sokolsky outlines the council of foreign ministers outside the United Nations tasked with liquidating the current war. It will draw European boundaries, negotiate treaties with Italy Romania Bulgaria Hungary Finland and others, and prepare separate peace accords while aligning with the UN charter principles.
The author compares Petain Laval and other wartime leaders to Daumier caricatures, arguing the trial exposes a corrupt political culture. He portrays Petain as controlled, Laval as duplicitous, and prewar French leadership as venal, leading to Europe’s wartime ruin and Versailles’ fallout.
Paul Mallon cautions about former French officials exploiting wartime failures to regain power. He argues a strong democratic France could have deterred Hitler and Japan, and warns memoirs and Daumier portraits are used to shift blame. He urges memory of the insiders' roles in bringing the world to current peril.
Columnist Jack Last reports on celebrity gossip and high society notes as Walter Winchell is away. The piece highlights marriages money scandals politics and show business figures including De Gaulle Vanderbilt Brundige Parsons Bong and Louella Parsons.
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