Re Awakening Pledge Sparks High Point’s Growth Drive
An editorial credits the Chamber of Commerce directors for renewing resolve to attract new industry while preserving existing businesses in High Point. It argues the revived civic spirit, once dampened, could fuel the city’s strongest development decade yet with backing from local organizations and capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
Robert L. Thompson
Enterprise
Associated Press
ER Press
Associated
Focal News
High Point
Esterday
Chamber of Commerce
Ed. Mendenhall
Chamber
North Carolina
Call for selective military training over universal service
The piece argues against compulsory peacetime conscription, preferring targeted military training in schools and a strengthened reserve and national guard. It urges flexible postwar reconversion laws coordinated with government to boost both foreign and domestic markets, citing Mayor La Guardia’s surplus plan as a counterexample to universal draft mandates.
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Willy-Nilly
Reserve Officers Corps
National Guard
New York City
LaGuardia
Mr. LaGuardia
Advertising and the War Effort Editorial Reprint
The High Point Enterprise reprints Collier's editorial Advertising and the War Effort arguing free enterprise outperforms government control. It promotes American business values, warns against totalitarianism, and notes wartime methods benefiting victory while humorously remarking on postwar hopes and social changes.
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Collier's
America
High Point
Walter Winchell
Chamber directors defend push for new industries in town
Bob Clark says the Chamber of Commerce rejects rumors of opposing industry. Howard Wright notes postwar talks at Dumbarton Oaks may miss key actor Tom Dewey and suggests inviting him if he could become president.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bob Clark
Chamber
Dumbarton Oaks
Tom Dewey
Howard Wright
Dewey
Wisdom
Returning GIs Reflections After War Efforts and Hope
Veterans express relief at homecoming and pride in Allied gains in France. Clyde Foushee warns the war continues and Hitler may fight to the end while tech sergeant Peele savors U S soil. Poem by Jady Goldston honors soldiers and calls for peace and duty.
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Clyde Foushee
France
Paris
Hitler
Nelson faces pressure over China mission amid WPB upheaval
Washington insiders report heavy pressure from top officials and lawmakers on War Production Board Chairman Donald Nelson as a China mission looms. Roosevelt denies changes despite Wilson acting chair while Somervell faces questions over wartime production and troop logistics, including a dramatic 80,000 trucks mobilization.
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Washington
C. F. Wilson
War Production Board
Donald Nelson
China
Sears Roemuick
James F. Byrnes Long
Harry Hopkins
Brehon B. Somervell
Mr. Nelson
Nelson
Somervell
George C. Marshall
Army Transportation
Bureau of Ordnance
Army
Aia
WPB
Wilson- Somervell
Roosevelt
Wallace
White House
Wilson
Eisenhower
War workers flee west as reconversion debate grows
A wartime labor shift shows 8000 California workers leaving for Midwest farms monthly since the European war outlook. 4000-5000 from San Francisco area join the trend. Strikes rise over minor issues, prompting fears of postwar civilian shortages and renewed calls for a peacetime industrial draft.
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Seaboard
Tan
Army
Navy
Pacific Coast
California
Midwest
San Francisco
Japan
Congress
Mr. Nelson
Somervell-Wilson
Capitol Square Accidents Show Drop in Fatalities
Traffic fatalities fell 51 percent in the first seven months of this year while volume declined 44 percent, with 319 deaths versus 651 in the same period of 1941. Pedestrian victims and rural road deaths highlighted the pattern amid rising violations and licensing issues. Governor Broughton’s Roanoke Island trip left him tired but entertained by Billy Carmichael’s stories.
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Fi —E Motor Vehicles Department
Broughton
Roanoke Island Historical Association
Billy Carmichael
Billy
Manteo
Carmichael
Governor Reacts Warmly To Carmichael Tale
Lynn Nisbet reports a light moment as the Governor shows sympathy for Billy Carmichael, recalling a visit to a state mental hospital where a resident joked that Carmichael’s new University post would drive him crazy. The tale is attributed to a Duke alumnus who fed the punchline.
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Billy Carmichael
Carmichael
Billy
Duke
Aviation study commission finishes work on report
Senator Roy Rowe states the State Aeronautics Study Commission has completed the report except for final typing and printing. Demand for copies has surged with over five hundred requests on file, spurring plans to print rather than mimeograph for the upcoming General Assembly. Authorities believe postwar aviation will rapidly expand, affecting state and local planning.
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Aeronautics
Roy Rowe
State Aeronautics Study Commission
General Assembly
Advertising and the War Effort Article Review
Wartime public support via advertising showed private enterprise aiding the war. Large-scale involvement by the War Advertising Council mobilized funds and expertise from advertisers, agencies, and media. The private sector funded campaigns, reinforced unity, and proved indispensable to national defense.
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Congressional Committees
Ladies’ Clubs
Everyot
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Churchill
Stalin
Wacs
Waves
Washington
War Advertising Council
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Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
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Safety Club
TI Bibber
Thay
Detroit
Brother Bibber
States
Foreign Service
B. W. Peele, Jr
USA
Jady Goldston
Europe
Paul Mallon
Capitol Square
Highway Safety Division
By Lynn Nisbet
Poet
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