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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1942
Page
4
In a quoted exchange, M W ash of the Rationing card notes no hotel would have a thirteenth floor and Sears Roebuck would accept being number fifteen on an inspection list. Bill Hodges, a furniture worker, adds astonishment at a dust sweeping from Lumber Company sites and a remark about a passerby commenting on early conditions.
An Ohioan editorial praises 275 ordnance corps officers and urges faster war progress. High Point High School launches the Victory Corps to train students for future service and aid home tasks, guided by Principal D P Whitley and leaders A J Simeon and Brandis Leonard.
The piece argues to revise judicial district lines for elected Superior Court judges while urging reforms for justices of the peace. It criticizes magistrate appointment paths and fees, calls for reducing magistrate numbers, and condemns anti trust actions on food distribution, praising low prices and competitive markets.
A wartime advisory urges caution with tires and recapping. It notes that if the local tire board receives more valid applications than its quota, decisions will be based on relative importance to the war program, public health and public safety, signaling a red flag to heed.
The piece argues no side is taken in the government antitrust action against the A and P stores due to insufficient facts. It notes Thurman Arnold claims violations, while A and P denies them, and highlights the federally driven tension between reducing living costs and opposing certain business methods. It mentions agencies from Agriculture to the Office of Price Administration shaping wartime food policy.
Officials who allowed the deadly night club fire trap banned amusements in 1161 venues. Governor Saltonstall urged rapid action and questioned authority, while critics call for regular inspections and adherence to state safety laws to prevent a repeat of the tragedy.
The piece argues that leaders should avoid predicting a war end date. It cites Oliver Lyttleton, British minister of production, who predicted Europe would end by next June. The author warns such forecasts hinder bond sales and mobilization, urging focus on actionable steps to win the war rather than timing.
Tony Martin the former radio singer was discharged from the United States Navy for unfitness and testified in the court martial of Lt. Comdr Maurice N. Aroff in San Francisco. Aroff was removed from command amid charges of trading favors for Martin to help his appointment as a chief specialist. The court martial decision on the bribery claim remains with the Navy.
Deep thinkers worry about 10,000-ton merchantmen being built in four and a half days. The author argues Kaiser is assembling, not completing solo, with bulk work done elsewhere. Kaiser methods aid wartime output but are not a suicide pact, saving manpower without destroying labor.
Walter Winchell reports on Broadway gossip and Hollywood swings, noting Linda Darnell’s upcoming marriage to Alan Gordon by January 1 and recalling pairings from Las Vegas elopements. The column weaves in military, theater, and film tidbits, naming many figures and ongoing industry shifts with brisk, era-voiced commentary.
During Winchells absence on a duty tour outside the continental U.S., accompanying writers and contributors step in to fill in as substitutes. The arrangement ensures continued coverage and maintains the column’s signature voice across the period.
Excerpts from Ten and Twenty Years Ago page note events on December 2 1932. Furni ture Manufacturers Association elects HL Coffey of Lenoir as president. Joe Hoffman Jr endorses George L Stansbury for county board chair. YMCA Leaders Club adds five members. Personal notes on Alice Caldwell Col John Riley and Mrs James Howell. Development Association backs improved North Carolina train service and a State chamber of commerce with J F Farriss succeeding Fred Tate. Bishop James Cannon Jr to speak on Near East at Wesley Memorial Church. Hoover receives nine women seeking rights for Hunger Marchers. New York to aid NYC financial crisis. national deficit rising. Hieal Theatre Gastonia burns with losses. Twenty years ago notes: J Winifred Gaddy visiting relatives. Deaton in Mooresville attends Carolina Development Association. New Bern fire losses. Andrew of Greece detained in Athens. December 2 1922 Philippines President Manuel Perezon era noted.
W Kerr Scott announces Thompson Greenwood will replace Louis H Wilson as editor of publications and general publicity man for the department. Greenwood, a Columbus County teacher born on a Yadkin County farm, will report Dec 21 and begin full duties in early January after Wilson left for Navy service.
The piece covers Governor Broughton at the Army Navy game noting a Columbus County player, peanut plant labeling Virginia peanuts, a clemency prediction for Mason Wellman, soybeans gaining value as soil builder and food, blood plasma banks in 23 NC hospitals, and winter storage car tips plus postwar road hopes.
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