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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1946
Page
4
Christopher Allen Barbee a longtime leader among pioneers who helped found an industrial city has died. He lived to see his dream realized, leaving High Point with a legacy and a call for younger generations to carry on his work with courage and vision.
The piece argues North Carolina's Max Gardner, a former governor, lawyer, businessman and political power broker, is likely to be named U S ambassador to Britain. It weighs his influence on state politics, possible effects on the upcoming gubernatorial race, and the impact of his absence on North Carolina leadership. It also notes ongoing Senate graft probes and praises age as a minor factor in evaluating public officials.
Harold E. Stassen approves a Minnesota State Republican committee pamphlet for publication. He admits he has not read the pamphlet in full, a surprising stance following President Truman’s experience with Henry Wallace’s Madison Square Garden speech.
Mrs Roy Briggs says downtown parking is easier with new meters calling it a big improvement over the old system. Kenneth J Barnes notes public awareness of the electric department’s troubles and urges the city council to reconsider its leadership.
Letters from readers discuss city linemen salaries and overtime, comparing them with laborers and truck drivers. A Lions Club member praises a Christmas party for the blind, and a city electrician notes a reduced crew yet workers pitch in without complaint.
The 128 page second edition highlights dairy based recipes and omits fruits vegetables and meats. Critics urge home economics guidance and broader country style cooking notes for corn bread chicken pie dumplings and collards. Also reported are highway expenditures from July 1945 to November 1946 totaling about 27.76 million with 40 percent federal match and 21 percent secondary road aid.
Lynn Nisbet notes contractors were paid 5.7 million dollars for retreatment and improvement of county roads. About two-thirds of a million went to eliminating grade crossings, street and forestry tasks. The report covers contract work only, not day labor or convict labor, which employed prison and day labor on roads. About 500 miles of roads were improved, from rebuilding to adding crushed stone, showing Governor Cherry and the highway commission kept faith with road promises before winter.
The piece argues government owned cartels restrain trade as buyers and sellers hinge on state agencies. It cites cotton in England, cocoa in Africa, and rubber, noting wartime loans harmed private capital and many exports may be gifts or sales under policy.
George Sokolsky argues that payment terms in Soviet and UNRRA deals are gifts or charity funded by American taxpayers. He warns that government set prices and intergovernmental deals block American businesses, urging a shift away from one-customer markets to restore genuine foreign trade.
Washington observers urge a nonpartisan Baruch style housing study as spats between Wilson Wyatt RFC and George Allen critics linger. The piece notes wartime controls, veterans housing programs, and the risk of political blame as Congress weighs a fresh housing plan or the Wagner Ellender Taft bill.
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