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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1942
Page
3
Letters quote multiple figures including Major Vernon Carter J L Jones and John Myers debating who deserves Man of the Year Roosevelt Stalin Willkie and Cordell Hull are named among contenders. An official urges restraint cites car tire notes urging careful specs and readiness for defense era.
In a wartime weekly, nominations pour in for the 1942 Man of the Year. The piece argues for Josef Stalin of Russia as the chosen figure, while noting contenders like Roosevelt, Churchill, and Allied leaders. It lauds Stalin’s wartime leadership and assigns him the era’s top honor.
The State Department of Revenue embezzlement defendants Robert L. Ward Jr. and Harry S. Howard lost appeals and received stays until March 13 to allow personal duties and defense work. The column argues delaying prison harms the offenders and critiques state budgeting waste, forest conservation, and care for the insane, contrasting policy with Hitler.
The state capital correspondent Lynn Nisbet surveys sentiment at Capitol Square on upcoming legislative issues. He claims officials show shortsightedness and wide risks in handling the general fund and highway surpluses that should be jealously guarded against raids.
Governor Broughton congratulated D. B. McCrary of Asheboro on his appointment as acting chairman of the State Highway and Public Works Commission. McCrary is praised for public service, district knowledge, and effective leadership.
School Superintendent Charles Carroll nominates General Dwight Eisenhower for Time Man of the Year while Mrs. Fiddie Rickenbacker quips about luxuries versus necessities and Eddie’s experience. The snippet links prominent figures to wartime era sentiments about travel and leadership.
Walter Winchell reflects on journalism and Broadway columns. He explains sources for items, recalls Elaine Barrie Barrymore incident, and describes cautious libel practices. Dorothy Kilgallen will handle reporting while Winchell tours abroad, with tips on balancing fame and everyday stories for readers.
Local notes list High Point residents and relatives abroad with posts in 1938, naming Dewey Hoffman in Philadelphia and Skiles Hoffman in San Francisco plus Wyatt Pickens at LSU. It mentions Mrs. W. B. McEwen home from Asheville and travels of Betty Jo Abels and C. T. Ingram Jr. News briefs note dry forces, Andromeda visibility, and a Congress action on prohibition and farm relief.
December 4 1922 report notes Tocal Senator Overman urged the Federal census bureau to recount Fligh Point after city limit expansion votes. Weather delays postpone High Point Winston Salem highway celebration while Elks memorial service at the high school auditorium featured Fred Harper.
A state news bureau booklet touts North Carolina as a future poultry power. Union County leads egg production, Wilkes and Carteret host large farms, with egg values reaching about one million dollars annually. The report notes price ceilings and rising wages in October across industries.
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