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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1949
Page
4
The city council backs a local, internal review of the High Point Police Department focusing on tactics and policies from street to courtroom. The four council members and the city manager will conduct the inquiry, with suggestions to compare to similar-sized cities and address alleged brutality.
High Point welcomes 173 county and city superintendents and state education leaders for a two day meeting focused on improving instruction in North Carolina public schools, prioritizing quality over broader curricula expansion and highlighting local pride in the state’s school system. Public education leaders are praised for their important, difficult work and personal dedication.
The High Point Empty Stocking Fund has supported Christmas baskets for nearly two decades with about 750 baskets distributed last year. Contributions are being received through The Enterprise but are unusually slow this year. The note urges generosity to prevent a poor family from lacking a happy Christmas.
The piece recalls Shirley Temple's marriage and divorce noting how this exposes aging feelings. It contrasts famous children stars with grown up life and reflects on becoming older while avoiding endorsement of the celebrity's private matters.
The note reflects on clichés about love and happiness, noting an average man relies on the law of averages. It contrasts a love story ending with a fairy tale and a honeymoon as a pause between struggles, attributed to M. L. Patrick.
Washington dispatch reports Maj. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe named as new chief to overhaul the chemical corps. The unit has suffered morale and efficiency declines since World War II and prior leadership questioned after Alden H. Waitt retirement amid the 5-percenter inquiry.
A miscellany column blends political commentary on Roosevelt era policies with memories of Memorial Park visits and celebrity notes. It includes reflections on wartime uranium rumors and Yalta, a Shirley Temple Agar divorce report, and humorous anecdotes about Gen. McAuliffe, the Shah of Iran, and newsroom life.
Admiral Louis Denfeld argues a navy must sail to be a navy and notes the national economy can support only so much naval power. He emphasizes that a sea presence is essential to the institution's identity and function.
A sprawling roundup notes Babe Ruth’s widow planning remarriage, Gable and Harrison pursuing separate Hawaii paths, and Franklin-era show business chatter. It surveys marriages, rumored liaisons, lawsuits, theater and film insider moves, with references to Neely, Evans Peron, Kanin, Hayward, and other notable names amid a bustling, tabloid tone.
A writer rejects funding Indusco Inc claiming support would aid Chinese Communists after Soviet conquest. He cites Bishop Littell’s associations, Amerasia ties, and Waldorf conference propaganda while pledging to donate to Christian missions and specific advocates instead.
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