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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1943
Page
4
D. A. Rawley is listed as Secretary and Treasurer while Robert Thompson serves as Editor and the roster includes membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
The Senate finance committee yesterday split on a 5 percent levy on parimutuel horse racing bets and a 10 to 20 percent tax on film admissions, drawing scrutiny of fairness while urging motorists to buy plates early. The column also blasts current bus station conditions in High Point and Thomasville, criticizes location choices, and urges local action before postwar recovery. It ends with an odd sales pitch for recruitment drives using a wartime photo anecdote.
The Senate passed a deficiency bill amendment aimed at economy that would strip the Budget Director of authority to impound funds for specific construction projects. Senators McKellar Hayden and Thomas cited blocked road, bridge, and levee projects as examples, arguing the measure curbs pork barrel spending and undermines economy.
Citizens discuss preserving trees at the lake and paying experts to assess value. Council members voice concern over cutting trees, while others urge local committees to aid returning soldiers with job placement and support.
The piece criticizes Allied leaders meetings at Cairo and Teheran and notes British and Moscow agencies reported first, arguing that censorship deprived the public of timely results. It brands the situation as harmful blind censorship with global interest.
Washington observers note Senator Joe Guffey leads a renewed push against Southern Democrats as the White House battles over the soldier vote bill and looming anti lynching and poll tax measures. The piece questions motives, alliances, and the fate of party unity amid ongoing Senate routs and war coverage.
Paragraphs look at Afghanistan with no railroads and Hammerfest Norway using peat as principal fuel. It also notes Swiss experiments showing iron ore can be smelted using local peat gas as a fuel source.
A collage of notes and quips from Ed Darling and readers about Walter Winchell, Tin Pan Alley origins, Roosevelts, and Hollywood figures. It blends jokes, letters to the editor, and sidebar anecdotes from military tours and the press.
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