Public Opinion On War Aims And Pearl Harbor Debate
Readers weigh war aims and postwar plans from leaders and workers across communities. Opinions favor liberty and democracy, with calls for German demilitarization and strong measures against Japan, alongside reflections on Pearl Harbor and intelligence failures cited from a new book.
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Gome
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Robert J. Casey
Chicago Daily News
Casey
Frank Knox
Around Capital Square Around Capital Square
Enterprise Bureau reports on activity around Capital Square and at the Sir Walter Hotel detailing local happenings and developments in the area.
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Capital Square
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Henderson praised for tackling supply and demand repeal challenge
The piece credits Leon Henderson with hard choices in price fixes, rationing, and inflation containment. It notes no blueprint existed to repeal supply and demand laws and predicts successor Prentiss M. Brown faces similar hurdles. It argues Americans will cooperate only if sacrifice is shared and others are held to it.
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Henderson
Senator Prentiss M. Brown
Brown
Washington
Congress
OPA
Few Eastern Homes Converted From Oil to Coal
Only about one in every twenty five eligible buildings on the rationed eastern seaboard was converted from oil to coal. This slow pace could leave oil heated homes without the promised five percent fuel switch or other expected savings.
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Seaboard
Camp LeJeune Named for General LeJeune at NC Site
Veterans recall General LeJeune and his famed Second Division as the Marine Corps amphibious base on New River North Carolina would be named Camp LeJeune. The late commander was praised for his service and leadership, and his legacy drew strong affection from former troops at reunions. He governed both marines and soldiers with notable esteem.
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Fifth
Marine Corps
New River
North Carolina
Camp
LeJeune
France
Jeune
Caution in the Dimout as Kids Play Outdoors
The New York Safety Council urges careful behavior during Christmas vacation dimout. It advises children to avoid street crossing and drivers to slow down to prevent accidents in low visibility conditions.
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New York Safety Council
EMPTY THREAT IN SENATE FIGHTS POLL TAX OUTLAW
A column recounts a Senate debate where Bilbo and Doxey urged defeating a bill to outlaw poll taxes for federal elections in eight Southern states. The piece notes the Southern Democratic machinery and the party’s reliance on the Solid South to influence elections, despite warnings from Bilbo.
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Senate
Bilbo
Mississippi
Senator Doxey
Democratic Party
National Democratic Party
Haseen
Gasoline Rationing Tightens Across Eastern Seaboard
The East Coast faces an extreme gasoline shortage as officials impose rigid controls to divert scarce fuel to armed forces and essential wartime services. Civilian driving for nonessential tasks is largely forbidden, with many cars effectively kept in garages amid distribution and pipeline limits.
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Washington
Seaboard
Teoth
North Carolina Usury Reform Urged by Legislative Panel
A commission report urged a teethed usury law in North Carolina after revealing borrowers paid 200 to 300 percent on small loans despite a 6 percent legal rate. A Superior Court case showed a borrower paid 7 dollars monthly on a 35 dollar loan for three years, winning 148.50 but missing 236.50 due to a two year limit.
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Jast
North Carolina
Senate blocks silver hoard release for war needs
The Senate adjourned without releasing the governments silver hoard for war industries. Senator Green's 50 cent per ounce proposal was stalled by Senator McCarren's filibuster, blocking action on selling part of the 3,000,000 ounce holdings. The piece argues silver is a strategic wartime asset and condemns the obstruction.
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Senate
Green
Rhode
Treasury
McCarran
Utah
United States
North Carolina to tighten use of state and local travel
Governor Broughton named William H Rogers as mileage administrator to cut unnecessary travel and promote pools to conserve rubber and gasoline. The plan expands to counties and municipalities with a central information office to coordinate trips and shared vehicles. Producers and cooperatives like NC Cotton Growers and Farmers Exchange seen as postwar models. Deer hunts attract many despite gas and shell shortages. 182,336 citizens enrolled in civil defense statewide, with 534,800 in the Citizens Defense Corps. Ben E Douglas notes county defense councils total 103 as of year end.
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North
Caroline
OPA
Broughton
William H. Rogers
North Carolina
Rogers
Arolina
Citizens’ Service Corps
Citizens’ Defense Corps
Ben E. Douglas
R. L. McMillan
Chapel Hill
High Point
Rocky Mount
Bank gifts sponge in jar on loan request
In Manchester England the War Savings Club treasurer sought a currency counting machine loan. The bank answered with a sponge in a glass jar. British mining engineers predicted gold output would hit 40,000,000 ounces this year and then decline as deposits ran dry.
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Manchester
England
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