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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1944
Page
4
Tributes flowed yesterday for Major Ed T Harrison, longtime High Point doctor and WWII veteran, who died from injuries contracted during service in the South Pacific. Community leaders, medical colleagues, and residents praised his courtesy, warmth, and dedication across generations.
The article praises the wartime farmer yet warns postwar profits must balance costs and labor. It calls for reducing production costs, expanding farm income, and attracting good farmers by modernizing roads, machinery, and research while avoiding surplus migration. It urges scientific farming methods and equal focus on necessities over luxuries.
A lighthearted look at Washington DC cocktail culture and etiquette. The piece notes high per capita liquor sales, social parties hosted by lobbyists and celebrities, and congressmen' s discomfort with party pressures. It jokes about new protocol rules from a State Department shake up and Emily Post collaboration.
Reports describe Budgets of seventy one billion dollars to defeat the Emperor and his regime, with promises of more bombs and Superforts from American factories. Referring to Mindoro and Leyte offensives, the piece notes Japan grows jittery while U S production secretly surges, including the Superfortress planes.
Albert Lehman outlines the B 29 bomber development from initial tests in 1939 to mass production with a redesigned engine and streamlined crew training. He notes the naval rocket program expanding to hundreds of millions monthly and its strategic use in Pacific landings, with Admiral Barbey praising rockets’ impact and firepower for light craft and vehicles.
The piece reports a congressional dispute on criticizing Allies and pressure to avoid antagonizing Britain. It surveys Allied draft systems in Britain, Canada, Australia, India, and South Africa, noting India and Australia rely heavily on volunteers while others balance home service and overseas needs.
By Paul Mallon mines, women aged 18 to 51 are drafted for home service. By last March the United Kingdom raised 4,500,000 for armed services excluding women and industry, with the bulk of Allied forces on the western front still ours. The piece critiques Canada, Australia, and South Africa for archaic home defense concepts and argues homeland defense is the last line, while praising or questioning allied efforts and congressional views.
The piece discusses John Lord O'Brian resigning as War Production Board chief counsel and mentions possible top posts for Rep Ramspeck. It highlights George R Ramspeck as a leading civil service advocate and notes the daily bean soup served by House restaurant chef Ernest Zahn, a tradition started by Speaker Cannon in 1923 with up to 20 gallons daily.
Two top government figures, James F. Byrnes and Will Clayton, began as stenographers. Byrnes worked from court stenography, Clayton as a cotton firm office stenographer. Wahlberg of UNRRA aided refugees in Athens despite street fighting, delivering food to hundreds of near-starving children. Wahlberg hails from Denver.
In a defense of small business and personal choice the author argues a byline against the OPA and a pending Christmas strike by butchers and other merchants. The piece endorses merchant independence and warns against chain store scale. The author urges readers to avoid chain stores during the walkout and to support small merchants and manufacturers.
By George Sokolsky argues New Deal economics crushes the small man favoring large outlets. He claims government rationing and bureaucratic control punish free enterprise and voters while anecdotal lines show public frustration with inefficiency. The piece laments government and elite planners over market competition and small firms.
A mixed review roundup covers Broadway shows Dark Hammock closing after two nights while Dear Ruth and Little Women receive praise. Also praised are The Magic Lanterns films Winged Victory and National Velvet, radio stalwart Ethel Barrymore and other media highlights.
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