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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1946
Page
4
City officials urge citizens to fund a new High Point Hospital, noting partial federal state and foundation support but calling for private donations. Public solicitations to begin next week emphasize tax advantages for donors and the urgent community need for hospital facilities.
The first annual report of the council of economic advisers is explored for its tone and conclusions. It criticizes the 1946 act’s aims, notes the prevalence of familiar business commentary, and questions the $345,000 annual salary for three advisers and staff.
The article notes Princess Elizabeth appears headed for engagement to Prince Philip of Greece amid Greece crisis. It cites British troops in Greece and mixed public opinion. King George VI must approve under the royal marriage act after PM and Privy Council consult.
State offices shut from Saturday noon to Thursday morning with many workers away for holidays. The highway patrol and prison officials kept shifts, the governor remained on call, and offices closed to Christmas. Travel firms reported heavy traffic. weather delayed some flights but trains and buses ran with delays. North Carolina vegetable production shown as a major business by recent figures.
Lynn Nisbet notes the 1946 cash value of truck crops at 18,897,000 with 607,000 for processing, while fresh market sales exceed 1.5 million more. Fruit crop value mainly peaches and apples adds to the total, suggesting higher yields if packing and marketing had been improved.
The piece critiques the presidential economic outlook for 1947, noting the use of hedged language and varying forecasts from economists and reporters. It argues the need to read beyond statistics to discern the underlying news and highlights optimism in America’s ability to meet future troubles and stabilize prices through production.
Paul Mallon argues the nation is in a war to peace transition worsened by labor strife and production failures. He notes the Lewis and CIO threats to wage hikes remain less dire, with a new Republican Congress likely to push practical labor policy, though confusion persists.
The piece notes Harold Stassen and General Eisenhower as open contenders with others shy about declaring. It highlights Dewey Bricker Taft and L. Wey as leading Republicans, and discusses John Bricker’s mixed reception at a Gridiron Club dinner, citing Ohio and New York as pivotal in final vote tallies.
By George Sokolsky argues the 1948 GOP battle centers on Thomas Dewey Philip Taft and John Bricker. Taft offers Senate strength and leadership while Bricker needs pathways to present himself. Vandenberg, Stassen, Dewey, and others are noted, with Dewey favored as party head and New York leverage shaping the field.
A column of salty notes on Broadway shows, press boxes, and culture icons. Mentions Shuberts, Glenn Miller, Jerome Kern, Elmer Rice, FDR, Elizabeth II, and various critics, columnists, and entertainers with quips and quotations reflecting 1940s media culture and theatrical life.
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