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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1945
Page
6
The president flew from Washington to Independence in sleet and storm, defying safety rules airlines follow. The public weighs whether personal pleasure justified risking the nation’s welfare and Truman’s duty to act with care for the public.
The Christmas day death of Representative Joe Ervin is reported as a tragic self-inflicted act. The young Charlotte congressman suffered from a long bone disease deemed incurable by many supporters who admired his quiet strength and rising career.
In a contrast of seasons, Australians reportedly admire America while Americans suffer through extreme heat. The piece notes Christmas temperatures around 100 degrees in Australia, with locals enjoying beaches and desert sands as winter grips the northern hemisphere.
A letter questions civilian congressmen’ s ability to assess naval strategy on a Pacific bases survey trip. It argues experts should guide decisions and warns the trip may yield only entertainment rather than informed policy.
The piece notes 216 people killed in auto accidents during the Christmas holidays, including fourteen North Carolinians. It contrasts public reaction with disease fears and urges governments to take decisive action to stop what it calls a useless slaughter.
The highway commission has awarded contracts totaling 4 025 687 68 since the war, covering 27 contracts across 26 counties from Bertie to Swain. Despite higher costs, 19 of 23 bids awarded in November show progress and a likely surge in miles of new roads in the next year or two, with Governor Cherry noting the state can cover half a million dollars for the revenue building project.
Commissioner Ward mails a National Safety council bulletin to all newspaper offices contrasting Pearl Harbor and V- Day casualties with home front injuries totaling over thirty six million. The report notes 261,602 war deaths and 355,000 home deaths with 9 4000 traffic fatalities, urging constant press and radio reminders to boost holiday safety.
The piece recalls the 1945 rebuild of the Camden causeway near Elizabeth City, a floating road replacing a toll route opened in 1921. Engineers dug out muck to 10 to 45 feet and pumped in almost a million cubic yards of sand to form a stable roadbed, replacing creosoted timbers atop concrete. Holidayner notes recent days.
The article discusses the prestige of a Supreme Court judgeship and examines Truman era salary hikes. It notes chief justice pay rising to 30500 and associate justice to 30000, with circuit and appeals court judges at 22500. It highlights lifetime tenure, privacy, and limited political exposure as appealing features.
Jack Stinnett notes the strain on justices who serve a decade on the bench and endure long hours in heat in Washington. The court pauses in summer recess to allow case work in cooler locations, while many justices also labor in private home offices. Examples include Lou Brandeis rising early at 82 and Charles Evans Hughes at 75, demonstrating sustained productivity.
A columnist notes an embalming trade union issue resembling collective bargaining with a five day deadline. The piece jokes that the boss, though affluent in pinstripe attire, is “laid low” by the ultimatum and must sign the agreement.
By George Sokolsky notes a controversial contract restricting undertakers to hire only through union leaders for derma surgeons and other specialists. The agreement imposes a 60 hour week with 40 hours regular pay and 20 hours at time and a half, limits duties, and restricts new members. The piece laments the trade offs and warns of business closures.
In Washington the Santa figure fades from stores and press as war and realism reshape gifts toward mechanical toys for boys and dolls for girls. The columnist notes a younger image and questions whether Santa's legend survives the atomic era and child disillusionment.
Paul Mallen argues realism should replace Santa Claus with a focus on Christ as the true spirit of Christmas. He says December 25 may be debated but Christ’s birth endures, urging promotion of the cradle of Bethlehem as a universal symbol for giving and compassion.
Coverage of Congressional hearings on Pearl Harbor reveals Democratic lawmakers backing naval and diplomatic witnesses who defend Roosevelt while faulting military and political leadership. Hull and Marshall garner praise for defense, as critics fear partisan backlash and ask if the war was won at political cost.
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