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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1941
Page
4
The document argues that price controls failed to prevent rising living costs since June 1940, with an 8.9 percent overall increase and 1.3 rise since November 3. Wages outpaced inflation, but government spending on war production will reduce consumer goods, causing shortages and inflation. It asserts inflation is necessary to balance the rationed economy unless wage and price ceilings are imposed.
American planes back Dutch pilots in the Far East as they reportedly destroy one Japanese ship daily. The piece urges continued Dutch air support and heavier production to supply the Pacific theater, praising Dutch courage and skill with limited facilities.
The passage notes Britain’s aircraft output dwarfing Japan’s and rising resources while Japan nears depletion unless Indies seized. Churchill explains forces in the Orient fight at a disadvantage as planes go to England and Russia, asserting that total war priority is justified. The United States backs defeating Hitler to enable Japan’s defeat and strengthens Europe against Germany.
The late Dr Carl White Jones had last rites held Thursday at Springfield Friends Church. He was an obstetrician gynecologist with a promising career and had planned to return to serve in the city after eighteen months as resident physician in New York. The Montreal hospital head praised his fitness for the field. His death drew a large funeral attendance on Christmas Day, reflecting the high regard for him and the sorrow of his parents Dr and Mrs A C Jones.
The article highlights how war accelerates constructive thought in chemistry and physics, and improves knowledge in nutrition, epidemic defense, and public health. It notes advances in fueling the human body, addressing dietary deficiencies, and strengthening defenses against epidemics despite wartime pressures.
Japan is setting a dangerous precedent that could have tragic results for her. The bombing of Manila today follows General MacArthur’s open city declaration and dismantling of anti aircraft weapons, signaling potential effective warfare. In the long months ahead, the people of Japan’s fragile cities may suffer as a consequence.
Japanese stance on undefended cities is challenged as Manila nears one million residents exposed to aerial threat. Tokio also in range of stronger Allied fleets, suggesting the balance of power may swing in future engagements as the war escalates beyond initial assaults.
In Montreal a tenant recounts persuading his landlady to rescind a 15 percent rent increase. He used a calm, friendly approach, feigned illness, discussed common problems, and steered the talk to mutual agreement. The tale extols dialogue as a tool of influence and urges readers to start a success scrap book.
The Dutch in the Netherlands Indies respond to Japan by aiding the United States while defending their territory. They sink Japanese transports off Borneo and engage in the Philippines, Mindanao, and surrounding waters with air, surface ships, and submarines. They recognize interdependence of free peoples and convert American aid into aid to America.
Walter Winchell voice rails at mask politics and personal defeat while Broadway bustle and celebrity chatter spill from Navy posters to street signs. The column notes Dewey and Gordon encounters, Celebrities like Rosemary Lane and Priscilla, and a string of witty gags amid theater district life.
A colorful piecemeal of city life and wit at Lindy’s and Place Elegante features a phony Broadway type lamenting his empty feeling after his wife left him, a joke about supper money, a quiz on optimism, a regal Mrs Baldridge issuing Old Fashioned cocktail cards, and a street scene window card listing Japs Bomb Hawaii and Broken Blossoms. The note ends with bars of social satire and a call to action for a fire department to light a furnace and spur success.
A 22 year old tale ends with Rosa Pritchard bequeathing roughly 3000 to 6000 dollars to Samuel Argent Jr. of Boatman’s National Bank. The widow credited him as a financial mentor and confidant who helped her manage affairs after her husband’s death.
Argent, named executor of Mrs Pritchard s estate, recounts helping her over the years. He describes her as kindly and motherly and recalls a small wedding between two children, one a bride with Tile as bridesmaid, lacking a bridegroom. The tale includes memories of old business dealings and a cautious disclosure to the press.
A set of brief quips and sentiments from public figures and groups satirically reflect on education, discipline, marriage, politics, and family life. The lines include a Farm Bureau toast to character, a note on relentless pursuit, a jab at marital silence, a joke about late returns, a New Year's Eve party, soap costs for families, and a Wisconsin university leader praising sobriety and purpose.
Peter Edson reviews discord at a wartime labor policy conference. John L Lewis confronts William H Davis as Davis chairs the session. Dies Committee liaison work expands across agencies amid investigations of un American activities. Senator Elmer Thomas critiques cotton tenant wages versus factory pay. Two young candidates vie to head the wage and hour division, with Baird Snyder II and L Metcalfe Walling favored amid turf battles. Industrial labor strife and union mobilization in Yakima county cap the piece.
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