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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1945
Page
4
A reflective 1945 yearend meditation notes the atomic bomb as history’s turning point. It contrasts triumphs over Germany and Japan with the peril of limitless power and urges moral growth to ensure atomic energy raises humanity rather than destroys it.
A reflective piece on Matthew 6 33 urging pursuit of God's kingdom over earthly needs. It ties Jesus ministry themes to daily living. The discourse emphasizes faith in the Father, love as core action, and the link between seeking righteousness and provision.
In June a Wellington street group petitioned for paving after city engineer assent. Council approved, but the funders demanded cash upfront citing on hand millions, while city pro ration plans were ignored. By September the money appeared and contracts were to be let, but delays followed for lack of workers and late award.
A reader recalls months of street digging in High Point from June to November. The city faced delays, muddy conditions, and little road base with water mains and fire hydrants finally installed. The piece critiques party politics and calls for responsible city workers and accountability.
Washington plans see National Airport receive 16 million dollars for four new hangars an expanded terminal and heating plant a new airlines office and additional facilities including a 150 car garage 150 room crew apartment and transient facilities A shopping center and exhibition building are also contemplated The airport reports 3759 naval passengers in November and 70 790 pounds of cargo and 38 898 pounds of mail for August, reflecting wartime aviation growth.
Data on 14 834 arrivals and departures include 7 176 commercial flights and 5 582 military during August. It notes 74 068 passengers handled and an anticipated doubling of commercial operations within two years. Projections require new hangars and a 250 000 square foot airlines office building costing about 3 million dollars, to be rented before budget approval.
A reflection on the idea of masses as a sweeping force in history. The writer contrasts sensational news cycles with long-term social change, arguing Western civilization centers on the individual rather than collective masses. The discussion critiques mass movements as diminishing individuality.
The piece argues that America’s ideal of equality before the law skews toward leveling by birth and mass participation rather than merit. It warns that rapid scientific knowledge outruns moral understanding, reducing individuals to mere components in a vast system and fueling mass revolt without guiding ethics. It contrasts democracy with a depersonalized, technocratic order driven by sociology and science.
James Byrnes faces a secret session of foreign affairs committees upon return from the Moscow conference. Congress seeks light on Russia's postwar aims in Europe and beyond, and what Moscow plans for demobilization, the atom, and future cooperation with the West.
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