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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1945
Page
4
A wartime era message calls for happier relations among nations and peoples in 1946. It urges industry workers, leaders, and citizens across races and faiths to cooperate, fulfill duties, and pursue shared goals for a stronger United States and world leadership.
The piece argues federal rent control threats failed to produce action and attacks the Truman administration and State Department for secrecy and lack of cooperation. It questions whether MacArthur and Byrnes were properly consulted on Japan policy and calls for executive streamlining and department accountability.
A columnist argues professors are the butt of jokes yet wield unseen influence. He recalls Urey and McDonald as examples of impractical ideas becoming practical gains, noting AAUP blacklists curb hiring while professors enjoy job security and political clout.
In peacetime Washington observers note General Omar Bradley pressing a wide reform of the Veterans Administration. He rejects jargon converting VA hospitals into plain hospitals and pushes unannounced inspections to root out inefficiency while resisting congressional pressure to place VA under army and navy hospitals. Hollywood veterans avoid publicity, while Bradley’s drive signals major changes ahead.
In Washington a rare show of unity between army and navy leaders is noted. Figures like Clark Gable and Douglas A. Jr. faced embarrassment over assignments, while Montgomery remains an unwritten story and Jimmy Stewart sought to protect privacy with no pictures or interviews. The piece laments the lack of broader recognition for service.
A year-end reflection notes 1945 was hard with war and chaos while Roosevelt fades and Truman rises. It greets Stalin and Chiang Kai shek with mixed wishes and pokes at political bluffs, ending with a wary New Year message and guarded optimism for 1946.
A New Year message from George Sokolsky urges Stalin to end the dog days of aggression and predicts Manchuria will be Chinese. He warns Congress could oust leaders, calls for press freedom laws, and hopes for an end to OWI censorship, starvation, and diplomatic tensions in 1946.
The piece argues that business prophets misread cycles, noting past incorrect forecasts around Hoover Roosevelts era and wartime booms. It predicts peacetime mass production will ease shortages, boosting competition on price, though unions seeking large wage hikes and government aims to hold prices may push costs up.
Paul Mallon argues 1946 will be shaped by human reaction to wage increases, shortages, and inflation. He notes unions may push up prices, shortages persist, and consumer response will influence business and government outcomes amid upcoming elections.
Ray Tucker analyzes President Truman embracing a prewar Rooseveltian path to reconversion and a possible second term. He favors labor and urban minority support while balancing moderates, with unrest among business leaders and conservatives who fear a radical shift toward left of center.
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