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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1942
Page
4
A compact collection of quotes contrasts fools and the wise. Proverbs 3 35 declares the wise inherit glory while fools face shame, and Cato adds that the wise learn more from fools than fools learn from the wise.
The Morganton State hospital expose by Tom Jimison raises questions about conditions at Morganton Raleigh and Goldsboro asylums. The piece argues chronic underfunding and understaffing keep these facilities as detention houses unless doctors have resources to apply scientific care and patients are protected from underpaid staff. It calls for a complete overhaul of hospital staffing and a substantial funding increase to lift hospitals from prisons to treatment centers.
Eighteen years ago in Washington DC a mourning group gathered as Woodrow Wilson lay dying. The text recalls his role advocating for the League of Nations, his clashes with Versailles leaders, and his fight to keep America out of war before urging Congress to declare war on Germany in 1917. Wilson’s plea to sacrifice “our lives, our fortunes” is echoed in light of current events.
A 1940s editorial argues isolationism grows harder as America must spend blood and might for liberty. It urges dispersing war plants nationwide, learning from Russia, and expanding production of tanks and trucks while Mennonite resistance to conscription and modern society is noted as part of the social tension. The piece stresses preparedness and broader industrial defense.
High Point College Panthers, led by Virgil Yow, extended their winning streak to 15 and solidified as North Carolina's sole unbeaten team after a one sided victory over Western Carolina Teachers College. The coach reshaped the lineup with players returning from hospital stints and added a standout substitute to forge a strong first team. Support from local fans at every intercollegiate game boosts morale during wartime.
A dramatic shift in auto production is foretold as major U.S. plants, once the backbone of civilian mobility, prepare to divert output to war needs. The piece notes last year’s car output and the potential impact on civilian availability as factories ramp to meet national defense orders.
Anne Jackson, 21, of Tucson, Arizona, left university to seek work in a booming defense shipyard in Los Angeles. She persuaded a personnel manager to give her a drafting job after proving expertise in isometric projection, becoming the first woman with a yard pass at California Shipbuilding.
Walter Winchell notes Mrs Myrtle Willard mother of posthumous Medal of Honor recipient A R Nininger Jr and mocks rumors about Pearl Harbor. He mentions Merle Oberon hospital admission and Lecy Ickes morale vacations. Covers celebrities thefts, marriages, political jabs, and industry gossip with period voice.
A collage of wartime notes riffs on undercover Navy assignments nursing civil service workers and romance ends between Jerry Cooper and Joan Mitchell. It mentions politicians, entertainers, and hotel tributes, plus snippets on defense bonds, radio, and press freedom with sharp quips and cultural asides.
Ten years ago in Chapel Hill is recalled as readers note a return home and local remarks. The Guilford County Medical Society plans a meeting at the Sheraton Hotel tomorrow evening. The High Point Welfare sewing room reports success, and Founders Day will be observed by the Emma Blair P T A on Thursday evening in the school building. A city council decision blocks a carnival, while Salvation Army schedules three basketball games tonight.
Peter Edson reports in Washington on a broad government parasite purge during wartime. President Roosevelt promotes expelling “parasites” from DC society and federal offices, while officials and critics debate who counts as a parasite among congressmen lobbyists and bureaucrats.
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