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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1947
Page
4
The News and Observer editorial argues teachers should refuse paid lobbyists, citing past examples of professional advocacy as acceptable in some cases. It defends limited professional representation and criticizes involvement that weakens the teachers' push for fair compensation and reforms.
A column argues for a single state wide referendum on liquor laws, criticizing local and county schemes. It notes Greensboro seeks a city vote on liquor stores, while Guilford delegates abstain, and calls for a uniform policy to end conflicting laws across counties and municipalities.
Louis Waldman says Communists control about 2,000,000 union members. He contrasts this with comments by Phillip Murray and William Green on infiltration. The piece argues organized labor must purge Communist influence itself rather than rely on Congress or occasional denunciations.
Bernard Baruch told a congressional committee that the army and navy are starved in peacetime and then praised for wartime performance. The public should critique them but not forget their proven efficiency in emergencies. Greater peace-time support could boost efficiency and reduce costs and losses.
Associate minister Don Payne urges Wesley Memorial Methodist church members to donate funds to hire Bible teachers for local schools, highlighting William Penn school as a key beneficiary. E. K. Hightower of Duke Power notes there were no buses frozen out this morning as inquiries continue.
Visitors from Reidsville and New York commend High Point hospitality and southern market growth. They note timely buses despite a delay and admire local construction and streets. The High Point community concert committee urges immediate membership fee payments to avoid a campaign.
About 350 eastern North Carolina farmers travel from Goldsboro to Asheville for the Farm Bureau annual convention aboard a special train. The group includes county and home agents, legislators, and a mix of ages, with passengers entertaining themselves through games singing and conversation.
Discussion centers on one or two special trains to the national Farm Bureau convention this fall in Boston or Chicago. Along the line, new industrial and warehouse building signals progress, prompting debates on building material demand and scarcity. A collection in the Sunday school car raised over thirty dollars for the state orphanages.
James Thrash er reflects on Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, born within a month of each other, as pioneers whose work advanced comfort and industry. Both faced differing upbringings yet shared vast curiosity and genius, shaping modern life with the telephone and electric light. Their legacies emphasize benevolent science and a hope that future heirs will avoid destruction.
Social columns detail Princess Pearl’s London to New York wedding plans with Col. Richards Vidmer on March 11 and other high society romances. Celebrities like Jimmy Stewart and Florence Pritchett surface amid scandals, film links, and industry shifts as insiders hint at engagements, departures, and new ventures across entertainment, politics, and business.
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