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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1943
Page
4
The joint finance committee's move to refund 3 percent of collected tax to merchants instead of repealing the sales tax is denounced as insulting. The piece argues the plan betrays past promises and questions Indian governance implications tied to leadership figures and actions.
Stimson warns of heavy American casualties as the United Nations prepare offensives in a worldwide war. He says the costliest operation is offense and urges readiness for future losses, stressing that rationing will seem insignificant next to victory and urging no retreat from full victory. The crucible is upon us.
The piece notes Northeast families freezing for fuel oil as coal conversion is debated. It cites John L. Lewis wage demands, strikes, and presidential intervention amid broader labor criticism. Harold Ickes warns east coast fuel conditions stay acute despite increased production and distribution. Donald Nelson prioritizes five military needs in a tight labor market. The author connects labor tension to wartime politics and upcoming elections.
Readings from High Point residents on wartime labor shifts, family care plans, and civilian defense. Workers report shoe rationing boosts, women entering production, and local factories needing war-industry work as enlistment and recovery efforts continue. Notable quotes from Ralph H. Vance Allan B. Welborn Mrs. W. R. Campbell Sgt. Lawrence Wagger and Gov.-Gen. Pierre Boisson.
Mohandas K Gandhi starts a 21 day hunger protest while confined by the British not to death but to weaken his body and press case for fair treatment. The action aims to shape world opinion during wartime.
Beardsley Ruml objects to any notion of forgiveness and insists taxes remain payable. By March 15, individuals must file a completed return and pay at least one quarter of the tax due. A Baltimore Evening Sun reader coined the term hoseleggers after a Detroit arrest for selling black market nylon hose.
Inside Fort Belvoir camouflage laboratory the U S Army tests paints and colors for global theaters using dioramas of Aleutians Africa and deserts. Dioramas measure lighting and terrain to perfect tank paint jobs before field use.
A compact verse fragment reflects religious awe and personal struggle. It juxtaposes Exodus praise with Wordsworth’s memory of earthly sorrow, celebrating deliverance, mercy, and spiritual ascent. The lines fuse biblical allusion with poetic penitence and heavenly habitation.
Motorists reportedly change engine oil every 1784 miles while starting a running engine can damage the starting motor. The data shows men drivers outnumber women drivers by about three to one.
A vivid panoramic snapshot of Broadway’s social scene mixing celebrities and nightlife. William Allen White, Kath Hepburn, Cole Porter, Sophie Tucker, and others mingle at famed spots while gossip and radio chatter fill Manhattan’s famed venues with vivid portraits and quick quips.
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