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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1947
Page
4
The piece argues there is no moral distinction between the yellow dog contract and the closed shop, noting bans on both and urging unions to attract members willingly rather than through compulsion. It compares coercive labor practices to forcing marriage to a church and warns of conflict when employers must hire only union members.
The death of O Max Gardner vacates major posts and the unofficial state political leadership. Factions circle to replace Gardner with contenders including Joe Blythe Pat Taylor and a possible shift toward Governor Broughton or Senator Hoey. The outcome will shape North Carolina politics through upcoming governors.
A political clash between Chairman David Lilienthal and Senator Kenneth McKellar over his fitness to lead the Atomic Energy Commission is resolved in part by Lilienthal affirming democracy. The piece criticizes McKellar for insults and questions about Lilienthal’s background, urging the matter be dropped. It quotes Rev. Dr. Rees Edgar Tulloss of the National Lutheran Council on wartime allies and ideology.
The pall over Capitol Square deepens with the death of George Poll as tributes recall his unique gift for friendship and public service. Governors will appoint Polls successor soon, as attention shifts to the 1948 term and a pending tax limitation amendment push from Washington.
The article discusses proposed federal 25 percent income tax limit and state efforts to petition Congress, plus a state bill to deduct federal taxes up to 600 from state returns. Observers see little chance for major tax changes in the 1947 General Assembly, with focus on relief for small taxpayers and limited relief for large entities.
In July 1940 the Dies committee examined John Marshall Frantz of the Tennessee Valley Authority amid a campaign season. Frantz, connected to Knoxville unions and a Spanish democracy aid front, is tied to a North American Committee advisory board with multiple TVA members.
Testimony shows 15 of 20 board members were TVA employees or relatives. Frantz admits limited committee work in office hours and Cuba trip involvement. James L. Smith faced union-led push to fire after anti-communist activity. Frantz aided petition writing. petition largely drafted by union counsel also on TVA payroll. Dies investigation into TVA personnel and 1940 campaign remains referenced.
A syndicated column reviews Broadway and film offerings in New York. It praises It Takes Two at the stage, lauds John Loves Mary, and notes Rodgers and Hammerstein as producers. It covers films such as Easy Come Easy Go, Bedelia, Lighthouse, San Quentin, Shadowed, Raiders of the South, and Sartre in Paris, with critiques from critics and industry figures. It also comments on radio and television, gossip columns, and press freedom debates.
A collection of brief quotes featuring Howard W. Newton Anne Britten Anoa Anna Sokolow and others. The snippets touch on money fate partnership trouble resilience love cold weather and a satirical note about a media figure.
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