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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1950
Page
4
The article notes a five dollar price point for the publication cycle, indicating a combined afternoon and Sunday morning edition. It records the schedule and pricing in a brief notice for readers.
The column accuses Governor Scott of using headlines to push political pressure, noting memos to department heads against telling staff how to vote. It argues he unfairly fires officials with opposing views and mocks Raleigh reporters for taking the memo at face value, predicting accountability and scrutiny.
The essay notes scientists and politicians fear war’s expansion with the hydrogen bomb. It cites Sen. McMahon proposing a large global Marshall Plan including Russia, and Sen. Tydings urging disarmament talks. Acheson rejects new Soviet overtures, arguing only strength can ensure peace and a Moscow accord is unlikely without firm Western power.
Splinter parties and cabinet turmoil mark French politics, risking another general election. Premier Bidault clings to a fragile majority with threats of collapse, while critics warn the democratic process is compromised and demand a sounder alignment amid 1950 political realities.
The article argues wire tapping justified to track espionage and catch Dr. Karl Fuchs, a British scientist accused of giving atomic secrets to Russia, asserting national security outweighs privacy concerns and liberty in this espionage case.
Senate leaders advocate strong actions on civil rights. Tom Connally urges China to honor international obligations before any U.S. diplomatic recognition. Scott Lucas backs advancing FEPC legislation to confront civil rights issues directly.
Secretary of the Navy Francis Patrick Matthews and Senator Joseph R. McCarthy clashed at Gwendolyn Cafritz's bar in Washington as Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington intervened to prevent violence. The clash occurred amid tense political animosity and drew attention to high level tensions in the capital.
Areader laments war rumors and worker hardships, finds solace in nature and books, and notes poems by High Point College’s Lin coln Lorenz. A light satire shows McCarthy Symington flare turning toward reconciliation.
A collage of celebrity gossip and society notes from New York includes recording deals and political hints, Mrs. Alben Barkley and Speaker Rayburn, a bid for LaGuardia’s congress run, and Warren Wright recovering to fly South. Also covered are Madeleine Carroll, Margaret Whitney, Nancy Andrews, Runyon Fund seats, and theater news plus a March 31 Radio Registry Ball at the Waldorf.
Washington reports Ho Chi Minh, described as a Moscow trained revolutionary, as the key leader of Indo China’s Viet Nam movement. The profile traces his origins, aliases, and decades of activity from Southeast Asia through Moscow and Canton to Aligned factions, including his 1945 Paris stay and later orders against Europeans.
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