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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1942
Page
4
A compact excerpt juxtaposes Isaiah prophecy with Dryden exaltation. It frames the Lord’s arrival as forceful and purposeful, with a human-defining sign of divine reward and labor, while Dryden’s lines trace Heaven’s footsteps and depict God as abroad and wondrous in his rule over empires, their rise and fall.
The piece argues factories boost war production but enemy will strike to disrupt flow. It cites Japanese moves toward Rangoon and Burma Road supply through Kai-Shek’s forces, warns of intensified submarine activity, and urges Allied initiative to open a new front this spring to avoid a prolonged war.
The text argues that if the public remains quiet it is accused of complacency in danger, while a vigilant small man is labeled as seeking to take over, reflecting a tense social critique of leadership and courage in crisis.
Governor Broughton testified in Washington against the Presidents plan for a 300 million emergency appropriation to aid workers displaced by the war transition. Opponents fear federal control of unemployment compensation and favor keeping state administration. Michigan faces red reserves while New York and North Carolina hold federal funds. A assurance against breaking state administration could gain support and a majority report from Ways and Means.
A letter to the New York Times from an Appleton Wisconsin writer urges constructive criticism of war policy. He argues confidence in victory, organized leadership, and selective service, praising citizens for joining armed forces paying taxes buying defense bonds and performing everyday duties without panic or hindrance. He cautions against unfocused zeal and urges citizens to mind their own business while supporting planned national action.
The Winston-Salem Sentinel criticizes morale as essential to national defense, arguing that sacrifice must feel meaningful to lift spirits. A High Point resident mocks Gelett Burgess with a quip about being a quisling, while the Christian Science Monitor urges resilience after disasters. The Wilmington Star reports former King Carol being denied entry and Sumner Welles quashing his plans, noting no public or private grounds for American support.
A 1935 profile recalls Harry R. Clarke who, at 58 and jobless, created a real estate venture in Kennedate on borrowed $40. He sold plots at ten dollars down, built a dashy office, and by seven years later had moved from a chicken shack to owning 15 houses, with 150 families placed and over $100,000 in development. Clarke remains independent, illustrating initiative over age.
A stream of snappy comments on 1930s Hollywood, theatre, radio, and music culture. Walter Winchell riffs on Disney taxes, Betty Grable and Veronica Lake, the theater season, radio joke writers, Garbo, gambling Florida, swing versus classical, Porgy and Bess revival, Technocracy, Public Enemy, vaudeville, chorines, Ben Bernie, ball games for servicemen, soap operas, quiz shows, Broadway mink stories, and nightlife on the Main Stem with punchy observations.
A fragmented New York era piece reflects on urban life amid the war era. It riffs on population, glamour, theatre, radio quiz shows, and advertising while poking at public figures, soldiers, and film trends with a critical, witty voice.
The Rebekahs of the fourth district convened in sessions yesterday and last night. Henry D. Perry was named a director of the Carolina Motor Club at a Charlotte meeting. A simple funeral for Alfred Shorter Caldwell TI was held at the First Presbyterian Church with tribute from Dr. Charles H. Nabers. W. C. Garner reportedly recovers from a serious illness at Colonial Drive home. Dr. M. L. Shuey of Morvanton visits with relatives, and Mr. and Mrs. Herman J. Sheren host their son Henman Jr. Craver, recently operated on at Guilford General Hospital, is said to be convalescent. News briefs mention Japan issuing an ultimatum to China, federal bonds planned to curb hoarding, Will Rogers quipping about Ford, and large sums invested by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Uncle Joe Cannon to retire March 4 after 46 years in Congress. The 14th meeting of the National Council Furniture Associations will be in High Point March 1-2.
Twenty years ago three tracts of land owned by Emenwwood Development Company along North Main Street were sold to A. M. Rankin Taplin Perkins engineers won the contract for Hamlet street paving. Community notes mention Miss Lacy Neal Carr Greensboro College student visiting home for a few days as she recovers from illness. Mrs LR Jatraston visits at Elon College. Miss Chindia Johnson of Charlotte visits Miss Mildred Bedford on Johnson Street. Local news notes Ireland is said to be
Short quotations touch on wartime policies and leadership figures. Wallace qualifies as a tank driver while Helfrich assumes allied command in the Pavisie. A mix of prodded resolve and morale lines reflects prewar and wartime rhetoric with light vignettes about naval reserves and dog behavior.
In Washington on February 18 Peter Edson warns the war will depress U S automobile civilization beyond plants. Job losses jump as plants retool while dealers, repair shops, and retail outlets struggle. Rationing looms for cars, tires, and retreading with financing shifts and tax losses hitting highways funding and property. No gasoline shortage yet, but rationing fears grow.
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