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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1950
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise edition line records editor Robert L. Thompson and advertising director C. W. Patterson Jr with circulation Mer.
Drowning statistics show heart disease as the leading killer with 525000 deaths in 1947 and enduring impact across ages. The National Heart Institute seeks 36 million in congress, private groups push six million this February, to fund research education and community programs against rheumatic and coronary disease.
The piece cites B C Forbes from sixteen years earlier warning that a government promising security and social insurance could erode self-reliance in youth. It argues Roosevelt era policies push toward socialism, reducing initiative and thrift among the young. It warns if not addressed, the danger may become irreversible.
The essay claims neither major party has a true program. It argues Democrats rely on spending, subsidies, and pressure groups to win votes. Republicans, after defeats, chase a formula for victory while younger members fear corruption and overpromising. It notes both parties offer similar promises and cites Irving Ives and Herbert Lehman as equal in the political bind.
The writer dissects socialized medicine as a political football and urges keeping health policy non political while noting differing public wants from wealthy to poor. It contrasts government mail service, civil rights fears in the Deep South, and critiques of political rhetoric and party platforms.
A lively survey notes New York critics praising Einstein film and Jane Russell gossip while television debates and radio news gain traction. Critics critique blackout scenes, stars like Ingrid and Hayward spark talk as amplifying ads irritate Miami Beach.
Chairman John Key of the West Virginia House Foreign Affairs Committee warned against cutting ECA below what is needed to carry out the Marshall Plan. He noted a four year program begun for the plan and insisted that it cannot be turned back.
Former Rep. Fred A. Hartley Jr., promoter of the Taft Hartley act, hosts a Washington dinner for notable guests including James J. Braddock and Robert N. Denham. The event highlights Hartley’s public speaking and lobbying roles while recalling his early boxing influence in the capital.
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