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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1946
Page
4
Chester Bowles argues the new wage-price program must work to avert inflation and preserve the economy. He warns earlier loosening of controls worsened supply issues and calls for holding the line until full production restores balance, despite political resistance.
The piece argues that American labor thrives on the American system and collective bargaining while opposing communist and fascist influences. It warns that foreign ideologies threaten union rights, capital, and public welfare, urging rejection of Europe’s totalitarian paths.
Josephus Daniels of Raleigh receives a medal for distinguished service in furthering human rights and inter faith unity in Charlotte this week. The award by the Carolina Israelite will be presented by Bernard Baruch, a longtime friend and notable South Carolina Jew. The two prominent national figures, one Christian and one Jew, are expected to speak on inter faith unity at the ceremony.
Taylor M. Simpson, back from three years with the Red Cross, says High Point shows substantial growth and will stay healthy. Chester Davis urges resurfacing Main Street this spring, noting North Main from Bay to English and South Main from Mallory to Ward need attention to improve motorists’ city impressions.
Residents share opinions on moving to Florida and racial makeup in a southern city, while High Point officials debate a larger gym for the high school and rent space plans for veterans. Spectators blame a postgame brawl after the High Point college Elon game on hoodlums in the crowd.
The piece notes the first UNO session avoided a failure yet criticizes the Iran settlement as disappointing. It argues Ernest Bevin rejected Russian slanders on Greece and Java, urging open discussion and votes. It warns that ignoring Yalta secret deals risks future wars and cites Manchuria as a focal point of Sino-Russian tension.
The column argues against protest without prospects of success and urges increased Jewish immigration to Palestine as a solution. It criticizes UNO handling of the site question and warns against extraterritorial claims, urging a site outside the United States if needed. It notes the upcoming United Nations meeting in New York under Grover Whalen.
A column urges Hawaii statehood promotion and Alaska statehood when desired by residents. It notes President Truman’s stance on both and discusses the UN headquarters site controversy with Senator Vandenberg advocating a smaller campus rather than 42 square miles of prime land.
Political observers in Connecticut and New York weigh how far Harold Ickes will go in opposing or aligning with Truman after leaving the cabinet. A longtime, independent figure, Ickes has never bonded with white house groups and may drift toward CIO circles or fade from frontline politics by 1948.
The article surveys Harold Ickes U S interior secretary criticizing Robert E Hannegan and George E Allen amid 1948 political maneuvering. It notes Ickes opposition to Pauley and Vardaman nominations and hints at party divisions and looming RFC leadership.
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