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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1947
Page
4
The High Point Opinion prints a survey urging residents to weigh in on teacher salaries and the impact on local schools. It argues higher pay attracts teachers, improves schools, and could influence North Carolina’s future prosperity.
The piece explores Jesus withdrawing to Caesarea Philippi with the disciples, testing their faith and revealing Peter as the rock. It recounts Peter’s confession, the Transfiguration, Peter’s zeal and denial, and the path to forgiveness as the gospel arc unfolds.
Residents commend Greensboro officials and the street cleaning crew for rapid snow and sleet removal. Robert B. Lewis and Robert Dahl lauded the late night and next day efforts that kept local streets clear while neighboring cities faced ice two days after the snowfall.
In a letter from Lucille Waters a High Point citizen lauds the city for clearing slick streets after a snow and sleet event. She compares favorably with nearby towns where roads remained hazardous and offers to reward the efforts with orchids.
The piece argues that General George Marshall erred in advising the invasion plan and that the choice to invade through France instead of the Balkans left Russia as the sole victor, replacing Hitler's autocracy with Stalin's. It notes Churchill’s original Balkans proposal and Roosevelt and Marshall’s opposition, framing postwar Europe as still at war politically.
By George Sokolsky argues against sacred cow status for any secretary of state. He criticizes Marshall over China policy and press freedom at the Moscow conference, urging clear definition of free peoples and rejection of Russian censorship in international coverage.
An editor’s note argues farmers hold vast untapped wealth from atmospheric nitrogen. Citing experts from North Carolina State College and TVA, the piece advocates using leguminous plants to fix nitrogen, boosting yields and state treasury revenue while reducing fertilizer costs. It praises agricultural leadership and urges immediate action.
Raymond Duncan opens at Shubert this Sabbath while Eve Curie and Mia Roosevelt charm crowds. Nellie Barr and Enid Markey showbiz chatter from Midtown clubs as Harold Russell wins Oscar buzz. Patters touch on fashion, film, and society figures with a gritty New York tone.
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