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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1945
Page
4
The piece urges calm partisan rivalry in High Point as Democrats and Republicans prepare for a primary. It argues campaigns should emphasize past actions and future plans over personal attacks, warning that calm leadership and clear platforms are essential for postwar priorities like employment, construction, crime prevention, and city finance.
In a sermon reflecting on John 16 7 13 the author notes Jesus promised the Comforter to guide believers into all truth. He urges seeking enduring peace through humility confession and Spirit led truth, opposing tyranny prejudice and greed in a world scarred by war. Voices of faith call for world obligation and a nonviolent peace.
Greensboro resident W. Jennings Freeman describes being robbed by escaped convict Elmer C. Turner who forced him to surrender his suit near Sedgefield Inn. Turner laments lack of family support and recalls hunger driving the crime. In a separate cafe incident, witness Dallas Rand recalls a knife attack on Gilbert Lawson.
The articlequotes figures including Jd. A. Baucom and Rep Walter Crissman in North Carolina debates on alcohol regulation noting that regulation cannot substitute for prohibition and arguing for extermination of alcohols’ social harms. Also comments from Ben Cecil A. Lee Gibson and Billy Arthur on taxes and political life.
Wartime estimates say Manila Bay will reopen and Philippine sugar, the top export, could yield about 500000 tons by end of 1945 with the rest going to lend-lease, the military, and UNRRA. Coconuts and copra would follow as harbors clear and shipping returns.
Senate finance committee hears proponents of a state wide vote on local option for 25 ABC counties with opponents due Tuesday. Article analyzes democracy implications and voting unit issues while noting a pending bill to raise General Assembly pay and officers’ pay. Dozen sponsors back the measure pending constitutional amendment and potential conflict with last fall’s lieutenant governor amendment.
The article notes coconut oil shortfalls affecting soaps shortenings margarines paints and other products while abaca Manila hemp remains vital for ship lines and military needs. It highlights prewar US and UK hemp shares and Japan’s dependence, framing Luzon hills as a gold and mineral prize in the Philippines recapture.
The North Carolina Senate members left desks and files for a social evening at the Sir Walter Hotel in Raleigh. Wives and guests enjoyed a Russian and Chinese menu mock up, dancing, stunts, and a strong floor show. Governor Cherry unveiled a portrait, then praised former Governor Ehringhaus as a "darn good man."
A collage of cultural jabs and showbiz snippets lampoons politics and war era life. Notables include Marilyn Jor eyeing nightclub singing, Louis Bromfield famine forecasts, Lauren Bacall praise, and jests about radio, theatre, and censorship amid wartime anxieties.
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