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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1946
Page
4
A reader sees Secretary Schwellenbach and the administration fearing the new labor bill may provoke industrial warfare. The piece questions the bill as hodgepodge and argues it could worsen strikes and hinder national recovery during wartime production.
A survey by the American Newspaper Fishers Association shows demand for nearly 10 million automobiles in the United States. Households under 83 dollars a year, 6,500,000. incomes between 3 and 5 thousand dollars, 2,500,000. over 5,000 dollars, 1,250,000. The note highlights jobs and production from mines to sales, and warns strikes delaying supply could curb this growth.
The piece highlights Aycock Brown's North Carolina waterfront photo and discusses youpon tea and a hot mix of youpon with scuppernong wine. It playfully suggests the medicinal appeal and potential flavor, noting alcohol content and the comfort of a warm brew during cold nights by the sea.
The North Carolina death rate drops to 7.9 per 1000 in 1944, well below the national 10.2. Health officials expect 1945 figures not to exceed 1944 and possibly rise no higher. Doctors and public health efforts, plus climate, are credited for the improvement amid still needed facilities and income gaps.
The United States Supreme Court ruled that martial law does not allow military authorities to suspend civil courts, finding the army’s suspension of habeas corpus in Hawaii during early wartime unconstitutional. The decision calls for mandatory reading for officers at West Point and in refresher courses.
The North Carolina border counties plead to the state board of alcoholic control for help as liquor shortages bite. Dry counties send visitors across borders depleting stock, harming border counties that must meet demand. The piece recalls these counties once profited from foreign trade and now seek protection from it.
William Coleman argues for improving the water system for outlying areas and extending city limits to require outside residents to pay for nearby services, noting potential gains for those living just beyond current corporate boundaries.
Citizens discuss postwar needs and opportunities. Nannie Wilkinson notes many foreign brides among Americans, while J. R. Young laments lack of civilian clothing for veterans. Lt. Overcash backs army service in Germany. Russell Lombardi calls for labor management pact without government help. Bill Cupicha predicts a Republican White House after Truman.
The piece argues strikes harmed all, urging wage gains tied to prices, warning of tax-funded costs from 1945 and 1946. It asserts governments rely on citizen productivity for revenue, warns that delayed reconversion harms industry and public, and stresses the need for earnings to sustain taxation.
By George Sokolsky argues that production alone can curb inflation and that government controls inflate prices. He warns against wage price rules and public office pressure, urging private industry to drive output and lift the economy, citing consumer demand and upcoming vehicle and home goods purchases.
Ralph K Davies deputy petroleum administrator for war, once Standard Oil executive vice president, led the wartime Petroleum Administration for War. He earned medals and praise from Sen. O Mahoney and President Truman, who awarded him the Medal of Merit as Davies and the PAW staff navigated postwar closures and job shifts.
The piece notes reactions to leadership changes in the oil industry during wartime. It mentions Jack Stinnett and William R. Boyd Jr. praising Davies, Collier retiring as Standard Oil of California president, and R G Follis succeeding him. Davies may lose PAW offices but could regain his old job. many veterans ponder medals and future fates.
John Fisher reviews the Ickes-Pauley oil dispute and the coming senate examination of an Anglo American petroleum agreement. He notes American, British, Russian and other interests across the Middle East and worldwide, the vast Persian Gulf reserves, and four major oil belts as geopolitics and wealth clash over control and access.
The article traces oil's historic power in the Middle East from Baku to Mosul, links naval strategy to oil, notes how oil fueled early wars, and describes how British leaders and Parliament moved from coal to oil after World War I, shaping modern geopolitics.
The article outlines postwar Middle East concessions led by Britain and France, noting the San Remo pact and open door policy disputes with the United States. It lists major concession holders including Anglo-Iranian, Kuwait, Iraq Petroleum, and Arabian American, detailing ownership shares and corporate links to Standard Oil and Shell. claims Arabian American is the sole American challenger to British monopoly.
Standard Oil of California struck oil in Bahrein Islands after British geologists passed them over as waste. London blocked talks with the Shiek of Qatar and other Gulf rulers. In 1233 King Ibn Saud hinted at selling concessions, and London sent General Longrigg to negotiate while Standard Oil dispatched Lloyd N. Hamilton.
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