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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1946
Page
4
Editor asks for a state commissioned, unbiased study of liquor policy across wet and dry counties. He cites recent editorials on Prohibition era changes, questions current liquor sales and crime, and urges Governor Cherry to appoint a diverse panel to uncover the truth and inform future legislation.
Ralph E. Miller of the local USES office urges young men to stay in High Point and work locally. He says employers prefer hometown workers for easier background checks and references and notes the town’s wage scales compare well with other areas. He cites housing conditions nationwide as another factor in remaining near home.
A radio style feature notes USES statistics show High Point offers similar living conditions and job opportunities as other cities. People urge settling to work at the best available job to help restore normalcy while officials discuss labor, housing, and wage data.
The political scene shifts as Harold L. Ickes retires prompting observers to weigh Henry A. Wallace's future. Wallace states Truman will run in 1948 and he will not seek the vice presidency, while speculation centers on cabinet status, possible presidential ambitions, and Wallace as a potential political defection.
By Jack Stinnett the piece argues Wallace could unite the Democrats as a potential leader after Truman. It notes Ickes as a conservationist eyeing a top role in a global oil and resources conference to be hosted by the United States with the interior secretary as host.
Mecklenburg visitors to Governor Cherry criticized a radio announcer Grady Cole as a poor state ambassador. The State editorial scoffs at his dented view of North Carolina faulting roads schools and rural high schools. Governor Cherry cautions about airing dirty linen while Major Hatcher notes road safety politeness hurdles.
A reader condemns state construction on revenue projects while students lack housing. The letter notes materials for offices divert home-building funds. Separate items report ABC liquor store elections planned in Franklin Rockingham Mecklenburg and Person counties with tentative dates after the 60 day rule, leading to potential August or September votes.
A column argues that George E. Allen may lead the Reconstruction Finance Corp shaping U S finance. It traces RFC origins from Hoover to Roosevelt era, outlines control by Jesse Jones, and warns bankers fear Allen could consolidate power. It recalls 1933 bank crises and Harding era parallels.
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