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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1945
Page
4
The Enterprise urges High Point trustees to open a public fundraising phase for the 1945 campaign and to clarify plans for the non-fireproof section of the hospital. It questions possible uses for the old residence, cautions against tying it to the modern facility, and calls for explicit, transparent budgeting and purpose.
The letter discusses possible local bill to abolish High Point city civil service and calls for Representative Walter Crissman to announce any such move in advance. It emphasizes public hearings, avoids rushed action, and warns against sneaky legislation while affirming willingness to hear arguments and protect citizen rights.
The market for yachts and small craft is active as the Navy and War Shipping Administration seek to acquire surplus vessels. War time needs spurred by coastal patrols have led owners from Maine to Florida to donate or sell boats, with many later being returned or sold under the surplus property act and War Shipping Act.
Bids are opened on the first batch of 26 boats offered for sale with 17 high bids accepted. Nine failed bids will be re offered. A second batch of 44 boats is now open for bids though no palatial yachts have sold yet. Some notable former owners include Admiral Ernest J. King and Colonel E A Deeds, while the Dauntless and Delphine fates loom over future sales.
Grandpappy Jenkins ponders how the new wheat derived syrup will taste on wheat cakes as producers unveil a novel sweetening product made from grain.
The Federal Works Administration proposes a 3 million dollar national film storehouse in Suburban Suitland Maryland. It would house non current government films across seven acres with screening rooms for historians biographers and scientists to study today’s pictorial and vocal records. Estimated 300 million feet of government film exist with about three quarters war film.
The Morgenthau proposal to dismantle Germany's heavy industries after the war draws broad Allied approval. Washington factions also debate Henry Wallace's future role as he nears Jan 20, with the Vice President denying talks about his next position despite ongoing cabinet speculation.
A reflective election season column laments a grim 1944 marked by hatred and smear campaigns. The author hopes 1945 brings peace, reunion with loved ones, and focus on rebuilding, criticizing wartime politics and sensationalized rhetoric.
By George Sokolsky notes entering Franklin Roosevelt's fourth term in 1945. He contrasts leadership choices, wartime Congress friction, and the need to prevent future wars while preserving peace and national wealth for America.
The Washington column notes rising domestic and international anxiety after the election. It highlights service votes, turnout gaps among 11 million in service, CIO claims of majority influence, and a critique of federal control as a modern European notion of freedom.
Paul Mallon discusses CIO-PAC as pursuing a bold concept of freedom and organizing behind a new theory. He notes secrecy against Southern Congressmen and a broad propaganda drive to mobilize soldiers and workers against Roosevelt and Dewey, with future questions to be explored.
Notes from a Christmas week Broadway showcase. Sophie fails to impress critics while On the Town excites with flash. Cant help Singing and Here Come the Waves thrill, Destiny and Strange Affair disappoint, and radio programs and magazines receive mixed praise.
Curio column traces an old Turnabout Tale origin from McEvoy and Reader’s Digest, notes anti Roosevelt stances, plus gossip about Danny Ahearn and Reggie Schilling marriage and Virginia Belmont writing for Sinatra. Also comments on censorship, quotes from entertainers, and political jabs tied to wartime themes.
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