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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1947
Page
4
The article lists D. A. Rawley as Secretary and Treasurer and Robert L. Thompson as Editor, identifying key staff of the publication.
Despite material shortages and housing program muddles, High Point issued 1946 building permits totaling 2,392,648 dollars close to the all time high. The city boasts industrial growth along the railroad line and views a bright future with more factories and homes plus improved light water and power, roads and streets. The piece predicts a population surpassing 50,000 now, with 75,000 attainable sooner than expected.
Senator Wagner and Senator Taft oppose compulsory arbitration while President Truman's address urges final and binding arbitration to curb crippling strikes. The public seeks fair, effective mechanisms to prevent disruptions in coal, utilities, and rail, balancing labor and management interests for the national welfare.
Washington reports credit to Senator Clyde R. Hoey for forging a compromise that ended the Bilbo seateering battle. Barkley and Taft acted as front men while Bilbo delays and pay continue. Hoey sold parties on the plan, showing his knack for smoothing conflicts.
The piece questions whether members of Congress uphold the oath to defend the constitution and vows to remove crooks from Congress. It argues that fraud and graft violate the oath and suggests some lawmakers may be domestic enemies, with fellow legislators bearing responsibility if they fail to defend the constitution.
The discussion centers on how to handle alcoholic beverages with major economic and social impacts. Proposals include statewide legalization or prohibition, local option expansions, privatized sales, or maintaining the current system, with many bets on a vigorous 1947 assembly fight.
A battle over liquor profits splits counties and municipalities with half receiving all revenue and others sharing it. The liquor issue lobby vows a vigorous, high stakes fight beyond normal years as wets and dries mobilize with church leaders and bootleggers among the participants. Outcome uncertain but observers expect changes to current statutes.
The piece notes Republicans quietly settled leadership with private deals, while Democrats aired disputes publicly. Brown withdraws to favor Halleck as majority leader, Ed ward F. McGinnis named sergeant at arms, and Bilbo's race issue sparks questions about Mississippi politics and Lincoln memorial controversy.
Paul Mallon discusses a Republican led inquiry into alleged misuse of office by Bilbo. He cites a contractor scheme with an island lake and Dreams House, the $25 000 primary money kept in a pillow in a hotel, and Republican caution influencing committee actions. The piece argues laws protect state election choices.
A collage of Broadway gossip covers producer moves in Jerome Robbins shows and new firms. It notes Budd y Kaye profits, Mary Jane Walsh wages, Ellington scores, and reviews by Brooks Atkinson and others. It names Oscar Wilde lines, book plans, and press snips with playful jab.
The author condemns politicians who say one thing publicly and another privately calling that behavior a lie. He argues such lying politics undermine democracy and should be exposed off the record. After nearly four decades observing politics he believes most Americans ignore politics until it affects them.
By George Sokolsky argues against intellectual liberals and media manipulation, denouncing name changes used as aliases, the slanting of news, and censorship. He calls for standing up to perceived impostors and upholding personal choice, exposing bias in public institutions and opinion shaping.
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