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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1943
Page
4
Warning about wartime controls predicts tax increases meal rationing cloth and fuel cuts. It notes oil allotments for public buildings and a ban on pleasure driving as the Office of Price Administration enforces limits along the Atlantic coast.
A Raleigh journalist described as a colorful, bootleg‑friendly figure, Tom Best, reflects on life at 66 while remarking on North Carolina's liquor policy. The piece notes Best’s diverse work and a broader report on how alcohol controls shaped eastern NC, with bootleggers thriving as ABC cut weekly limits.
Congratulatory note warmy celebrates Bob Renfrow returning to Raleigh for a second term as a legislative page at age 13. The piece credits his initial appointment to his father Wade’s influence, but highlights Bob’s own work ethic and potential to contribute to North Carolina state government.
A mixed column excerpt includes an unsigned poem by Set. Haynie D. Bryant of High Point Marine Corps unit at Guadalcanal praising Marines and a later quotation by Dr. C. Excelle Rozzelle advocating a universal, vengeance-free peace. The piece blends wartime bravado with calls for global cooperation and religious fellowship.
War and Navy announces a program to recruit selected colleges into a total war effort. Institutions will offer technical instruction under military discipline, provide housing and meals, and may suspend liberal arts briefly. Some weaker colleges may rely on military funding to survive.
A miscellany notes the propeller cuff aiding engine cooling and explains the Caterpillar Club for parachute jumps. It also jokes about neighborly snow shovels soon being safe to return, and remarks on wartime travel hindrances. It cites Kaagnapolis North Carolina as home to large towel mills.
Freddie McEvoy clashes with Robert Hakim at West Side Tennis Club New Year party. Hollywood names Hedy Lamarr Claire Trevor David Selznick and more attend. Stalin studies English via American films. FDR salary cap note. many showbiz moves and quips from Walter Winchell.
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