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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1946
Page
4
Governor Cherry disputes an editorial error about average weeks of court for Illinois superior court judges last year. The governor’s data show terms were longer in number but shorter in duration, balancing the earlier misestimate. The piece argues for abolishing special judgeships and redistricting to match the needed number of elected judges.
Coleman W Roberts president of the Carolina Motor club sends a list of proposals to the state legislature to overhaul automobile regulations. The plan includes biennial driver licenses with re exams, enhanced behind the wheel testing, periodic vehicle inspections, and stricter traffic laws aimed at reducing highway deaths. Roberts advocates driver training in schools to raise skill levels and safety.
The editorial condemns low morale among troops overseas and urges the president and military leaders to be honest about policy changes. It criticizes promises of reduced manpower, calls for frank explanations, and urges Congress to act on draft laws to relieve 18 year olds awaiting replacement.
A letter from Marcus Mamourian thanks Red Cross for Christmas Gift for the Yank That Gave program at Butner General Hospital. Local furniture dealer Steve Ingram predicts higher 1946 business. Anne Russell urges residents to safeguard social security cards to speed duplicates, noting losses amid rising card misplacement.
Residents and officials share views on hotel needs for conventions, library moves, veteran material supply, street lighting improvements on West Howell, a long-standing Howell Lindsay intersection hole, laundry service postwar recovery, and fire department hopes to keep a 1945 safety record in 1946.
Dr Clyde Ergin state superintendent urges the state board to adopt new texts for languages spelling and handwriting but prioritizes fundamentals of reading writing and spelling in the atomic age. He jokes about aging while using a cane after illness as Lt Governor Ballentine adds if the atomic bomb can restore Carolina schools to these basics it would be the greatest possible outcome.
The Columbia legislature opens with a bill proposing 24 million dollars in state levies for the year. The plan contrasts state operation with North Carolina, noting South Carolina relies on local land taxation for school funding while many services are handled locally.
In postwar America nearly 500000 men sign up for tours with the armed forces as Army Navy and Marine enlistment drives surge. Officials note most new regulars are draftees choosing 1 3 year terms many veterans re enlisting under generous benefits while selective service remains in effect.
The article outlines the GI Bill of Rights benefits including retirement pay and lifelong monthly income, furlough allowances, and travel pay, with details on deployment, recruitment drive, and advertising by a major PR firm. It notes plans for 600 recruiting stations and 1,800 officers plus civilian staff, plus civilian committees aiding outreach to schools and communities.
Private studies of the 1940 census warn that America's middle class faces possible extinction through lower birth rates among educated white collar women. Trends show college graduates bear far fewer children than those with less schooling, with implications for future economic and social stability.
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