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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1945
Page
4
A playful verse skewers City Hall indecision and delay. The lyrics lampoon a leadership struggle over vision and action, referencing Eleanor and political pressures, with a nod to party labels and past roles as context. The spoof imagines taxpayers singing in the council chamber while officials waffle.
The message says war costs run at fifty dollars a month per person now, but will drop to that level by July 1. It argues the U S must not rely on pride to finance a long war and postwar aid, warning the strong man risks weakening through overextension while average people forget.
Admiral Jonas H. Ingram says robot bombing of Atlantic cities is probable in 30 to 60 days and he is assigned to counter the expected attack. The Navy Department counters there is no greater danger now than two months ago, sparking debate over potential homefront impact and wartime morale.
Legislators return from home with widespread opposition to a Governor Cherry plan for a State Police Department. Sheriffs resist loss of call-in rights while preferring local initiative. Senate approves non lawyer leadership as lawyers remain a strong presence in both chambers. The General Assembly displays a wide mix of occupations among members.
Lynn Nisbet notes Governor Gregg Cherry suffered a mild laryngitis or bronchitis on Monday delaying public speech. The piece mentions possible Board of Education, Agriculture and Conservation vacancies and a push to replace Lieut. Governor Ballentine on the Agriculture Board with Hoyle Griffin of Monroe. It also reports Scott's comment on seed and fertilizer law amendments and highlights a new North Carolina Dairy Council cookbook of 500 dairy based recipes.
Sgt Marilyn A Hazelbaker the WAC recruiter at the post office says a fur lough spent with her brother who served in New Guinea convinces her of the need for more women in the Women’s Army Corps. A L Gibson explains 1944 tax changes exempt auto stamps and documentary stamps from federal income tax. Mrs Luther Pennington Jr notes returning to High Point from Florida feels like civilization.
Local notes report weekly broadcasts of The Beyond Victory on WMPFR with input from the Carnegie Endowment and the World Wide Broadcasting Foundation. City officials comment on police routine, courthouse activity, and local building expenditures while residents seek notices and tax help.
A profile of Harry Hopkins as a key but controversial figure in Roosevelt's circle. The piece notes attackers like Sen. Chandler attack Hopkins over State Department appointments while detailing his long White House ties, illness return, and role in 1940 and 1944 campaigns and the presidency's inner dynamics.
The piece notes Hopkins still holds a hush hushed job in allocating munitions to Allies and fronts. His access includes a private White House phone, though Byrnes and others have similar lines. insiders suggest his influence may be less than portrayed once history and memoirs reveal the truth.
The author critiques the lack of procedures surrounding race track closures and notes the impact on workers and state revenues. He compares the closures to open tracks in Britain, Canada, and Russia, and observes the public’s shift to listening to radio crooners as a reflection of national priorities. Bernard Baruch’s alert on manpower is mentioned.
George Sokolsky argues that wartime policy suffers when unions press their rights and government acts bypass due process. He cites race track closings and Prohibition as examples, urging that even during war decisions must respect citizens rights and democratic procedures for fair treatment and effective results.
A collage of rumors notes high profile moves in film and media. Mentions Veronica Gurejeva romance with Ronald King, Joe Kennedy racing investments and a Seventeen magazine deal, plus Palm Beach and New York social tidbits.
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