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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1945
Page
4
Jan 11 1946 issue from High Point North Carolina The Enterprise. Local brief items and notices from the January edition including community events and public announcements.
An editorial laments the General Assembly’s failure to appropriate funds for the State Planning Board, noting Governor’s Council control of contingency funds. It urges the Legislature to fund planning as a standard agency to foster North Carolina’s foresight and prosperity.
The statement congratulates Sheriff John Story and deputies, notably Ray Nance, for their work on the Bob Beck murder case. It notes the case is not closed and calls for the death sentence if warranted, while highlighting the brutality of the crime against a blind man and urging continued pursuit to completion. It also references the May woman killing and critiques local police for a previously erroneous breakthrough.
The President likens the Atlantic Charter to the Ten Commandments and questions when the Charter died as borders shifted. He notes debates on religion and ethics, cites murder and family law, and observes how dictators may substitute the state for the family in modern governance.
By George Sokolsky critiques the Atlantic Charter as a limited pledge from politicians and praises individual liberty and the wisdom of the Constitution. He argues that freedom includes the right to make mistakes and bear consequences, warning against despotism and the belief that rulers know what is best for all.
The House faces naming errors in town and county boundaries and a confusion over Hertford and Hert county. The chamber debates a state legislative school run by Thad Eure with bipartisan support, while vacancies on the Board of Education linger until a new appointee system takes effect after April 1 under the November amendment.
By Lynn Nisbet and three actual vacancies, due to resignation of Ryan McBryde and Alonzo Edwards to take their seats in the General Assembly, and the prolonged illness of Carl Rudisill which does not permit him to attend the meetings. However Governor Cherry says routine matters only remain before the board and no temporary appointments are needed. Before the Assembly adjourns, Cherry will appoint ten new members eight from educational districts and two at large, to serve with three ex officio members. The present board is without a chairman and will name one under current provisions, but may not elect a chairman until after April 1. The Board of Education will likely operate without a chairman until then. East-West shifts in chairmanships of key money committees show eastern officials naming western men and vice versa, the first time such geographic balance has occurred.
A Lexington court remark by Judge Hubert Olive contrasts High Point with Lexington while a Sheraton Reporter mix up prompts a call to universal wartime duty. Major General Frederick E Uhl urges all Americans to help by growing gardens or producing explosives to hasten victory.
A regional OPA official and citizens discuss 1945 adjustments amid furlough cancellations and food shortages. Voices from Port Hueneme and Raleigh note gas rationing, parade logistics, and the need to share resources as soldiers return home.
In a reflective analysis, the piece weighs Russia’s moves, the Dumbarton Oaks charter, and U.S. aims as postwar order forms emerge. It questions Senate support, possible concessions to preserve Atlantic and Pacific influence, and the balance of power between Britain, Japan, and the Soviet Union shaping a westward and southern U.S. vision.
Paul Mallon argues that democracy and real freedom must underpin the Atlantic Charter. Mere words and food aid cannot sustain support or endure if unaccompanied by genuine freedoms. He warns against using relief for political aims, likening it to “Rice Christians,” and urges authentic human and international relations to shape any agreement.
The piece critiques reporting errors in a libel suit involving Drew Pearson and Ernest Elmhurst, discusses the dangers of isolationism and Nazi influence, and urges vigilant public action. It cites the FBI, prewar America First figures, and compares Nazi treason to sedition trials, urging support for a national service act and civilian war work.
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