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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1943
Page
4
The next months will reveal if the home front battle against inflation succeeds. Farm prices, wartime rationing, fuel and rubber shortages, and new price controls loom large as demands for relief clash with plans to curb inflation. Tax hikes and wage pressures threaten the broader war costs and national supply chains.
Dear Sir Leon Henderson, nearing retirement as price administrator, recalls receiving few harsh letters and vows to protest as a private citizen if cold and coal burn in winter. Sam Rayburn is hailed by Republicans on his 61st birthday. Joe Martin notes his election as speaker, and Washington debates the $30-a-plate Hopkins fundraiser.
In Raleigh on January 13 the General Assembly passed a resolution in memory of the late Mrs. Clyde R. Hoey. Introduced by Wayland Spruill of Bertie, the humorist's speech brought tears to him and many veterans, as Mrs. Hoey was famed as North Carolina's popular first lady. The column closes with a humor line about horse meat and rope.
A collage of remarks from Frank Hewlett, Gen. Henri Giraud, Ernest Bevin, and others on war aims, diplomacy, and morale. Included are perspectives on fighting in the Buna area, Germany’s fate, Britain’s 1943 role, and the impact of wartime conditions on society, plus a naval anecdote from Captain Thomas L. Gatch and notes on economic and labor concerns.
Burton Heath argues the new Congress will act boldly with a balanced party dynamic and war-time priorities. He urges focus on results and domestic policy, warning against partisan gestures while supporting powers for wartime measures. The piece also notes Nazi resistance in Europe and a surge in housing construction for war workers as government programs expand.
Fragmentary notes discuss uncertain Russian advances and taken towns. Local chatter mentions meat with horse as a suggested bet and questions the meat rationing delay, speculating the Office of Price Administration seeks a lead time.
Walter Winchell returns from duty and previews his future column while Hollywood gossip and wartime items fill a bustling page. The column cites stamps seized from counterfeiters, a Hollywood divorce co respondent remark, star anecdotes, and wartime notes about actors, producers, and broadcasts.
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