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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1945
Page
4
Byron Haworth warns that a peaceful May primary is likely as locals expect intra party fights to be avoided. The piece urges capable men to run for Mayor or City Council, arguing civic duty outweighs personal sacrifice and that parties will draft suitable candidates.
The Red Army begins a winter drive through Poland toward Berlin while American and British forces halt the German counter attack. The piece notes Russia’s delay cost lives but may have saved Russian troops, and it predicts a pivotal European war turning point, with Pacific gains under MacArthur.
The political scene hints that W. E. Horner editor of the Sanford Herald and Lee county representative will pursue the Eighth District seat in 1946. He serves in his third House term and leads among budding candidates, despite the district's awkward geography.
Lynn Nisbet notes the assembly approved extending the war bonus schedule to June 30 for all employees and discusses calls for immediate salary hikes. The piece highlights rent hikes in Raleigh, wage scale flexibility, and the lack of a current governor, with references to Ehringhaus and Broughton in Raleigh.
The 79th Congress brings 15 new senators, only three self made through politics. Glen Taylor of Idaho and Alexander Smith of New Jersey led as avowed interns, while Homer Capehart of Indiana ran on anti administration ticket. Hugh Mitchell, appointed to fill Wallgren’s term, also joins. Six newcomers have governed states, including Saltonstall, Hickenlooper, Hoey, Johnston, Moses, and Donnelly. Missouri awaits a Truman successor by Jan 20.
Three new senators Francis Myers of Philadelphia Warren Magnuson of Port Blakely and William Fulbright of Fayetteville entered the Senate from the House as independents with liberal leanings. Wayne Morse of Oregon and Brien McMahon of Connecticut, both known for liberal stances, joined as prominent figures in the postwar peace and international engagement era.
The piece argues veterans must receive not only work but the job they left, with seniority matters disputed. It notes Selective Service Act questions, calls out CIO views on veterans’ job calls, and warns against quota schemes that would freeze out returnees amid reconversion and cutbacks.
By George Sokolsky argues that official claims of 60 million jobs are dubious while October 1944 employment fell from 1943 in non agri and manufacturing sectors. He insists veterans deserve first access to jobs and that accrued seniority is meaningless without actual employment. He calls for immediate veteran-first hiring and protection of veterans’ reemployment.
A New York economist argues against inflation, urging that supply and demand fix prices. The piece critiques statistics and shows perceived inflation through meal portions, quality declines, and reduced service, despite price ceilings and wage figures.
By Paul Mallon, the piece argues concealed inflation through black markets undermines official price indexes. It warns that true inflation erodes dollar value, persists under high price and wage aims, and suggests restoring sound values as the only way to break the trend.
A sweep of theater and radio notes. Reviews shout A Lady Says Yes falters while Central Park and Bloomer Girl loom. Guest in the House and The Man in Half Moon Street draw mixed laughs and suspense. Broadcast chatter features Dorothy Parker and Henry Youngman. readers share grief over wartime film scenes and a prisoner of war tale in Cosmopolitan.
The column catalogs rumors about Marshal Field possibly buying Liberty from Cuneo Press, notes about expositions in publishing, editor shifts to cover Washington, and a host of literary and press figures. It includes remarks by Atkinson, Krock, Hellman, Sullivan, and others with quips from various critics.
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