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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1947
Page
4
Editorial correspondence from Raleigh notes North Carolina and Georgia residents share roots while contrasting state legislatures. It highlights NC's 13th session, governors and lawmakers, and questions parallels with Georgia's political climate and leadership.
The Raleigh News and Observer recalls a 1935 Democratic pledge to cut state sales tax and argues the promise was never kept. It cites Governor Cherry proposing small reductions in corporate franchise and intangible taxes, urging the sales tax cut to aid consumers and corporations alike.
The 1947 state budget hearings show most department representatives say they are satisfied with the budget commission's recommendations while privately objecting to a 20 percent salary rise and governor's proposals. Fear of the governor and desire for leverage mute open dissent among department heads and non teaching staff.
The piece compares Truman's early White House years to a wartime marriage with Congress, noting initial harmony that gave way to clashes and outsider influence. A neighbor coal man from Alexandria disrupts the household, prompting both sides to recognize the need to compromise for a stable government. The State of the Union signals matured responsibility, though persistence is uncertain.
The piece argues Republicans must fit labor policy to American democratic rights while ensuring collective bargaining remains intact. It contrasts U S labor rights with Soviet restrictions and questions whether Republicans will follow campaign promises or focus on 1948, asserting immediate cooperative labor legislation is imperative.
By George Sokolsky argues that unions violate functions under Wagner Act and warns against abolishing unions. He urges lawful reform through Congress to balance bargaining power, preserve individual freedom, and avoid totalitarian outcomes, citing past debates with Frances Perkins.
The article notes Mull of Cleveland is the longest-serving current representative since 1907 while Will Grier asks for Mull’s leave due to his ill 88 year old Shelby mother. It surveys merchant tax burdens, calls for uniform property valuations, and details a Avery bill proposing escalating drunkenness fees.
Lynn Nisbet reports lawmakers discuss a Weathers bill to allow fireworks manufacture in the state and permit supervised public displays while banning general retail sale and private use. The firecracker lobby promotes jobs for about 8000 workers, with dealers wary of restrictions and awaiting stronger opposition.
Washington report notes CIO and Lewis AFL factions coordinating publicity to influence reform legislation. Net effect is a growing union strategy to present unified pressure, frame reform as punitive, and split the Republican majority with backstage bloc-building and selective endorsements.
Paul Mallon outlines a split among Democratic senators and CIO groups over union ties to the American Labor Party and political action funds. A lobbying battle unfolds as Republicans aim to chart procedural reform amid cautious, propublic interest listening.
A broad critique notes the harm of racial jokes from stage and screen. Industry figures and readers urge writers and comedians to drop dialect gags, maligned groups, and stereotypes, citing Hitler’s crimes and ongoing prejudice as reason for change.
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