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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1948
Page
4
Thousands of furniture exhibitors and buyers gather for the mid winter Southern Market in High Point. Early reports say this January July show will be among the largest in history with improved quality and wider selection. Upholstered furniture rugs and draperies appear more colorful and designs more graceful as the industry recovers from wartime disruption and shifts to quality and value.
A Washington column argues for extending rent control to 1949 amid inflation fears. It notes shifting GOP and Dem opposition, calls for military preparedness, and warns democracy needs strong defense rather than appeasing communism.
Professor Albert Einstein and 20 prominent figures urge that America cannot remain democratic if military control of institutions continues. They condemn many high ranking military officers in government and oppose Eisenhower’s potential presidency of Columbia University. They warn of a militarized state resembling prewar Germany and Japan, urging recognition of the risk to democracy.
The New York Herald Tribune editorializes over General Eisenhower's potential presidential run. It argues his role as army chief of staff must come first and that public pressure to decide should not discredit a man who has served the country exceptionally.
The piece recalls Josephus Daniels as a prominent Raleigh editor and commentator linked to Edenton Street Church. It recounts Daniels’s influence during Reconstruction era debates, his stance on race and politics, and notes his pallbearers included former associates from the News and Observer. It also weaves in a Ford Times column about Death Valley and Spanish place names.
The United States provides about three quarters of U S cow hides for the leather industry. Ice in North America reached an estimated thickness of 10 000 feet during the Ice Ages. Early mail coats used leather with sewn steel rings. Spe bark tanning is said to have been used by ancient Jews. Greek legend links Zeus offspring to goat horns of plenty.
George Sokolsky argues that extraterritorial rights claimed by the United Nations and Trygve Lie threaten U S sovereignty. He cites cases, treaties, and a Shanghai precedent to warn that no UN visa or press access erodes American immigration authority. The piece urges firm limits on UN access and asserts Congress retains sovereign control.
The 1905 jiggled windowshade case in the agriculture department sparked a lock up system to prevent crop report leaks. An official reportedly earned large gains from advance news and a single trader was said to have profited up to seventy thousand dollars, while the weather appeared to cooperate. The modern inquiry recalls the long ago scandal and its cautionary outcome.
The feature blends a lyrical portrait of a famed singer nicknamed Eleanor Alletta Chaffee with a roundup of Broadway entries. Highlights include Harvest of Years to Power Without Glory and Make Mine Manhattan reviews, plus Club notes on Monty Woolley, Alec Woollcott jests, and stage moves for Faith Brooks and Peggy Maley as Miami’s show season revives.
A roundup lists Hayes and Mary Healy at the Beachcomber Geo and Jessel at the Copa with Joe E. Lewis and Jack Cole at the Colonial Inn. It also mentions a chorus girl in Hollywood boasting of success, the Aristocrats waltz program, Jane Frohman’s Sabbath eve performance, Frank Black and James Melton delighting audiences, and Jim Backus's rising comedy profile. President Truman’s Air Commission warns inadequate Air Force plans for five years and calls for billions to counter atomic threats by 1953.
A crossword puzzle style clue set lists many small words and phrases across horizontal and vertical sections. Answers include common short terms such as noun and verb forms, pronouns and prepositions, plus themed references in a dense grid. The puzzle mixes everyday words with proper nouns and abbreviations.
News notes cite Arthur Collins as publisher designate of Kaleidoscope, a new fashion magazine, with references to past roles at major papers. Congress member Patman releases Our American Gov t, Answers to 1001 Questions on How It Works, and various publishing moves trace the magazine project’s evolution.
A string of brief quotes from performers and public figures includes Bob Hilliard comparing tenderness to a first date, Sherry Britton recounting a sharp glance, Buddy Lester noting a private phone with a public number, Christine Scott reflecting on GOP slogans, H C Rathbun calling criticism the tax actors pay, Senator Hobsonstein dubbing No as a giant word, Eugene F Weber contrasting liberal and communist views on poverty and wealth, and R Marshall remarking a woman in love avoids advice.
The set of quotations cites Russia’s 30 percent claim on German industrial potential, Rep. Francis Case on coalition talks, George Bernard Shaw on future concord, Marshall on German plan dynamics, and Sen. Raymond Baldwin urging a record of accomplishment before the 1948 election.
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