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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1945
Page
4
The editorial argues the state should raise teacher salaries, noting current A grade pay and veteran raises fall short. It supports a proposal to cap at 175 dollars for A teachers and 200 dollars for those with advanced degrees, contending better pay will attract and retain qualified educators for NC students.
Inauguration remarks praise forthright pledge for just durable peace and total victory. Roosevelt heads to talks with Churchill and Stalin, facing a potential historic conference that could shape surrender and final wartime strategy, urging steadfast courage and principle.
A North Carolina appropriations committee session features Dr. Elien Winston defending welfare policy as aid should not replace police power, stressing that mothers with young children belong at home. The discussion covers juvenile delinquency, parental care, and lobbying activity with remarks on who lobbies and a quip about Josephus Daniels.
Senator Clark and Representative Spruill guided committee members through Dix Hill to highlight dire funding needs in state mental and correctional institutions. They argued similar strains exist across all state facilities, noting political obstacles and the burden on a growing surplus. A side note laments portraits at the capital and a teacher salary bill gains backing with a starting 125 dollar monthly scale and 200 dollar max for veteran teachers.
Washington notes the fourth term inauguration dubbed the back porch event. The rehearsal of politics features Sen. Harry Byrd and President Roosevelt, marking a rare meeting after the 1938 Supreme Court clashes. The White House site aims to ease transport and lodging strains during the ceremony.
The piece notes informal oath taking for Calvin Coolidge by his father at a Maine farmhouse. It contrasts with Roosevelt’s four term inaugural, recounting limited tickets for dignitaries and a lawn grandstand. A wag joked about Chief Justice Stone's lines and Roosevelt being a better prompter.
A shopper recalls an OPA secret agent inspecting scales at a busy market. The agent, unmarked and young, challenged a lamb’s one pound seven ounce trim, weighing the price against the standard. The note praises local merchants for keeping the market open despite strict wartime rules.
George Sokolsky condemns an OPA inspector who targets a local neighborhood market over price tags and a 23 cent lettuce charge. He argues transient shoppers hurt regular customers and laments government overreach disrupting a trusted family market. He warns market closures would hurt residents serving a country at war.
In his annual message Mr. Roosevelt notes a new superior tank but avoids numbers in action. German armor and rocket planes threaten fronts in Belgium while weather limits air strikes. Critics debate tank advantages over mobility and assess Eisenhower’s leadership amid retreat and offensive shifts.
Article notes British desire to install Montgomery as Deputy Supreme Commander, contradicting American opposition to Eisenhower. It cites a senator’s view that the British want prestige, while U.S. troops are three-fourths American. The piece suggests Roosevelt would initiate any change and that talks between Roosevelt and Churchill may be delayed.
Harold Lloyd and Joy Hodges figure in the scene near City Center Theatre as Harold Lloyd eludes autographs. Ann Sheridan heads to South America for a $20,000 weekly job while Memos of a Midnighter covers music hits and network bans. A tale of Beebe’s pants, a Long Island matron’s $200,000 gift, and a Camouflaged Jap sighting by Cap'n Farrell conclude the piece with club gossip and dramatic anecdotes.
Universal's The Suspect headlines a busy showcard slate with Ella Raines and Cholly Laughton at center stage. Music picks include Spike Jones Cocktails for Two and Evelyn Knight vocalizing at Blue Angel with others like Mital Green and Col Cavallero. Broadway and New York novelette mix with war bond rally tale at WMCA featuring Mrs Meyer Davis and her son returning from overseas.
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