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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1946
Page
4
In Washington last week a modest General Lee birthday gathering drew brief notice amid labor disputes, troop strain, divorces, and Congress maneuvers. The piece quotes Rep Bryson praising Lee’s lack of power yet enduring fame and urges calm, peace, and resilience in a troubled era.
The piece portrays Iran urging the United Nations Security Council to act in its dispute with the Soviet Union. It warns that inaction could be seen as procrastination, while swift intervention might provoke a broader Cold War rift. The article frames the crisis as a proxy struggle for control of the eastern Mediterranean and regional oil wealth.
CAPITOL SQUARE reports that over 900 of 998 public school lunch rooms in North Carolina now serve milk, with Moody noting 90.5 percent participation this year. TELEPHONES describe Alamance county dairy farmers lacking phone service to Guilford distributors, causing delivery gaps during sleet. ROADS remark on the state’s rural connectivity condition.
A Mecklenburg county citizens group demands more funds for country roads and local control, arguing postwar highway plans favored interstates over rural routes. They seek population based maintenance and legislature action to protect local interests, signaling possible breakdown of state road unit unity.
In Washington praise for Lt. Col. Henry T. Myers, veteran pilot of the President’s plane, as a trusted commander who has logged over 14,000 flight hours and 2,000,000 miles. Myers flew Roosevelt to Yalta and Truman to Potsdam, set a London to Washington record, and carried key officials on historic missions, earning unmatched respect from professional fliers.
By Jack Stinnett a Liberator pilot logbook reveals VIP flyings with Donald Neilson to Chungking and back. The piece notes Colonel Myers as Truman's informal controller and denounces the nickname Sacred Cow for the C54 Skymaster as unhelpful and unofficial.
The piece argues the administration favors the largest firms and marginalizes small business, likening it to Soviet and British socialist trends. It cites CIO tactics of consolidating industries, private negotiations, and a strike-preparation strategy around U S Steel and John L. Lewis, noting the current automobile sector reflects this approach.
By George Sokolsky critiques postwar labor politics and industry bargaining. He details the friction between General Motors and CIO ambitions, the Kaiser-Frazer role, and the steel sector’s fierce competition. He notes Ben Fairless chairs negotiations yet represents only United States Steel, highlighting political optics over broad industry input.
Washington confidants report deep congressional rifts over how to handle strikes and unions. Predictions vary from quick settlement to broad anti union measures, while Truman vows to veto any anti union law. A proposed fact finding law faces union opposition and uncertain support, risking continued inaction until after the election.
Paul Mallon argues unions have perfected strike tactics to paralyze national operations with simultaneous actions in telephones Lonerae radio power and more. He notes wage increases averaging over 18 percent, with private firms resisting without government or public help.
The Judiciary Committee led by Senator Pat McCarran and Senator Wayne Morse weighs a full inquiry into wartime military rule in Hawaii. Reports allege sealed trials and harsh measures from 1941 to 1944, with calls to reform courts martial and safeguard civilian rights under martial law.
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