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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1948
Page
4
The piece questions Big Jim Folsom’s presidential bid and his public clowning. It warns that charismatic demagogues like Folsom and Huey Long exploit democracy by charm, then seize power, turning jokes into danger when entrenched in office.
The White House ousts Marriner S. Eccles from the chairmanship of the Federal Reserve Board while keeping him as a member. Critics allege the move follows clashes with Treasury's John Snyder over anti inflation policy, with debate over Eccles's strict credit curbs and inflation fighting.
The passage notes a stock market rally following the announcement that he was being kicked down stairs, signaling market reaction to leadership changes rather than inflation talk.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen asks southeastern railroads to end race and status distinctions in firemen promotion. All firemen, white or colored, would face the same examination for promotion to engineer after a set preparation period. The move is praised as progress toward better racial relations and equal opportunity, though it increases competition among members.
The piece lauds oil dealers and distributors for donating time to ease shortages, and recalls a passerby helping a woman stuck in ice near Wesley Memorial Methodist church. A local observer notes the small acts that brighten life and unite the community.
The debate over how much of North Carolina’s revenue funds public education continues as W. E. Abernethy challenges a claim that 75 cents of every tax dollar go to education. He argues 38.6 cents, based on nine month school term figures, omits higher institutions, textbooks and buses. Observers note the state’s education funding remains below prior levels despite large dollars, with calls for a special session to act.
Washington column jokes about Confederate currency finding its way to Rep. Prince Preston Jr. and other southern lawmakers. The Georgia Democrat recalls his Confederate past after sending a $5 bill to a Statesboro acquaintance, sparking a flood of similar gifts and a note on sentiment’s trouble.
The piece argues George Bernard Shaw would be the ideal recipient of immortality for its sake and uses myth and wit to champion the Irish playwright. It contrasts Shaw with Tithonus and cites Shaw’s battles, wit, revenue, and moral stance as reasons he would best embody eternal life.
Large egg reported by H E Mitchell of 1317 Longstreet, measuring 9 inches long and 7 1/2 inches around at greatest girth, with hen alive and well. Also notes on J R Young’s Coral Gables visit and a Time magazine excerpt about Knights of Columbus advertising.
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