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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1948
Page
4
The downtown bus stop, a transfer point planned to be improved, draws complaints from store managers and commuters. A proposed long island in Main Street would ease boarding, echoing a Washington DC model on Pennsylvania Avenue. The temporary setup may persist a year while a long range plan is sought.
The Greensboro News editorial urges restraint in 1952 Democratic candidacy, noting Eisenhower’s popularity and drafting possibility. Gallup shows Truman at 67 percent, others like Marshall and Byrnes at low single digits. A divided party could aid Republicans. the piece warns for a Monroe era style push for world peace and a genuine coalition government prioritizing human rights.
The state board of elections spent an hour and a half Wednesday in Columbus Williams township as a defeated candidate challenged the results. He lost the nomination 356 to 569 and claimed illegal votes affected the outcome. Judge L. R. Varser of Lumberton led the protest, a prominent North Carolina figure and former Supreme Court justice. After extensive deliberation the panel granted time for affidavits to show more than 163 illegal ballots were cast in 875 ballots at the precinct, with a warning that affidavits must be strong given the unusually large protest.
Lynn Nisbet notes doubt that Capus Waynick will be named state chairman by governor-nominee Kerr Scott. Supporters clash over who controls the party after Waynick shifted from senatorial to governorship duties, with factional divides risk undercutting Scott's anti-machine stance.
In a caustic Washington column, the writer teases Martha Rountree and her TV AM duties, predicts a flood of female speakers at the Democratic convention, jokes about public speaking classes, and mocks postwar bureaucrats and UNRRA era career shifts with a satirical lyric poem about misfits.
At a town meeting attendees debated electoral integrity with bystanders and reporters present. A bystander noted the constable’s annual compensation pales beside protecting each citizen’s ballot value, while others called for law revisions to clarify ballot sanctity and improve primary voting accuracy.
As the national Democratic convention nears in Philadelphia, uncertainty grows that President Truman will secure the nomination. Several Tar Heel delegates may choose not to attend, with substitutions or caucus outcomes Monday morning potentially shaping the national committeeman and committeewoman selections.
Rumors from Washington indicate incumbent Blythe of Charlotte faces Senate nominee M Broughton of Raleigh in a likely contest. Over past days grapevine chatter suggests Broughton plans a real fight, a factor in some decisions not to attend the state convention. Discussions about committee placements signal shifting chairmanship expectations as the weekend crowd saw little firm action.
A shift in power is debated as to whether the party chairman and campaign manager should be divorced. Some leaders argue presidents and governors should influence campaign heads, while extending this to the party leader for four years could lead to one-man rule, a stance harshly criticized in Scott’s gubernatorial campaign.
Behind the scenes activity points to an upcoming Philadelphia caucus and Raleigh committee meeting as potentially decisive. Predictions favor pre settled contests, yet Mr. Scott and advisers often break precedent, making the sessions likely to be unusually lively.
James F. O'Neil of the American Legion urges universal military training to replace selective service as a long range manpower program. Henry A. Wallace contends U S policy in Germany protects the old Nazi era powers. Gwilym A. Price of Westinghouse Electric cites double taxation as harming the economy.
George Sokolsky analyzes Democratic options for 1948, arguing Truman’s record ties the party to foreign policy failures from Teheran to Berlin. He argues Eisenhower, Douglas, or Dewey would shape the race, with Dewey needing to address bipartisan policy shifts and the role of Dulles and Vandenberg.
W A Bivins reports on A P Chatt proposing highway officials unite to place check points along routes without hindering traffic. He suggests crescent detours between cities, signs to slow or direct drivers, and friendly welcomes for visitors, plus reflections on race and leadership.
A cornet magazine anecdote shows a Sunday school child firmly answering a minister that he always says his prayers at night and then awkwardly confirms morning prayers with a cautious reply.
Winchell argues a finished battle between Tito and Stalin pits Yugoslavia as the battleground for a potential Third World War. He says Stalin cripples Yugoslavia through the Marshall Plan cutoff, labeling him a burden to Tito and warning that any conflict would devastate the nations involved. Tito resists Soviet tactics, fighting possibly on his own ground.
In a tense exchange, Cominform blasts Tito as a traitor while Tito counters by inviting the bloc to hold its meeting in Belgrade. The drama centers on who can force control of satellites, with both leaders risking broader Balkan war and a possible two-front conflict with the West.
The bitter rivalry between Stalin and Tito centers on Yugoslavia delaying Hitler in 1941. Tito refused Moscow directives and, by resisting Nazi pressure, helped stall Hitler’s timetable and protect Moscow. A covert intelligence war followed with doublecrosses, counter espionage, and Tito’s faction resisting Moscow’s undercover agents. The clash escalated as both sides maneuvered to control Yugoslav forces.
A young woman in the lower bureaucracy refuses to feign fear in the Ity probe. She lists all groups she belonged to as the Van Johnson Fan Club on the government payroll questionnaire. A bed side exchange features a sick purchasing agent negotiating medical care with a price tag of five hundred dollars.
A dense list of crossword like clues spans media terms, chemical symbols, and historical names. The entries mix radio era hints with abbreviations, foreign words, and mythic references, inviting readers to solve a broad set of wordplay items.
A scrambled set of crossword style hints includes 26 Expunge 27 Genus of grasses 20 Dutch city 30 Poem 33 Wisconsin city 34 Peer Gynt's ther 40 Noutrils 42 Official sate 43 Foot part 44 arindin doe 45 Race 54 Cirrus ab 56 Railroed sm 57 Sloth.
Tito positions forces to flank the Red Army threatening Stalin’s European line of communications. The maneuver is seen as easing pressure along the broader western front.
Military figures in Moscow warn Tito faces likely aggression as Red Army reinforcements move from Odessa toward Bulgaria. Washington watches coolly while Khrushchev era brinkmanship escalates into a staged phase of armed intelligence and propaganda battles.
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