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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1944
Page
4
The piece argues that party planks often mean little unless the public pushes. It notes a recent platform adopted by the Democratic National Convention and suggests examining its domestic promises for real fulfillment.
The Democratic platform hints at correcting freight rate inequalities, a shift welcomed as a step toward ending discrimination. Advocates argue Southern rates hinder industry while others cite economics and ICC adjustments as factors. The piece sees politics as key to any real rate reform and notes a separate mention of improving women's rights as a positive but incremental gain.
The writer supports a plank calling for federal aid to education administered by the states without federal interference. They see it as an equalization tool to help poorer states, arguing all children deserve good schools regardless of state wealth. They caution against Washington control or using schools for propaganda.
The piece argues that a Democratic plank demanding equal pay for equal work regardless of sex could mean little or a lot. It cites hotel clerks as likely underpaid compared to male counterparts and notes difficulty in disproving such pay disparities across women newspaper workers store clerks and taxi drivers.
The piece stresses Democratic support for self government for Alaska Hawaii and Puerto Rico with eventual statehood for Alaska and Hawaii. It highlights economic military value pioneer opportunities and Alaska's untapped potential including tourism and business against the Russia coastal proximity and wartime afterlife.
The piece argues for extending voting rights to District of Columbia residents, noting it is a paradox of democracy that DC residents have never had the vote. It compares DC voting to that of Wake County residents deciding local officials and state leadership.
City Manager Roy Braden praised a morning Brooklyn baseball school that drew many aspiring players and met Dodgers coaches and scouts, whom he had not met before but had seen play. He expressed happiness at shaking hands with them.
Rural mail box placement draws criticism from Harris Routh and H F Richardson. Surgeons warn against delaying emergency calls while desk sergeants cope with time requests. Brehon Somervell notes wartime mail to troops and returning parcels. Local officials mention seven foot awnings, limited scrap drive paper, and a rising trend in murder cases across the country as deputy Ray Nance comments.
The United States government reportedly holds 455 171 123 acres, about 24 percent of the nation, with higher shares in California Idaho Nevada and other states. The piece warns this shifts states toward territory status and hints at socialism via land ownership and heavy reliance on government loans through RFC and related bodies.
The Twin Cities Research Bureau in Minnesota argues that heavy individual taxes curb private investment while corporate taxes hit business profits less, risking a dry up of venture capital. The plan urges lighter investor taxes to preserve private enterprise and economic progress.
Harry Sample, Director of Probation, notes nearly 50 percent turnover in a 38-person staff with 18 separations in the year ending June 30. Most resignations were from stenographers or typists. several trained workers left for better pay or moved from the community. Pay across North Carolina’s probation system lags behind neighboring states, a topic for the next commission meeting.
The article recounts discussions with taxi drivers policemen and hotel workers about race relations in Chicago and North Carolina. It notes that Northern and Southern factions must respect boundaries while the State Board of Elections prepares early to deter any election irregularities this fall.
Washington columnist notes a pragmatic coalition of city bosses labor and CIO behind Roosevelt Wallace alliance, with Truman and Ed Kelley steering a tentative path. He cautions the war mood may lower turnout and predicts a military victory essential to end the Axis.
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