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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1946
Page
4
Late yesterday the city council adopted a new budget and raised the tax rate from 1.21 to 1.50 per 100 of valuation. Seventeen cents funds bond payments, while 12 bishops go to salaries for city staff and an inspector corps amid building boom. The piece condemns high salaries for state and federal officials, urging better pay for local top jobs.
City School Superintendent Iles Carroll reports teachers face housing shortages as pay supplements lure them to better districts. He urges citizens to offer extra space in homes to house six married couples and many single teachers, stressing veterans also need places to stay and the urgency of housing during the emergency.
An editorial notes that eastern North Carolina potatoes, largely purchased by distilleries, may be used to produce blends mixing Irish potatoes with straight whiskey. It questions public acceptance, comparing it to meat and grain substitutions, and cites government figures on potato waste overseas.
A petition argues that a $500 yearly raise to High Point's city manager is reasonable as wages lag behind living costs. The piece compares High Point to Durham at $13,000 and Greensboro at $13,200, noting regional salaries are not out of line but reveal broader trends.
In Georgia the county unit system allows Eugene Talmadge to win the gubernatorial nomination and the office despite behind the vote. Georgians lament the return of the governor after three terms and call for amending the antiquated system that thwarted the popular will.
A war department directive urges officers and staff to inform the other end before recording any telephone conversations. The piece notes congressional criticism of wire tapping practices and cites reactions from Mead committee hearings. It also mentions atomic information campaigns and compares female workforce participation in 1880 and 1940.
Jane Eads reports that 24 of 100 workers are women now and the bureau projects 28 of 100 by 1950. In 1944 1945 home interviews across 10 war production areas show most women work to support themselves and dependents. Eighty four of 100 work to support themselves or others, eight to own a home or educate children, and eight primarily for job interest.
The piece argues that large British and other dollar loans force the US to choose between dollar value in international trade and the exportable volume of American goods. It notes a shift from free-market dynamics to government-led decisions amid a global move toward cartels and public trading rules.
The column argues the United States must protect the dollar’s purchasing power amid large foreign commitments and criticizes Truman's policy errors on price devaluation and the OPA. It lauds Henry Wallace for advocating foreign trade expansion, notes risks of export-led distortion, and credits CPA chief John Small for sound warnings.
State budget leaders spent the day in Raleigh at the State hospital and neighboring facilities discussing personnel needs and building plans. Officials noted a shortage of doctors nurses and attendants with proposals for five staff homes and additional cottages for white and colored employees. Per capita costs reached 680.61 dollars with Morganton at 93.74, driven by epileptics in sane and other nonproductive classes. plans also aim to renovate wards and expand utility plants.
The report notes Morganton land expansion plans for poultry and cattle, while Raleigh estimates run 13 cents daily per person. Prisoner care costs are questioned as the highway commission pays 25 000 yearly but actual hospital costs reach 170 000, with many patients lingering after sentences. Renovations in older wards advance, utilities lag.
Montana's Democratic primary saw Judge Leif Erickson defeat Burton Wheeler for the U S Senate nomination. A Senate special committee probes campaign expenditures, and an inquiry into the investigation follows as questions arise about funding, sources, and influence in the heated political battle.
Clerk Grace Johnson confronts Barker over a probe led by Riley Shanks for counsel to investigate the Montana primary. Barker uncovers campaign funds for Erickson and Wheeler, with outside donors and bank sources, as Johnson resists and Ellender’s return looms.
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