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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1944
Page
4
The article argues that tobacco price ceilings and market openings hinge on political calculations rather than moral contrasts. It suggests Roosevelt administration priorities and state interests sway decisions, with North Carolina shaping policy for electoral factors and party support.
Raleigh reports the State Bureau of Investigation faces staff shortages and slow calls for help from local police. Director Tom Creekmore urges earlier SBI involvement to avoid fading leads in cases like the Bob Beck murder and the High Point area murder of Alice May. Local agencies are blamed for hesitance or credit concerns.
An Associated Press Rome correspondent recalls Florence’s fall and the city’s enduring glory. He notes its fertile Arno plain and venerable heritage including Santa Maria del Fiore and the National Library housed with hundreds of thousands of volumes, along with Dante’s banishment and writings.
L A Fisher criticizes timing of Truman support at the Chicago Democratic convention. City Manager Roy Braden welcomes Mayor Arnold Koonce back to High Point with a city gift of the keys. Jay Newby recalls vacation inconveniences prior to gas rationing as he comments on changes in routine.
Residents praise a recent baseball camp drawing crowds of young players. Volunteers insist the Red Cross dressing rooms will stay open beyond September first. Hope for farmers markets fades as residents doubt High Point will host curb markets.
The article criticizes national conventions as unduly rowdy and nondeliberative. It argues that large crowds influence delegates, with pressure groups shaping outcomes in advance, while master leaders and state figures drive the process.
By George Sokolsky critiques both parties conventions. He notes Hillman Murray and White undermined Roosevelt, delegates act without purpose, and crowd noise blinds readers. He argues speeches lack clarity on issues and that party changes emerge, with delegates unable to voice real choice.
A staff inquiry in Thad Eure’s secretary of state office traces 84 presiding officers in the state legislature with long-serving leaders from Chow an and other counties. The piece notes East West rotation began in 1909 and cites Oscar Richardson as front runner for 1945, with A B Stoney as runner up, while couching the tale in historic context and a light coat theft anecdote about state auditor George Ross Pou.
The Cape Hatteras Seashore Park commission met in Raleigh on Thursday to discuss complex problems facing the park. Members debated planning needs and funding for future projects amid ongoing restoration work and environmental concerns.
Land acquisition for a new park faces title disputes and oil lease conflicts in eastern North Carolina. About 63 000 acres in Dare and Hyde counties require condemnation to secure title though owners are willing to donate. State has ~10 000 acres and aims to finalize transfers to the federal government by year end.
A Cannon Mills foreman was injured by a subordinate at Concord. The industrial commission awarded damages to the deceased’s heirs, ruling death occurred in the line of duty. The mills, self insured, appealed after Judge Frank Armstrong’s $4,000 plus judgment. The high court will hear on October 17 or 18 to decide employer liability in on the job death.
A long-formessays style piece rails at postwar pacifists and disarmament, warning of Nazis and communists in America. It targets lawmakers, editors, and voters, urging vigilance, transparency of voting records, and citizen oversight to defend democracy and prevent another war. It urges unity across nations and notes wartime politicians and critics.
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