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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1942
Page
4
Citizens in High Point challenge new social agency laws and crime definitions while debating school integration plans. Ed Ellison condemns overreaching statutes, Dr. W McAnally urges teaching farmers self-reliance, and local officials weigh joint meetings of white and Negro teachers amid segregation tensions in a Southern town.
Air Marshal Sir Arthur Harris warned Germans last night that Britain and America would scourge the third reich if peace did not come, a speech critics call a bluff given prior promises of bomb nights. The piece also details a state prison and highway commission move shifting labor costs, resulting in a faux surplus for the prison division.
The dispute pits Chauffeurs against Teamsters over Lewis and Holmes Motor Freight Lines. An NLRB election 28 to 6 against the union is challenged as bought, while management insists only four drivers were raised and seeks to avoid a forced contract. Editors urge decisive NLRB action or congressional change to end the deadlock.
The prison division of the State Highway and Public Works Commission boasts a surplus of 309,789.15 for the fiscal year, claiming no losses and claiming efficient operation. Critics allege the accounting masks a deficit of over 100,000, noting transfers from the highway division that distort the balance.
An American reaction to Roosevelt wartime powers and seven of eight German saboteurs calls for harsh punishment yet insists the Bill of Rights must govern. The piece argues that despite anger over enemy acts and calls for execution, the nation must honor fair trials and the enduring protection of rights for all, regardless of creed or offense.
The fragment reflects brisk lines about mortality, political critique, and leaders. It evokes Sir Samuel Garth, La Guardia, and a clash between Nazi and American governance, noting a final contest between ideologies and power.
Walter Winchell remarks on the broad indictment against 28 defendants, criticizing allied press coverage and political figures. He notes editors who supported or avoided terms like sedition, predicts courtroom outcomes, and names prominent figures tied to the case with sharp, period-voiced commentary.
In a meeting at the Elwood Hotel last night Southern furniture men backed legislation aiding cotton farmers. C M Waynick gave the main address. Elks Club initiation planned for tonight. A few hosiery mill strikers returned to work. High Point policyholders reported 378000 in insurance this past fiscal year. Furniture buyers praised current market lines. Miss Catherine Domer of Tarboro hosted by Mrs P W Flagge Colonial Drive. Dr and Mrs W Gibson spending week in Asheville. Miss Dorothy Courtney of Lenoir visiting Miss Alma Virginia McCain Johnson Street. Mr and Mrs J W McCrary and daughter Frances spent day in Lexington for funeral of uncle R Lee McCrary. Two North Carolinians injured among bonus marchers in Washington. Hoover orders grand jury probe of riot. Germany anxious over trouble. Seckolist storm troops gathering to protest. Local news notes over 1000 expected at T P A picnic at Dunlap Springs August 5. High Point firemen plan to bring next year’s convention to the city. J A Mizell new cashier Atlantic Bank and Trust. A L Caldwell named assistant cashier. Miss Frances Smith visiting Atlanta attended bridge tea in Cascade Terrace. President Harding rail strike plan to be considered by railroad executives in Chicago next Tuesday. Justice Walter Clark recovering from automobile injuries. If we had air power to protect a landing, invasion thought unnecessary. William Zitt, publisher of Fiveing Magazine.
The FBI has a North Carolinian under investigation after a salvage committee secretary reported a county chairman’s claim that the man offered several tons of scrap metal to aid allied nations but to be used against “the people in this country who started this war.” The man allegedly offered to shoot the bomber of Tokio, and the salvage head said he would still seek the scrap. The piece also notes Thad ore’s forecast of a CSO expansion in North Carolina, based on two letters from E. L. Sandefur, with speculation about labor, rationing, and a possible CIO affiliate called the Daughters of Eleanor in Raleigh and other cities.
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