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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1942
Page
4
Vance McGhee proposes workers in shops and offices stock up on postal cards to mail periodic notes to servicemen. The idea aims to lift morale and pressure for safer home front conditions while public officials cite official casualty figures. Local leaders note growing community help for soldiers with housing and training offers despite heated views on defense measures.
The proposal for a 300 mph freight system, led by Henry J. Kaiser and Glenn L. Martin, envisions 70-ton air monsters flying from shipyards within 10 months with sustained material flow. Martin predicts 300 flying vessels could deploy 45,000 troops to Europe in three days, signaling a manufacturing miracle needed to win the war.
The High Point community rose to the challenge of hosting thousands of soldiers during maneuver weekends. With about three thousand visitors previously and seven thousand expected next week, residents are urged to open homes, arrange transportation, and fund entertainment to ensure a successful, morale-boosting weekend for the soldiers in wartime.
President signs bill creating a naval auxiliary to enlist about 11,000 sailorettes. They will fill roles women can perform, freeing sailors for duties. A style note suggests a better uniform and headpiece for WAVES, unlike the WAAC caps viewed as unfashionable.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson states the country will draft boys aged 18 and 19 and younger married men for front line service in the coming war. He argues the younger generation has proven capable and will be essential, urging early acceptance of this reality.
High Point women have secured extensive sugar permits for canning this winter with officials estimating about ten tons allocated locally. The large supply signals a record level of home canning in the community, reflecting wartime domestic effort and a civilian population fueled by food production.
The Enterprise notes internal disagreements over nationwide gasoline rationing. It questions why top officials such as Harold Ickes and Robert Patterson clash and urges unified action to obtain factual fuel data. The piece suggests political interests may eclipse national welfare in the wartime fuel policy debate.
The RAF favors Hamburg air action as a test of prowess and a warning that a crack fighter may fail if their nerve breaks. Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma argues airborne transport is humanitys only hope to win the war, while a blunt metaphor condemns the timid gambler afraid to take a chance on himself.
Walter Winchell narrates the Army production This Is the Army highlighting inventive morale boosting methods. The piece notes enlistment fervor, wartime cinema impact, and notable performers bringing patriotic messages to troops and civilians alike.
A colorful collection from wartime Camp life and Broadway notes shows soldiers swapping pins, nicknames, and jokes. Tales include regimental insignia gambits, the 33rd Armored Regiment’s “Hitler Hearses,” “Red Legs” for doughboys, and a 50-Year-Old Club at Camp Roberts.
Local mills to reopen Monday on a modified wage scale. The annual watermelon feast of the High Point Farmers Civic Association will be held Friday at Blair Farm. Gov. Gardner pleased with strike settlement reached by mutual conference. Mrs. H. A. White elected president of the library board. Capt. John L. Raper commands the local National Guard unit bound for Fort Moultrie. Roosevelt calls for economic relief as central campaign issue. World economic conference considered. Southern Baptists close drive after raising 300000. Local firemen earn honors at Morehead City meet setting a world record. Final Army lieutenant exams set for the week starting September. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Powell visit Aberdeen. Mrs. Eugene Caldwell of Richmond visits sister. Mrs. A. J. Smith and children visit Goldsboro. H. G. Owens in town with Lyceum Bureau sales. Rail strike settlement offers new hope. Federal committee starts coal distribution prep. Senator Reed of Missouri reflects on League and Wilson era.
Ernest Bevin, British labor minister, argues that when faced with rigid state control versus no organization and laissez faire, Ireland should favor state control to maintain order and cohesion.
Governor Broughton ordered a Charlotte meeting to finalize the state hospital investigation. Judge Spears heads the panel and says the narrative will be released through the governor, with a deadline August 7 a week away. Other items note Wade leaving the Social Security office, speculation on hospital consolidation, a Raleigh press trip upset by Washington PR control, and awards for Chatham Manufacturing.
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