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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1947
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise announces WHPE will go on air at 10 o clock tomorrow, expanding into radio. Officials say the station will share aims with the newspaper to inform the public, provide services, and entertain, strengthening both enterprises through cooperative operation.
General Eisenhower assigns a small, unnamed group of officers to forecast warfare 25 years ahead. They operate free of control and consult soldiers, scientists, and fiction authors. The piece notes fiction predicted atomic and rocket warfare before scientists mastered the concepts.
J T comments that the Soviet view treats atomic weapons as a matter of degree with poison gas, urging prohibition while resisting international ownership and inspection. The piece notes U S aims to destroy existing stockpiles and Russia delays diplomacy to advance its own stockpile. The impasse, with mutual suspicion, requires a new approach.
The public shows broad support for budget cuts yet Congress has not proposed any measure that avoids protests from various groups. The piece notes general public unease with tax policy and the dentist joke frames universal dislike of tooth pain.
A Washington dispatch notes Joseph Stalin lacks a personal cook and dines with Vyacheslav Molotov and family. Molotov’s maid asks Stalin what he will have, highlighting curiosity about why the Soviet leader does not have a cook. The piece questions whether the former cook quit or was enticed away in Russia’s so-called democracy.
The Indian constituent assembly passes a law aimed at ending untouchability, signaling progress toward equality in a caste rigid society. Observers note the move as a landmark step in India's path to independence for 50 million untouchables, with some uncertainty about lasting impact.
A Durham hotel manager refused to feed attendees at a Wallace tribute luncheon for less than $4 a plate. The committee moved the event to Raleigh, signaling tension as Henry Wallace plans speeches to university students on June 5 and a Raleigh audience that night.
Col Landon Rosser reports a 14 percent drop in traffic fatalities for January to April, with 281 deaths versus 328 a year prior, while noting no clear regional pattern. Officials plan to enforce new safety laws from July and expand a public awareness drive. North Carolina unofficially renames two mountain peaks Mount Craig and Big Tom to honor local figures, though geography lore remains confused in public references.
In Kansas City Hal Boyle writes about his mother nearing sixty who laments leaving Ireland behind yet loves America. She recalls her sea voyage, notes America as land of opportunity, praises public schools, and plans a US tour this summer to see Independence Hall Mount Vernon and Hamilton’s Tomb while keeping her Irish brogue.
W A Bivins reviews Erich Brandeis views on emotions and manhood, from tears at childhood to growth after loss. A graduation reflection follows, with college trials, self doubt, and eventual adaptation as life opens new chapters. Also notes jokes on allergies and daily wonders with brief cartoons from Capper's Weekly and Reader's Digest tidbits.
James Young, veteran Tokyo observer, notes MacArthur’s peace treaty stance, rising black markets with machine guns, and mounting frustration in Japan. He forecasts potential anti American reaction, hints at a MacArthur for president drive, and cites postwar social changes including whisky named Jeep, book gifts to schools, and cultural revival.
A themed word puzzle lists across and down clues for a musical conductor Bernard and various animals people objects and places forming a crossword style grid with definitions and cross references for solution.
A list of word prompts appears from a puzzle page including clues such as spinning toy, Dutch city, born, sell, consume, secular, marshes, exist, make, thus mistake, symbol for, and Levantine niton. Entries reference a mix of languages and antiquated terms with brief hints.
Howard George condemns picket lines at a High Point factory strike. He notes violence risks and police presence while arguing workers have right to work and criticizing protesters for coercion and hostility. He warns that printing his view may anger former colleagues.
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