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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1940
Page
4
In a June 12 1940 report, a John Budd Co. issue notes high points of growth and civic pride. It praises Charlotte for maturing as a gracious city, weaving residents into a strong social and economic fabric while planning for progressive development.
The piece argues that excess democracy weakens nations, enabling fascist and communist threats. It cites Allied postwar failures and fear of Russia, noting that victory in war requires disciplined unity and that democracies may need to sacrifice liberal freedoms to maintain peace.
The census shows Charlotte becoming the first North Carolina city with over 100000 residents through deliberate effort and growth. Rival cities lost appeal as industry payrolls shrank and rural life rebounded with consolidations, farm aid, and better roads shaping Tar Heel priorities.
Ford pledges to produce a thousand pursuit planes daily within six months without halting auto output, arguing it would insure national security and benefit peacetime industry. skeptics note past war materiel efforts and question Ford's efficiency, yet supporters insist rapid aviation production could bolster competing manufacturers and national readiness.
Dale Carnegie quotes and Henry Ford style advice urging readers to hire smarter people rather than sole thinking. It cites Churchill support for Belgian government, notes on 10000 bills, and praises Andrew Carnegie Rockefeller Alfred Fuller and Henry Deterding for surrounding themselves with wiser advisers leading to success.
A retrospective on press legends and early journalism tales. Notables include Alec Woollcott, James Gordon Bennett, Ambrose Bierce, Floyd Gibbons, Maria Barberi, Marguerite Marshall, Laura Vitray, Elsie McCormack, Channing Pollock, Walter Lippman, James Campbell, Charles A. Dana, Jos. Pulitzer, Adolph Klauber, Jane Boche, Ina Vare, G B Shaw, Lincoln Steffens, William Allen White, Horace Greeley, Frank Munsey, Robt Neville, George Seldes, Karl von Weigand, and Frederic Palmer.
About 75 acres of land are given to the city by the Blair family for a new park in the southern part of High Point. The Salvation Army withdraws from the Community Chest and will run a separate fundraising campaign. Also, Mrs. R L Waynick returns from Durham visit, Mrs. Frank Page hosted by daughter, and Miss Alice McRae Caldwell attends Carolina commencement. News briefs note Lingle's Chicago stay and another hoodlum roundup, plus tonight's Sharkey Schmeling bout at Yankee Stadium.
Annual memorial services for High Point City firemen are scheduled for Sunday morning at the First Reformed Church. The Greensboro Superior Court will convene next week with about 100 cases on the docket.
Bruce Catton reports from Washington on a New Jersey shipyard strike wave and a pending memorial day vote. The piece discusses union negotiations, possible alien crews, alleged communist plots, and government countermeasures including funding for Marine Inspection and Navigat.
Retired Admiral William D. Leahy aimed for a senior position in the defense program and sought island reform. He pressed for sugar quota boosts and wage-hour changes but found limited congressional gains, receiving only leftover WPA funds and frustration.
A navy cruiser is sent to South America as visible proof of anxiety among leaders over potential Nazi outbreaks. A source close to the situation warns of possible events in Mexico Costa Rica Panama Ecuador Brazil and Peru. CAMERAMEN WALK OUT ON JOHN LEWIS CL leaders faced a walkout as cameras sought closer shots. Lewis commented on the reporters stance during the disruption.
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