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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1945
Page
4
Few are the living or dead who did more for High Point than N Tate a stalwart wheelhorse of the city’s progress who died yesterday. Monuments to his memory memorialize his courage determination and faith in God and the city he loved. Well done thou faithful servant is the familiar epitaph.
A sharp critique of a stalled employment practice bill after a 6 to 6 rule committee vote and a mentioned discharge petition. The piece questions lawmakers across cities for not forcing a vote while praising the AP report that the bill is effectively dead for now. It weighs ICC freight and passenger rate fairness and cautions against uniform rates being used against the South. It ends by cautioning against celebration of the rail rate decision.
The article notes opposition to US Supreme Court rulings on intra state and inter state passenger rates, arguing against higher coach fares and praising the state utilities commission and Governor Ehringhaus for a legal victory. It stresses that discriminatory rates benefited eastern territories and that efforts aim to abolish territorial freight rate lines nationwide.
President Truman supported keeping salary increases within the little steel formula while urging lawmakers to seek a modest raise. He noted Congress faces high living costs and expenses but stressed adherence to inflation limits. The House approved a $2,500 tax-free expense increase. the Senate opposed it, and the president’s stance could block that action.
Police Sgt Jim Pike oversees the school safety patrol with 300 youths patrolling eight key intersections. In the past school year about 6000 pupils crossed streets safely, and the patrol completed its 12th year without a fatal street crossing accident, earning praise for the city.
In a commencement address at Asheboro High School the governor urged seniors to reject isolationist thinking and to help America engage with the world. He warned that peaceful instruments can become deadly tools of war and called on the generation to improve international relations and readiness for global cooperation.
Navy furloughs and YMCA swimming joy mix with optimistic talk on postwar aviation. Johnson praises youth learning to swim, Funkhouser foresees skyways becoming highways, Byerly recalls prison camp days and memories of learning to swim, all signaling a bright horizon for America’s future.
The piece outlines Fiorello La Guardia’s shifting party ties and the city’s political turmoil as Republicans and Democrats debate coalitions to counter the American Labor Party dominated by communists. It notes La Guardia’s fear of re election and the impact on city governance.
The piece criticizes party bosses who push slate candidates in New York, noting Ed Flynn and Frank Kelly press for American Labor Party support for William O'Dwyer, while Republicans seek Judge Jonah Goldstein. It argues the system ignores public needs and democracy, but implies a reform impulse as Dorward-era politics stall.
Washington notes that President Truman is moving Europe’s food distribution from UNRRA to the U S Army. The shift reflects distrust of UNRRA and related agencies, with Army channels already operating in Belgium France Holland Italy and Germany.
Paul Mallon critiques activists who frame scarcity as a class issue. He recalls shortages of meat like pork chops and bologna in his town, notes A and P butcher counters closed, and accuses reformers of oversimplifying diet and social policy. He mocks statistics and warns against politicizing scarcity.
A wartime press analysis warns of a global coal famine from Europe to America. It cites dwindling bituminous stocks, production cuts, strikes, and transport limits, urging households to conserve, preheat, insulate, and file declarations while warning of political unrest and economic disruption.
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