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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1942
Page
4
A London debate on a four billion dollar wartime add on reveals Britain at forty billion and the US near two hundred. The piece argues Americans view the conflict as epochal not for empire but to secure a new world order of liberty and fraternal cooperation, with heavy treasury and blood costs.
The piece argues that while Americans cherish political institutions, the right to critique elected officials remains vital. It suggests election machinery is flawed and lawmakers acknowledge weaknesses in how citizens select officers, urging reform of the voting process.
The piece blends critique of campaign finance and voting laws with wartime strategy notes. It cites calls for stronger electoral money controls, suggests universal voting or heavy taxation for nonvoters, and shifts to Turkey and Balkan war coverage. It ends with a satirical jab at a chigger research project, tying public health humor to national concerns.
A Raleigh News and Observer report cites Dr A F Greaves-Walker claiming the Yadkin county limestone deposit yields little profit due to limited quarryable tonnage and high costs. Dr W J McAnnally counters with local lime needs, arguing home production is cheaper. Both sides note risks if NC proceeds. The piece also notes local doctors leaving for WWI service and a Gastonia Gazette remark on wartime censorship of US fliers.
The Morganton Morganton Raleigh and Goldsboro institutions may merge under one board with a top psychiatrist head, as lawmakers confront long neglected conditions. Past reports and Rockefeller funding are cited, urging funds for more doctors, nurses, and facilities to lift per capita spending toward the national average.
A 1942 letter-bombarding tirade accuses Walter Winchell of shielding a supposed conspiracy behind the Madeline Webb case. The writer calls for truth and justice, asserts Webb’s innocence, and condemns authorities, Cullen, Shonbrun, and the media in a passionate public accusation.
An editorial voice condemns alleged complicity in the Sutton Hotel murder and warns of death penalties for the Reich murder defendants. It condemns gas hoarding and warns that gas rationing harms Americans, urging unity and conscience over shortages.
The page mixes local notices and society items with short news briefs. It notes a decade of YMC A presidency seeking a successor, Trade Days bargains drawing shoppers, the country club pool opening tomorrow, a dog show with over eighty entrants, visits and returns of residents, and guests at local homes. It also reports Mussolini’s blunt view on American policy, a fatal oil tanker explosion in Montreal, a Chilean socialist regime overthrow, a Kool Pool party for Miss Mildred Faulkner, and assorted travel notices.
A collection of wartime remarks from Edward Weinfeld and H H Arnold and James G Blaine and Paul V McNutt. They stress labor supply housing shortages manpower limits in production and the need for civilian and military unity for victory. The medical rationing issue is raised by McNutt.
Twenty years ago a three story brick building was set for North Main Street on the lot beside the Enterprise site. The contract went to J. L. Crouse of Greensboro and Mrs. Minnie Kinley Broadhurst of this city was named owner.
Peter Edson surveys wartime distribution challenges across the U S and allied supply chains. He notes no universal rules for allocating surpluses and shortages, with multiple agencies handling bits of distribution, while transportation bottlenecks threaten even basic goods like food, fuel, and clothing. He cites Food Requirements Committee, OPA, and Transportation offices as pivotal players in a complex, evolving system.
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