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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1943
Page
4
The Associated Press reports miners and operators fault the unresolved ice issue and demand decisive action. The public grows more frustrated at stalled pay talks, overlapping federal authority, and rising war strain, with calls for Roosevelt or a trusted aide to impose a clear settlement.
The 1944 North Carolina gubernatorial race begins early with reports that Gregg Cherry's camp will be led by William Umstead of Durham and Ralph McDonald's by Horton Doughton of Statesville. Both men are prominent, boosting campaign heat and voter interest amid gas rationing and transport limits.
The American Legion chose Raleigh for its permanent North Carolina headquarters, arguing capital-city stability. The piece notes Raleigh as the state political hub and cites former regional commander Gregg Cherry seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, implying legion leadership could influence the 1944 campaign without official party involvement.
The six to one ratio shows the power and crew courage of US bombers over Nazi air defenses. Yet the tally is not fair exchange as heavy losses of Flying Fortresses and Liberators occur while German planes yield fewer fatalities.
The speaker argues against offering mercy to Germany or Japan, recalling WWI absolution for overthrown rulers and foreseeing a quick return to war. They insist only unconditional surrender yields genuine, durable victory despite higher costs in lives and treasure.
Letters and comments from Miss Marjorie Lee Sheriff J F Jones and others discuss travel by bus to City Lake to save gas. Marines abroad seek correspondence while a New Real Estate plan shifts sales to organized groups and realty boards.
Lawrence A. Appley, War Manpower commissioner, urges industry to educate workers about the wartime production effort. He argues workers lack awareness of their role in the industrial war and suggests plant or community level morale programs, not a government publicity drive.
A collection of quoted aphorisms from Acts 20 33 and Pope on wealth envy and virtuous restraint. The passages contrast covetousness with learned and brave emulation as a moral guide.
A witty quip on vacation spending and a remark about trusting radio broadcasts. The text notes a well known line about smiling after travel and suggests current German radio chatter is discussing Turkey in a cautious light.
The column lampoons Congress peers including Rep. Starnes of Alabama and Elmer Davis' OWI funding. It contrasts Goebbels rhetoric with Allied wartime messaging and notes anecdotes about German and Italian propaganda, aviation roles, and remarks from Kim Farley and Will Rogers.
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