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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1945
Page
4
The piece argues meat shortages stem from OPA failures and black market activity. It supports House amendments granting Agriculture Secretary Anderson more power to curb illegal slaughter and redirect meat to legitimate channels. It stresses patience for Anderson to show improvement despite past enforcement gaps.
An editorial urges High Point officials to increase the Negro police presence. Two trusted officers, already in the Negro section, are praised for improving respect for law enforcement, with a proposal to add two more officers and a radio patrol car. The piece calls for discussions with Chief Lowdermilk and Negro community leaders.
The Raleigh governor reappoints Lt. Col. A. L. Fletcher as unemployment compensation commission chair amid speculation of political battles. The editor credits Cherry for preserving Fletcher’s leadership, noting potential retirement timing and state welfare as guiding factors.
The piece notes expectations for attendance at a Senate summer meeting where the Office of Defense Transportation has promised to limit access to 50. By tomorrow or the next day officials will decide if the DDT will enforce limits on state and federal politicians as it does for ordinary citizens.
Governor Cherry named Walter Anderson to lead the North Carolina highway patrol and serve as director of highway safety. The move marks a step toward a formal state police force and hinges on his performance over 18 months. The editorial notes Hocutt laid a solid foundation amid political friction and urges strong authority and cooperation to reduce highway deaths.
John Findley accepted the post as commissioner of inland fisheries in the department of conservation and development. He will be the first game commissioner promoted from the ranks, and Gov Cherry backs cooperation to improve game and fish administration amid pollution and regulatory challenges.
By Lynn Nisbet the subject. The piece notes past lawsuits over sewage pollution in the Neuse River and damages to fishing from the Plymouth pulp mill. It highlights various civil actions over streams and friction among state departments before describing an act to coordinate state agencies for sanitary water quality and economic utility in North Carolina rivers.
The piece urges understanding of returning veterans facing mental and physical scars. It quotes Eisenhower on normalcy after war and cautions against psychoanalyzing soldiers while emphasizing respect and support from families. It also references Foxhole in the Parlor as highlighting a musician who returned changed yet still human.
By George Sokolsky reflects on a play in which soldiers confront the meaning of war and peace. The returned soldier urges bringing God to the peace table while a sister mocks the idea revealing divides over values and sanity.
Washington notes a slow push for a Richberg labor reform bill designed to curb public service disruptions by mandating arbitration and conciliation. Sponsors seek to balance union influence with new boards to mediate disputes, amend the Wagner Act, and limit open shop practices.
Paul Mallon argues that careful bill reforms could protect the public from union overreach. He warns that labor leaders and Congress risk triggering broad destructive responses, citing historical power abuses from Hitler to the Wagner Act’s potential for misuse.
A collage notes Irving Berlin’s new songs for Paramounts Blue Skies featuring Bing Crosby with titles You Keep Coming Back Like a Song and I’ll Dance Rings Around You. It also reviews theater and film figures including Spyros Skouras, Jim Tully, Ray Moley, Laraine Day, Fred MacMurray, Abbott and Costello, and Eisenhowers reception, with industry chatter on reviews and censorship.
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