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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1942
Page
4
A compact note presents biblical and literary reflections on liberty. It juxtaposes 11 Corinthians 3 17 with a Dryden line about freedom as a divine gift, framing liberty as a guiding spirit and valued ideal.
The piece defends Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, arguing attacks on her were political theatre during a volatile period of labor policy. It contends the policy was shaped by the President and Congress, not by Perkins, and that her gender did not affect performance. A strong, decisive successor would face similar pressures.
The report laments heavy losses of ships needed to ferry material and men across the Atlantic. It notes rapid German undersea activity during safer months and limited success in anti submarine defenses. The piece argues submarines are likely sourced closer to shore and calls for targeted destruction of submarine nests rather than broad hunts at sea.
In the Philippines MacArthur enlists fierce tribesmen to assist American forces. Military planning notes tribesmen will support operations, supply lines, and security duties as part of broader Allied efforts in the region. Authorities emphasize coordination with local leaders and adherence to military objectives.
MacArthur reports Moros of Mindanao, Moham medans in the Philippines, are ready to drop religious and civil differences to join a common struggle for good government. There are over 150,000 Moros, fierce fighters with a history of resisting subjugation under Spanish and American rule.
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 1 decision with Justice Harlan Stone dissenting,held that union workers acting in good faith may avoid federal racketeering charges even amid violence. The ruling involved New York Local 807 of the Teamsters and 26 members, who were accused of coercing truckers into hiring union workers and paying unlawful fees. The majority asserted legitimate union activity can be exempt if workers seek wages in their capacity as bona fide employees, while violence-based schemes to obtain money without work remain punishable.
Ben Prince, chairing the State Highway and Public Works Commission, aims to pull Oscar Pills, the director of prisons, out of politics this spring. He praises Pills as a capable prison manager but expects the political push to ease as campaigning remains tepid.
A legal brief discusses whether an agreement qualifies as a labor union object under U.S. law, arguing that the labor organization was not established by statute and referencing statutory definitions in the context of the case.
Nina Wilcox Putnam tells a judge about her groom while Flor Trujillo weds a Mt Sinai doctor. Connee Boswell rebrands and headlines at the Paramount March 11. Alimony raises for Walter Chrys ler yet the ex drops a nickname. The Inkspots’ 20th in April. Broadway sleuths chase a blonde bite case. Virginia Cowles may become London embassy aide. Carol Bruce and Jack Warner Jr. crave West Coast blackout relief. Various society, theater, radio, and defense plant notes collide with wartime life and hilarity.
Rumors swirl about staff changes at Life and Time and Major in the Army while Clare Boothe heads to India to interview Nehru after reading about him in blogs. Howard Hughes may head The Air Training Cadets of America, privately financed by the government. Anne Shirley and Roger Pryor mend woes as Glenn Ford pays a parking ticket fee. CNAC pilots lauded among top aviators. five True Story editor quits to publish religious magazines. Capt Gustave Selin gives Betrothal ring before voyage. The Times edits a crime phrase slight. Versailles ladies noted for Defense Band-Stamp sales. Ted Steele promises a larger building than Vailees. Carole Lombard’s To Be or Not to Be touted. Eve LeGallienne at Llanhallan Hosp. Navy Relief Show at Garden raises funds. MacArthur unlikely to return, stance on fighting the enemy persists.
The 1929 30 school year cost per pupil was 48.55 dollars. Mrs Geddie Strickland becomes president of the Woman's Club succeeding Mrs L R Johnston. Fred N Tate of Continental Furniture Co to be contributing editor of The Carolinas to be published in Charlotte. Ruth Haenes and Richard Byerly wed in Martinsville Va on Feb 20 now at home in High Point NC. Teel Williams in Jamestown NY visiting family in Arlington Hills. Dr Yen of China says war with Japan unavoidable per League of Nations. Wil Rogers laments lynching scope. Lindbergh baby kidnapping recalled, 4 year old Charley Ross vanished July 1804.
Twenty years back firemen from Station No answered a call at 11 but delivered a boy of tender years after tampering with a firebox. Piedmont Camp No 62 Woodmen of the World held a lively meeting in the Sherrod Building. Mrs A S Caldwell and daughter Alice Rae returned from Florida. Mrs J L Cruikshank of New York visits Miss Mildred Pease. Mrs Willis Slane invited to the sixth annual North Carolina Federation meeting in Gastonia on March 9. News briefs note strict enforcement of prohibition laws. Prime Minister Lloyd George plans to leave office on March 8. Details complete on the bonus measure. Bankers told to know all loans to foreign countries. Illinois man drives car two mules in his sleep. This practice is rising in some states.
In Washington on March 3 the Division of Health and Welfare of Pat McNutt’s Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services was assigned to coordinate many war related tasks. Taft’s paper publisher disrupts the advisory structure while medical and dental staffing shifts are organized to meet defense demands. Doctor and nurse shortages prompt new procurement efforts, with students urged into service and Congress funding expanded training. Public works projects, hospitals, schools, and recreation centers receive federal support, while alien care and social protection offices face reorganization under ODHWS.
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