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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1943
Page
4
D A Rawley serves as secretary and treasurer while Robert Thompson is named editor. The designation highlights leadership roles within the paper and confirms executive offices.
The Enterprise reports that High Point’s civil service bill faced a swift revival in the North Carolina General Assembly amid lobbying pressure. The paper argues the action slaps local self government and exposes political faction influence over a 40 000 person city.
Local residents discuss wartime roles and pay. Bill Hodges praises part time secretary work at 220 dollars monthly while Elsie Whiten supports women in service. J Knox Harrington notes glider contracts require skilled carpenters to fly in on first trips. D W Hoskins offers a side job as assistant registrar of deeds and marriage licenses paying ten dollars a month.
Raleigh editor rails at petty chiseling by General Assembly members while approving clerks at 35 a week. High Point residents discuss Shreve bill, civil service secretary aims, and wartime rationing amid local remarks from officials, parents, and students.
In Raleigh on March 3 the Shreve bill to appoint a single secretary for the High Point civil service commission sparks battle. If passed the council may offer a May repealer and the commission could choose any secretary, not necessarily the proponents’ pick.
Peter Edson reports plans for a WPB reshuffle aimed at smoother production. Nelson and Wilson will shift contracts to idle plants, boost overall output by up to 20 percent, and avoid contractor profit cuts. Redistribution handled by Army and Navy procurement services.
Roosevelt pledges full scale aid to China after MacArthur-Wavell talks signaling UN offensive on Japan. Willkie mingles with New Dealers amid possible anti FDR push. Byrnes and Bankhead gain Southern support. Times note Hollywood figures, drafts, and war logistics with social hints and political maneuvering.
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