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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1942
Page
4
A reflective note cites Matthew 6 6 urging private prayer and notes Ophelia G Browning’s line about omnipotence hearing a prayer and answering “sometime somewhere” in a contemplative literary passag e.
The High Point council reelected all Civil Service Commission members except Arnold J. Koonce after an executive session closed to press and public. No explanation was given for his replacement, despite claims the agency has functioned fairly. The paper questions the secrecy and urges responsibility to justify the action and Koonce’s removal.
A collage of Purim festival notes and wartime editorials. The piece cites Purim’s origin and Esther’s role in Persia, then shifts to Allied rhetoric about defending democracy and resistance to Nazi claims. It quotes the Christian Science Monitor on wartime phrases and includes comments from Asheville, Gastonia, and other papers about leadership and morale.
Purim is celebrated this year on March 3 and 4, marking a centuries old observance. The piece warns that a new dictator worsens the lot of humanity, urges faith and zeal like Esther, and recalls Patrick Henry's defiant call against surrendering liberty.
William Tate, an early High Point furniture industry pioneer, dies aged 88 in Phoenix and will be buried there tomorrow. He helped found the city’s dominant furniture industry, trained many workers, and influenced local business leadership before moving to Greensboro, Montana, and then Arizona. His brother John Tate and several relatives also played key roles in High Point’s development.
The Raleigh Times observes rising excitement over a prospective separate Seaboard station. After months of anticipation, the project is about to proceed, with officials and readers hopeful that the new facility will advance quickly.
State auditors filed a detailed February audit on Revenue Department thefts linking Deputy Gulley and Collector Robertson to embezzlement. The report notes potential collusion but questions broad accountability and the adequacy of checks. Taxpayers grow weary as the audit raises doubts about how money is tracked and recovered.
Washington reports that Naval Affairs Chairman Vinson urged either active duty or discharge for Walter Winchell amid questions over a weekly radio salary while a reserve officer. The dispute includes criticism from Rep. Hoffman and a noted exchange of letters clarifying Winchell’s role and morale efforts for a Navy show at Madison Square Garden.
The District Attorney’s office argues Sberna could be cleared easily while eyewitnesses allegedly linked five others to the flight route. A priest who spoke with the DA and the Millen case notes raise doubts about guilt, suggesting possible wrongful arrest amid conflicting accounts and mass of evidence.
A late night wave of petty theft touched the city including the incinerator Beesons warehouse Leonard Street Cafe and Oakwood Cemetery where a funeral tent from the cemetery was stolen. Regional W C A delegates from this city attended a Winston-Salem conference and local ladies joined church groups during trips and meetings. News briefs report Hoover signing a 10 million dollar aid measure, Democratic leanings in California, and fighting news from China. Local items note the death of John P. Hayworth and notes on High Point commerce, a fire at High Point Steam Laundry, and visits from several local people including Miss Mary Alice Younts and Miss Dorothy O’Neal. News briefs also mention Fiume in Italian hands, South Carolina fertilizer purchases, and park sled rules in Cincinnati.
Peter Edson argues wartime ethics and personal responsibility, urging citizens to curb hoarding and price gouging, keep honest books, and support government programs. He challenges merchants, landlords, manufacturers, and workers to act with integrity as the United States intensifies production and rationing in 1943. The piece cites figures like Donald M. Nelson and Dr. Robert Resel, and mentions the rum runner schooner Message of Peace.
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