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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1944
Page
3
Reports from Washington outline a potential strike impact as taxes rise and employers face higher excise duties. Retail and service sectors fear demand drop, while federal workers face wage reductions in the shifting economy.
A clipped wartime summary notes growing fears over a new labor panel under the Little Steel Formula as coal strike tensions flare. It cites union resistance, tax veto battles, and public anger at union leadership amid looming national labor strife.
Dr. J S Dorton state WMC director says NC shifts from labor surplus to shortage as industries expand locally. USES offices now prioritize local openings and screen outside labor first, with some workers sent to other states only if needed. Winston Salem Greensboro nears Group II status as new industries grow. Asheville and Durham show signs of moving toward Group II as well.
Governors Leverett Salt of Massachusetts and J Melville Broughton of North Carolina will speak at the Gettysburg Battlefield on Memorial Day. The addresses will be broadcast around the globe to impress on the world the unity of America. The program is tied to an annual conference of formers to be held May 28–30.
UC Berkeley researchers isolate a growth hormone from the pituitary gland, enabling potential treatment to raise weight and height in undersized youths before call to service. The protein, produced by Dr Chaoh Hao Li and Dr Herbert Evans, previously tested only on rats.
A one minute test item asks who favored the Earl of Leicester, who was Alexander Agas, and who rebuked Damocles with a hanging sword. It notes a quote on knowledge resembling fire and credits Johnson.
The notes urge continuing letters to military personnel and mention March horoscopes. It describes personality traits for a March birthday, noting honesty and a need for personal attention. Advice includes avoiding erratic actions and temper outbursts to protect future success and resources.
Proof that ideas help the production battle for victory is shown by the Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company's 1943 record for its 22 year old employee suggestion system. Of 7,988 suggestions submitted for improvement on war methods the company gave 2 awards for work table ideas.
A Missouri reader reports stopping all medicines after using Kellogg's All-Bran for a year. Scientists cite dietary fiber aiding colonic flora and regular elimination, stressing All-Bran is a regulating food not a purgative.
Richard Francis Walker 72 former officer of the Wilmington office of the Southern Bell Phone and Telegram died in James Walker Memorial Hospital yesterday. Funeral held at 9:30 a.m. Local mention notes dental pay figures for the Army show about 94,000 dental patients daily.
Dr. Albert Keiser, chairman of Lenoir Rhyne college forensic department, was reelected executive secretary treasurer of the North Carolina intercollegiate forensic association at a meeting after the state and South Atlantic tournament. He was also named director of the South Atlantic forensics tournament and director of the North Carolina association of teachers of speech. Dr. J D Rankin of Appalachian State Teachers College was reelected president of the Southeastern group.
The list of fallen soldiers includes three from North Carolina. 2nd Lt. Walter M. Chambers Jr. and his father Walter M. Chambers, Sr. from Draper are among the dead in the European area. Pvt. Hal J. Cline of Shelby and Tech. 4th Gr. Clyde W. Edison of Kannapolis are cited as killed in the Mediterranean and Southwest Pacific theaters respectively.
Local pageant cast features Point residents and others in the school auditorium Thursday night. D. E. Bradshaw honored as Woodmen of the World national leader. Woodmen camp joins nationwide tribute. Personal notes report deaths and hospital updates including A M Gentry and Coy E Moose. Fire destroys Henderson tobacco house with an estimated loss of $35000.
February receipts at the local post office reached 8 730 83 with reports noting assault cases featured nearby.
Raleigh March 7. Stout of Greensboro, president of the North Carolina Merchants Association, has been elected to the executive committee of the National Retail Federation. He also serves on the federation board as head of the state organization. The federation held its annual meeting on March 1.
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