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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1942
Page
4
A devotional reflection quotes Psalm 46:1 praising God as refuge and strength. It describes God as boundless Spirit with unremitting energy that pervades and sustains all, rendering the universe vibrant and responsive to trouble and need.
The selective service draws show many Americans aged up to 44 finally in line for service. Older men will register next, and the extent of future calls remains uncertain. With a belief in needing victory at arms and distrust of peace offers, most able bodied men face scrutiny to justify exemption when called.
The article notes few Democratic challengers in North Carolina federal races as wartime pressures restrain contests. It cites Senator Bailey, Reps Bonner and Folger as the only Democratic opposition, mentions Cameron Morrison’s entry dampening rivals, and discusses war influencing electoral fervor alongside editorial takes on national leadership and policy commentary from multiple papers.
Ray Tucker analyzes Allied and Axis wartime preparations, praising MacArthur's coordination while detailing U S industry and labor battles over war production. He notes interdepartmental feuds, plant conversions, and shortages in nylon, cotton duck, wool, and apparel, warning these frictions hinder military readiness and domestic supply.
Greensboro residents blame lax attitude at a Civil Defense training class with attendance far below pledges. The county director vows to press on to instill earnest study despite pervasive levity and a broader warning that invasion readiness is essential. A Portland Press Herald note on a hurricane’s timber loss hints at defense reuse.
A collage of anecdotes from Walter Winchell era column chatter blends ghostly theater icons and Hollywood power players. It notes reactions to Willkie, AP rules on foreign lecturing, Nelsons on war, Leo Rosten quips, and a roistering tale of a rooster in an apartment as a warden joke, with political jabs at Daladier and Laval.
A fragment blends Broadway humor with wartime politics and medical cautionary notes. It satirizes a night club scene with quips about waiters and drink licenses while drifting into a memo about pensions, draft dodges, and a mock warning on sulfanilamide drug therapy and brain damage. It ends with a stray telegraph note about General MacArthur.
Local students start a thrift campaign depositing 200 in savings. Deputy Wagner launches a crackdown on prohibition violators arresting one man and destroying two 30 gallon barrels of beer. Local officials plan a Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Sheraton for campaign workers. Building lots change hands on Montlieu Avenue. Minstrel show practice to begin for Elks Lounge events. Sorosis Club hosted by Mrs. D A Stanton. Newark base ball team to arrive March 21 for Welch Field practice. House leaders to confer with President Harding on the bonus bill. Raleigh to replace a century old agricultural building with an administration office. W C Beavens, 58, longtime merchant, dies at home. He was born in Enfield, educated at Oak Ridge, moved to High Point in 1904, married 1898. Mercury hits 67 as old man Winter ends elsewhere. Inza Kate Frank to wed Garvin B Evatt March 16 in Danville Virginia. Mildred Wessinger attends NC Education Association meeting in Charlotte. Julius A Greene and wife announce birth of Julius Alpheus Jr at High Point Hospital. Governor Roosevelt wins nine of ten delegates to the National Democratic convention from North Dakota. Dr Myers Hunter says school sessions are too long for children’s welfare. Japanese troops leaving China. truce prospects brighten. Possible future female labor registration noted for wartime needs. Rep James P Priest listed as Tennessee Democrat.
Peter Edson reports from Washington on Rudolph Dirksen a Pekin Illinois Republican and key House Agriculture Subcommittee member who led a five week cut in the Agriculture appropriation bill slashing funds for Farm Security Administration crop insurance and printing. His wheeling and dealing with fellow lawmakers Mike Mahron ey and Francis Case reduced tenant loan programs and other lines. Dirksen a tall precise debater known for sharp questioning and rapid delivery is praised by allies though some colleagues oppose him.
A compact collection of quips and quotes ranging from gender stereotypes to automotive ownership, ending with a moral remark on the war's true stakes. The Rev James H Cockburn of the Church of Sam. land weighs in on dignity, freedom, and the human soul amid global conflict.
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