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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1946
Page
4
Mrs. Frank Armfield presses the city on protecting children returning from school after a near-tragic accident at North Main and Ray. The column urges mayor, council, and police to allocate more crossing protection where needed, warning that good luck may not last.
Frank Graham endorses a National War Labor Board ruling that abolishes color based labor classifications and pays all laborers equally for equal work. The piece lauds equal opportunity and condemns discrimination, praising Negro workers for contributions to war effort and American democracy.
The Greensboro community led by W. M. York submits a strong argument to locate the University of North Carolina four year medical school and a Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. Support cites population center status and a $10,000,000 to $12,000,000 Cone foundation, arguing Greensboro offers greater potential and earlier hospital start than Chapel Hill.
Residents condemn unsafe street conditions near North Main and Bay. They demand action from the police and city to protect children and question the school board’s plan to place an elementary school near the senior high. Concerns also include theater popcorn odors and travel distances for area children.
Local residents discuss improving the Greensboro High Point airport service and bus connections to the field. Community voices urge better transport, more coordinated airline access, and heightened automobile safety as North Carolina’s health and service metrics are reviewed.
In a late night meeting National Chairman Hannegan Edwin Pauley and Sen Millard Tydings shaped the Democratic stance while Pepper Ickes and others were sidelined. The rivals claim victory but the battle leaves notable casualties and uncertain futures for key leaders.
The Pepper Ickes group exploits discontent as pressure grows for Hanegan to give up one of his two posts as postmaster general and Democratic national chairman. Crump demands echo in Memphis, with health rumors cited by friends as a diversion from political losses and the erosion of Hanegan's personal influence.
A columnist condemns government censorship of American reporters abroad and argues for formal US policy to exclude hostile nations from sending American reporters and to withhold communications until uncensored news is allowed. The piece cites Roosevelt and Byrnes as complicit, noting reporters still obtained facts despite bans.
By George Sokolsky argues the state department hired Dr. Arthur W. MacMahon to justify large government spending on international news and propaganda. He contends true freedom of the press requires multiple independent voices, not government or censorship, with Congress responsible for protecting press liberty.
Secretary Byrnes addresses Congress on foreign problems and the draft versus universal military training. He cites Soviet forces of 10 to 15 million and British and American forces near 2 to 3 million mid-1947, urging UN cooperations while noting unmet Yalta and Potsdam commitments.
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