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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1944
Page
4
The article argues split shifts may ease wartime labor shortages in High Point industries. It describes workers with second jobs for four extra hours daily, notes office staff and housewives joining such shifts, cites drawbacks but suggests broader adoption as wartime needs grow. It also mentions a night watchman proposal and reflects on North Carolina's postwar potential.
After the 1942 election, Republicans charged fraud in Watauga county registration and counting. The state board threw out 312 illegal votes, shifting four county offices from Democrats to Republicans. Last Saturday the board renamed the same Watauga election board with both parties in agreement that removing the old board would not fix the situation.
A collage of quotes covers parachute safety for sailors in water and wartime predictions from Henry Ford critics. Also noted are Russian troops toward Berlin, the Fifth Army, and a Community Concert Association event featuring Mia Slavenska with Helen Howe’s monologue.
William Russell Baker reflects on North Carolina’s attributes from ocean to mountains. He notes out of state visitors appreciate the state more than resident Tar Heels and urges locals to see the trees and woods. Baker, Duke alumnus and former State News Bureau photographer, plans to return to New York.
The piece mocks Henry Ford for predicting a two month end to the war and a Christmas peace. It notes Ford’s past peace ship efforts and calls his frequent speculations like a second rate astrologer, while acknowledging his impact on American industry and civilization.
A brief verse pins spring on cold realities. It notes sleet turning from rain and icy streets, sick mother and child, and an old man worrying about his coal pile as the season begins.
Paul Mallon argues that U S schools suffer breakdowns in both scholarship and discipline. He cites Navy test failures, Tennessee reading and writing gaps, and calls for reforms amid wartime population shifts and looming elections in Washington.
Washington dispatch notes expectations of numerous surprises in the forthcoming elections, describing a volatile political climate after the Civil War era and signaling shifting voter dynamics and unexpected outcomes ahead.
The theatre and film notes cover Jacobowsky and the Colonel at Jolson Theatre with stars Karlweis Calhern and Annabella, plus The Girls at nearby venues. Also mentioned are The Magic Lanterns film Voice in the Wind and Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves with Montez and Hall, along with industry chatter on broadcasts and press history.
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