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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1945
Page
4
The former Governor of Carolina, Max Gardner, known as a cautious industrialist, urges facing facts and supports human rights while favoring market principles. As chairman of the war mobilization advisory board, he leads a study on a guaranteed annual wage grounded in observed realities, not optimistic or defeatist fantasies.
An editorial argues the NC General Assembly rushes to adjourn every odd year harming important bills like the hospital and medical care measure. It warns of three possible outcomes including killing the bill or a weak compromise and stresses deeper, thoughtful consideration beyond adjournment.
Editorial lauds Governor Cherry for sticking to constitutional limits in the North Carolina session. It praises his refusal to pressure lawmakers and notes his statement that if the legislature insists on a measure he will accept responsibility, but prefers legislative action. The piece asserts lawmakers did the legislating and avoided backroom pressure.
Capitol lawmakers note skimpy attendance with 83 of 120 members present. John Kerr Jr. former Speaker of the House from Warren endorses Byrnes curfew and criticizes Mayor LaGuardia, declaring North Carolina patriotic and united in the war effort. A friend quips New York may seek secession while North Carolina resists.
Prophetic high spot at the house meeting featured Billy Arthur of Onslow presenting soft pine gavels to four candidates for Speaker. Lew Wallace of Lenoir praised for railroading zeal but warned against overconfidence. Frank Taylor and Tom Pearsall also addressed. A hotel tale warned how a client’s death by own action halted a bill’s passage, altering legislative outcomes.
Howard Johnson notes Duke University rising as the South’s Republican hub while UNC bears New Deal comparisons. In a separate observation, he recalls 697 cars crossing a pothole on North Main Street near English, wondering how long Public Works will take to repair it after it formed before Christmas.
Local leaders discuss the civic duty of giving over costs and the role of churches in Bible instruction versus dancing funded by schools. They celebrate penicillin availability at local drugstores and its potential to save lives in High Point.
The piece laments global hunger and criticizes UNRRA and the Food Committee for mismanagement. It argues the food crisis will persist until summer, urges stronger centralized authority, and questions wartime plunder of relief efforts while urging belt tightening and coordinated action.
The piece argues that Hoover had the expertise to efficiently run world food supply during wartime and blames political reasons for his rejection. It claims rival agencies wasted resources, notes UNRRA shortcomings, and criticizes Roosevelt for not leveraging Hoover’s experience and unity in administration. It emphasizes need for competent leadership and universal feeding knowhow.
Treasury Undersecretary Bell and wary senators clash over preserving the full face value of war loans. The government may refund and issue new bonds, with the Fed backing bond support, while keeping taxes high to avoid deficits and sustain business activity amid a $292 billion debt.
The discussion argues that government must avoid inflation if it buys all bonds and that keeping the dollar stable is essential. It stresses preventing depreciation of the currency, protecting bondholders, and maintaining price stability via policies like price fixing and OPA rules amid shortages. The piece frames public interest as surpassing other governmental or class interests in postwar policy.
A vivid panorama of late night Broadway life in New York City as curfew looms. Crowds flee, lamps glow, and street scenes from Rockefeller Center to Main Stem unfold with poetsry and urban bustle. The piece blends nightlife, theater world figures, and city grit in a single absorbing tableaux of wartime metropolis.
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