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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1945
Page
4
A critical take on a 42 page Office of Administration booklet guiding apparel and house furnishings rules. The piece argues the new OPA regulations are overly complex, target small merchants, stifle growth, and burden self employed shopkeepers while large firms cope with resources. It warns postwar plans must not ignore the needs of the small businessman.
Citizens criticize rationing and director clothing measures as volunteers collect Red Cross donations. Toni Denson laments token gifts while others discuss civilian travel on the war effort and Jim Wright questions OPA price regulations.
Letters from World War II veterans recount a dramatic rescue at Laguna de Bay after a feared execution, noting nourishment shortages and exhaustion. A soldier reports weight loss from 180 to 145 pounds and relief at being nearly free again. Other notes share civic thoughts on anti horn rules and a Raleigh trip to urge Governor Cherry to address the Traffic Club.
The speaker reflects on Jesus entering Jerusalem and the crowd’s questions about his identity. The text cites Lazarus' illness and resurrection as signs of faith, contrasts worldly power with Jesus’ meek approach, and urges readers to follow him. It emphasizes Jesus as prophet priest and king and as the guiding light to spiritual truth.
Roosevelt will discuss the food situation as protests press for actions on clothing and meat shortages. New York industrial leaders warn against optimistic relief, noting wartime commitments to Japan and global economy. A new bedrock civilian needs estimate is in progress, with 1943 levels cited as a danger baseline. In New York City La Guardia faces criticism for defying Byrnes, while Fiorello runs for re election amid a tense mayoral campaign and a powerful entertainment sector.
Albert Leman condemns curfew actions by Byrnes amid claims of little fuel savings. Con Edison notes bans cut electricity by just 0.3 percent annually. Public anger grows over government secrecy and La Guardia’s refusal to cooperate. supporters urge full truth on wartime restrictions.
State Highway Commission met Friday praising the General Assembly for extra highway funds but faced an inability to spend the money this year due to labor equipment and material shortages. About a million of thirteen and a half million allocated must be returned. Junking 600 trucks, only 400 second hand have been bought. Earmarking ten million for county road improvement appears hollow. Acting Chairman Charles Ross noted less criticism from the 1945 Assembly. Next meeting set for April 30. terms expire at midnight that date. Wage scale revision for highway and prison divisions tops April 30 agenda.
Lynn Nisbet reports the commission weighs a new wage scale after drivers and mechanics struggle to meet prevailing pay. A western county trucker faced non support charges, claiming only 3.30 a day. The plan calls for field data, a committee, and Budget Bureau approval before any change.
A column of society notes and gossip reports on Broadway figures, marriages, proposed moves, and wartime shifts. It mentions Don Nelson contemplating resignation, Gloria Vanderbilt’s potential marriage, ex Governor Lehman’s son Orrin wounded, Licia Albanese’s nuptials, and shifts in federal departments under Wallace. Also notes Paris victory, socialites, contracts, and local intrigues with vivid, unnamed incidents.
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