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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
14
A satirical piece imagines women aged 21 to 36 drafted like men and herded into camps. It riffs on camp talk about discipline and style, noting how a female army ranks would provoke backlash and jokes about tents, K P duties, and leadership. The piece concludes that Uncle Sam would face trouble keeping women from civil war.
The piece quotes Edith Roberts urging childless marriages as happier, citing her divorce and friends’ experiences. It notes some educated people share the view that a nursery crowds out happiness, while acknowledging the idea misreads modern married life and the challenges of balancing home and parenting.
Raleigh reports two 1941 house members Claude Abernathy and James Vogler show interest in the unemployment compensation commission chairmanship sought by Governor Broughton. Both deny running, hinting at possible rivalry or collaboration as they visit the capital.
The Salisbury Evening Post praises Director Bruce Ethridge for retaining his job under three governors, asserting his popularity stems from efficiency. The piece notes Ethridge also supported each successful gubernatorial candidate, framing him as a loyal and vigorous conservation director.
The piece recalls meeting W. S. Halstead of Camden on the main street, noting his shift from senator to representative. It then discusses North Carolina license revocations for drunken driving, 161 that week ending April 25, with 19 under age 19. It ends with opinion on marriage, parenting, and ego in male behavior, arguing women should have children and men should support domestic life.
J Melville Broughton, North Carolina governor, joked that he is a cornfield kind of governor after answering his own ringing desk phone Wednesday morning. The incident shows a hands on approach in state leadership with three men, women and children noted in the scene.
Debate swirls over a proposed quiz pairing Drs Newsome and Lefler against Jule Warren in a test of North Carolina history with Nell Lewis and Allen J Maxwell in support roles. Objections arise to the state board of education acting as judge.
The State Employment Service warns workers against crowding the Onslow marine base area in hopes of quick job gains. Construction workers are advised to register at local offices for better prospects.
Contractors prepare to cooperate with the state service as the force builds up. Temporary tented quarters for 10,000 marines will be pitched three miles from Jacksonville while permanent bar racks rise 10 miles east on NC 24 toward Swansboro. R G Deyton, assistant director of the budget, gains duties as chairman of the state board of tax assessments. The quadrennial corporate assessment approaches.
Rochester Indiana report notes Towerman Ora L Mosher quickly freed a robin entangled by a telegraph wire on a radio line. A separate aviation report cites U S air transport reaching about 15 percent of potential market with 99 126 719 miles flown and 2 225 319 passengers in the year ending June 30 1940. Civil pilot training logged 4 196 hours with 9 977 students in 1 200 aircraft and one fatality. Additionally 4 496 miles were added to domestic civil airways.
Guilford County Realty Transfers list transfers in High Point and Morenhead townships. Walter James and wife to Sallie Crofts. Fred Stanton Pritchard and wife to W A Taylor and E Shore. Clay Loftin to O A Hofmann and wife. Charles W Angle to Beatrice S Chamblee. City of Greensboro 10 Mrs Ellan King. K Moore receiver to William J Bost and wife. C E Harrel and wife to E R Hodgir.
The records show transfers in Greensboro and Friendship Township. Estella Siler assigns property to J G Smith adjoining Smith and Siler. John L Bennett and wife deed lots in Bennett property to T Z Kimrey and wife. The documents mention a lot in Highland Park 3 City and a lot in Camp Stokes with spouses named.
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