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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1945
Page
4
President Truman spoke soberly on V Day urging Americans to keep working until victory over Japan is achieved. He framed celebration as limited and emphasized finishing the job, with churches to give thanks and a move toward a final victory day beyond V E Day.
The article laments German surrender terms as Allied talks begin and highlights Oswiecim as the largest Nazi murder camp with over four million victims. It notes brutal atrocities, profiteering, and the destruction of survivors, while praising journalists like Martin Agronsky for reporting promptly despite network quirks and AP’s past scoops.
A civic editorial urges High Point residents to accept the forthcoming two year city administration, note the reconversion period ahead, and support the new leaders while reserving judgment and offering constructive criticism when warranted. It emphasizes unity beyond party lines and citizen duty to help the administration perform well.
Residents react to Germany’s surrender with mixed emotion service calls, humility, and calls to maintain wartime discipline. R L Hoover notes flags not at half mast while Tom Sprinkle and Dorothy Gold reflect on continued sacrifice. City officials pledge orderly celebrations and police readiness as war ends in Europe.
Citizens voice sober thanksgiving and vow to remember atrocities shown in theatres. George Gillespie warns that horrendous images must be kept before allied and enemy publics, while J D Dorsett and others praise their town and American character after the victory.
Wartime era portrait warms to President Truman who clashes with the secret service and shuns rigid protocols. He insists on expert input, then delivers decisive orders with It is so ordered. The piece notes his stubbornness and willingness to risk the burden of protection as he walks from Blair House to the executive offices amid a growing security apparatus.
The article notes renewed alertness as President Truman begins unannounced department visits, prompting interoffice memos to “stay on the job” since the Secret Service has not seen such informal presidential appearances since earlier administrations.
The piece revisits historic tariff positions with reference to Hamilton Republican tariff support and Democratic protections for agricultural goods. It notes Taft Hull era treaties and argues postwar changes have made reciprocal agreements obsolete, questioning Henry Wallace’s job forecast and seeking clarity on future trade arithmetic.
The author argues for complete data on wage costs, production, and international debt before choosing tariff policy. He notes Europe’s postwar reconstruction and potential subsidies, condemns lending schemes that monetize debt, and warns that without reliable figures the nation cannot judge trade and exchange strategies.
A Truman era column argues for a unified food administrator to coordinate production distribution pricing and government purchases amid pork and sugar shortages and wartime pressure. Hoover urged a single authority years ago. supporters say current six-agency chaos worsens civilian hardship and war effort.
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