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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1945
Page
4
The article notes a plan by the new city administration to survey High Point’s industrial sites water and power availability traffic flow and future needs. It highlights past planning without data and cites a private survey hinting at broader city-wide work to guide zoning site selection and parking decisions.
The Greensboro Daily News backs Bruce Etheridge for director, praising his knowledge, administrative skill, and quiet leadership. It argues Bill Sharpe supports Etheridge and that the governor should consider performance over politics while noting past department declines and war-related losses.
The article proclaims General George Marshall, senior army officer, will live in Pinehurst after the war. It frames his relocation as a重大 honor for North Carolina and notes Marshall’s retirement plans after service. Also mentions wartime ration debates, Nazi Denmark, and volcanic lava as curious notes.
The article analyzes President Truman's early actions and signals in his first month, noting mixed signals to conservatives and a lack of clear adherence to Roosevelt era programs. It cites his appointments, gestures to allies, and cautious foreign policy moves as evidence of an evolving yet unclear approach.
By George Sokolsky assesses Harry S Truman’s first month as president noting cautious progress on economies and staffing while criticizing slow action on reforms. The piece praises his plainspoken, unpolished style and civility, concluding with cautious optimism that he has handled the role with dignity and accountability.
Mrs Mable Burnett urges High Point residents to attend the HMS Pinafore performance at the Junior High tomorrow to benefit the High Point hospital fund. The Altrusa club sponsors the show with proceeds aiding veterans and hospital work. Mrs Mina K Wilson reflects on the long path home for war veterans and the wounded overseas.
Our community rallies behind the Red Cross with calls for ongoing overseas support and homefront outreach. Mrs. Horace S. Haworth insists workers remain with troops in Europe until demobilization, while local figures like Mrs. W. E. Griffith and John Mebane discuss books, volunteers, and gratitude for cancer tag drives.
Henry J. Kaiser, head of the vast Kaiser shipyards empire, outlines a robust postwar revival focusing on shipping subsidies, expanded housing, lower rail fares, and nationwide health facilities. He envisions competition as essential, with new ventures across metals, planes, chemicals, coal, and steel and three Washington offices to drive policy.
Paul Mallon notes higher output and loyalty from workers as a sign of renewed energy. He envisions expansion into Latin America and other regions while discussing a broader postwar Pacific trade boom through the gateway of the West Coast. Kaiser prioritizes air, communications, and shipping, signaling a pivotal shift for regional industry.
In San Francisco dispatches the Intelligentsia carries apologies for garbled telegraphs while Irene Kuhn’s daughter Rene Kuhn, 21, wins a Hopwood prize for a novel titled 34 Charlton. News covers theater reviews supplanted by press debates, including Arthur Pollock praising Edward Chodorov’s Common Ground as electric and tightly drawn.
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