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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1947
Page
4
The nation’s sympathy and prayers are with President Truman and his mother as the 94 year old matriarch fights for life. The president sits by her side in this personal crisis, a humane figure loved by many despite political differences.
The commentary suggests a Democratic split risk with Henry Wallace pushing for a third party before 1948. It notes Wallace's liberal stance and potential Communist associations, plus North Carolina concerns about State College and UNC. Edwin Pate is praised as a suitable alumni association president.
Sen. Claude Pepper argues against the Truman Doctrine in a Princeton University speech, contending Russia seeks peace despite expansionism and warning that appeasement echoes the Munich conference. He questions democracy in Russia, elections, and the cost of peace with expansionism.
Edwin Pate of Laurinburg, a successful businessman, is elected president of the State College Alumni Association. If he meets expectations, the state, college, and alumni will benefit. foreign buyers are resisting high prices of American goods as US aid to poorer nations expands.
AP report outlines Britain's plan to withdraw Mediterranean defenses to East Africa and launch a historic development program across southern central and equatorial Africa. It notes Paris talks among colonial admins and questions India's future in the Commonwealth amid imperial restructuring.
Readers comment on government dumping 50 tons of potatoes to render them inedible and on aid to Europe. They also criticize crowding at accident scenes, support a lit softball park with a mesh vs solid fence debate, and urge action on a missing police department cash case.
Thomas M Lee, longtime Winston-Salem area resident and bus terminal ticket seller, died Monday in a Winston Salem hospital. Citizens recall his kindness, his easy smile, and his habit of befriending travelers as he lived among them.
Readers weigh the Supreme Court freight rate ruling with mixed feeling. Ellis Arnall claims credit for the decision while Georgia Carolina and North Carolina leaders frame the victory as a start toward equitable rates, not a complete Southern readmission. In Polk Forsyth counties new juror rules spark debate on women and Negro jurors and court logistics.
Witnesses Pratt Long and Mathews assert Communist dominance of Winston-Salem Local 22 F.T.A. CIO leadership. The piece urges Philip Murray to investigate and purge Communist influence to protect democracy, union integrity, and community peace.
Peter Edson reviews NAM News and CIO News, both weekly tabs with sharp mutual critique. He argues they distort coverage, inflame wage price debates, and betray public trust, urging equal time for both sides and cross-ideology guest columns to foster understanding across labor and management.
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