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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1942
Page
4
Thousands of Armistice Day speeches urged victory and peace but warned against silencing dissent. The piece argues it is patriotic to question leadership and demand information, comparing the public to owners of a team and urging accountability to prevent profiteering and weak command.
Governor Broughton may issue a directive creating a state employee car pool using public vehicles. Officials would post trip notices and others would coordinate rides, aiming to cut duplicate travel and save fuel. The plan could include a capitol information desk as a coordination hub.
The piece quotes John A. Myers praising service teams for Navy and Army training while cautioning against overuse. Deputy Sheriff W. L. Wheeless discusses bootleggers adapting to sugar rationing with honey and molasses. Mrs. Vallette J. Harris criticizes the new dog pound for small facilities and lack of exercise for dogs.
A column argues for uniting Wake Forest Meredith Bowman Gray Medical School and junior Baptist colleges into a single North Carolina Baptist University. It contends size limits hinder faculty and student draw and envisions a top tier state university combining Baptist and public strengths to elevate NC education. The piece notes UNC and Duke as benchmarks and calls for cautious optimism about wartime plans. It warns against overoptimism, stressing long timelines and strategic realities in World War II.
Walter Winchell notes on Broadway scene with Stuart Erwins Collyer and others promenading Central Park South in Sabbath dress. Celebrities like Katharine Hepburn Greta Garbo Henry Wallace and Walter Pidgeon appear around Plaza Lindy’s Armando’s and private clubs amid rain and chatter about salaries, films, and public figures.
From the dark continent comes bright news as Rommel's forces are smashed and retreat. American troops with modern equipment take over French northern colonies with minimal resistance, squeezing Axis forces toward extinction. Germans leave Italian allies short of food water fuel and ammunition.
Highlights include George F. Edwards speaking at Kiwanis Armistice Day noon program, Edwards commanding local American Legion post, Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe of Duke to preach at Wesley Memorial, Norman Fidler at Guilford College urging world peace, and Gov. O. Max Gardner noting optimism in Raleigh with bank loan plan. Franklin D Roosevelt ill in Albany as cold wave grips the South. Smuts quotes and a note on Enterprise publication dates.
A mixed set of comments notes neighbors' children in the shadows of wartime effort, while a British radio quote criticizes flattery and a push for greater air power. Rear Admiral Blandy says victory is still in progress, and a Chicago policeman declines a promotion, reflecting war era attitudes and career choices. The General Sherman tanks in Egypt are praised for adapting to their name as they impact German actions.
In Lexington Governor J A J Broughton praised labor management harmony as North Carolina reportedly avoids production delays. The ceremony at Lexington’s service board of honor highlighted cooperation amid war. A separate notice warned that Japanese violins are cheaply made with pressed wood parts, producing inferior instruments.
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