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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1944
Page
4
The piece argues France gains prestige from recognition as a major power, while noting lingering flaws from its past and the need for real progress. It also discusses North Carolina politics over school board appointments, and references WAVE recruiting news and Drew Pearson’s forgiving stance toward FDR.
After last Tuesday’s vote four Board of Conservation and Development members move to the State Senate and one Board of Education member lands in the House. Leroy Hampton, Charles Jenkins, Carroll Rogers, and Lee Weathers leave the conservation board. Alonzo Edwards moves from Hookerton to the House. Larry Burgin and L. Y. Ballentine win seats in the House and as Lieutenant Governor, respectively. The piece notes ongoing questions about how appointive posts are managed when office terms cross with legislative sessions.
Capitol Square observers question ethics of a practice as North Carolina druggists push a new School of Pharmacy building at Chapel Hill. A joint Durham meeting of postwar planning and the pharmaceutical association aims to secure modern facilities after the war, with strong backing from University President Frank Graham.
An excerpt tracks the Industrial Revolution from 1815 to 1914, noting capitalism and republicanism spreading globally. It highlights freedoms expanding and education rising, yet calls out growing inequality and rising aspirations that outpaced immediate satisfaction.
The piece argues that imperial expansion and nationalism fed endless wars and disintegration of states, tracing how liberal liberty gave way to state power. It asserts World War I and II show freedom yielding to statism, with Roosevelt’s reelection signaling a shift toward coalition dominance by three major powers.
The State Department assigns Milton Helmick to study China’s legal system. He notes the shift from extraterritorial rights abolished in 1943. Postwar, Americans in China may be judged by Chinese courts, affecting soldiers, missionaries, and businessmen alike.
The article discusses unresolved questions in Chinese law on land ownership by foreigners and registration requirements for foreign firms. It notes gaps in the commercial code, potential reforms like a new trade law, and the prospect of talks between Judge Helmick and Chinese officials to clarify these issues.
A veteran columnist paints the strain on small shops in Our Town USA. He describes overworked shopkeepers, wage demands, and scarce supplies as families endure long hours, rising prices, and slow recovery while some trades dodge fair pricing by cutting quality. He cites a dray of examples from a druggist to a roofer and painter, illustrating the era’s economic pinch and patience of residents.
Paul Mallon discusses how rain delays and job shifts reflect a new inflation type not shown in stats. He notes President Roosevelt’s talk of a full work week and warns that a wage rise now could worsen inflation until layoffs follow Germany's defeat. He argues inflation persists despite claims of cure.
A review column surveys Harvey at the 48th Street Theatre with Frank Fay praised as a whimsical triumph and Barrymore’s star power in Embc Zeled Heaven, while other plays and radio programs, political analysis, and media voices capture postwar mood and public discourse.
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