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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1945
Page
4
Braden signals plan to fund erosion control for the 4 354 acre City Lake basin despite no specific line item in the budget. He says the money can be found, criticizing lethargy at City Hall while aiming to advance a costly project without delaying required safeguards.
The piece argues the atomic bomb looms over the Washington conference as a backdrop for broader Anglo American deals. It questions secrecy around the weapon, notes cost estimates and potential replication by other nations, and hints at shifting leadership and future open agreements.
The Enterprise praises the Pemican 1945 yearbook from Senior High School for its quality typography arrangement and bright pictorials. It notes staff merit and explains the name Pemican ties to the school’s bison symbol and to buffalo meat carried on long journeys.
Rumors of prison department reshuffles intensify as Rev. L Watts, named for a Nashville charge, remains in limbo amid talks he resigned to seek chaplain duties. Turmoil at Capitol Square fuels unease among state workers as Ferguson and retirement board battles echo through highway and public works. The Durham case exposes delays in replacing officials after 1945 retirement board re election and governor Cherry's pledge to wait until after adjournment.
The piece notes Governor Cherry kept basic state government structure largely intact during wartime, with minimal changes by the general assembly compared to predecessors Hoey and Broughton. Absent soldiers affect staffing, as returning workers seek jobs, and rumors of new capitol personnel emerge while appointments remain at the governor or commission's pleasure.
War spurred a farming leap with disease resistant seeds and new hybrids. Soybeans, potatoes, beef substitutes, and rubber crops expanded, while hybrid corn lifted yields dramatically. 1942 and 1943 saw record harvests and rising industrial use of farm by products.
A wartime era like split on foreign policy runs through Congress as isolationist currents rise after postwar disputes with the White House Britain the Kremlin and Chungking. The House votes for naval strength and secrecy on atomic weapons while urging universal military service signals a wary mood toward Russia and Britain.
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