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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1942
Page
4
A coal dealer advocates a city run central weighing station with tested scales to protect consumers and fund the system by charging a small usage fee. The note ties to broader themes of public service and accuracy in commercial exchanges.
The author urges caution in optimistic forecasts about a second European front from the Mediterranean. Using a map of Southern Europe, he notes the Rhine Valley routes and Alpine barriers as limiting access, arguing future casualties lie ahead and premature peace talk is dangerous. He credits strategists for current plans but warns optimism may bring heartbreak as the war approaches a real start.
The piece urges caution in diplomacy with Vichy France and urges not to appease Admiral Darlan or Laval. It stresses that while sympathy is due to both the Fighting French and the State and War Departments, appeasement never pays in the long run. It argues resilience of the unbowed French resistance and warns that excessive friendliness with Vichy leaders risks losing the fighters of France.
The State Baptist Convention invited as guests high denominational leaders amid praise for Baptist democracy in North Carolina. The column urges studying consolidation of Wake Forest Bowman Gray Medical School Mered ith Mars Hill and Campbell into a single North Carolina Baptist University to boost state higher education and regional strength.
Walter Winchell on Broadway items mix with socialite weddings and film chatter. Azadia rumored as a bride. Roscoe Kearns’ daughter Mary Jane wed Dwight Hart Jr. Jackie Gatekey and Donald Gillis plan a Latin Quarter Choir union. Miami rail news, war bond taxes, and Elmer Rice names surface amid a bustle of nightlife, legal worries, and celebrity gossip from New York and Hollywood.
The Y M C A drive nears its goal. O A Kirkman speaks on Cooperation. A lower power rate is forecast. George Frampton addresses Rotary on Human Relations. W Bird Thompson lecturing for Salvation Arms benefit, survivor of a naval disaster. Mrs Waring Smith hosPitalized. Frank and wife back from wedding trip. Textbook revisions loom for North Carolina. Congress speakership contest heats up. Britain supports equal arms for Germany. Dolly comments on equality.
The City Fuel Company organized to distribute coal and will occupy part of the North Carolina Wheel Company plant on Park Street led by promoters Robert Ragan and Charles F. Blake. Lectures included Tom Sheyhill on civilization and a warning about another world war. The Lutheran Synod accepted a $300,000 gift for Lenoir College and eyed High Point as next meeting site. News briefs report the sultan fleeing Constantinople for Malta seeking protection, and a $500 diamond theft at Wageger's Jewelry Store in High Point.
National Governors Conference reports show 48 governors united for federal help to enforce seed and fertilizer inspections. North Carolina leads in pure seed program and supports state control of inspection while urging federal equipment for state guards. Noted issues include rye seed adulteration, fertilizer revenue, and manpower policy. Disease data show rising tuberculosis and typhoid cases for early November.
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