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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1944
Page
4
A 1944 article argues victory and a durable peace depend on a strong U S military built for rapid response and modern bases. It supports international police efforts but says power backing is needed to back any peace league, raising questions about arms races among allies.
In a Reader's Digest column M Johnson argues the United States holds unmatched war power and must not repeat disarmament while others prepare. He warns future aggressors will aim to strike first using robots bombs rockets and long range aircraft to seize critical targets. He urges international agreement on war machine sizes but no delay in readiness.
The city faces a public legal clash between Mayor Arnold Koonce and ex councilman John Kalte. Court resolution is seen as preferable to continued semi public conflict. Timing may be affected by the upcoming spring city election campaigns.
In a Guadalcanal outpost incident, a mortarman who misnamed his rank directed accurate fire under General Collins. The general praised the aim and promoted the unseen sergeant, highlighting wartime improvisation and swift recognition by senior leadership.
The Army plans reduced remount activity at Front Royal Virginia and three other stations after surplus horses and mules surge past needs. Forts Reno, Fort Robinson and Pomona can process up to 15,000 animals every five months, while 20,000 animals were disposed of this year. Civil Service to use a 138 point demobilization system for 3,000,000 war workers as the war nears end.
Sgt Homer Wood writes from France asking to publish his High Point address for letters. He describes three years abroad, services in Ice land and England, and current posting with an Ordnance Intelligence Unit in France. He lists relatives in High Point and provides full APO address for correspondence.
In Thanksgiving reflections Mrs. H J Coffield and Mrs J D Atkins urge buying war bonds to hasten victory and aid veterans. Laurence Byrum from Tacoma writes of travel and gratitude amid war, food abundance, and faith in leadership during the era.
Thad Eure reports two thirds of the 1945 North Carolina General Assembly are experienced. The House has 91 veterans, the Senate 21, led by Dean W G Clark who started in 1927 and will enter a ninth regular session. The session may run smoothly yet patronage fights loom for committee seats amid many veterans. Traffic violations spike in October with 2,297 total citations. speeders lead at 1,196. Drunk driving declined but driving without a license rose, while unsafe equipment violations stayed high.
Governor Broughton announces T. S. Wall Jr appointed acting judge of the Davidson County Recorder's Court in Lexington for a full two year term. The move draws state wide interest by highlighting executive over local control and costs to the state. Charter issued to the North Carolina Weekly Newspaper Association seeks cooperation and pooled influence among 39 papers with Roy Parker supervising a central Chapel Hill office.
This essay argues isolationist forces from 1919 to 1946 remain active in America. It condemns racial prejudice and xenophobia tied to Klan rhetoric and anti-Semitism, urging continued political organizing to curb such movements and ensure election pledges are kept.
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