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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1949
Page
4
Commerce notes from High Point North Carolina detail upcoming sales figures and store openings. Local merchants promote prices and specials for a post holiday shopping period in the 1949 autumn market.
In January American diplomats will meet in Bangkok with Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup to sketch a new Pacific policy. The Bangkok conference follows an East study group that helped end the Berlin blockade and signals a broader look at Far East strategy amid the rise of communism. Western powers watch for signs of regional collaboration as China’s collapse and fading faith in Chiang Kai-shek left a policy void.
The article surveys national water scarcity, noting uneven reservoirs and rising demand. It highlights New York City’s Delaware River project, Los Angeles reliance on the Owens River, desalination ideas, ground water depletion, and the lack of a coordinated national plan, urging immediate planning.
A collection of pithy lines on government, crime, hope, and holiday cheer. The musings touch on decentralization, journalism, retired labor leader John L. Lewis, and reflections on leisure and progress with a satirical tone.
Washington’s internal revenue chief George J Schoeneman earns a $10,000 salary and admits he and his wife worry about money. She asks for a new winter coat, but he cites living costs and delaying purchases. He jokes about a new car only if needed beyond a year.
In two years as UChicago president Robert M. Hutchins promotes reading the greatest minds, notes the university’s strong fact collection, and cites intercollegiate football ban freeing students for study. He says the school is the best, if not modestly. A column mixes essays on aging a Thanksgiving memory and church philosophy with a barrage of brief notes on a senator, a road mishap, and a sports pun.
New York columns recount Sister Elizabeth Kenny on Park Avenue and Ray Bolger at Eddie Condon's jazz venue. Autograph sessions by Ron Randell, Einstein at a 59th Street chess club, Tallulah Bankhead quips, and a playful roast of Joe E. Lewis. Local tales span social circles, showbiz notes, and fashion nods.
In a sharp critique of modern publicity, the author laments intrusive coverage of public figures and romance. He cites Mayor O Dwyer and Ingrid Bergman as examples, condemns fixation on appearances, and argues for nobility over showmanship in politics and personal life.
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