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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1948
Page
4
The 1949 car license tags go on sale at ten to fifteen dollars with a January deadline. Tar Heels delay buying, risking arrest and fines, while the Carolina Motor Club offers faster service. Procrastination costs money as six percent monthly interest adds up.
An editorial warns North Carolina to speed up sanitation and pollution controls before backward trends seen in Pennsylvania worsen health in cities and rural areas. It cites streams, air, and waste disposal as urgent issues and urges legislators and the governor elected to invest in prevention for future prosperity.
On the same day a Hoover Commission interim report urged efficiency in government purchases. It cites $250 million yearly waste, overlapping rules, heavy paperwork, and needed salary raises to attract capable executives. The review argues that better pay could save money by reducing red tape and misused funds.
A Panama paper ran a column by Harold L. Ickes predicting Truman's defeat after the election. The piece highlighted Ickes as the campaign courier who championed Dewey, noting the irony that Dewey proved elusive compared with Truman.
In Washington a dispute over four red lights along Pennsylvania Avenue escalates as Mrs. Tabitha Pratt demands the President obey traffic laws. The White House orders the four signals to wait for green, preserving the emergency switch. The piece also notes Theodore Hayes receiving a tourism diploma and a humorous mix up at a local Alcoholics Anonymous event.
A Baruch remark on fearing war and the costs of its effects contrasts with Justice Jackson praising press freedom as protection against deception. The exchange frames concern over looming conflict and the role of journalism in a democracy.
In a harsh critique tied to Newspaper Week, D Zaslavsky accuses American papers of pro Communist bias while praising Soviet and new democracies presses. He cites censorship allegations, editors fearful of boycotts, and journalists jailed, arguing true press freedom exists only in socialist systems.
A postcard from Richmond, Virginia, shows the University of Richmond founded 1832 as Richmond College. It notes 300 acres near the city, 60 faculty, 1,250 students in 1926, and roughly 2,000 with World War II veterans. The piece reflects on education progress in North Carolina and the state’s furniture production leadership.
Business Week notes a disposable plastic baby bottle in trials in Washington, Cleveland, and Columbus. In experimental use since 1939, manufacturers claim no washing or sterilizing needed and easy warming under hot water. The bottle aims to reduce air in feeds and may soon reach nationwide markets.
Washington notes show conservatives warning Truman's party against overreach while business leaders and unions clash over Taft Hartley repeal pricing policy and social security. Lawmakers, lobbies, and industrial groups prepare for a battle over taxes, protections, and regulatory changes in the new Congress.
A readers column critiques the failed downtown Christmas opening in High Point. The piece notes severe traffic jams hindering Santa visits, questions parade quality, and suggests better planning plus more merchant support for future seasonal events. It highlights flourine in water as a preventive for tooth decay.
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