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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1948
Page
5
The article praises High Point generosity and urges support for the annual community chest. It argues the $115,870 target is needed despite higher costs and stresses per capita impact, noting recent polio hospital funding shows local willingness to give. It remains confident the money will be raised.
The piece argues voters should decide candidates by records not appearance or charisma. It notes campaign crowd sizes renew caution against overreliance on personal appeal and warns of dangerous dependence on a single leader. It cites John L. Lewis urging higher wages and export pressures amid high prices and strong demand.
The piece surveys expected turnout in a three week window before the 1948 general election. Eyre predicts the vote could reach around one million, with most observers seeing 925000 to 950000, about half the state’s potential of two million. Regional patterns favor straight tickets in the west, States Rights support in the east, and Wallace projections in the center.
Analysis shows Piedmont voters doubt Thurmond and Wallace will gain broad support. Many leaders from Dixiecrat and Constitutional Democrat circles back Dewey Warren or straight Republican but regional loyalties and protest voting influence North Carolina’s electoral tilt. East and west counties may decide, with central counties pivotal.
A column recounts carrier performance and a retirement after seven years for Houston and Harold Sloan of Oak View, noting 276 subscribers on Route No 38. It also highlights The Christian Science Monitor editorial on Nazi trials and praises Secretary of State George C. Marshall’s measured leadership.
In a courteous exchange, Tes sie accuses Elmer of prior engagement to her while Bessie notes Elmer hinted at past life regrets but withheld details. The dialogue centers on overlapping affections and unspoken histories.
Sen Glen Taylor of the Progressive Party denounces the present armament push as a Hitler like policy of gloves instead of butter. He argues it keeps prices high and profits to monopolists, urging a rapid expansion of qualified personnel for the atomic program.
George Sokolsky argues that conservation has bipartisan roots and credit belongs to multiple administrations and states. He cites Roosevelt Taft Hoover and Roosevelt era projects, noting growth of Forest Service and large dam programs while warning against distortion and falsehood in political campaigns.
Washington reports revived talk of an open ocean air base using improved seaplanes and hull design to extend operations. Navy experts see jet propulsion boosting range and speed, with hull refinements and wave damping aiding sea landings, refueling, and carrier support.
In a sharp column on October 11 the writer surveys Gov. Dewey's campaign train dubbed the Dewey Victory Special. He notes advisers drafting speeches in Albany and Washington, Dewey's public image with Mrs. Dewey, and hints at Truman era contrasts. He mocks Ickes and hints at strategic flirtations affecting GOP prospects.
Harrisburg columnist Hal Boyle reveals his self image and background. He credits his immigrant mother for influence and his Missouri University experience for discipline while stressing that human connects outweigh theory. More on page 12.
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