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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1946
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise carries Associated Press content and local news. It is marked as AP and Enterprise material with Chicago style date and origin notice for republication.
Editor Wallace, former secretary of agriculture and commerce, will lead the New Republic with a reported $75,000 annual salary. The piece questions the news value of private opinions versus official statements and notes the paper’s modest circulation.
The columnist argues Truman misled the public over atom bomb transfers to England, noting England and Canada shared in bomb development with U S. Pearson asserts bombs were sent but lacked detonators. The piece questions truthfulness and urges recognition of allied partnerships and Russia’s awareness.
The Chapel Hill mayor Bob Madry faced community pressure over a Sunday beer ban after a 3 3 council vote. He abstained briefly, then voted for banning Sunday sale amid mixed sentiment and university city pressures. He reserved right to change his vote after further evidence. A joke from Portland about a drunk and a parking meter closes the item.
The state department urges three week passport planning amid a surge in requests. July issued 22,437 passports, August 18,505. Most applications were for business travel, with many from wives abroad and government officials. The division, with 279 staff, braces for a peak before spring.
The article argues the U S is powerful yet fragile after the war noting rising debt inflation and reliance on government subsidies. It warns about economic imbalances and outlines passport controls and health precautions for Americans traveling abroad including destination rules for Germany Austria and Japan and updated return travel documentation.
The writing argues that postwar prosperity is illusory, born of war only, and warns against totalitarianism or another war. It calls for an objective, nonpartisan inventory of the nation’s money, resources, manpower, and competitive position to preserve liberty and living standards.
A torrent of praise greets E O Neills The Iceman Cometh with four hours and four stars as reviewers hail a tour de force. Mixed notices appear for Cyrano and other works while radio and film pieces share the spotlight in a bustling New York culture roundup.
A reader recalls shopping for chocolates priced 85 cents a pound but sold in a mixed box of cheap chewies, sparking a jab at inflation. The piece then lampoons costly, opaque washing machine repairs by Skinnem and LaughEm, detailing recurring fees and unseen parts.
Paul Mallon recounts trapping a laundry machine dealer after four blown fuses and missing rollers. The dealer, Mr. Skinnem, denies guilt but fronts new rollers only if payment is received in advance. The speaker condemns the racket and warns of charges for obtaining money under false pretenses. He then tosses his book and heads to the butcher for meat.
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