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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1944
Page
4
The piece urges registration before next Saturday to safeguard democracy and express the public will in the Roosevelt versus Dewey election. It notes rising registration and a potential large silent vote, urging informed participation regardless of candidate.
A reflective piece on true friendship drawn from scripture and history. It discusses how genuine friendship requires ongoing warmth and trust, cites David and Jonathan, Enoch, and Jesus chosen disciples, and notes transformed character through fellowship with the divine. It emphasizes mercy, renewal, and loyalty in human bonds.
David G. Harrington from St. Paul Minn writes to Mrs. Dorris Cornette detailing his POW camp release and transfer on the Gripsholm. He notes WAVES recruitment urgency as the Naval Office of Procurement in Raleigh closes soon.
Mrs. R J Quigley leads WAVES recruitment and notes new members must head to Atlanta to be sworn in. Pauline Smith urges housewives to compost leaves for soil humus. B G Leonard and Miss Gladis Rivett speak on wartime welfare planning. Librarian Margaret Teague praises The Enterprise subscription. Ensign Arther Fr Neve writes from abroad.
The speaker argues elections should reflect American identity beyond race or group lines and cites the 1944 presidential context. He notes the constitution plans for regular turnover to avoid personal possession of the office and contemplates Dewey versus Roosevelt as likely outcomes, stressing public airing of views.
By George Sokolsky notes the shift from quiet endorsements to aggressive campaigning. He laments union intimidation and praises the secret ballot as the right of free Americans, insisting no one can know how another votes and that the choice remains final.
Washington reports government war agencies are trimming personnel with Selective Service and the Office of War Information cutting about 15 percent of staff. Some agencies will grow, notably the Veterans Administration and other postwar labor groups, while key offices tighten to prevent resignations before V E Day.
By Jack Stinnett permanent and the failure of Congress to vote any reconversion unemployment insurance for federal workers are given as the reasons. Tragedies like the brutal rape murder of 18 year old Dorothy Berrum a government worker near Chippewa Falls Wis add to the headaches for personnel supervisors. After such occurrences parents demand that many government girls return home and some leave on their own. With reductions the manpower problem in Washington and other government centers isn’t over and may persist after V E Day as peace nears and workers seek to exit government service.
Nancy Oakes DeMarigny denies divorce rumors and loyalty to her acquitted husband. Hollywood names Jeanne Cagney, Patricia Lochri¢, Dinah Shore, Lauren Bacall, and others appear with short notes on marriages, engagements, projects, and travel as the page effervesces with show business chatter and rumors from New York and Hollywood.
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