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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1945
Page
4
A veteran writes to a discharged GI Joe advising caution about expecting lifelong gratitude. He urges self help, explains GI Bill limits, and encourages using education and training benefits, suggesting contact with High Point College and service officers to plan a postwar civilian life. The tone is advisory from older veterans.
W A B reflects on Paul's resolve to face bound captivity for Christ. He cites Paul's readiness to die for the gospel, his unselfish service, and the heroism of enduring perils from shipwreck to imprisonment, urging readers to emulate steadfast faith and courage.
Ralph Miller notes veterans visit the USES office for civilian transition help and job leads while sharing stories of morale and humor. Rupert Grace urges more railway crossing warnings on Grimes Street, citing blocked views from parked boxcars and risk of sudden trains.
Dr Helen Dwight Reid advocates a coordinated series of international agencies as key to American foreign policy. She cites Bretton Woods currency stabilization, renewal of the American Reciprocal Trade Program, and relief for war torn lands as essential to world stability alongside Dumbarton Oaks.
The piece recounts how veterans with severe injuries faced hardship after discharge and were aided by Red Cross Home Service. It describes casework that provided shelter, small cash support, and help securing suitable employment or relocation, plus assistance for families and during furloughs.
The Home Service office in Washington reports monthly case loads drop from wartime highs about 7,000 to roughly 1,000 veterans monthly now. Many ex servicemen face sudden independence and job finding after years under strict discipline, with some having never held a job or lived in civilian life.
The column laments returning soldiers crowding Liberty Island and New York, longing for home but thwarted by postwar union rules, hardships aboard ships, and a desperate housing crisis. It questions democracy as veterans seek jobs and basic comforts after the war.
The essay laments postwar U S politics and inflation while returning GIs face a nation wary of leadership. It contrasts prewar leaders with modern neo-statesmen and notes anger at delays, strikes, and economic tension as civilians question pride and responsibility. It recalls soldiers who fought to defend Americans at home and abroad.
Rosier prospects hinge on unity among government industry and labor to craft a rational program on disputes taxes wages prices materials and unemployment subsidies. Unemployment may rise with demobilization but factory re conversion and rising consumer demand bolster confidence for a six million auto pace by next June.
The article argues that if capital and labor agree on machinery to keep plants running amid disputes, a windfall for producers workers and consumers could follow. It outlines a proposed wage rise average of about fifteen percent with a five to thirty percent spread and a ten percent cost to manufacturers absorbing most of the rise, while CIO unions face shaping acceptance.
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