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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1946
Page
2
A September survey finds furniture manufacture still growing in sales and shipments though momentum has leveled. New orders rose 5 percent from August and 34 percent from September 1945, while unfilled orders remained high. Labor shortages persist with skilled work and payrolls down 9 percent from August due to holidays and working days.
President Truman says there will be no coal strike as negotiators Krug and Lewis spar over wage and hour terms for seized mines. Lewis agrees to a Friday meeting, but no new pact is confirmed. Krug insists the current contract stays in force during government operation. German silver defined as a nickel copper zinc alloy.
Edwin L. Jones spoke at Jamestown high school on his Bikini Atoll trip to observe the atom bomb test. He described vessels with war materiel and animals, the lava–formed lagoon site, 150 foot volcanic rock walls, and 170 foot high cones shielding from radioactivity.
The discussion weighs the impact of Jewish immigration on Palestine and notes that 100 000 refugees would not strain the Arab Jewish population with support from England and America. The author recalls talking with refugees in Germany and emphasizes the Arabs’ firm claims to their place in Palestine while doubting an armed showdown or Moscow involvement.
At Flushing Molotov was to speak in the UN General Assembly as Kiselev blasted U S and Britain over troop deployments. Veto reform remained hot with Berendsen and other small nations pressing for change while Austin prepared a policy speech.
Stalin rejects Byrnes view of rising U S Soviet tension and says Churchill and like-minded Britons are the main instigators of a new war. He details Soviet positions on Greece Poland Yugoslavia and Germany and asserts 60 divisions in Russia.
The High Point Exchange club met at the Sheraton hotel for a regular dinner meeting. Members shared their business activities and entry dates to the local club, launched an attendance drive, and awarded 100 percent attendance to Bob Conrad's group with individual prizes to Brownie Wagner and Tom Lamar. Robi P. Guarino was inducted as a new member while John Hughes attended as a visitor. Broadus Culler announced plans for the Empty Stocking benefit basketball game between UNC and High Point College on December 7.
Anti closed shop measures target discrimination based on race religion color or origin. Proposals label them right to work bills and seek to ban employment loss due to union membership. Florida and Arkansas amendments passed November 7 1944 sparking immediate legal challenges by organized labor.
About 280 manufacturers from the South gathered for the opening session as talks covered supply levels and possible inclusion of upholstered furniture in current controls. Speakers urged better packing to protect goods during transport and warned of potential rating loss if packing is not improved.
The CIO and AFL unions secured wage increases far below demands of 30 and 35 percent. In a 57 day trucking dispute, holdout operators dissolved their group and signed contracts with AFL Teamsters locals. Local 807 remained the largest, with drivers moving to 71.40 for a 40 hour week, plus premiums and vacation guarantees. Hollywood movie strike persists as talks fail with Local 683.
Stalin rejected Byrnes view that US USSR tension rises. Observers see a solid though cautious stance. there is no clear sign of imminent war from Russia. The piece frames peace as a path to progress and broader control of atomic energy without regional confinement.
The Greensboro meeting closed its discussions led by L P Mc Lendon. Dr George Heaton of Myers Park Baptist Church Charlotte will speak on Sound Human Relations in Industry at tonight's banquet. Tomorrow Henry A Foscue High Point chairs the education report. Dr D D Carroll UNC and Raymond C Rietz Forest Products Lab address. Annual officer elections follow.
An old advertisement warns a persistent cough can lead to chronic bronchitis if untreated. It promotes Creomulsion as a non narcotic remedy that targets the bronchial membranes, promises relief and a money back guarantee if it does not ease the cough, and urges asking a druggist for a bottle.
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