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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1944
Page
5
James Marlow reports on three proposed state measures to prohibit compulsory union membership for workers as a condition of employment. The pre amendments, similar in Arkansas California and Florida, would block closed shop requirements ahead of November ballots amid AFL CIO opposition.
Public auction to highest bidder for cash or terms not less than 20 down with balance over sixty months. Property in Guilford County North Carolina being Lot 19 in D W Cassady Plat and Lots 248 249 Emerywood Add No 4. City reserves right to reject all bids. October 21 1944. Arnold J Koonce Mayor.
Dr. Adrian Gibbs recalls General Patton’s use of a flaxseed poultice as a simple metaphor for medical osmosis and infection control. He argues grandma’s remedy illustrates enduring principles: local drawing action, antiseptic care, and the shift to modern agents like sulfonamides and penicillin while preserving core strategy.
Discussion centers on whether workers should be free to take jobs without union membership. Proponents argue freedom to work without mandatory union dues, linking a closed shop to restricted hiring and veterans’ rights. They say collective bargaining can exist without requiring union affiliation.
The speaker argues that unions improve benefits, salaries, and working conditions through collective bargaining. They say unions bargain with employers and avoid forced closed shops, noting laws against closed shops can be undermined by hiring anti union workers to dilute union power, leading to lower wages when unions are defeated.
Eliabeth City October 30. Lloyd Doxey a merchant marine captain was released on bail of 10 000 after a week in jail in the case of H P Dinsmore Wilmington Delaware insurance agent slain Doxey surrendered at Sheriff L L Dozier’s home and claimed self defense. The bail request was not opposed by Solicitor Chester Morris.
Southern Railway No. 16 known as the Asheville Special completed its first run from Asheville to Washington, D. C. It arrived in High Point at 9:55, ten minutes ahead of schedule, stopping briefly to pick up and discharge passengers before continuing.
Police executives from across North Carolina invited to conference hosted by the Institute of Government at the University of Chapel Hill on November 3 and 4. Sessions begin 2 PM Friday and run through Saturday morning with chiefs and captains urged to attend. Plans to extend teaching to about 3,000 officers next year.
Southbound Train No 15 and the northbound service arrived on schedule this morning just after 2 o clock. Each train consisted of eight cars, including four Pullmans and a combination passenger baggage car.
Prominent Democratic financiers fund a Washington betting push aiming to sway opinion that FDR will beat Dewey. The piece notes cross party betting, key states, and the role of figures like Admiral Halsey as Democratic campaign leverage, while doubting long term progressive coalitions and signaling wary optimism for Roosevelt.
analyses postwar naval balance noting surviving Japanese ships may still threaten Allied convoys. It contrasts American triumph with warning that Japan’s fleet could return as raiders, while Allied success hinges on continued wartime resolve. Auction notice appears at city mall in High Point, N C.
Quartermaster and property officers from army posts in the Carolinas Virginia West Virginia will gather at the Charlotte depot November 1 and 2 to discuss supply problems Col C W Woodward announced.
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