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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1944
Page
4
The piece notes Truman accepting the Democratic vice presidential nod and arguing Roosevelt is indispensable for victory. It questions whether the claim serves electoral aims and condemns the department’s sloppy handling of a related indictment involving Shelley Caviness and others, urging clarity for the public.
Salisbury report notes George R. Cerell of Rowan County states he will remain in the race for speaker. He cites DOJ assurances he won’t be moved to Texas over a Sherman anti trust case in San Antonio federal court. The item stresses the indictment’s ongoing impact on his bid and public perception.
A letter argues for creating a traffic court within the High Point police department to handle minor automobile and bicycle ordinance breaches. It cites time and expense savings from such a court, noting thousands of lost hours for defendants, officers, and the municipal court, and explains how a traffic judge could resolve speeding tickets quickly with city hall appeal as an option.
Local beer dealers vow not to sell beer until the OPA raises the ceiling price. The public, brewers, wholesalers, and CPA are cited in the dispute, with customers bearing the impact of the marked price policy.
City Attorney Grover H. Jones predicts future public spending on schools libraries and other buildings may be deemed necessary without voter approval. He notes water and sewer projects already fall under this interpretation and expects the Supreme Court to apply the same to schools. H. L. Chandler seeking work after selling cafeteria interests. Mrs. continues with remarks on employment service.
The Raleigh AP dispatch to the Asheville Times notes locals musing on High Point postwar setup, stockyards talks with Oscar Pitts, and cautious optimism as plans unfold. Community leaders await Germany’s folding and USO efforts prompt a push to donate dining ware before September end.
In Boston, Sidney Hill, head of the CIO PAC fundraising group, casts himself as neutral over Roosevelt while hinting he might have backed Willkie if nominated. The piece questions the reliability of his impartial stance and notes his tendency to follow orders for money. It then shifts to a New York judicial nomination discussion.
By George Sokolsky Justice George Frankenthaler faced renomination amid a dispute over bi partisan practice. The Liberal Party backed Frankenthaler and McNally for high judicial standards, while Tammany Hall backed little known Irving L Levey linked to Costello and Marcantonio. Sidney Hillman allied with Tammany, with PAC funding backing Costello and Marcantonio, illustrating party infighting and alleged manipulation by political machines and labor leaders.
Capitol Square and adjacent state offices face a quadrennial jitters period. The cycle affects high salaried appointees most, with boards and commissions seeing frequent personnel changes as governors shift secondary appointments. Major posts include the Private Secretary, Commissioner of Paroles, Revenue, Motor Vehicles, utilities, highway, education, conservation, and banking appointees shaping leadership.
Lynn Nisbet notes that naming a comptroller and top posts by the State Board of Education Conservation Board and Banking Commission reflects gubernatorial patronage despite statute wording. Health, welfare heads also fall into this pattern amid market grading concerns.
Walter Winchell style column notes Clare Boothe Luce as a Republican target and details shifts in British policy toward Roosevelt. Reports on Stettinius, FDR, and Teheran era diplomacy mix political satire with international clashes over lend-lease money and influence in China, Russia, and Europe.
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