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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1943
Page
4
The council seeks a replacement for Kalte from the Second Ward after his resignation. The editor argues the vacancy should favor the same party as the departing member and urges harmony among council members and city officials. The piece hopes for smoother leadership leading to the October city manager transition.
Hatton W. Sumners of Texas, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, writing in Readers Digest, blames bureaucrats for centralizing power and urges restoring nonfederal functions to states and local communities. He argues centralized government erodes sovereignty and democracy, calling it a form of tyranny that requires action at the local level.
The piece rebukes claims that Allies should have abandoned Atlantic and Mediterranean campaigns to focus on the North Pacific. It cites the effort to retake the Aleutians and notes heavy American casualties. A remark about Maori dancers performing for Mrs. Roosevelt is also mentioned with a cautionary joke about future officials.
The president states that the 14 billion lent and 1 billion monthly aid to allies are not to be repaid after the war. He says these were American contributions to defeating the Axis, begun while at peace with Germany and Japan. He argues the public was misled into believing repayment in kind or value would occur.
Local residents discuss wartime efforts and civic matters including bandage quotas, court scheduling, rationing rules, prices, and blackout experiences. Voices from Captain Glenn Perry, Judge D MacRae, Mayor Arnold Koonce, and others reflect shortages, policy, and community mobilization in High Point.
Washington commentary on the OPA and Ickes pattern of mixed signals over the pleasure driving ban reveals enforcement effectively ended but not lifted. It notes repeated promises, faulty equalization, and internal White House pressure while critics view the move as a ghost burial and a step toward tighter Midwest and Southwest enforcement.
A religious proverb from Romans 12 20 urges feeding an enemy who hungers and giving drink to thirst to heap coals on their head. The accompanying line by Phaedrus warns that those who plot destruction often fall themselves.
The Army has fitted soldiers with shoes ranging in size from 22 to 18. Until 1913 the robin was considered a game bird in some southern states. In one year 8,500,000 theatre tickets are sold in New York City.
Reports from New York's midtown nightlife spotlight Lt. Col. F Kurtz Mrs. Kurtz actors and socialites at the Stork Club Riobamba and Leon Eddies. War news includes surrender notes and Roosevelt prospects with Broadway chatter on Eddie Willmer and Mallorys.
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