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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1949
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise lists its after noon and Sunday morning publication details with President D A Rawley Secretary and Treasurer Charles B Loi Robert L Thompson Editor C W Patterson Jr Adv Director Circulation Mgr name initials and roles.
A columnist argues for strict enforcement by courts and police after Labor Day traffic deaths. They criticize lenient judges, urge jail for dangerous drivers, and blast industrial peace rhetoric from the U.S. Chamber and Governor Kerr Scott. The piece condemns perceived political manipulation and calls for real accountability on highways.
After weeks of study and full backing from the community council and city finance committee the High Point city council approved a permanent planning department. Dr N J Demerath of the UNC team will assist with planners as the task force prepares a broad town plan expected to spark a new era of progress for the city.
In a talk to the North Carolina Federation of Labor the governor denounces the United States Chamber of Commerce. The chamber’s president replied praising chambers as among the most constructive forces for industrial peace and a better community atmosphere.
In a speech, President Truman argues Europe needs a large free market to sustain capitalism and mass production. He notes Britain and others may govern themselves but warns against Europe’s fragmented economies lacking a big single market.
Ex-President Herbert Hoover urges preservation of the nation's storehouse of liberty and integrity amid contemporary confusion, calling for vigilance to keep its contents from being robbed.
The fat man is easiest to live with because he forgives readily and is least likely to seek a divorce. He is a tender and faithful lover and more willing to perform chores and care for the baby at night, notes Dr. James F. Bender, director of the National Institute for Human Relations.
Gloria McLean confirms her marriage to actor Jimmy Stewart in a final ceremony. The event marks a new chapter for the couple amid public attention.
Washington humor column riffs on a 1054 page State Department white paper on China and the phrase white paper its long reports. The piece traces the term’s origin to press handouts and blue books and ends with a senator's secretary quitting after claiming she needs therapy while keeping up with her boss.
The piece argues that Zionism and support for Israel do not threaten American loyalty. It cites Rabbi Hillel Silver and Alfred Lilienthal in Reader's Digest debates, notes multiple national flags, and reflects on staying loyal to the United States while appreciating diverse heritages and nations.
The text traces mugwump independence from party lines from Grover Cleveland in 1884 to Harold Stassen in 1948, noting luminaries like Bryant and Lowell backing Cleveland. It surveys midcentury figures Dwight Eisenhower and Herbert Hoover in debates over balancing wealth power and statism, questioning federal welfare aims versus individual initiative.
A writer reflects on philosophy as the love of wisdom and as a science studying reality and human nature. He notes its historical breadth from physics to psychology and invites readers to see philosophy in everyday life across diverse places and people.
A staff member returns a book titled 10 000 Jokes Toasts and Stories Copeland. The donor signs it To My Good Friend W A Bivins. The note thanks the friend for a gracious deed and mentions copyright Halcyon House. The writer seeks permission to use material and hopes for deeply uproarious or deeply reading content. A separate item describes a co ed collecting survey data and a stern matron signaling she is the party he belongs to. Tracks.
A fragment weighs in on Americanism and President Woodrow Wilson comparing his lease stance to Professor Asaryk’s actions for Czechoslovakia, suggesting similar implications for national identity and foreign policy.
A filled crossword solution list revealing across and down clues with terms like antennal insect parts and geographic terms, including prefix clues and common words. The grid maps insect related words and general vocabulary across horizontal and vertical entries.
The article recalls Belasco’s priestly stage garb and its backstory given by Mrs. Cora Older. It links Howard Hughes and Cathy O’Donnell’s sleeper They Live by Night to broader 1940s Hollywood trends, and notes Belasco’s shift from religious tableau to secular comedies facing censors. It also touches Lana Turner, Ava Gardner, Ingrid Bergman, Rossellini, and upcoming film and radio projects.
A fragmented paragraph notes generational shifts with tree sitters becoming grandparents and baby sitters. It comments on broadening vocabularies through wider life interests and mentions a football player and high salaried instructors. A South Carolina baseball player’s home wedding is referenced.
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