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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1942
Page
4
A friend of The Enterprise reflects on abstaining from liquor to support wartime effort. He admits not feeling patriotic, but believes sobriety conserves money and talent for the USO and factories. Others contemplate the social cost, barbers raise prices, and a sharp joke about two haircuts replaces three.
The Charlotte Observer accuses Louis Graves Dr Edgar Knight and state legislator John Umstead of reactionary leanings as it touts a proposed constitutional amendment creating a new State Board of Education. The Chapel Hill Weekly defends both sides arguing merit and political timing.
The piece reflects on Governor Broughton's surprise pick of William Hodges as State Insurance Commissioner and notes a failed scheme to place Pat Kimzey in the role. It argues the appointment was luck rather than judgment and urges continued sacrifice to win the war against the Axis.
Contemporary readers are urged to note France’s new labor draft policy requiring able men aged 18 to 50 and unmarried women aged 21 to 30 to register. The measure aims to support wartime efforts, not domestic economic needs, signaling intensified mobilization.
The 1942 Army differs from the 1917 force with faster tempo and tougher pace. A San Jose soldier asked police protection from persistent female calls that disrupt his work. An earnest doughboy balances duty and demand, a sign of evolving military life.
Impassable terrain in New Guinea shows the value of pursuing the impossible and recounts how U N troops faced setbacks at Port Moresby. The piece questions complacency, notes delays in new weapon production, and urges continued civilian effort as a wartime force.
Walter Winchell on Broadway surveys lighthearted Army items from Camp Shelby Fort Brady Maxwell Field and more. He notes slogans funny signs recruits and officers with names and acronyms, lampooning military life, gear, parades and morale shows.
Soldiers endure strict routines to maintain sanity hours meals and discipline. The message asserts regimentation is essential to stay free in a democracy amid war and enemy pressures.
Civitans from Winston-Salem Greensboro and High Point plan a quarterly session in this city tomorrow. The King Cotton Hotel in Greensboro hosts the Schoolmasters Club tonight. The Salvation Army distributed 350 gallons of buttermilk to 1,069 unemployed people in 243 families, donated by J. R. Wills of the High Point Creamery. YWCA hosted High Point Ministerial Association ministers and Edgar Hartley of the Y.M.C.A. executive secretary. News briefs note Roosevelt farm aid proposal and debt positions, North Carolina politicians’ stance, and local sports results with Rube Eldridge’s 35–2 Piedmont League win over Durham. Additional items include visits and travels of local residents and updates on Ku Klux Klan finances and a divorce suit involving William S. Hart.
UNCERTAIN-Officials Thad Eure and Roddie Ward study impact of Washington actions on absentee ballots. Congress passed a federal law obliging armed forces to vote, risking conflict with state rules. a conference with W A Lucas, Raymond Maxwell, and Harry McMullan will plan ballot handling before the two month election.
A collage of quotes and fragments from wartime figures and observers. References to Job, Swinburne, Adele Tiohn, Averill Harriman, Harvey K. Greenlaw, Gwen Dew, and notes on wartime production, internment, and moral reflections. A snapshot of social mood and rhetoric amid conflict.
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