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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1949
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise lists subscription rates for by mail and by carrier. Details show 3 months $3.25, 6 months $6.50, 12 months $13.00 by mail and 1 week 30 cents, 6 months $7.80, 12 months $15.00 by carrier.
The piece argues Senator Graham correctly used open competitive exams to select West Point candidates including a Negro applicant ranked third. It defends merit over race, urges equal chances for all Americans, and condemns political influence in admissions while noting potential political fallout. It also critiques postwar car dealer tactics and a feast or famine industry mindset.
The essay argues that business and policymakers no longer consider stable normal conditions. It highlights the cycle of price controls during booms and fears of ruin during downturns, noting a pendulum-like psychology driven by inflated statistics and shifting public sentiment.
A 1949 era piece notes Greta Garbo clashing with photographers seeking a full portrait. Garbo hides features with her hair and dodges frames, while editors chase decisive front views, debating whether the payoff justifies the effort.
The piece notes that in 1938 John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers were major news figures, occupying about 4.2 percent of coverage in leading dailies. It questions whether Lewis has Washington ambitions akin to a five percenter as 1949 reporting highlights ongoing UMW activities and threats in the press.
Senator Wild Bill Langer rails at a pocket magazine poll ranking him sixth worst. The column lampoons currency devaluation, Vaughan aides in the Truman era, and a mix of Supreme Court labels with political humor and quick quips on party and policy.
A Washington analysis argues Congress launched a probe into Cedric Worth’s anonymous letter amid a Navy Air Force clash over the B 36 program. The piece says the unsigned letter relied on gossip, explored unification questions, and may harm the careers of young officers tied to Worth.
A Greensboro column notes Emperor Hirohito wrote a book on sea horses and compares them to dangers from speed-demons and drunken drivers in early motorized transport. The piece blends whimsy about sea life with caution about unsafe driving because of horseless buggies.
In High Point the Shackleford case juror pool remains unsettled as attorneys question twelve candidates about capital punishment and mitigating factors. Court proceedings continue with eight jurors chosen, while advocates urge lifelong confinement for the criminally insane and closer surveillance for those found drunk or insane at the time of crime.
An editorial argues that women's ideas in industry boost productivity and morale. It cites General Electric West Lynn Works in Massachusetts where 1,160 women out of 3,350 employees produced 131 accepted suggestions in six months earning 1140 dollars.
The document notes a navy tradition that the senior officer on a post bears responsibility for difficulties under his command. It cites Worth as only a third level official, illustrating the blame hierarchy among admirals and civilian officials.
A vivid scene from New York Harbor as ships sail past the Battery and Nieuw Amsterdam is celebrated. References to Elizabeth and Andradiantlle de France appear alongside a critique of Hollywood’s caste system and press scandals affecting Ingrid Bergman.
Leonard Lyons family roots tied to Polyclinic Hospital where all four sons were born. Robeson rushed to treat an inflamed eye at 2 a.m. and quipped about leaving with no son. Editorial mischief jokes surface about Vice President Barkley and wedding plans.
Phil Foster visits a midtown spot empty of celebs. After one drink he asks for the check, lamenting no one to stare at. A New York correspondent in Europe faces scolding for not obtaining a Garbo photo as the star hides her face, prompting a workaround to shoot her feet.
In a humorous exchange two hams trade boastful chatter about their careers last night. One hopes the other minds his boasting while the other replies he might mind getting sick from the bragging.
A collage of casual lines comments on cannibals, Thurber, a film review, and jokes about Russia and the North Atlantic Pact. The piece shifts to a tease about a Jack Benny era love letter excerpt from a book by Leon G. Turreu, noting a Walter Winchell gesture regarding a Lindbergh kidnap arrest.
A word puzzle list presents horizontal and vertical clues including bird names, fruits, and common nouns. It features entries like crow like bird resident physician ant ic aeriform Michigan county and a set of themed clues such as lively dance collection of sayings and courts ab.
A compact index of clues with corresponding answers including youth any touch lightly legal point angels breathed and related terms across translations and abbreviations covering transportation thus Latin fee from complete cloth jacket chestnut Poa mountain pase exist entangle Atlantic ab Scottish sheepfold onager lieutenant and bachelor of arts abbreviations
Ethel Barrymore observes George Cukor directing a scene for Adam's Rib and praises the take before asking why they repeat it, quipping about a possible collection.
The Freres Alsop column in the New York Herald Tribune asserts Vaughan was Forrestal's loudest White House foe and Louis Johnson's top White House booster. It later describes a funeral where mourners allegedly echoed that Forrestal was killed by radio commentators.
A political clash hints that the current president’s adviser team struggles to match the influence of Barney Baruch. The critique suggests the unsigned counsel lacks Baruch's stature and strategic weight in wartime policy and economic decisions.
The piece narrates anecdotes from Nassau visitors including the Duchess of Windsor’s aunt and stars like Barbara Stanwyck and George Raft. A British colonel’s daughter prodded Flynn about his Hollywood origins while Aunt Bessie jokingly suggests “Ah, young mistresses.”
A montage of witty lines critiques spending on secrecy, campus pride, Southern optimism, shifting youth values, and lingering cold war finance. Each quip blends humor with social observation on modern life and culture.
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