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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1949
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise page lists staff roles including R B Terry president, D A Rawley secretary treasurer, Charles B Loflin member AP and Robert L Thompson editor with C W Patterson jr ads director. Advertising rates show by mail and by carrier options for 3 to 12 months.
The High Point editorial defends sane ambulance operation after Harold C. Davis faced reckless driving charges for an 85 mph town run. It questions police handling, urges restraint, and argues safety over speed, noting few life saves justify high speed in urban streets.
Observers report two advances in Berlin as Russians and western powers agree to employ German technicians from both east and west zones to restore utilities. They also agree to accept mail bearing each other postage stamps, signaling gradual steps toward peace.
George Sokolski argues that the push to unify the armed services and cut waste risks degrading the Navy. He questions the certainty of future warfare types and warns that silencing naval debate harms national understanding. He praises Johnson's consolidation goals but urges open discussion of naval defense.
Hal Boyle argues the American housewife is the government’s forgotten waif. He mocks the lack of a Marshall plan for housewives and proposes a political league to demand subsidies and perks, suggesting a cabinet post and pensions for wives to reflect their economic power.
A collection of witty lines on office politics and weather, lampooning a second vice president and an umpire as a weather man. The piece jokes about a 1949 Sweater Queen contest and a single track mind with a headed train of thought in a light, satirical tone.
A columnist reflects on national discontent and the so called harvest of years. He recalls the lost generation and wartime sacrifices while urging a new birth of understanding and a focus on human worth to guide future generations.
A reflective piece notes hesitancy to praise TV publicly while acknowledging its promise like electricity. It envisions television entering fine arts as technology expands and hints at future mass reach and dramatic biblical scenes on screen, ending with a call to wonder and inner peace.
A rookie faced Washington great Walter Johnson the Big Train on a cloudy day. Johnson threw a blazing speed ball for a strike sunlight not seen by the umpire who hedged about the pitch. The rookie joked he did not see the ball but asked if the call sounded high.
Winchell surveys inflation fears and the gold standard debate, arguing devaluation reshapes the measuring unit while gold, silver, and jewels act as exchange media. He notes U S gold stocks, public debt, and open market prices, warning of delayed effects and political pushback from producers.
A list of crossword clues with horizontal and vertical entries including types like breed of canine and measures, with answers like Papal cape and Hindu garments, plus currencies and chemical symbols. The grid hints cover words such as compassion and decay, and include notes on suffixes and musical notes.
Answers for the puzzle include opening minute and time marks plus insect and animal terms and a Brazilian region. The clues cover click beetle venerate barter fortification and fox terrier breed names, with Beborne and a heavy brow noted.
The United States England Canada and Russia hold over three fourths of world gold and the U S owns most above ground. These nations will supply gold credits as other countries reestablish currencies backed by gold reserves. Borrowing nations seek base credit, not the initial price, keeping all sides content including gold producers.
The writer laments inflation eroding purchasing power for savers and fixed income earners while workers, the wealthy, and labor contend with a changing economy. The piece links rising gold prices to higher consumer costs and argues deficits fuel inflation until production runs at capacity to boost American goods for global competition. The noted US public debt reaches 256 billion, up 3 billion since July 1, 1949.
Pertinent Norway linked with Denmark and Sweden since 1389 and declared independence in 1814. The union with Sweden dissolved in 1905. Ancient Greeks preferred pitch ed or resinated wines while Romans flavored wines with pepper, poppy, tar, boiled seawater and chalk.
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