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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1946
Page
2
A reflective pairing of lines on pride and labor. The first cites Nicolas Breton on the rich’s pride driving labor’s burdens, while the second attributes a Ruskin warning that pride underpins many errors.
In Surry County the third Sunday in June is celebrated as Father’s Day with increasing general recognition. President Coolidge in 1924 urged the day to strengthen ties between fathers and children and emphasize the paternal obligations, though celebrations typically blend gratitude with gifts from sons and daughters.
The piece counsels citizens to value life beyond politics and avoid bitter divisions over campaigns. It urges balance between civic responsibility and other life pursuits while recognizing the importance of understanding government issues.
The flag adopted June 14, 1777 is celebrated countywide with programs and patriotic addresses. Citizens are urged to honor not the banner alone but the principles it represents and to uphold liberty and unity for a free nation.
The Washington Post notes a murdered clerk whose $10,000 National Service policy lapsed. Liberalized rules allow reinstatement without a medical exam through next January, urging veterans to learn and act to protect dependents and gain loan or savings benefits.
Dwight D. Eisenhower defends wartime conduct against critics while Walter Citrine praises British unions for accepting responsibilities. George W. Nathan notes a dramatic drop in the cost of driving per mile from 1902 to 1938, highlighting improvements in auto efficiency and economics.
Edward R. Stettinius Jr resigns as U S representative on the United Nations Security Council. The ship launched at San Francisco has put to sea fully equipped and manned. Eugene Meyer of the Washington Post calls for broader economic reforms to sustain free markets globally.
Former President Harry S. Truman argues for diversification of insurance firms and warns that fear of new terrors has never prevented war. He stresses prudence in financial stability and national security policy.
Former Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts expresses belief that humanity will eventually form a single society rooted in freedom, reflecting on faith across his lifetime and beyond.
Holmes B. Springs of the Selective Service in South Carolina warned that without an extension of the draft and without unwieldy amendments the United States cannot recruit sufficient personnel to fill the Army.
Civilian Production Administrator John D Small cautions against stifling the market with high prices to avoid another 1920s economic downturn. He stresses maintaining competitiveness and affordability to prevent inflationary errors.
The Interstate Commerce Commission's authority to nullify railroad securities is challenged as despotic. Secretary of War Patterson flags broad exemptions as covering nearly all men. Congressman Albert Thomas warns of a deadly, ready-to-use threat surpassing the atomic bomb.
A list of trivia prompts asks about US railroad mileage coal mine disruptions and policy expiry, troop enlistment trends, Siam Thailand naming, Marc Andrew Mitchel wartime role, France exports before war, governor party balance, ship names after figures and fish, and Saburo Kurusu identity per the page’s Answers feature.
A weekly Mount Airy News feature recaps notable archival tidbits from 25 years ago. It curates choice items found in old files, offering a brief glimpse into community events and notable moments from the period.
This week Mount Airy organized a Kiwanis Club with BE. H. Kochiitzky as temporary president and G. C. Loevill Commune. About 50 business men attended at the Blue Ridge Hotel.
A man recalls a friend’s remark that the sight of his life had gone out after his love wed another. A year later the same man learns Sandy married someone else and replies that he found another match.
New York banker Charles 8 Dewey warns Western Democracies face insidious Communist doctrines and calls for united aid insisting this may be their last chance.
Russell W. Davenport notes that a substantial portion of labor unrest stems from workers fighting for their rights, reflecting on ongoing labor issues and worker empowerment.
Coast Guard discharges were suspended Tuesday night in apparent preparation for a threatened maritime strike. Government officials reported progress but gave no reason for stopping releases. The action aims to conserve manpower for ship operations if the strike occurs on June 15.
The excerpt lists numbers on April homecoming 180000 and enlistments 64000. It mentions Siam and Admiral who led Task Force 38 in the Pacific. It cites goods wool chemicals dyes cotton fabrics machinery iron ore. It notes a Democratic tally 25 to 23 and classifies ships cruisers destroyers submarines. It references a Japanese envoy to Washington and wartime prosecutions.
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