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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1959
Page
4
John Peter Zenger in the New-York Weekly Journal argues that liberty of speech and the press sustains all liberty. He asserts no nation has kept freedom of writing and publishing without eventually losing broader freedoms, warning that suppression leads to slavery.
The first quarter saw gross national product at a record 464 billion dollars with a projected spring rate of 475 billion. Full year outlook around 470 billion, ahead of 1958. Retail sales and incomes rise, construction booms, auto output up, yet urban unemployment remains high and capital spending lags, delaying a true boom.
A California trial for a safe driving bonus offers a 20 percent rate cut to private car owners with no accidents and no moving violations for three years while drivers with one accident or violation pay current rates and those with two or more incur higher charges. If successful, the plan may expand nationally.
The Washington meeting of NATO foreign ministers is framed against a CIA briefing by Robert Amory Jr. who asserts the Soviet Union will back down only if forced, and that Khrushchev seeks to pressure the West while planning long term hegemony. Amory links Berlin to Western resolve and notes Soviet aims for 1955–1975, urging sustained strength.
The High Point Enterprise issue presents the masthead listing the publisher editor and staff, indicating it is an independent afternoon newspaper with standard masthead details and organizational notes. It includes names such as Editor and Ward-Griffith Company as advertising originators.
Paul G. Wilson of High Point Laundry protests the proposed one way Hamilton and Wrenn Streets. He warns the plan would bankrupt the Hamilton Street plant, threaten business access, depress property values, and harm customers. He urges alternatives and urges council to study traffic improvements first.
George Sokols ky argues the Soviet Universal State aims to spread disorder to enforce Marxist Leninist dogma. He traces Tibet’s history from ancient theocracy to modern resistance, noting British and Chinese meddling and a looming clash with Mao Tze tung’s regime as planes and tanks approach.
A fragmentary humor column by Hal Cochran touches on social themes with quips about money and fashion. It hints at public interest in a clock and mentions attempting to connect with readers through light satire.
A column reflects on friendship and community progress. High Point College reports its largest pre enrollment, tuition at 895 dollars remains a bargain among church related colleges. Dr Liston Pope visits Thomasville en route to Charlotte and comments on a striking Wesley Memorial church. Garden Study Club laments plant destruction in park plots and a Lutheran youth director urges girls to take more initiative in dating and marriages.
Rev Charles D White replies with gratitude for the honorary degree at High Point College noting a 1924 memory when his father presented the first flag over campus. Dick Meisky cites strong advance ticket sales for tonight's Sam Snead dinner at the Y.
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