Wholesome Attitudes Toward Others To The Editor
An student essay argues heredity shapes potential but individuals shape their own development through personal responsibility. It stresses creating wholesome environments, choosing good company, and fostering responsible attitudes to curb social ills like war poverty and greed. The piece cites Dr. Walter Cannon on applying intelligence to social issues and urges self scrutiny to unlock innate talents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Godwin
Mintie Sue Saintling
Harvard
Walter B. Cannon
High Point Urges Stronger High School Athletics
William Kuhn urges a reformed high school athletic program to match the city’s dynamic spirit. He argues athletics boost pride, cooperation, and morale without sacrificing scholarship, advocating a fine representative team to supplement scholastic aims. He calls for striving toward this athletic initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. McAllister
Board of Education
J. C
High Point
As Maree Ee
William Kuhn
Australian family offers mutual friendship and cultural exchange
A New South Wales family led by Jonathan O Houlahan plans a 1968 U S tour to learn and share American culture. They emphasize loyalty between nations, seek to meet Americans, answer questions, and promise replies to correspondents while aiming for a soft landing across all fifty states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
United States
America
Australia
Primary Elections Debate on Party Vitality
Audy M. Evans argues that primary elections inject life into parties but the ultimate outcome hinges on the size of the loser rather than the nominee. The quote stresses how party strength depends on internal dynamics and voter choice.
Randolph County Board lauds editorial on consolidation
Walter I. Gibson Sr on behalf of the Randolph County Board of Education praises Don Wrenn for a March 28 En-Ton Board editorial. He notes past unpopular decisions were necessary, supports consolidation as a constructive move, and commends the paper's coverage of the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph County Board of Education
Don Wrenn
En- Ton Board
Wrenn
Walter I. Gibson
North Carolina Abolition Push for Death Penalty End
Marion A. Wright reports continued push by North Carolinians Against the Death Penalty for total abolition. Despite partial bills failing, lawmakers like Sneed High Ernest Messer Wesley Bailey and Claude Hamrick back House Bill 314 to lead southern states toward abolition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
General Assembly
House
Sneed High
Fayetteville
Ernest Messer
Waynesville
Wesley Bailey
Claude Hamrick
Forsyth
Marion A. Wright
Praise For GGO Report By Greensboro Papers
George W Hutchens commends Greensboro paper for exceptional GGO sports coverage. He notes strong regional impact on High Point hotels and motels and thanks the Sports Department for a well done job during the event.
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GGO
Greensboro
High Point
Old Age Check Poem and Letter from Pat Fisher
A poem about awaiting an old age check is printed with a personal note from Pat Fisher and a letter recipient, Mrs Clifton Harrison. The exchange mentions a book of poems, an Enterprise group collecting them, and plans to visit when ripe strawberries come. The piece reflects local social touch and humor about aging and government checks.
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Pat Fisher
Pat
Clifton Harrison
Lexington
N. C
North Carolina Board Pushes for Public School Funding
The North Carolina State School Boards Association in a special spring meeting in Chapel Hill urged the Governor and Legislature to provide higher funds for salaries and programs in public schools. They cited surplus funds, rising pupil and teacher numbers, and the need for better vocational and special education, warning underfunding could harm educational services.
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North Carolina State School Boards Association
Chapel Hill
Appropriations Committees
North Carolina
General Assembly
John Entwistle
Ncssba
S. Carlysle Isley
Cecil Gilliatt
Nat’l. School Board
Raleigh E. Dingman
North Carolina State School Board Assn
North Carolina urged to raise school attendance age
Judge Allen H. Gwyn argues to raise the compulsory school age from sixteen to eighteen to combat illiteracy poverty and crime. He cites county grand jury indictments and court records showing high crime rates among dropouts and warns the state must invest in education to reduce costs and social decay.
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General Assembly
Sary
Maey
Prey
Grand Jury
Davidson County
Iredell County
Davidson
Iredell
North Carolina
Allen H. Gwyn
Superior Court
P.S
Northhampton County
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Iaumay Korum
Jonathan O'Houlahan
Milson Road
Cremorne
New South Wales
Audy M. Evans
Randolph
GGO Report
George W. Hutchens
Sam
Lindsay P. S
Nal
Ste Todd Axline
State Department of Public Instruction
Charles F. Carroll
Welfare Department
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