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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1958
Page
4
With Congress at mid session, members conduct 10 day district visits as unemployment rises and primary elections begin. Voters express fear over inaction, pressing for anti recession measures to restore full employment and production. Congress may seize initiative from a go slow White House and push bold steps.
A U S spokesman at a Canada session says maintaining current armament courses will cost about 1 000 for every person on earth over 12 years, totaling over 2 trillion dollars. The estimate cites U S and Soviet spending near 700 million annually to 1970 with the rest of the world spending similarly, urging disarmament to redirect funds to human welfare and civic improvement including High Point where it would amount to about 50 million.
The college will award honorary degrees to Eric Johnston Carl T Durham and L Stacy Weaver at the May 25 commencement. Johnston is noted as a former statesman and keynote speaker while Durham chairs key Congressional committees on atomic energy missiles and space. Weaver is lauded for distinguished service to North Carolina education.
Editorial notes the International Geophysical Year spans July 1 1957 to December 1958. It highlights US leadership under the National Academy of Sciences and funding by the National Science Foundation. James A Van Allen is named a prime mover and a 1950 meeting with Sydney Chapman sparked worldwide data collaboration involving 67 nations and about 10,000 scientists at over 2,000 stations.
Hugh Odishaw notes three world data centers for the I G Y project with U S A and U S S R as primary players. Nine months see five satellites launched including Sputnik I II Explorer I Vanguard I and Explorer III with lifetimes ranging from months to years.
State agencies warn against bootleg mail solicitors selling insurance securities and bargains. Purchasers from unapproved companies lack protection if policies or stocks prove worthless, and state law does not curb mail solicitation. The purchase and contract division urges official buyers to avoid open market purchases and notes bids may be jeopardized by continued solicitations.
Notes on the News discusses prison industry expansion as a reform and employment tool, and analyzes North Carolina city growth after the 1957 General Assembly. It cites Charlotte’s population nearing 200 000 and Greensboro’s area of 49.2 square miles as the largest in the Carolinas by area, while Charlotte leads in population.
The High Point Enterprise lists its publisher officers and staff roles including president Dyckeawibes D. Rawley and secretary-treasury Mrs R B Terry. Advertising contact Vv W Idol Jr. business manager LOFLIN. circulation manager details per year rates appear in the notice.
George Sokolsky argues that Canada’s Conservative victory may ease, but not erase, U.S. Canadian frictions. He warns against Pearson’s idealism, praises pragmatism in Diefenbaker, and stresses the need for mutual defense, fair treatment, and balanced capital ties with the United States.
Three southern cities Atlanta Anniston and Columbia earn 1957 Community Home Achievement Awards for aggressive urban renewal housing code enforcement and public housing improvements. High Point omitted while Detroit Kansas City Providence Richmond and others also cited.
Rep. Charles Porter accuses Sen. Styles Bridges of abusing privilege by inviting Army musicians to a New Hampshire reception. Porter seeks Army secretary Brucker to bill Bridges for the service, while Bridges defends the outing as proper. The Oregon Democrat’s critique centers on partisan entertainment with military musicians.
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