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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1953
Page
4
Reports from Raleigh say a slow moving General Assembly moves quickly to pass a large appropriations bill. Behind closed doors a sub committee drafted it with an iron curtain on deliberations. Critics warn of secrecy, budget shortfalls, and possible injustice hidden in the rushed measure.
George Dixon notes the Plum Book as a Washington best seller reflecting GOP impatience with slow federal appointments. A Southern Democrat warns he can name competent Republicans to fill jobs if the White House and state GOP fail to act, while suggesting dynamic action across states.
An annual meeting of the North Carolina Photographers Association at the Sheraton Hotel features a striking competition display. The exhibit showcases diverse photography from professionals and amateurs, highlighting ingenuity, general habits of nature, and the growth of the craft.
William D. Hassett, secretary to the late President Roosevelt, argues that Stalin’s violations of Yalta and Potsdam led to global misery. He spoke at Warm Springs on the eighth anniversary of Roosevelt’s death, urging the record be kept straight about the wartime alliance and its breakdown.
The N Y Journal of Commerce reports Britain will spend about two million on the coronation yet predicts English beer drinkers will tot up an extra 50 million pints. Taxes on the additional beer are expected to equal twice the pageantry cost. Long Live the Queen.
In a Lexington Herald Leader piece, the author argues that true inner peace comes through religion and the New Testament. Psychiatrists and psychologists are urged to guide troubled souls toward faith and service within the church as a path to lasting rest and consolation.
W A Bivins surveys the Leaning Tower of Pisa, its 1174 to 1350 construction and proposed remediation by engineer Charles Spencer. He then riffs on the Crooked Mile with folklore, measurement history, and currency notes, ending with Red Cross Home Service aiding one in 35 families in 1951 52.
The article argues that expanding treaty power threatens domestic law and rights. It cites Fujii v California and Dulles on treaties as supreme law and outlines three provisions to limit treaties. Advocates say Bricker amendment would speedily resolve powers conflicts and protect American rights, noting U S Indians received over 15 million dollars in bonuses and royalties from gas and oil leases.
The Plumb Book, a two volume 818 page U.S. Civil Service Commission list of 302,256 federal patronage posts abroad and at home, sold out within a day as Congress members and White House officials grabbed copies. Openings span 117 countries with salaries from $4,400 to $11,130, including roles like grouter in New Delhi and chief justice of Samoa.
At Windsor and Murfreesboro events, editors stressed progress and tradition amid tours of Rose Field house and Chowan College. The gathering urged repeal of secrecy laws while endorsing truthful public reporting and renewed historic restorations across Rowan and Salem counties.
A playful exchange in a pharmacy scene features a prospective customer and a druggist trading malaprops. The customer asks for consecrated lye while the dialogue wanders through misheard names and puns about sanapanels, sulfur, cinnamon, myrrh, and ammonia as wit and confusion mingle.
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