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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1959
Page
4
A meditation urges leaving country and kindred to pursue advancement and service. It notes friendships can be found anywhere and cites God's promise to Amram, blessing those who step out to become a blessing through ministry or missionary work.
The United Steelworkers leader proposes freezing steel prices to stop inflation, while the industry demands a wage freeze in exchange. The argument compares price controls to a pressure cooker, cites OPA experiences from 1946, and argues that price and wage levels are interdependent. The piece emphasizes that inflation stems from a weaker dollar, not rising prices alone, and calls for restoring dollar value to solve the problem.
Finch Field will not host baseball this season and the Hi-Toms will sit idle as the Carolina League risks folding after a poor gate. Local fans face a make-or-break year with memories of past days fading and hopes for a return.
An editorial urges citizens to exercise local voting rights, stressing the importance of registration and casting ballots for principled leaders. It warns that democracy weakens without participation and cautions against apathy, comparing neglect to historical wreckage of free nations.
Publication masthead lists D A Rawley as president Mrs R B Terry as secretary treasurer LT McPherson as editor Joe Brown as managing editor and advertising manager with lineups of staff positions.
A reflective sermon likens Peter’s shadow to benign influence on the sick and distressed, praising historic exemplars like Saint Francis and Martin Luther. It urges readers to recognize daily acts of goodness, noting how unseen shines quietly alter lives and communities.
At the spring Southern market Louis Goodenough reports talk of design piracy with Thomasville Chair Co and Lane lines copied by a major producer. Tomlinson unveiled Pavane behind closed doors while pursuing suits over Sophisticate. Debates on one yearly style change follow Drexel and Mooresville Burlington lines. The piece also notes Guilford Fine Arts Festival and a new teen coin club in High Point.
The 1959 General Assembly lags behind 1957 in bills and enacted laws yet shows progress. The House passed a 75 cent minimum wage bill, with targeted exemptions, now headed to the Senate where passage is anticipated. The measure marks North Carolina as the first southern state with a minimum wage law.
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