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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1959
Page
4
A devotional reflection cites first Peter and Paul to contrast instinctive Christian courtesy with Emily Post notions. It emphasizes love, compassion, patience, kindness, humility, and restraint as guiding virtues for believers.
A 23 year old Negro kidnapped from Pearl River county jail near Poplarville appears missing with little hope of survival. The incident follows a raid freeing Mack Charles Parker awaiting trial for rape. FBI involvement cited. editors condemn the act and call for strong action against hooded raiders.
The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret met Pope John XXIII in the Vatican amid warnings about England’s church status. The Constantinople Patriarch sent an emissary proposing an ecumenical council on unity, inviting full representation of Christendom including Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches.
The piece calls for a conference to settle the Henderson strike, criticizing both strikers for lawbreaking and mill management for pushing a harmful shift. It praises Governor Hodges for efforts toward a settlement and urges an end to the escalating disruption damaging the community and state reputation.
The National Association of Broadcasters reviews a nine member committee plan to craft a public image for television. They seek stronger public support as congressional scrutiny rises and ratings debates flare, with proposals to share time across networks to counter criticism.
George Sokolski reflects on the plight of 11 missing American airmen shot down over Armenian territory on Sept 2 1958 and the slow, formal replies from White House and Pentagon. He urges action through the International Red Cross, lamenting Soviet disregard for war casualties.
The North Carolina General Assembly and state agencies face rising conflict over who governs salt water and inland fishing. C&D and Wildlife Resources Commission jurisdiction crosses with expanding sport fishing and a booming boat industry. A survey is planned by University of North Carolina campuses and reports from a 1950s fishing boom note deep water sport fishing as a growing economic asset.
Western unity at the Geneva Foreign Ministers Conference faces Khrushchev with potential trouble as his Berlin moves and summit gambits are weighed. The note exchanges hint that Moscow fears a shift in Western resolve could curb Soviet expansion, with Middle East prospects and Germany neutralization as key factors.
The piece notes optimism from the American Society of Newspaper Editors about leaders like Herter, Nixon, and Johnson, while Cuba strives from economic woes. It mentions newspapers facing rising costs, UNC journalism school progress, the Charlie Rochelle legacy, and a Broadway play about individual courage.
Barbs by Hal Cochran note hotel losses from souvenir hunters reaching a million dollars a year. The column jokes about ashes on floors and a black eye from beef, blending humor with sharp one liners.
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