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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1963
Page
3
A compact, period styled quote fragment juxtaposes biblical critique with a wry remark on priorities. The lines reference Matthew 21 24 and a Francois LaRochefoucauld style warning about fixating on trifles and neglecting greater matters.
Dillard Munford, head of a DIY store chain, denounces federal paternalism and bureaucratic overreach undermining free enterprise. He argues business leaders must speak up to defend the life and profits built from capitalism, warning that brain trusters and high taxes erode the economy and urging Congress to heed the industry’s concerns.
Stanford University professor Nevitt Sanford warns that American pursuit of excellence in higher education equates to overload and pressure. He argues that vast reading requirements and dire stakes push students, families, and marriages toward strain, undermining genuine learning. He notes better colleges impose rational limits and that quality cannot arise from overwhelming assignments.
A 74 year old St Paul inventor, after a car crash while unbuckled, developed an electrically interlocked device that prevents engine start unless the seat belt is fastened. A brake switch option allows engine operation with belt released but the car remains immobile without the belt. Priced at 14.95 for the gadget and 4.95 for the switch, total 19.96. The inventor suggests corporations may install it, but most motorists may reject the extra cost since many already comply by law.
Joseph Spurgeon Hiatt, a longtime Methodist pastor and leader in western North Carolina, died Tuesday in Elkin at age 78. He was known for his preaching, humor, and service to community groups, and earned an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Lenoir Rhyne College. His Davidson County roots trace to early county history and his father A. Mack Hiatt once served in the Legislature.
The Asheville Citizen News notes Senator Keating of New York will introduce legislation this week to guarantee reporters protection for confidential sources. It argues the move protects the free press and citizens' right to know, citing the Philadelphia case where publishers refused disclosure to protect sources amid graft revelations.
President and secretary-treasurer Holt McPherson listed with editor Joe Brown and managing editor C. W. Patterson Jr. Advertising director W. Idol, Jr. Business manager Charles B. Loplin. Circulation manager named but initials unclear.
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr the undersecretary of commerce faces scrutiny over possible Senate ambitions in New York. He denied any plans while a Keating led TV program aimed to voters. The piece notes Keating plans reelection staffing and Javits aide hosts an interns party.
Australia’s Labor Party leader Arthur Calwell visited the White House to pay respects to President John F. Kennedy, noting Irish ancestry with Kennedy’s grandfather also emigrating from Ireland to America. Calwell, who nearly became prime minister, hasn’t been in the U.S. for 17 years and stopped in Pennsylvania to renew American cousins ties. Gen Earle G Wheeler reflected at the American Legion on how war outcomes hinge on enemy, weather, and terrain with ground occupying challenges.
In Washington, Dr. Frank Stanton of CBS challenged editorial radio limits while General Chaudhuri of India described monsoon hardships and U S hardware limits. Farm issues frustrate would be agriculture secretaries. Senator Tower cites draft rally photos to argue political diversity, with columnist Peter Edson noting the absence of Black attendees.
Notes on the News cites reporters covering the rally as HOOSIER Republican Rep. Richard Roudebush's newsletter criticizes a $21,000 government study of mating calls of toads. A constituent replies asking why not study donkeys so researchers wouldn’t need to leave Washington.
Quotes from Early Wynn, Harold Wilson, Arnold Toynbee, Macmillan, Ivan Russell, and Lyndon Johnson appear in a jagged collection. The lines touch on sports resilience, political scandals, personal crime, and a skeptical view of science, all framed within a dated reportage style.
A teenage writer in Listen magazine argues adults fail to model restraint as they host cocktail parties. She recalls two parties showing stark contrasts in behavior and questions why teens face blame for drinking while adults set similar bad examples.
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