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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1953
Page
4
The piece warns that Iran may grow closer to Moscow as it protects the Shah and Mossadegh weakens. It argues Iran risks drifting toward communism, heightening Middle East instability and oil interests. Russia seeks Persian gulf access, while Iraq watches for a potential clash.
North Carolina benefits from its merit rating plan for unemployment compensation, saving industry $131,630,000 since 1936 and maintaining reserves at $177,130,000. By 1953 employers would have paid $406,122,000 under the old system, but GOP assemblies cut the tax to $274,492,000, reducing annual tax by about $25,000,000 for in state business. Employees have received $127,926,000 in benefits during jobless periods not due to fault.
Associated Press photographer Frank Noel, released after 32 months in a Soviet prison camp, reports that Russians used Korea as a training ground for jet pilots. He witnessed 15 Russian jets engaging American fliers over North Korea and two pilots who had been shot down. Noel warns this signals a broader threat to U S defense and notes his upcoming fourth report.
The Raleigh report notes SC rose to 42nd in per capita income, aided by industrial growth and tobacco declines in NC. SC population reached 2,117,000 in 1950 versus NC 4,061,000, with SC gaining $96 per person while NC fell $3 to $1,049 in 1951.
Lee Mortimer notes New Jersey Democrats aim to recapture the governorship this fall with church lotteries as the central issue. Democrats favor the schemes while Republicans oppose, but the piece warns of hidden forces leveraging the debate as a stalking horse amid broader concerns.
National Safety Council says the first 25 miles from home are the most dangerous for motorists. Seventy three percent of crash victims last year lived within 25 miles of the crash, suggesting familiarity breeds carelessness. Tourists face dangers from locals entering highways from side roads without stopping.
Robert Ruark laments the postal and phone onslaught that follows any break from work. He recalls trips to Rome Paris Africa and Germany, noting letters cables and calls flood him only when he is away. He quips about a world chasing him for not writing and decides never to go home again.
George Dixon notes grim humor among Washington reporters as Congress departs. Tourists flock to Capitol Hill while Joe McCarthy and Daniel Reed remain active. the writer laments self sufficiency and jokes about visitors asking where Congress sits. Perle Mesta travels to Leningrad amid austerity.
Mrs. DePalma of Newark waited through a stalled elevator incident that trapped her husband Anthony DePalma on a Saturday night. She refrained from shouting for help, assuming he was out with friends, displaying patience until rescue arrived Monday morning.
Louisiana roots, New Orleans pride, and rival claims fly as Kentucky and Mississippi duel over the mint julep. Gov Wetherby softens Delta pride while noting planter's punch ties to sorghum and rum. The piece jokes about grass, mint, and bourbon legends with a July theme.
Mississippi claims credit for the first mint julep prompting a counter from Kentucky Governor Lawrence W. Wetherby who humorously credits Mississippi with planter's punch while noting Mississippi's long prohibition history. The Vicksburg Chamber of Commerce treats the topic as academic and historical.
The excerpt cites U S efforts to ease suffering with food aid to East Germany as President Eisenhower notes to Russia. Texas farmer Al M Muldrow laments drought shriveled cotton while Sen Paul H Douglas criticizes the administration’s stance after the Free Poland rally in Chicago.
In this column by W. A. Bivins, the piece reflects on acts of courtesy and the ministry of Rev. George H. Atkinson. It honors Atkinson’s gentle influence, noting his universal kindness and quiet leadership across social strata, as chronicled in Isaac Erwin Avery’s Idle Comments tribute.
The United Nations General Assembly debates options for a Korean peace, with Soviet influence felt through the Political Committee. Washington favors a 20 nation Korea on one side and North Korea with Communist China and Russia on the other. A general Far East conference faces objections over inclusion and veto, risking delay as parties push broader talks.
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