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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1953

Page

4

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Joy of Giving Shapes Reynolds Bequest to Wake Forest

Mary Reynolds Babcock, heiress to the Reynolds tobacco fortune, repeatedly used wealth for philanthropy. Her will designates about 12 million dollars to a foundation for public religious charitable scientific literary or educational causes, likely aiding Wake Forest College. Her lifetime giving, often anonymous, underscored a social duty beyond inheritance.

Mary Reynolds Babcock R. J. Reynolds Reynolds Tobacco Wake Forest College Reynolds

High Point to push modern health center with zoning change

City moves to relax residential zoning to host a new Health Center serving High Point township, Jamestown, Deep River and parts of Sumner. Officials seek one acre minimum site, with a public hearing and state aid of about 34000 dollars contingent on project underway within a month.

High Point Board of Adjustment Medical Care Commission High Point Township Jamestown Deep River Sumner Townships

Mutuality and limits of U S foreign aid in Eisenhower report

President Eisenhower warned Congress that foreign aid must continue but cannot solve global problems alone. He urged more free nation cooperation, trade expansion, and private capital abroad, noting growing Soviet strength and the need for corrective action to ensure value and cooperation from recipients.

Eisenhower Congress U.S France Italy Middle East Korea MSA Russia Mili Red China

Croquet Masters Show Precision and Peril at Roehampton

The piece on expert croquet notes the mental focus and strategic play similar to billiards and chess, with players trading subtle moves to avoid traps. It laments dwindling spectator interest, recalls a revival spark by Cyril Corbally, and links open-air fitness to the sport’s resurgence.

The Spectator J. P. W. Mallalieu Roehampton Pis Oppenens Newt Evtr All-England Wimbledon Cyril Corbally

Delinquent Dues Spark National Press Club Drama

Four prominent figures including Senator Knowland Kilgore Romulo and General Vandenberg are listed as delinquents for back dues at the National Press Club. The piece notes excuses and references to Korea airlift policy and other varied topics in a stream of terse observations.

Washington National Capital WiLliam F. Knowland California Harley M. Kilgore West Virginia Philippines Carlos P. Romulo Hoyt S. Vandenberg Air Force National Press Club Knowland Kilgore Gen. Romulo Gen. Vandenberg Robert A. Taft Senate Korea Sgt Stanley B. Stewart Christian Science Monitor

Appointment Debates Shape North Carolina Government

Governor Umstead begins appointments after months away due to a heart attack. He faces choosing a State treasurer and U.S. Senator with mixed reactions to an unknown Senate pick and ABC board chair. Study of higher education reform and state government reorganization dominates the discussion with overlapping departments and potential savings.

Umstead United States Senate ABC Chapel Hill Greensboro Raleigh Durham Pembroke Boone Cullowhee Greenville Elizabeth City Fayetteville Winston-Salem Council of State Advisory Budget Commission Am Stead Highway and Public Works Commission General Fund Departments of Health, Insurance, Labor and Welfare Industrial and Utilities Commission Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Development

Depths and Distortions of Life in a Local Column

A mixed column critique includes Navy bathysphere depth claims, Chinese Red atrocities, fashion satire from Paris, Guilford County tax revaluation concerns, and a Virginia mountain anecdote. The writer comments on war readiness, politics, opportunity versus security, and census humor with a regional flavor.

Minis France

Bricktop Turns Religious And Remembers Her Paris Nights

In Rome the vaudeville legend Bricktop Ada Smith from Alderson Virginia reflects on nostalgia and fame. Once a Paris and Venice darling who sang risqué tunes for kings and dukes she now counsels discipline in faith while still charm翌 way a crowd.

Rome Hayfever Chronica Virginia Ada Smith Alderson Bricktop Europe Brick Paris Venice Prince of Wales Alfonso Spain Carol Rumania Humberto Italy Fannie Ward Cole Porter Charleston Florence Jones Gino Farouk Egypt Faroel Moses Ol’ Man Mose Charlotte Murray Grand

Quotes from leaders and public figures

A collection of remarks attributed to Navy Secretary Robert B. Anderson, a Chicago judge, John Gould, Carl Carmer, and Ben Hogan. The quotes touch on material comfort, licensing, rural life, housing styles, and personal sentiment about success and travel.

America Navy Robert B. Anderson Lions International

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