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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1951
Page
4
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Local chatter in High Point suggests the atomic powered submarine contract was widely known well before the Navy publicized it. The piece argues top secrets quickly leak in small communities and from informed insiders, possibly reaching Moscow through espionage.
A congressman argues for a full review of how cadets are admitted to West Point and Annapolis. He identifies three appointment systems, condemns patronage, and favors merit and equal opportunity through enlistment first, then appointment. He urges Congress to act.
A local column argues the City Council’s approval of a revised High Point sign ordinance loosens limits on storefront signs and extends permitted sign reach to 12 feet. It cautions the change may mar building aesthetics, praising Board of Adjustments while urging focus on improving fronts first.
The High Point City Council increases the salary range for the director of parks and recreation to a maximum of 5100 for experienced applicants and 4200 for less experienced ones. The move aims to attract qualified civil service candidates, while cautioning the city manager to prioritize merit over cost.
A fragmentary column mocks a would‑be extortionist caught by the FBI praising his wit as agents close in. It notes meat price notices under the Office of Price Stabilization and lampoons wagey HOB haircut costs and a Texas border publication with Rivera’s prose.
A column denounces Senator Irvin Ives for proposing an untaxed savings fund for self employed professionals. It argues the plan would force independents into a controlled economy, harming doctors writers lawyers and others while risking taxation delays and social upheaval. The piece warns tax policy could erase the middle class and fuel totalitarian trends.
A collection of remarks by Dr. Carl Menninger and President Truman on disobedience, alleged moral decay in colleges, and vigilance against world conquest. D. D. Hubbell and Barbara Stanwyck are cited on ethics and appearance in a collage of opinions.
The column surveys New Jersey influence and showbiz chatter about Dagmar and the O'Conor Committee, noting possible embarrassment for unnamed Very Important People if Zwilman were questioned. It shifts to film and theater gossip, quoting Ethel Merman’s salary demand, Babe Ruth memorial tributes, and reshaped plots in classic works plus literary giants and publishers influential in mid-20th century American culture.
The page blends quirky anecdotes and short items, including a historical aside about Paul Revere, a cheeky classified advert, radio and TV program costs, a janitor joke, and miscellaneous musings on daily life and consumer items. It reads as a collage of late night chatter and human interest snippets from a small newspaper.
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