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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1958
Page
4
The tragic blaze at a Chicago school that killed 89 children prompts officials to inspect all school structures for fire safety to prevent a similar disaster. The Enterprise urges accountability for safeties and appeals for the Christmas Cheer Fund 4500 support.
In a London garage a 1939 British auto was cannibalized to fuse two junkers into one car. A housewife and a truck driver dispute ownership over engine, steering, wheels and brakes now in the combined vehicle as police hold the car until a settlement.
Editorial warns vanity fuels dieting yet cautions that medically supervised weight loss is healthier. It traces dieting trends from the 1920s to modern fad regimens, notes risks of protein deficiency and fat avoidance, and calls for public education against food quacks and door to door peddlers.
The High Point Enterprise lists staff and departments and notes that carriers and distributors are independent contractors. It states the paper is published in High Point, North Carolina and disclaims responsibility for advance subscription payments made to carriers or representatives.
Babaa argues foreign aid is not charity but justice and requires no strings. He cites historic American relief efforts and warns that aid often benefits recipients and harms the donor. He urges detailed benefit analysis and suggests cutting off aid to rely on private capital for investment.
Lynn Nisbet Around Capitol Square discusses the history of voting secrecy from ancient Rome and Athens to medieval clubs and early American elections. It traces methods of secret ballots from pottery fragments to paper ballots, noting how transparency and party printing eventually challenged secrecy and spurred reform.
The article traces the Australian ballot's spread from Australia in the 1850s to the United States starting in 1888 in Louisville, then Massachusetts, noting parallel columns and uniform design. It discusses mechanical voting, Edison’s 1869 patent, early use in New York by the 1890s, and broad City adoption by the 1930s, with NC cities using machines and forecasts of universal use and costs for installation and registration systems.
Local Elks Memorial Sunday observances honor departed brethren. Highlights include the Hudson Belk Christmas window display at Thomasville and Thayer Coggin’s Furnitureland USA branding. High Point events feature Masonic lodge openings, political forums, recreation director hire Jesse Taylor, and civic volunteer updates.
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