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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1961
Page
4
David Livingstone cites John 8 26 claiming all he is owes to Jesus Christ and the divine Book. He emphasizes hearing from the Father and declaring truth to the world as instructed.
A California housewife funds a fallout shelter cost as faith in the United Nations grows. Quaker self tax reaches sixty thousand dollars for peace work with many funds from Mexico Canada and Cuba's excluded by Castro. President Kennedy urges strength while seeking peace via collective security.
Louis J Fisher, an attorney from High Point, is highlighted as President Emeritus of the Amateur Athletic Union. The piece praises his long service and urges support for his leadership as AAU faces growth in sport scope, Olympic prep, and the political pressures of amateur athletics during the Cold War era.
Editorial notes interzonal trade between East and West Germany hinges on Berlin tensions. West Germany seeks to keep access routes to West Berlin open while East Germany weighs the risk of Western trade embargoes. The 1960 pact, auto renewed, saw renewals amid cancellations and negotiations despite August 1960 disruptions.
The High Point Enterprise lists its establishment and staff roles including President D A Rawley, Mrs R B Terry, Holt McPherson, Editor Joe Brown, Managing Tailor W Patterson Jr, and Advertising Director V W Idol Jr, with address at 305-307 North Main Street High Point North Carolina.
Harry S Southworth, a longtime Ubiquitous Oil salesman, discovers payroll is now run by a computer and his name must be limited to nine characters. The firm suggests shortened spellings and finally issues new cards simply as Southworth, sparking a mix of humor and resignation.
Washington chatter casts Hodges as possibly shaken from the Kennedy circle by inter-office power plays. The piece links a possible Commerce shakeup to firmer business confidence and clearer Kennedy aims. Also notes large High Point liquor store plans and regional retail shifts.
Readers claim urban renewal would raise taxes and shift costs to taxpayers while favoring builders and financiers. They urge public discussion and warn of socialism under the program, voicing opposition from Greensboro to High Point.
Jaycees respond to Letters To The Editor regarding a New Jersey resident winning Miss High Point. They defend pageant rules, noting preliminary selection via talent, bathing suit, and evening gown judged to select a worthy High Point representative and urge citizens to support Miss High Point, Miss Geyer, and future contestants.
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