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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1961
Page
4
A biblical verse from Luke notes the difficulty for the rich to enter God’s kingdom. The quoted line from C. C. Colton adds that wealth unused for good in life forfeits posthumous good.
The piece warns that Social Security taxation has surged from 1 percent to 91 percent of weekly wages by 1968, a 925 percent increase over 31 years. It argues the tax functions as a revenue burden beyond its claimed purpose and urges nationwide reform for fairness and efficiency.
The Rev. Edgar S. Brown Jr criticizes the holiday’s “orgy of commercialism” as Christmas trade hits new records. Merchants report unprecedented buying, with three billion cards in 50,000 designs and a surge in religious cards. Religious leaders urge moderation, while some Jews and church figures caution against overemphasis on material cheer.
President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan begin two days of Bermuda discussions as they balance a widening Europe link with the Anglo American alliance. Berlin NATO disarmament Congo and troop costs loom while editors note the friction with Moscow as trade moves toward a European market.
The High Point Enterprise establishes its leadership with D A Rawley as president Mrs R B Terry as secretary treasurer Holt McPherson as assistant editor and business staff including C W Patterson Jr advertising director W V Ldol Jr and Charles B Loflin as circulation manager.
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev tours rural districts speaking to farmers about pay, productivity, and meat shortages. He stresses wage levels must align with output while exemplifying a drive to modernize collective farming and industrial supply.
A column recalls acts of kindness from subscribers to newsboys and readers, notes Chamber of Commerce officers, and reports church council chairmen guiding a public relations program. It also covers a Piedmont Savings and Loan building feature, the Kenneth Goodson Christmas message on Channel 12, a charity nomination process, school bond support in Mecklenburg, and remarks on President Kennedy amid family health concerns.
James Marlow surveys postwar UN votes, noting shifting stances by the United States, Britain, France, Russia, India, and Egypt on Korea, Egypt, Hungary, Cuba, and Goa. The piece argues leaders display inconsistent consistency, challenging emotive ideals.
Notes On The News remarks that while aluminum plastic and fiberglass options exist the speaker asserts there are no grown in the ground Christmas trees available. The line contrasts manufactured decorations with natural trees and notes supply limitations.
The excerpt collects remarks from British diplomat Sir David Ormsby Gore and eye specialist Dr Morris Kaplan criticizing titles and media viewing, plus Senator Allen Ellender’s stance on American military involvement in Laos. The quotes reflect opinions on leadership, health, and foreign policy without graphic detail.
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