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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1957
Page
1
Believers await Santa tonight as Christmas Eve ushers in gift giving and reflections on the season. Most North Carolinians expect mild 60s in the east while the mountains see cooler 50s with a chance of light rain. banks close for two days and state offices for three.
A four block Rankin fire east of Pittsburgh destroyed 14 homes and a school, damaged eight homes and two schools, killing two people including an auxiliary officer. Over 200 firefighters from 40 departments battled the blaze aided by a fireboat on the Monongahela. No homeowners had fire insurance. many victims were steel workers.
On Christmas Eve 1956 President Eisenhower urged sweat courage and self sacrifice for peace. Refugees from Hungary Cuba Cyprus Palestine and Hong Kong faced hardship. Weather outlook predicted snow in Wisconsin Minnesota and western mountains as Holy Land ceremonies planned.
The Enterprise reports there will be no edition on Wednesday. To maintain continuity a double portion of comic strips will appear in Thursday editions and the Wednesday crossword will be moved to the next day’s papers.
President Eisenhower says the path to universal security and disarmament lies in a spirit of conciliation and clear evidence of Communist sincerity. He notes a potential start at disarmament negotiations and suggests openness to a heads of government meeting if Russia shows good faith.
In Miami a visually impaired boy, Mike Sibole, celebrated Christmas with a towering tree and a restored sense of wonder. Having lost both eyes to cancer, he wowed visitors with his cheer, helped decorate, and eagerly anticipated Santa. His mother and Baptist minister father support his bright, independent spirit.
An editor notes Luke the physician shaped the Nativity story in a closing piece of a series. In a winter Bethlehem scene a white bearded shepherd and Luke discuss the sacred midnight when the Almighty sent his Son, reflecting on Luke’s influence.
A Navy radar aircraft with 23 crew members ditched 25 miles north of Oahu. Four survivors and two bodies were recovered after rescue craft and planes converged on the area. Survivors reported life preservers but no raft and described rough seas and six foot waves.
President approves a six member Civil Rights Commission with John A. Hannah as chair. Hannah, head of Michigan State University, will replace Justice Stanley Reed who resigned citing conflict with duties. Former Florida Gov Doyle Carlton completes the panel as Senate confirmation looms.
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