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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1958
Page
3
The Government consumer price index shows rising costs through July 1958, then a small dip and leveling near year end. The index reached a record 123.9 of the 1947-49 average, which is set at 100 for comparison. AP Wirephoto.
AP analysis predicts 1959 will bring higher living costs across housing services and food. Job opportunities may improve by spring, but unemployment could rise early with industrial recovery gradually boosting employment. inflation pressures and deficits loom, while farmers plan more acreage amid uncertain crop outcomes.
In Jefferson County fiscal court the Saturday payroll replaces Wednesday after Frank Norris, head custodian, cited too many workers celebrating Wednesday nights. The change aims to give staff Sunday to recover before Thursday work. In Lanexa, a playful weather blurb notes a forecast of fair cooler conditions with westerly winds. A four year old Everette Mann reads the paper, prompting plans for an IQ test.
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