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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1955
Page
4
North Carolina’s two year grace period on school integration may delay swift action as local boards gauge how to comply with the 1954 Supreme Court decision. The policy, aimed at studying and adjusting without federal court orders, could set a model for others while facing regional backlash and debates over time versus immediate action.
Post Christmas reflections note the altered pattern of observance yet praise the ongoing spirit. The piece highlights gift adjustments and daily acts of kindness, citing the Christmas Cheer Fund’s strong support and urging that the Christmas spirit endure beyond the holiday.
The United Nations now exceeds the old League in membership and prospects for peace look brighter as 1955 closes. The USSR may push for new deals in 1956, with Red China and Mongolia possible partners. Switzerland Korea Viet Nam and Germany remain outside, while the UN grows to 60 members by a recent package.
Morganton News Herald editor Stanley Moore questions how Senator Sam Ervin could be cited for speeding on the Statesville bypass while noting the road’s notoriety as a speed trap. He jokes of forming an Ervin for Senate club for bypass victims and laughs at the idea of fast traffic passing local residents.
Notes from Washington recount cocktail parties promoting a book by Grover Whalan, a railroads reception with a toy train fiasco, Navy salvage work for the Seamaster crash, and high society attendance by Yale students and diplomats. Jan session looms as aides shift into Capitol Hill roles.
George Sokolski argues that unity in a two party system is illusory with diverse Republican views under one banner. He notes Knowland as overt GOP candidate while Eisenhower contends, and Dewey rumored as a potential vice-presidential figure, highlighting intra party competition over foreign policy.
The piece surveys John Foster Dulles and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. positions versus Richard Nixon era talk, noting Knowland's rejection of mutual inspection in disarmament, preference for harder line on Soviet reform, and potential impact on Eisenhower era strategy. It cites quotes from an article and discusses implications for the Republican approach and containment policy.
George Dixon surveys 1955 from January to March with breezy sketches of news and society. He notes Antarctic whaling, Dominican Republic connections, Congress raising pay, Navy tugboat orders, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and Joe Miller jokes in USIA campaigns, ending with Eisenhower’s tired White House press showing.
Atlantic Coast Line plans to move its general offices from Wilmington amid a swirl of rail deals. An ICC examiner urged approving Southern Railway control of Atlantic and East Carolina Railroad assets, while disapproving the Cherry Point Camp Lejeune connection. Background traces state efforts to link Goldsboro to Charlotte and Morehead City to Goldsboro, driven by port and military growth, with industry protection and new business expansion the guiding tensions.
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