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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1961
Page
4
A devotional note cites 1 John 3 20 about God’s surpassing knowledge and condemning hearts. It quotes Mrs Anna Jameson on God guarding the inner life from human sight.
The Post Office under Day shows efficiency handling the Christmas mail with overtime for regular staff, fewer new hires, and potential cost savings. It also carries non postal duties for federal agencies and faces Treasury funding to cover the deficit, along with promised pay increases.
High Point acknowledges John Davis Jr for steering the Christmas Cheer Fund through a critical year. With hundreds of contributors, the drive supported 720 families and 1500 children. Davis previously led the effort and stepped in after late November plans failed. The piece urges churches and civic clubs to form a lasting organization to sustain the charity annually.
The piece recounts Lord Home and Stevenson warnings in December on U N actions in Congo and Goa, arguing the League of Nations died with loss of major powers and that the United Nations could likewise fail without broad participation. It reviews League sanctions history from 1920 to 1946 and questions U N resilience amid major conflicts.
An OCR snippet lists roles at the High Point Enterprise including president treasurer editor and advertising director. The readable lines show D A Rawley as president and Holt McPherson as treasurer with Joe Brown as editor in chief and W Palierson Jr as managing editor.
After four years and forty thousand dollars in trials, Actinism debuts as the first new art method since painting and sculpture. Francis Oliver and Donald Gray, electronics and art enthusiasts, guard their method as they tour galleries in unmarked cars from a hidden New Jersey studio. The process uses prism light on sensitized paper to create vivid hues, with a secret technique kept in a law firm safe. Test markets show interest and willingness to pay for originals or reproductions.
The 1962 Jefferson Jackson Dinner will be held March 31 at J S Dorton Arena within the State fair grounds to raise funds for the North Carolina Democratic party. Tickets cost 50 dollars with proceeds going mainly to the national party war chest and the event is organized by national officers from North Carolina. The gathering fosters party unity and state leaders anticipate a large turnout despite moving from hotel venues to the fair grounds.
A letter from Gail Geyer Miss High Point 1962 extends Christmas greetings to High Point residents and HPC students praising the decorated city and holiday spirit. The piece also thanks the Jaycees for their help as the community and campus share festive cheer and a bright season.
A brief item notes a child creating a model of East Berlin as part of a news roundup. The piece frames the child’s project within a wider broadcast of current events. No additional specifics or dates are provided.
In Athens Tennessee the Daily Post-Athenian reprints a reader letter rebutting the claim that Barry Goldwater does not exist. The editor argues Goldwater embodies constitutional freedoms and resists federal control, urging faith in individualism and conservative ideals amid a holiday-tinged collection of Christmas verses and local commentary.
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