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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1950
Page
4
A historical column urges Americans to make New Year resolutions focused on national strength, religious faith, and personal sacrifice. It emphasizes defending the country against Communism, supporting wartime effort, and seeking divine guidance amid crisis. The piece frames resolve as duty, patriotism, and self-improvement.
The annual sale of tuberculosis health bonds continues as the goal of twelve thousand dollars is not yet reached. Bond and stamp recipients are urged to buy or return them, with many others already responding, while costs of fighting tuberculosis rise.
An expository reflection on Genesis themes of knowledge, will, and divine calling. It contrasts human freedom with conscience, notes God’s Spirit within, and cites scripture to urge personal response. The New Year setting prompts introspection on listening for God's presence in life.
A reflective column jokes about common New Year resolutions and vows to curb spending fix up the home and save for taxes and bills. The author notes failed DIY repairs and recalls how children prefer everyday kitchen items to toys. The piece ends with uncertainty about a troubled year ahead.
Washington diary notes Truman administration scenes from 1950 including price support butter costs, budget requests, and moves against atom bomb measures. Highlights cover cabinet rumors, UN flag display, Wake Island trip with MacArthur, 1952 helm rumors, and public notices on social security tax changes. Also reflects on a High Point Chamber program and a New Year civic call to action.
CIO president Philip Murray says union gains hit billions for americ an corporations. An Oz a board chairman notes higher wages raise industrial costs and prices. Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida hopes for restored tranquility on the Korean peninsula in the interest of East Asia and world peace.
The article sketches Charles E. Wilson’s wartime rise as Defense Mobilization head and recounts anecdotes from 1944. It covers mobilization politics, bumbling photo chaos at President Truman’s signing, and sharp notes on planning, labor unity, and Marshall Plan goals amid wartime urgency.
A speaker asks Americans to face 1951 as a crisis year with courage and resolve. The text critiques wartime leadership, calls for changes in the executive and defense departments, and warns that the Brussels conference and UN conflicts intensify the crisis. It ends with a prayer for blessing and survival.
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