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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1954
Page
4
The article highlights three key steps in polio immunization progress: an experimental vaccine by Dr J E Salk and associates, isolation of the polio virus by California researchers, and gamma globulin providing temporary protection. It notes cautious optimism, urging further investigation while praising scientific and industrial contributions.
The piece notes support for government and women’s clubs in lowering coffee costs. It recalls Napa Professional Women’s Club pledging not to buy or drink coffee, then serving coffee when billed as the only liquid option. It suggests a coffee ban after 10 am could be workable while not disrupting morning routines.
Thoughtful Americans reject Senator Smith of New Jersey’s five year plan for occupation troop withdrawal from Japan. The piece argues unoccupied Japan would invite Communist control and strategic risk, noting Japan’s industrial might and location, the costs of continued occupation, and the risk of losing a key ally in Asia.
The Savannah News discusses the push for an annual wage guarantee and cites George A Hormel Company arguing that true security rests on management ability and workers' willingness to work. It notes many employers could not promise more than ten months with current assets and warns against eroding existing security amid the rush for guarantees.
The note from Miss Laura thanks The Enterprise editor and Mrs McPherson for card packages from High Point and elsewhere. It also includes a Bible quote on health, declaring the body sacred and warning against habits that harm the temple of God.
The piece accuses Ezra Taft Benson of vast corn theft from government warehouses. It claims well organized burglars bore holes in storehouses, draining hundreds of thousands of bushels, and notes past losses echoing a broader untracked surplus. A final jab urges President Eisenhower to audit both corn and currency.
The author cites Nation Reference Bureau estimates that world population has surged from 500 million in 1650 toward 2.5 billion by 1958, noting over crowding in Italy Japan and India. Emigration, resettlement limits, and restrictive laws shape migration while a Rome world conference on population may yield better data and policy.
W H Spradley, long blind, traveled to Johns Hopkins for a cornea transplant but doctors concluded a replacement would not restore sight. He returned home after three weeks of quiet, remaining hopeful and undaunted as he resumes life in darkness.
Friends of W M Bostick of Cary press him to quit the U S Senate race and reclaim the $125 filing fee. Bostick remains the sole Democratic candidate. Lennon and Kerr Scott expected to enter, with a May 29 primary looming. March 20 at noon closes filing books. fees returnable only before then.
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