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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1955
Page
4
Subscriptions by mail and carrier are detailed with 3 months 3.90 6 months 7.80 and 12 months 15.00 by mail. Carrier rates are 1 week 35 cents and 1 year 18.00. Names listed include Holt McPherson editor D A Rawley secretary and treasurer C W Patterson jr ads manager Charles B Loflin circulation manager.
The United States forces appease Red China by halting shore batteries as 15 000 civilians and Nationalist troops withdraw 200 miles north of Formosa. The 7th Fleet's protection is cited as deterring further attack and boosting free world credibility in Asia.
Emmys highlight efforts to reward educational broadcasting with Disney's Disneyland and Man's Right to Knowledge leading the nominations. In Chapel Hill, WUNC TV seeks over 400000 dollars from the General Assembly to sustain two years of operation as advertising money challenges its audience base.
The Coca Cola Company names William E. Robinson as president of its 240 million dollar business. His strength lies in public relations with a track record at Robinson-Hannega n Associates and the New York Herald-Tribune. directors expect PR to enhance the firm’s operation and public image.
George Sokolsky argues for higher professor salaries to combat subversion. He compares college pay scales and living costs, contending underpaid instructors hinder morals and scholarship, risking student influence by disaffected faculty. A wage adjustment is proposed to reflect current living conditions.
The February 1955 Heart Fund Drive follows the March of Dimes effort to fight Polio. It aims to raise 160000 for heart disease research in North Carolina, promoting modern research as a key public health bargain and inviting donors to "Buy A Heart" for longer, healthier lives.
The column surveys historical health aids from asafoetida charms to buckeye pockets and sulphur tonics. It notes continued faith in vitamins and diets, and highlights a London doctor's advice to wake with a wiggle and a hungry start, blending old remedies with new wellness ideas.
A State Department background briefing for freshman congressmen on Formosa relief was disrupted by Mrs. Emanuel Celler who rose to harass the speaker for 22 minutes. The incident exposed interest in Chiang Kai shek’s government and Formosa’s high U.S. official visits.
Prof Seymour Harris of Harvard asserts Roosevelt era good neighbor policy toward Latin America is virtually dead and cites no clear substitute. The remarks appear with a Churchill reference praising freedom in lean times and a note on television by critic Gilbert Seldes.
A collage of snippets: Verne reflections on North Carolina scenes, Robeson County men sentenced to long terms for armed robbery and murder, a Jefferson Jackson dinner fundraiser in Raleigh, notes on weather and California quakes, and a Florida fishing tale.
Judiciary panels in the General Assembly act as watch dogs, screening bills for constitutionality and impact while routing many to other committees. The House 41 session highlighted bills on permanent vehicle tags for rescue squads and a debt dodging measure, provoking careful debate on rights, investigations, and due process.
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