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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1953
Page
4
Legal notice filed with the High Point North Carolina office under post and press regulations. It notes second class matter at High Point Post and references the 1879 act for publication.
Leaders of the Association of American Colleges warn that allowing privately supported colleges to fail could push the nation toward totalitarianism. They argue tax funded schools are rising while independent colleges strain financially, reducing faculty and lowering standards, risking future leadership and world stability.
The Georgia Senate approved a bill to prohibit livestock from running at large on state roads. Supporters call it long overdue, citing prior absence of a law against a certain kind of cattle in the legislature.
The U S Public Health Service notes influenza cases are dropping nationwide with declines in new respiratory illness. Despite this, 58 reporting cities recorded 554 influenza and pneumonia deaths, up twenty percent from the prior week, underscoring urban danger and the real harshness of flu for some areas.
The piece cites Professor Edward A. Shils of the University of Chicago arguing that U S visa refusals for foreign scientists reflect xenophobia and a mistrust of the educated. The author counters with data on American immigration policy university output and congressional education, challenging Shils and defending separation of powers.
Commerce Secretary Sinclair Weeks criticized Washington waste and duplication in a Lincoln Day speech in Boston cleared by the White House. He promised savings and reiterated support for social security and other programs but offered no date for action, favoring Eisenhower’s plan of concrete measures over broad promises.
The Lexington Dispatch notes the NC Ike crusade shifting from spiritual aims to pie counter politics. Competing GOP factions split after Eisenhower’s win, with Taft wing pressures and a lingering scramble over party control. Charles Raper Jonas faces uncertainty as multiple hands reach for influence in shaping North Carolina’s political future.
Sources say Governor Umstead will push about 85 million in state bond issues for permanent improvements including 15 million by the General Assembly without a vote for buildings, 22 to 25 million for mental hospitals, and 50 million for county aid to school construction. The plan faces equality debates, local tax concerns, and valuation adjustments impacting how funds are distributed among counties.
The remarks target U.S. Ambassador William O'Dwyer, Sen. Arthur Watkins, and President Syngman Rhee, with claims over Point Four aid. The quotes also reference Rep. Clair Engle, and AFL leader George Meany, arguing for stronger Taft Hartley style measures and broader congressional cooperation.
Isaac Fidler recalls the 1897 McKinley Hobart inauguration and his arc searchlight display in Paterson New Jersey. He notes Garrett Hobart’s silk company links, the silk gowns, and later mentions his career in electrical engineering and Silk Mills advisory work.
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