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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1959
Page
4
A Bible Thought for Today warns there are many ways to be intemperate and urges guarding against all excess and injurious practices. The brief moral reflection emphasizes temperance, self-control, and prudent conduct.
The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company strike ends after 134 days, easing a glass shortage affecting dependent industries. The dispute centered on overmanned production, speeds, incentives, and seniority, with wages not involved. Authors warn featherbedding risks national economic well being and transport efficiency if similar stoppages recur.
National Right-to-Work Committee pursues expansion in Connecticut Delaware Wyoming Maryland Montana Vermont New Mexico Iowa California Idaho Washington while referendums shape outcomes in Ohio and Colorado Reed Larson, Kansas rights leader, aids national drive as the Kansas amendment passes 395,839 to 307,176 after a long educational campaign and broad county support
The Ford Foundation 1958 education report warns that global ignorance hinders peace and progress. It argues education must expand to meet space, atomic age, and political challenges, noting Western and American systems bear heavy responsibility for worldwide intellectual growth.
Editorial notes that pay as you see TV could break through in San Francisco and Los Angeles via Skiatron plans and cable transmission. It covers FCC delays, congressional opposition, and potential for televised college football and major league games, urging careful legislative framework before subscription TV expands.
Governor Engle faces a Capitol scene where a surge of young influence shapes political futures. The article notes many rising legislators may influence the 1960 gubernatorial contest, with Speaker Addison Hewlett mentoring several promising deputies and shaping next generation leadership.
Charles Pearson notes rising interest in political leadership, with young candidates eyeing governor or U S Senate seats. He discusses Hodges supporters pushing a 75 cent hourly minimum, claiming wage boosts for 90 000 under 75 cents and broader gains, while opponents warn of rising pay scales and employer burdens. Pearson predicts a minimum wage bill likely to pass this session.
A critical portrait of the self-styled influencers who push near power. The piece argues that many claim intimate access to officials, parade clout, and profit by connections, exposing the fixer as a dangerous endemic in status-driven society.
The fragment lists the High Point Enterprise staff including Dr Bane as president Mrs R B Terry as secretary treasurer Olt McPherson as editor W Patterson and business manager Loflin plus circulation and carrier pricing per year and association with the Associated Press by Mall.
A veteran patrolman’s gunfight near Maxton highlights the dangers faced by law enforcement. The piece advocates a Detroit style Hundred Club funding approach for NC police, firemen, and deputies, plus community support through mortgages and education aid. It also profiles Richard Earl Johnson as Randolph County’s 1958 Outstanding Young Farmer.
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