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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1960
Page
4
A meditation on Sunday observance notes the humanitarian duty of rest. Exodus 23 highlights kindness to others and even to beasts, with sabbath rest benefiting the gleaning poor and animals and the land every seventh year.
President Eisenhower selected private citizens under Dr. Henry Winston to form a commission aimed at outlining a plan for national greatness. The group will tackle discrimination, education, economic growth, and global responsibility while preserving democratic processes.
The piece argues that A-Bombs alter global power, raising fears of spread to new nations, the risk of bootlegging nuclear material, and the need for clear official explanations about the evolving threat. It cites Cuba, Ghana, and France to illustrate shifting balance and the danger of small states gaining destructive capability.
The 1959 world press freedom picture is grim with widespread government secrecy and censorship. While the United States and a few Western nations retain openness, many countries from the Soviet bloc to the Middle East and Africa impose controls, threats, or outright bans, with only cautious hope for improvement in 1960.
A parade of items includes Ray Reed’s furniture world profile a Methodist Home leader’s 90th birthday gratitude a Duke University president’s resignation note and a quirky clock timing anecdote as devices loom over daily life.
A Savannah columnist mocks political forecasting by recounting a Democratic dinner applause test and noting the futility of polls. The piece jokes about Nixon criticism and questions the value of celebrity or business polls for the 1960 race, claiming a simple street poll of three passersby already shows a third agreement.
The piece outlines open seats across state offices including two Supreme Court justices, district solicitors, and a potential Superior Court vacancy. It explains nomination and election procedures, district boundaries, and the impact of new districts on contests. It notes over 500 public offices to be filled statewide.
The piece notes Wall Street’s inflation fears may be easing with a 1 percent price rise forecast and a government surplus expected in 1960. It links market shifts to Eisenhower’s State of the Union and describes a forthcoming busy primary season with 500 offices and 1,500 to 2,000 candidates across counties.
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