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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1953
Page
4
The Cone Memorial Hospital at Greensboro opens after 40 years of planning and a $20 million endowment. The 308 bed facility features thorough planning and a Cone motif, aiming to match modern therapy with skilled operation and contribute to the region’s hospital facilities.
Saturday reports feature Lieut. Col. Melvin Voorhees fined and stripped of pay after censorship evasion in a Korea wartime book. Meanwhile former President Truman prepares Life Magazine memoirs possibly in two volumes for a $600,000 contract, with editors handling all rights.
The Hoover Commission critiques large civil service in 1952, noting Defense staffing tops 1.2 million and suggesting parts of civilian work could be done by service personnel. Agriculture employs 70,500 with 50,577 in civil service while PMA absorbs much budget. Congress fears meddling with entrenched political power.
James Ewing, 36, the Eisenhower appointee and head of Samoa, ousted a district governor for whisky smuggling and began reforms aimed at boosting cocoanut farming and building a fish processing plant. He argued for federal payroll cuts and modernization, calling for a leaner civil service and reorganization guided by the Hoover Commission.
A New York World wire recalls East German refugees fleeing to the West as Soviet sealing measures tighten. The piece notes a no-man’s land around Berlin and questions whether the crackdown masks warlike prep behind the curtain. It also mentions Marshal Soklovsky becoming Soviet Chief of Staff amid Kremlin purges and rising anti-Semitism linked to purges in Hungary.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts forty days excluding Sundays leading to Easter on April fifth. It is a period of self examination penitence and spiritual renewal through fasting prayer scripture reading and church attendance.
In Toledo two years ago a Jewish group the city and Catholic nuns competed for an 18 acre plot. Bnai Israel bought the land deeded 11 acres to Ursuline nuns and 1 acre to the city. The remaining six acres fund a synagogue library and church school with shared fences and harmonious architecture.
Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks argues against dependence on armament spending for prosperity. Churchill recalls Britain as a durable force despite wars and missteps, urging national resolve and strength. The remarks frame postwar economic and global influence considerations.
The VFW Post of High Point will sponsor showings of The Hour of Decision at Paramount Theatre Thursday to Saturday. The piece argues against communism and urges citizen vigilance, with ministers and public figures invited to view a film cited as a warning against Soviet propaganda.
Raleigh coverage profiles Frank Taylor of Goldsboro, the governor’s legislative counsel, detailing his reluctant acceptance, heavy workload, and recent radio exposure that framed his role. It notes his views on parole and highway agencies, liquor referendum, and a proposed annual legislative session while highlighting other lawmakers push for a North Carolina tax appeals commission to ease taxpayer burdens.
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