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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1954
Page
4
Judge R Lee Whitmire in Asheville cites newspaper evidence in a capital case as reason for voting for the secrecy law in 1953. He says courts cannot control the press, prompting concern that public access to court and legislative proceedings is at risk.
The piece argues many fire victims lack adequate home insurance and suggests insurers overlook a large, inexpensive field. It urges homeowners to buy insurance to avoid charity reliance after total losses and compares to casualty firms promoting liability coverage.
Report from Paul Parker, a leading maker of merry go rounds, shows booming business with three units produced since January and orders for 15 more. Last year he made four. wartime bans boosted second hand markets with high prices, reflecting renewed confidence as a park installment seems likely.
The Enterprise lauds Judge Horace S. Haworth's selection as YMCA president for the coming year, noting his leadership complements a 30 year tradition of character building. He succeeds Nathan M. Ayers, under whom the organization thrived while remaining debt free with a million dollar plant and strong community service.
The Old Gold and Black reviews Wake Forest's relocation to Winston-Salem for fall 1955. It notes Reynolda campus capacity 4500 to 5000 students and a $3,335,000 fundraising need to meet a 17.5 million building program. The paper argues expansion tests personal attention but predicts broader educational benefits and a new campus spirit.
The Sparks family and a North Carolina association for retarded children express gratitude for community cooperation. The article credits WHPE and Mr. Davis for publicity and notes the project aided rehabilitation and home construction, urging continued support and printing of the letter for contributors.
George Sokolsky argues Arthur H. Dean, ambassador at Panmunjom, is aligned against recognizing Red China. He cites Dean’s Providence Journal interview and a letter to Alfred Kohlberg supporting a policy to oppose Communist China, while advocating no U N recognition and limited aid.
George Dixon reports on Clarence Cannon’s classroom style explanation of the 1954 budget as phony like wooden nutmegs. Alfred Sieminski recalls a reform tale of pay raises, a Willard Hotel address, and the pomme de terre charge in a push to keep Congressmen honest.
President Eisenhower urges his official family to avoid extreme campaign statements. Vice President Nixon and Agriculture Secretary Benson are noted in context alongside a forecast of about an 8 cent a pound drop in butter for housewives.
The News and Observer farm edition surveys income, productivity, and policy. It cites Gov. Umstead's 1953 needs plan, price supports vs flexible supports, and calls for better markets, storage, and processing. Explorers Amadus and Barlowe touched Carolina soil 370 years ago.
The American Legion March issue profiles George E. Sokolsky author of These Days and longtime commentator. Norman Beasley calls him among the U.S. experts on communism with firsthand experience from Petrograd 1917 and Harbin years later. Sokolsky later joined the New York Herald Tribune in 1935 and King Features in 1940, writing six columns weekly for 350 papers and speaking publicly while farming in Massachusetts. He is noted for Asia focus in foreign policy and a blunt view of journalism, claiming a reporter must seek facts and print them, and has earned multiple awards and honorary degrees for his work.
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