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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1961
Page
4
A compact quotable line echoes Shakespeare describing parents as the voice of gods to their children, framing parental authority as divine guidance and moral compass in early wisdom.
Mrs Lillian Rogers Parks a 30 year White House maid argues for memoir privacy as her book about 1600 Pennsylvania Ave stirs debate. Bernard West the White House usher warns domestic staff against publishing further memoirs signaling a looming clamp on such disclosures.
A New York neighborhood sees stores offer 10 percent off to customers who join a Democratic Club as part of a broad party organization push. The piece criticizes entangling discounts with political participation and urges universal civic action. It also notes Mayor Washburn’s claim of Point being the nation’s youngest city and discusses privacy issues around the President and Mamie Eisenhower, praising Mrs. Rogers for defending Mamie’s name.
In Paris France the government tightens alcohol and vice laws to curb alcoholism prostitution and juvenile delinquency. Measures ban bars near schools and churches raise licenses and impose curfews and penalties. Police raid venues and crackdown on immoral activity amid protests by prostitutes.
Dauntless High Point College Panthers, seeded fourth, stunned rivals in the North State Conference tournament. They fought back in the opener to win and then defeated the second seed in the semifinals, capturing the program’s first cage title since 1953. Coach Virgil Yow leads a proud squad.
The Kennedy administration weighs creating a Cabinet level Urban Affairs Department to coordinate city and suburban programs. Robert V. Weaver is seen as presumptive secretary, with Hodges housing links and political maneuvering shaping the plan amid debates on leadership and origins.
The High Point Enterprise masthead shows established 1884 as an independent daily and Sunday newspaper. It lists ownership by Enterprise Inc with executives Rawley as president and Mrs R B Terry as secretary-treasurer, Holt McPherson as managing editor, W Patterson Jr as advertising director, LOFLIN as business manager, and circulation manager.
Washington notes humor about President Kennedy's dieting missteps and jokes on food stamps colors. It highlights Kennedy and eight of his Cabinet as Boy Scouts with McNamara and Friedman Eagle Scouts, Rusk as knot-tying champ, and Robert Kennedy earning scout status abroad. Kathryn Larsen, daughter of Douglas Larsen, attended events at the National Press Club.
Mrs. James Roosevelt visited the Sheraton Park Hotel to pick up a gown from Natalie Greer. A clerk sent her to a room used by a Republican staffer. confusion arose when a sign and door led to a political mix up during a dress pickup. In a Boy Scout breakfast, 14-year-old Richard Osher gave a poised speech prompting Rep. Bob Wilson to quip about future elections.
A column blends Lent reflections and local politics with praise for Jake Froelich Jr. and critique of redistricting talk involving Basil Whitener. It includes a humorous Irish president quip and notes on AP news feature reception, ending with a comic patient-psychiatrist exchange.
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