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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1953
Page
4
A New Year editorial offers a recipe for happiness in 1953. It instructs readers to cleanse months of past bitterness and to allocate each day with faith patience courage work hope fidelity liberality kindness rest prayer meditation and a final resolution. A cheerful note urges honesty effort and cheerful living to ensure a successful year.
Judge Archie Myatt supports tough enforcement of city parking laws after Supreme Court limits on prima facie evidence. He orders three offenders to settle unpaid tickets and vows greater penalties as motorists adjust. City committee recommends five cent meters and eliminating prima facie rules, costing about twenty five thousand dollars to replace meters. Local cities Winston Salem Greensboro and High Point show varying enforcement to curb traffic congestion.
The column questions what happiness means beyond greetings and argues individuals must create their own happiness through effort, responsibility, and positive action. It cites the Declaration of Independence, family dynamics, and the value of generosity, work, and love in building a fulfilling life.
A reader letter mixs satire and small town anecdotes. Uncle Dan riffs on conformity in politics and life, jokes about double money schemes, and recalls visits near Statesville with Loray post office lore and a Knoxville car mishap ending with a pantry mouse quip.
The Whiteville News Reporter notes a new gadget designed to curb speeding. Authorities plan to test it next week on streets and highways to deter slow drivers causing traffic jams near the courthouse and busy routes.
J E Melton of Morganton says modern machinery heats ground corn so hot it nearly cooks kernels as they exit. He contrasts it with slow water powered grinding, which keeps kernels soft and tasty. The column notes a doctor visit over measles charges, with a quip about spreading illness.
If North Carolina drivers do not change methods, highway travel will become expensive for common folk. The text complains of high taxis and prices, noting that high speeds and aggressive driving push auto travel costs higher.
A collection of quotes from figures including Michael Strauss Henry Smyth William Douglas Lt Col George Miller Otto Dibelius and Senator Clinton Anderson praising science labor, unity, development and caution toward totalitarian projects. The remarks span reclamation atomic energy prisoner riots and agricultural productivity with references to Asian labor, feudal change, and foreign policy.
Johnny Sheppard aged two and a half shows early business sense in Burlington. In a grocery store he asks to buy apples. Bud Sheppard tells him they have no money, but the boy replies with a quip about buying money.
Artful dressing and a smooth paint job promise to shave years off a woman's age yet a long flight of stairs reveals the ruse.
A Yadkin Ripple column argues handshaking shows friendship yet recalls its risky history. It jokes that lecturers might train graduates in the fundamentals, noting past clever tricks and proposing a course to reduce missteps.
The piece argues that children on bicycles on public streets have a duty to ride safely and observe traffic rules, while motorists owe care to young cyclists. It calls for mutual courtesy between children and drivers and stresses responsibility on both sides.
Ed Brandon recalls a past street drive in this brief Sanford Herald item. The piece focuses on a single moment and its immediate implications, with no additional names or dates provided in the readable text.
Washington dispatch notes an amendment to defense funding that caps officer pay by rank. The Davis rider throttles promotions and enforces limits, shrinking Army captains and flag officers while the Air Force grows, forcing Navy two-stripe lieutenants back.
A dated column surveys New Year optimism, historical progress during hard times, and notes diverse trivia from science and nutrition. It cites Romans on hope, a Coelacanth discovery, and snippets on aviation, farming efficiency, nutrition, sewing basics, and climate trivia.
A reflection on conviction and confidence praising belief in progress and divine guidance. It contrasts optimism about human struggle with Paracelsus as portrayed by Browning, who vows to persevere through hardship until circumstances improve, trusting in God’s timing.
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