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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1962
Page
4
The editorial reflects on 1961 as a mixed year under Kennedy and Sanford, praising business performance while noting crises and challenges. It urges 1962 as a chance for freedom, continuity, and collective resolve, stressing responsible optimism and the need to adapt to future changes.
The piece argues against scrapping the 1964 East West rotation and warns such moves would cede Piedmont and Western votes to Republicans. It urges NC Democrats to unite behind principled, conservative leadership to maintain good government and party viability.
C. C. Stoker retires after 30 years in police service, 15 as chief, praised for steady, fundamentals based leadership. Colleagues commend his calm during criticism and dedication to public safety. His administration is described as quietly efficient and duty driven.
Fourteen year old Herbert Jamieson Jr prompts discussion as High Point faces liquor control after Jamestown's legalized sale moves to the door. The group urges a system redirecting profits to alcoholism recovery, eradicating bootlegging, and educating youth about drink dangers, pledging to work with responsible citizens.
Washington reports Dr. Charles G. Abbot predicts warmer winters and cooler summers across most of the continental United States for 1962 and five-year spans, basing forecasts on a harmonic temperature cycle from 1870 onward in ten cities. He cautions about Salt Lake City and notes method limits but sees a general trend toward reduced extremes and a cooler overall summer nationwide.
A reader cites a 1961 State Department letter alleging US aid to Yugoslavia. cites Tito's 1956 Moscow visit and comments on Soviet allies. claims US tax dollars train Yugoslav fighter pilots at the Air Force Academy in Colorado. The letter questions policy and accuses government of aiding an enemy.
A reader from Thomasville NC questions Washington resolutions, claims Yugoslav pilots train Castro fighters in Cuba, and criticizes the State Department education and leaders including Newlin Hayworth. The letter condemns Truman era politics and Birch Society critics, ending with a pro capitalist American stance.
Readers encounter a mix of reflections on 1962’s potential, a note about a new larger type in the newspaper, winter snow scenes, civic plans for the Southern Railway corridor, business moves at Hedgecock Lumber and Kernersville units, a Wesley Memorial speaker under stress, and a trans Atlantic telephone call linking a West German base to a North Carolina grandmother with plans for future calls.
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