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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1960
Page
2
A devotional meditation recalls Lamentations 3:22 and thanks God for mercies as Thanksgiving nears. It emphasizes God’s unwavering compassion, the fragility of life, and the belief that all health and well being come from the Creator. The passage urges gratitude and trust in divine provision.
The Plain Dealer argues newspapers owe inform, educate, advise, and serve the public. A responsible press acts as civic voice, fights crime through reporting, promotes integrity in public life, and should stay financially viable to preserve editorial independence and public trust.
A Bremerton Sun column critiques the ideal of the American housewife arguing she bears vast burdens and contradictions. She must manage kids, home, faith, and community while remaining calm, practical, and endlessly capable. Yet she faces messages declaring her lazy and selfish, ending with a call for a harder, salt mineesque life.
In The Des Moines Register, Dr. James B. Conant argues public schools need eight billion dollars more annually, but doubts tax reforms under current policies will cover this. He fears federal aid would expand curriculum oversight and political meddling while educators show little urgency.
The obituary recalls Larry Richey, longtime personal secretary to Herbert Hoover, who died quietly aboard a plane home to Washington after Christmas Day visits in Hoover’s Waldorf era. Richey, of Italian origin, joined Hoover in 1917 and remained a trusted confidant through the White House years.
Governor Hodges reflected on a fruitful 1959 noting open exchanges with the Soviet Union, including greetings from a Soviet collective farm manager in Leningrad and high level visits. He cited a Moscow textile plant built with American capital and skill as a sign of growing cooperation. He also commented on a Raleigh State College basketball classic highlighting nationwide attention and positive public relations, while criticizing racial violence. The piece mentions state publicity hires at WPTF and state agencies.
The column contrasts public relations progress with old press agents and notes the goal to look favorable for bosses. It reports that North Carolina has about 8,000 foreign nationals in 1959 and that aliens must report current addresses to federal authorities in January. Governor Hodges clarifies state has no role beyond posting mail addresses, and noncompliance could risk deportation.
The community reflects on Hervie N. Williard, High Point Savings and Trust president since 1937, after his November 17, 1959 death. Kiwanis Club members raise funds by selling honey, supporting Camp Ché rio, Boy Scouts, Salvation Army, a nursing scholarship, High Point College, and a new YWCA project.
A nostalgic column surveys varied curiosities from household aids to consumer quirks. It notes a census finding that one in ten Americans, about 17 million, face work or daily living limitations, especially among low income and the elderly. It quotes headlines about Hollywood romance, a gravy thickener test, and a classroom gag. It also touches on presidential constitutional powers, aging cubs, rising grocery costs, and a light look at advertising driven brand loyalty in liquor. It closes with a Havana editor likening Castro to Hitler.
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