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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1960
Page
2
The lesson from Luke 15 24 speaks of a sinner returned to the father with joy and forgiveness The prodigal tale contrasts the elder brothers restraint and potential envy and shows God’s generous mercy toward the repentant son
In Jacksonville Times-Union opinion, the woman editor and publisher is challenged for advising teens to clean up and avoid laxity while neglecting the classics. The piece argues youths lack exposure to David Copperfield figures like Micawber and Uriah Heep and warns such omissions hinder planning and culture.
A Columbia University linguist argues the Civil War rebel yell is unrepeatable due to its mix of fright, pent-up nerves, exultation, hatred, and deviltry. The article counters with a humorous claim that readers can relate the description to their own strong emotions and friends.
Richmond jurist Judge Kermit W. Rooke cites five basic factors in juvenile delinquency Divorce illegitimacy working mothers alcoholism and lack of religion He notes these factors raise risk of neglect and poor training rather than guaranteeing crime and says government cannot fix them Schools and churches can address some aspects but primary action rests with parents and families He calls the current level of delinquency a miracle attributed to divine mercy.
A lighthearted NH Scene note contrasts grim recent headlines with two quirky items. Three Russians forged dollars and bought foreign clothes, while Russia’s new installment plan in October led to 17.25 million in buys, 21600 radio phonographs, 2600 cameras, and 3600 pieces, with watches selling wildly.
Governor Rockefeller backs a strict traffic safety plan based on alcohol impairment. The interdepartmental committee notes individual tolerance varies, with impairment rising from 0.05 to 0.10 in many, and 0.15 percent to prima facie intoxication. The proposal creates a two drink range area, with escalating suspensions and license revocation after repeat offenses.
George Sokolsky recounts John Gates and Gil Green in a review of Gates autobiography The Story of an American Communist. The piece discusses Browderism, party discipline, and intelligence around the Negro nation theory and attempts to separate from Moscow policy. It notes Gates lack of courage and fear of Browderite weakness and reflects on the difficulty for a Communist to discern truth within party dogma.
Lynn Nisbet notes a quadrennial Directory of North Carolina Industries to be printed with a fancy multi color cover funded at little or no cost. Commissioner Frank Crane secured color plates from Southern Bell to highlight manufacturing historic sites and recreation as part of the state economy, urging treatment of resorts and retirement sites as non industrial. Henry Belk, editor of the Goldsboro News Argus, advocates promoting Eastern Carolina as a winter residence for Canadians, suggesting broad state wide appeal and potential for homes with vacant rooms.
Jonathan Daniels argues in Think Magazine that the South defies a static myth. The piece notes Southern resilience, the role of humor, and a shift toward factories and opportunity, while warning against nostalgia and hatred.
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