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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1962
Page
4
President Kennedy met congressional leaders to discuss international issues and a potential tariff authority while domestic plans on taxes defense spending Social Security education urban affairs and unemployment reform hinge on tariff fights. A powerful lobby presence and urgent public need demand clear analysis as the nation enters a thoughtful period.
A Rhode Island lawyer named Grande visited North Carolina prison facilities and used the trip to amplify claims that prisons are brutal dungeons. He ignored context, focusing on harsh rhetoric to bolster his case while critics argue he seeks sensationalism rather than facts.
Editorial notes that featherbedding disputes in Canada involving Canadian National Railways and Canadian Pacific Railway Co may influence labor negotiations in the United States. It cites past Canadian interventions, subsidies, and court or parliamentary actions affecting non operating employees and guard rules, with potential cross border impact as a nationwide election looms.
Publication details presented for The High Point Enterprise including staff roles, circulation, and mail subscription rates. Notes on carriers, advertising, and agency representation appear, with statements about agency independence and nonresponsibility for advance payments.
AP correspondent James Marlow surveys world leaders after the Berlin crisis in early 1962. He notes a calm rivaled by Southeast Asia tensions, East Berlin’s wall calming unrest, and Khrushchev’s surprising silence as world powers await the next move. The piece questions why Khrushchev is so quiet and predicts a return to normalcy.
Heavy rains did not dampen the State Young Democratic Clubs installation. W. E. Graham was installed as YDC president for 1962 as Gov. Sanford delivered the keynote. The gathering drew 576 meals, with many from Iredell County. Critics note Democratic unease and rising Republican activity reshaping North Carolina politics.
Dignitaries at the City-County Building dedication heard Holt McPherson and William G Ragsdale Jr advocate closer ties between Jamestown and High Point. They proposed merging municipal services water sewer fire police and garbage pickup to form a stronger West Guilford municipality. Senator Sam Ervin Jr and Representative Horace Kornegay left for Washington after the ceremony. Judge Crissman and Judge Shaw are poised for renomination. A state of the art law library valued at about 25000 was funded by warrant fees and West Publishing aided by Arch K Schoch and Louise Schoch. Mayor Carson Stout ensured parking tickets were promptly resolved for attendees. Judge Byron Haworth received a robe from the Bar Association for use in the new courthouse.
A reader criticizes a Greensboro road referendum and argues against liquor outlets near homes or schools. The writer contends residents should feel the nuisance of a liquor store if they support it and asks readers to consider living nearby before voting.
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