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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1962
Page
4
A meditation urges people to apply themselves to good deeds and aid urgent needs. It quotes Titus 3 14 and George E Stewart Jr on religion as devotion to God and service to others.
In High Point the municipal electric system, a valued asset, faces a new franchise as expansion and modernization push its reach. Experts note city plants peaked in 1945, with decline as Commonwealth Edison buys more, yet public power could drive lower taxes and large long term gains if city utilities grow in a new franchise era.
The Comic Extremist of the Congress of Racial Equality in High Point targets private homes and domestic workers over bathroom use. He urges Negro maids to quit where families insist on separate facilities, a stance critics call ridiculous and harmful to constitutional rights.
Editorial argues women could wield influence to curb the arms race. It notes the Women Strike for Peace demonstrations in Washington London Moscow and other capitals and discusses first ladies responses and the potential impact of a true women’s strike on labor and society.
A reader writes that arm caps for chairs and sofas are not new in the furniture trade and that headrests have long been offered. In a welfare critique, another letter questions aid distribution, recounting a local family case and urging integrity in public welfare spending.
Quotes from Newton Minow on public demand and TV quality, Samuel Rubin recounting a 15 year prison term and forged notes, Lt. Calvin Morris on Cuban border guards, and Harlan Cleveland on leadership and patient diplomacy.
The High Point Enterprise, established 1884, lists subscription rates and city office details. Address 305-307 North Main Street High Point North Carolina, with staff including D. A. Rawley president and J. Bro establishing editors and officers.
President Kennedy relies on close ally Dave Powers for social balance while surrounding aides like O'Donnell OBrien Sorensen and Bundy form a loose, conflictfree group. Bobby Kennedy acts as trusted confidante without dictating major policy, despite occasional limits on his reach.
The article notes Luther Hodges, long serving governor, faces constitutional limits but attracts continued calls from Tar Heels to seek another term in 1964. It also highlights Hodges influence in state politics, his replacement by Sanford in photos, and the loyalty of Hodges supporters. The piece also covers yacht sales, Ogden Nash at the Executives Club, and local voter plate renewal guidance.
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