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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1955
Page
7
A child friendly account explains how bartering gave way to money, through beads cattle and metal coins, ending with a homemade play money activity. It notes governments restrict likenesses of real coins and guides coloring and cutting colored pieces for pretend money.
North Carolina lawmakers return to Raleigh for the first active session since Jan 5. Budget talks center on a 637 million dollar two year plan with 52 million in tax increases. Budget and tax bills, including a 2.5 percent gross premium tax, are on the agenda along with highway modernization plans.
Evangelist Billy Graham declares the United States faces possible collapse due to secularism and materialism. He argues the cure is a moral rebirth and a national spiritual revival to ensure the next generation survives. He cites waning belief since early 1900s as the root of fear and insecurity.
A historical note describes warm water fish eggs incubated inside the mouth of one parent. The behavior highlights parental care and species adaptation observed in the source.
Dallas police seek an unknown thief described as enlightened who stole a catiane lantern from an unspecified location. No further details are provided about date or circumstances. Authorities urge anyone with information to contact local law enforcement.
Speakers at the North Carolina American Legion Post Officers Conference urged support for Universal Military Training. Mrs. Breaux, from Beaumont, and Charles Kessler of Virginia urged backing the Senate bill. A. Vid L. Hardee called for paid civil defense directors across six counties. Lou Brissie promoted junior baseball as a path to citizenship for Legion members. Memorial services closed the conference.
Five-year-old Brink’s heist in Boston’s North End involved masked robbers who overpowered five guards, loaded money into a light truck, and vanished with nearly a million dollars in cash and bonds. Investigators and the FBI continue to pursue leads as key evidence remains sealed.
Donald W. Conrad a local realtor and insurance man will speak at a Pinehurst meeting of Travelers Insurance and North and South Carolina representatives. The district office notes Conrad earned second place among North and South Carolina agents for life insurance sales in the last quarter of 1954.
The text argues federal permits licenses and hearings will reduce natural gas supply by restraining independent wildcatters whose risky work drives exploration. It notes competition suffers under top-down regulation as pipeline projects proceed.
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