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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1961
Page
1
The informal Senate committee backs Hodges former North Carolina governor as Cabinet nominee. Hodges 62, the oldest pick, says 5 percent growth isn’t immediate due to economic readjustment while awaiting confirmation. Senators Ervin and Jordan praise his qualifications and character.
Winter furniture market in High Point shows steady attendance with over 3,000 buyers registered at the exposition building. Stores from 11-state Southeast region and major chains like Maxwell Bros of Augusta are represented, signaling solid orders ahead as manufacturers report sizable or growing backlogs and anticipation of mail orders boosting second quarter business.
House Democrats approved increasing Rules Committee membership to 15 from 12 with 10 Democrats and 5 Republicans. The plan, led by Speaker Sam Rayburn, aims to reduce a coalition grip and face a House vote next week.
President Eisenhower forecast a period of sound growth as he presented his final economic report to Congress. He urged 14 bills to balance the 1962 budget, curb inflation, and support growth while noting no recession. The plan includes postal rate hikes, bond rate relief, and a moderate minimum wage increase.
President Eisenhower said preserving peace was his greatest achievement after eight years in office. He spoke at his final news conference in the Indian Treaty Room, noting the era's nuclear threats and Korea War while acknowledging the desire for peace with justice.
The Federal Housing Administration insured a 750000 loan for a 1021000 expansion at the Presbyterian Home for the Aged in High Point. Wachovia Bank will finance the project adding two fireproof wings with 46 single rooms and a 37-bed infirmary, on a 27 acre site near U S Highways 29 A and 70 A.
Washington reports North Carolina's Wrightsville Beach selected as the site for a government sea water to fresh water demonstration plant. Secretary Seaton announced the choice after a board’s recommendation from seven East Coast cities. The plant will use freezing to produce 250000 gallons daily as part of five demonstration sites.
Transcontinental Gas Pipeline of Houston announced a $63 million bottled gas line starting in Texas and ending in Sanford North Carolina. Work would begin soon with Charlotte as the original terminal point.
High Point North Carolina won an honorable mention in the National Fire Protection Association Fire Prevention Contest. In the U S Municipal Division for cities 50 000 to 99 000 population High Point placed first among North Carolina entries. Ft Lewis Washington earned the Army grand prize and Parris Island Marine Corps Depot won the Navy grand prize.
Businessmen arriving from south central Cuba said 93 Castro militiamen were killed in a government offensive aimed at wiping out insurgent bands. The unconfirmed report places most deaths near Trinidad in Las Villas Province at the base of the Escambray Mountains.
Katanga authorities said Patrice Lumumba Maurice Mpolo and Joseph Okito were moved from near Leopoldville to a jail outside Elisabethville, with Swedish U.N. observers reporting a brutal beat ing by Katanga police at the airport. A Katanga communique cited Kasavubu’s request to change prisons for security.
Pro Communist rebels bore down on two government positions in south central Laos as defenders prepared to go guerrilla. Col Kham Khong reported only 70 men in Paksane with two battalions total in the area and Tha Thom under threat. Western front gains included the capture of Vang Vieng aiding a push toward Plaine des Jarres.
President Eisenhower at his 193rd and final White House news conference urged a constitutional amendment to move election and inauguration dates. He argued new presidents should have 80 days to organize before Congress convenes and to prepare state of the Union and budget messages. Kennedy's incoming team will adjust programs accordingly.
The inaugural committee declares the parade will feature 275 horses 22 mules and one burro with horse ambulances vet crews and a mule train led by a burro symbol of the Democrats. Park Police mount units drill to preempt crowd noise in Rock Creek Park as officials promise a lively historically horse filled event.
In Moscow Russians greet the Kennedy presidency with fatigue and fear over U S Soviet tensions. Khrushchev seeks warmer relations but offers no retreat from hardline stances while pushing to resolve a divided Germany by year end 1961.
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