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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1959
Page
4
The city hosts a mid winter furniture and rug market with High Point as the furniture capital. Expanding facilities, housing demand, and new Wrenn Street wing boost the show as 1959 could be a record year for furniture manufacturers and retailers nationwide.
The Enterprise argues for a single-area hub as best for direct routes to Chicago and major centers. It contends Piedmont favors Charlotte, limiting traffic origin in Raleigh Durham and calling for a unified airport strategy to replace the old Friendship site and restore balanced Midwest North South routes.
Editorial notes Virginia Supreme Court actions could strike down massive resistance laws while Norfolk votes to cut funds for all classes beyond sixth grade. If upheld, 36 white and Negro schools close, affecting 7 173 pupils, 5 250 of them Negro, amid a broader clash over desegregation and state police powers.
The High Point Enterprise shows a fragmented masthead and copyright/advertising notes. It lists the Associated Press affiliation and payment terms, with delivery and circulation references and a note about independent contractors and subscription payments.
George Sokolsky argues Soviet strategy misfired amid rising Western resilience. He highlights Red China’s Marxist shift, Western Europe’s recovery, and Arab nationalism as undermining Kremlin control, noting Khrushchev's failures on the eve of the twenty first party congress and Mikoyan’s U.S. mission.
Secretary of State Thad Kure has prepared blanket election certifications and seat charts for the incoming General Assembly. The House list places Hewlett in 54, Venters in 7, Crawford in 120 with 119 seats plus Speaker, while the Senate chart awaits finalization after a resignation. News outfits pledge expanded teletype coverage from Raleigh to Cap tel with full bureau support and extra writers for regular sessions and committee meetings.
Greensboro Greensboro Raleigh will host near daily programs on legislative news with Carl Goerch broadcasting nightly since 1930 and news staffs on duty. New Capitol room and Governor's conference space improve reporting while a public relations joke spawns the Order of the Buffalo with Thad Eure as president.
Town news highlights Glenn Kennerly and J. Turner Seawell as guests at Twilight Civitan meeting. Reports on literacy trends, nursing scholarships, a prayer reprint, Lions Club event with Dr. Edwin Gill, Jaycee Bosses’ Night awards, and condolences for Roy McKenzie. Calls for cancer research funding and NC Cancer Society goals.
Beulah G Smith urges elected officials to allow public input on a proposed annexation plan covering 27 square miles and questions on cost and services. Co H Whit calls for stricter pool regulation after a holiday accident advocating pools capped at 18 inches to prevent tragedies.
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