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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1955
Page
4
The House rules allowing closed committee sessions threaten public access to deliberations on spending and legislation. Secrecy could let gamblers, lobbyists, and an operator of a house of ill fame influence decisions while citizens are barred. Critics fear empowered chairmen may exclude dissenters, intensifying presses’ pushback and excluding the people.
Major corporations led by General Electric and General Motors announce substantial funding to education. GM unveils a 2 million dollar annual program to support schools, set to take full effect in four years. GE offers a matching program up to 1,000 dollars per employee gift to colleges, aiming to double employee contributions.
Mayor Covington proposes doubling pay for mayor and council amid calls for fair compensation for public service. The piece notes High Point’s finances and a push to host the State Board of Conservation and Development meeting, plus local business ties and regional political issues. It also covers church demolition, old-home razings, and Congressman Durham discussing atomic energy and Dixon-Yates.
The Winston-Salem mayor Kurfees backs routing Highway 70 through Winston-Salem instead of High Point. Lexington Chamber urges High Point Thomasville and Salisbury to support the current path. The paper argues bypasses around Greensboro and High Point aim to preserve the present route despite Kurfees efforts.
Santa Barbara introduces conversational Spanish in first grades after a year of testing. French appears in fifth grade with good results. The plan aims to start language learning early to foster interest and enjoyment, enriching lives of students as other cities adopt similar methods.
The piece notes a Costa Rican insurrection dynamic with Nicaraguan President Somoza challenging Costa Rica’s Figueres to a border revolver duel. It then shifts to a lighter strand about a beer rebellion at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg Virginia, warning of potential escalation to whisky and rum uprisings.
A lively account links William and Mary beer protests to a broader alcohol policy clash with President Chandler and ABC laws. Students at the college staged mass meetings, with about 1,000 of 1,700 students present, while Dean J Wilfred Lambert faced protests. The tale ends with a charged remark from a rebel as a provocative battle cry.
The North Carolina House adopted a 1955 rule package by 74 to 21, expanding executive session powers for committee chairs and allowing exclusion of nonmembers. Critics warned it mirrors McCarthy era tactics and could erode open proceedings, sparking calls for further study.
A fragment quotes President Eisenhower addressing the 84th Congress with a warning that large foreign aid programs, especially in Asia, should be guided by the general good. Admiral Arthur Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, notes agreement on long term aid.
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