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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1953
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise, distributed as second class mail at the High Point Post Office, notes publication under the 1878 Act. The notice emphasizes standard press distribution and office procedures for its afternoon and Sunday editions.
The piece argues the Eisenhower administration faces a fractured Republican leadership over foreign policy, with Taft, Knowland and McCarthy challenging Dulles and urging budget cuts. It urges strong presidential leadership to unite allies, deter Soviet aggression, and articulate a bold policy to rally freedom-loving peoples.
Humidity rose to 95 percent at dawn and kept temperatures uncomfortable despite a breeze. Manager Leo Heer notes heat complaints at the Furniture Market while forecasts predict showers that should lower humidity and offer cooling relief.
Polio hits Caldwell County hard as 10 000 children receive gamma globulin to curb the outbreak. Health officials call it the worst polio epidemic in the nation surpassing Montgomery Alabama where 30000 were inoculated last week. Parents urged to guard children with basic precautions and seek early physician care.
The Mattoon Journal-Gazette notes that over 40 percent of this year’s freshmen at the University of Illinois failed pre registration English tests and must take a high school level non credit English course. The editor questions progressive education trends and calls for stronger fundamentals in reading and writing.
Washington report notes Sen. McCarthy’s State Department hearings produced few solid accomplishments in the Clean-Up effort. Witnesses included McLeod and Boykin with staff reshuffles and policy switches drawing scrutiny over how material and broadcasts were handled. The broader aim of ousting last administration holdovers remains under debate.
The column explains how senority determines ranking in the U S Senate and why the governor’s appointment for the Smith vacancy is short term. It notes that Maryland’s entry in 1788 gives Butler seniority over Idaho’s 1890 entry and cites past appointed senators who were defeated when running for election.
A collage of reminiscences and column bits includes ongoing talk of a U S Senate seat in North Carolina, reflections on Asia and communism, notes on rag weed pollen and chestnut chinquapin decline, a muscadine quest, and a long memory of a steam whistle tale from Hometown and nearby mines.
The presidential yacht Williamsburg was decommissioned by order of Eisenhower. About 158 officers and men were returned to regular navy duty and 20 man bridge crews guarded spans during its voyages. A incident involving garbage on a Potomac bridge led to the manned bridge guards.
Senator Styles Bridges asserts the administration will oppose Red China joining the UN and lead opposition. General Lee Chong Chan of South Korea says if the Reds seek peace it can be achieved.
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