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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1961
Page
4
A meditation citing Hebrews 11 9 about Abraham and his heirs journeying in the land of promise. Describes desperate days as stepping stones to light and wisdom, attributed to Selby Chadwick as a reflection on faith and divine opportunity.
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association president John S. Creech previews the upcoming summer market in Winston Salem. He credits homemakers, notes the South leads in design and production, and warns of a likely three to five percent price rise by fall.
Dr. Charles Malik proposes answering Soviet veto diplomacy with questions on freedom of thought religion and human rights. He argues the United States should lead debates in moral terms to pressure the Soviet bloc and press communists to answer before world opinion.
Officials in Newburgh New York push rules to limit aid to the able-bodied and discourage unwed mothers from gaining higher relief payments. State court action looms as critics call the plan illegal and discriminatory. The dispute highlights federal reach into home rule and a potential $150 million annual welfare impact.
North Carolina leads the nation in furniture employment with an average of about 42 000 insured workers in mid 1959 and over 44 000 in early 1960. High Point is the leading wood furniture center and Drexel in Burke County hosts major plants. The industry spans Guilford Catawba Davidson Caldwell Burke Iredell Wilkes Buncombe Forsyth Randolph Mecklenburg and others with mirror and bedding plants forming key suppliers.
A preacher argues happiness cannot be the motive for joining the ministry. True joy comes from serving others, not hedonism or wealth. He condemns excess, notes widespread drug and alcohol use, and urges bearing troubles with a disciplined, enduring faith.
The piece urges that true happiness comes from daily companionship with God rather than worldly wealth or comfort. It cites Wesley and Paul, contrasts modern gadgets with inner peace, and praises a paralyzed elderly woman whose radiant faith testifies to lasting joy.
A stroll through a rain damp neighborhood reveals voices, a cat, and household scenes as lamps glow and a TV hums. Garden season reports record harvests with corn tall and tomatoes heavy, while school expansion facts show nationwide construction and regional contrasts in 1960.
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