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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1960
Page
2
Daily meditation notes Jeremiah 23 12 warning against self appointed prophets and priests who claimed divine call. It urges scrutiny of doctrines and creeds to ensure alignment with God's teachings in Christ, citing Be not deceived God is not mocked.
High Point officials have funded a substantial city payroll increase, justified by lagging living costs and morale concerns in public safety. The measure aims to boost efficiency by tying higher pay to improved performance while urging a crackdown on slackers and inefficiency in the sprawling municipal machine.
The Congo faces political and economic chaos after independence, with a lack of native administrative capacity. Western powers, via the United Nations, must first restore order and then aid development and training to prepare Congolese for self government, or risk losing influence across Africa.
The piece argues a constitutional amendment by Sen. Joseph St Clark would push fair reapportionment in state legislatures, encourage citizen action, and curb rural control. It notes New Jersey ordered assembly reapportionment by 1960 census and cites Maryland Connecticut Massachusetts and other states facing shifts, with urban majorities pressing for equity. Justice enforcement would rest with state supreme courts upon broad voter petition while cities push for reform.
The death of Aneurin Bevan cripples the British Labor Party as factions fracture. Hugh Gaitskell leads the opposition with Bevan’s leadership gone, facing a costly October conference where union chiefs push for unilateral disarmament and NATO critics. The Times calls the split tragic and pivotal for Britain's future.
George Sokolsky argues that presidential conventions are outmoded, costly, and undemocratic. He cites 1912 reforms, party divides, and the influence of big money and labor leaders, noting deals and intermediaries shape outcomes. He doubts any replacement exists and criticizes the platform process as overlong and controlled by a few experts.
Bishop Garber urged the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference to adapt Methodism to a rapidly urbanizing South. He argued population shifts demand rural-to-urban engagement, industrial outreach, and cooperative planning with workers and employers. The bishop stressed interpreting Christian values amid industrial change and questioned whether church members truly aim to reach rural and urban communities with Jesus Christ.
The piece weighs Johnson’s bid for the presidency but explains Kennedy's choice of Johnson as running mate to placate the South, while noting Johnson’s ego and potential to wield power from both the Senate leadership and the White House. It also discusses the two edged appeal of a Kennedy Johnson ticket for liberals, conservatives, labor and Negroes.
A narrator recalls a convention as a wide detailed speech rarely elevating thought and quickly forgotten. He notes public indifference toward its provisions and recounts a college taught lesson from a boy who observed the machinery behind the process.
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