Endowing wills to sustain community institutions in High Point
Gilbert T. Stephenson urges residents to use wills to fund endowments for local institutions such as YMCA YWCA and High Point College. He cites Harvard Wake Forest and Winston-Salem precedents and warns a missed start may waste civic gifts to continue benefactor-spirit after death.
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Harvard
Gilbert T. Stephenson
YMCA
Stephenson
YWCA
High Point College
High Point Foundation
Winston-Salem Foundation
Winston-Salem’s
The Shepherd Psalm and the balm for hurt minds
A meditation on the Twenty Third Psalm by W. A. B. reflects on calm under fear, likening David’s shepherd life to spiritual guidance. The piece links God as shepherd to personal trust, urging confidence amid atomic age anxiety with biblical imagery and concluding with a benediction.
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David
Merciful
Walter Robertson Emerges as Key U S China Relations Figure
Walter S Robertson Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs returns to Washington as a rising force in U S Korea China policy. He brokered a cease fire with South Korea's Syngman Rhee and now faces a six month watch period on the pact and U S ratification. His career spans World War I aviation, Lend Lease leadership, and China policy under General Marshall.
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Washington
Walter S. Robertson
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Robertson
United States
Congress
Eisenhower
Nanking
U. S
Chiang Kai-shek
China
General Marshall
Australia
Ed Stettinius
Albert Wedemeyer
Walter Judd
William Knowland
The Great Excitement Over Book Burning Is Fraud
In this reminiscence the author argues the fervor over burning books is deceitful. He recalls printing erasies, the Genizah tradition, and the modern flood of mass produced crime novels while weighing wastepaper disposal and moral choices surrounding shredding versus burning. He cites personal experiences with China related texts and wonders about Jowitt’s withdrawn Alger work.
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China
Asia
Cairo
Egypt
Asia Minor
Solomon Schechter
Jewish Theological Seminary
Jordan
Eisenhower
Chic Sale
Sears
Doubleday
Jowitt
Alger
Thurman Probes Foreign Aid Costs Against State Treasuries
The essay questions the true cost of foreign aid and federal subsidies, arguing people misunderstand money sources. It notes Congress approved 5.157 billion dollars in foreign aid this year and proposes showing state impact by reallocating funds to Southern states in the same proportions.
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Treasury
Treasuries
Congress
Union
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Neues
Roberts backs motherhood tax relief in Alabama bachelor pitch
Columnist praises Representative Kenneth Roberts of Alabama as a likely future president, arguing he should push the servant deduction for working mothers. The piece defends tax forgiveness for mothers, notes the burden of taxes on families, and mocks luxury taxes on handbags and baby oil while urging Roberts to capitalize on a maternal support platform.
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United States
Alabama
Kenneth Roberts
Roberts
Representative Roberts
Congress
Brother Roberts
Eisenhower
Mamie
Truman
The Misgovernment of Men in War-Torn Korea
The piece contrasts four North Koreans near Pusan who fled famine and compelled service with a U S Army reflection on American governance. It notes the refugees’ desire for farm life and family and critiques leaders who lie or vanity dominates, urging vigilance of rights and government.
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Pusan
March
Government
America
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Jesse
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Samuel
Saul
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Gilboa
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Solomon
Peter Edson
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Walter Robertson
George C. Marshall
Chi
Marshall
George Sokolsky
Thurman
Robert Buark
The
Green Bay
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