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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1959
Page
4
The writer reflects on Hebrews 13 14 urging believers to seek a permanent city not of this world. Wanderers like Christ and his disciples illustrate transience of worldly places and projects while faith points to a lasting home built by God.
The North Carolina Press Association urged newspapers to back strong local school enrichment beyond state minimums. PTA groups raised over 400000 dollars last year, and local communities must expand funding and involvement to improve education without relying on state incentives.
President Eisenhower promotes the N S Savannah as a floating laboratory and peace symbol, though economists see it as an expensive demonstration with limited cargo efficiency. The ship aims to show U S prowess with 74 million watts power and three years of sailing range, shaping foreign policy like gunboat diplomacy in a modern form.
Editorial notes Dag Hammarskjold urging the International Court of Justice to decide if the Danish freighter Inge Toft bound for the Far East with Israeli goods should pass through the Suez Canal. It discusses U S and other nations reservations to compulsory jurisdiction and Egypt’s stance under the 1888 Constantinople Convention.
Local newspaper fragment from High Point Enterprise outlines a repair or update notice with unspecified details. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable, but the item appears to involve scheduling or service information for a community audience.
The column argues Russia under Khrushchev sabotages Geneva sessions and seeks a quick Berlin accord. It notes Kozlov and Mikoyan visits, praises the Bolshoi Ballet but doubts smiles translate to peace, and warns that real progress requires solid, non theatrical diplomacy beyond censorship and propaganda.
Newspaper visitors to Cherry Point and surrounding bases report civilian and military payrolls totaling about 150 to 200 million dollars yearly in the east of Raleigh. The Marine and civilian staff numbers at Cherry Point and other bases drive local trade, with 8,000 Marines and 3,100 civilians aboard the Air Station and about 7,000 registered cars at the security office.
A light column by Hal Cochran pokes fun at distractions around race track bets and hoarding money for boredom. He muses on packing suitcases for old vacation trips and how vacation photos spark longing for places once visited.
At the North Carolina Press Association convention in Morehead City governors defend press ownership diversity against Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan who accuses American papers of millionaire ownership. Robert M. White II warns ownership must serve the paper, not the other way around, while Eugene Meyer is praised for turning a national paper into a public service. A greeting from Essen Germany highlights postwar growth and High Point hosiery pride.
A collection of quotes features senators and public figures commenting on public speaking, political power, civil rights, and free institutions. Notable lines address accusations of communism, constitutional rights, polio vaccine refusals, and the clash between Western liberalism and international communism.
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