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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1955
Page
4
The High Point election resulted in 5 446 voting against and 2 283 for legal whisky sales. The Enterprise endorses ongoing enforcement against illicit liquor and calls for education to curb alcohol abuses, praising both sides for a civil, issue focused campaign.
A reflective essay on rulers biblical and historical themes. It contrasts flawed leadership with righteous authority, cites Moses and David, and notes Judah’s decline, Babylonian captivity, and post exile renewal as lessons on divine judgment and steadfast faith.
Secretary of Commerce Weeks draws a line on official shorts as sport wear while vacations split between beach ease and upscale gatherings with embassies. President aide visits orphan homes publicly and a hit and run spares Rep. Wickersham’s insurance concerns amid Philippine embassy heat and humanity remarks.
A long roundup of 1950s North Carolina life spans liquor campaigns near the Lexington Avenue Church, court and social rounds with Judge L. Richardson Preyer, a boy finds a $20 bill and returns it, editor travels to Geneva for atomic energy talks, a Cherokee Bill tale, dog days explained, Southern Furniture Market trends, Alan Ladd's movie furniture scene, and a high powered kiddie car from Hubert Hackney with plans for a two adult version.
The High Point Enterprise masthead lists President and secretary treasurer D A Rawley, Mrs R B Terry, Holt McPherson, editor C W Patterson Jr, and advertising director Charles B. Circulation Manager. The paper notes Associated Press rights and carrier delivery details.
The 1957 Assembly will review a slate of surveys and studies from prior sessions to guide legislation. It will sustain multiple commissions and advisory groups while studying government reorganization highway operations tax structure reapportionment and mosquito control amid calls to avoid past neglect of worthwhile ideas.
The article surveys multiple state government study efforts from the 1930s to the 1950s, noting many recommendations were not promptly acted on yet sometimes yielded long term changes. It highlights hospital surveys, water transport studies, highway commissions, and eventual reforms like judicial redistricting and a state retirement system.
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