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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1958
Page
4
The meditation notes that Methuselah lived nine hundred sixty years and died. It adds that ages were once counted in months and that all flesh must die, a point scholars agree on with the phrase and he died from Genesis 5 27.
City Manager T. E. Hinson earns praise for a forthcoming budget that hits a record 6 071 968 dollars while keeping the tax rate steady. Utilities and tax receipts fund 1 105 300 dollars in capital improvements, including a new building with Guilford County sharing the cost for police and court facilities.
A Census Bureau survey shows families led by college graduates earn substantially more than those headed by only elementary or high school graduates. Median income rises from about 4200 to 7600 dollars as education increases, with racial gaps largest in the South.
Editorial notes the U S gold outflow reaching the largest since 1953, with weekly drops of 100 million and 74 million, totaling about 1 billion for the year. Officials say not to panic as holdings remain roughly half of world supply, while rumors of a price rise to 40 dollars prompt discussion of substitutes and liquidity strategies.
Dillon Read forms an investment trust to buy South African gold shares while a U S magazine doubts gold price hikes will boost foreign trade. Central banks convert dollars to gold as the U S runs persistent import excesses. Gold stocks rose to 22.9 billion in 1957, with outflows tied to wage and productivity gaps and sluggish exports.
The page lists staff roles including president and secretary treasurer and notes The Associated Press rights for local news and dispatches. It states postal terms with High Point, North Carolina registration and mentions independent carriers and distribution terms.
A Washington note hints Mamie Eisenhower may wear a modified sack dress again despite denials of prior purchases. It also questions Mrs. Nixon’s travel plans with the VP and cites criticism of risks from South American trips. Royal party chatter at the Soviet embassy compares American and Russian cocktail culture.
A parade of diplomats including Cuba’s Nicho las Arroyo and Afghanistan’s Mohammed Hashim Maiwand wal staged elaborate gatherings in Washington. Arroyo showcased a decorated embassy with dual Cuban and American menus while Maiwand wal renewed friendships and boosted Afghan receptions, despite threats and busy diplomatic schedules.
A letter from Jessie Butler in Quito complains Nixon visit altered a barber’s behavior. The barber allegedly shaved customers’ hair, bundled it, sold bundles as Nixon’s and plans a sign promising hair- caressing services, prompting anger among other barbers.
The column cites a reader mocking high haircut prices in sucre currency while lampooning mailmanias and a California senator Kuchel. It references concerns about Soviet plans altering the Japanese Current to affect climates, urging international law to prevent ocean current interference and noting Sputniks influence.
The Western North Carolina Conference faces potential major assignments as First Methodist in Gastonia and Memorial in Thomasville consider changes. Robert G. Tuttle may move to Gastonia’s Main Street church, while Dr. Eugene C. Few and Julian Lindsay are linked to other pulpits. The shift follows talks of new preaching missions and a cultural air of turbulence in conference appointments.
A quirky note describes a two week vacation that feels brief and exhausting. After two weeks, the person returns to work worn out and financially strained, signaling the paradox of rest and recharge versus bills.
A compilation of quotes from FBI Director J Edgar Hoover Cleveland industrialist Cyrus Eaton former President Herbert Hoover Admiral H C Burton police commissioner Stephen P Kennedy and New York Attorney Theodore B Eiserman. The remarks touch on self defense strategic air power anti communism and labor union influence.
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