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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1959
Page
4
A daily meditation urges kindness to newcomers, noting some may be devout Christians who aid local churches, skeptics observing reception, or unbelievers who could be led to Christ by good neighbors. It cites Hebrews 13:2 and a Paul admonition to remember those in bonds and those suffering adversity.
The Morganton dispute involving Great Lakes Carbon Corp and the International Chemical Workers Union prompts moral pleas for a peaceful solution before violence escalates. Local leaders urge a cooperative climate for industry, management, and workers to avoid a Henderson-like confrontation and protect community prosperity.
The Samuel H. Kress Foundation in New York City donates 70 paintings and sculptures valued over 2.5 million dollars to the North Carolina State Museum. The gift fulfills an eight year-old lottery of state funding to acquire old masters, lifting statewide interest in art and attracting renowned works by Rembrandt Botticelli Perugino Giorgione Frans Hals and Veronese. The arrangement arrives amid a tense legislative session, offering a much needed cultural boost.
Editorial notes a 1959 travel boom with 90 million domestic vacations and 700,000 Europeans visiting, aided by easier money, rising passport issuance, and liberal vacation policies. Jet air travel up 20 percent, international licenses up 57.9 percent, and three-A car rentals up 45 percent signal expanding tourism both at home and abroad, with hotels expanding to accommodate crowding.
The High Point Enterprise notes President MPS. R. B. Terry serves as Secretary-Treasurer and editor, with carrier and annual subscription details.
In a tight June 30 contract deadline, U S Steel management led by Roger Blough and United Steelworkers president David McDonald clash over wages, prices, and profits. Each cites different baselines, confusing the public about actual demands and outcomes.
Governor Hodges signals a shift from state to national affairs joining a group of governors for study of Iron Curtain conditions. He may miss the July 12 Board of Conservation and Development meeting as he travels Europe, a move seen as shaping next year’s Democratic activities and development policy. The C and D board chairmanship and eight vacancies loom large as the biennium closes.
Notes on The News discusses terms of several officials facing statutory limits, vacancies from deaths of Robert Hanes and Leo Harvey, and a holdover session in July as Miles Smith chairs in Morehead City. It notes the Governor may reappoint willing holdovers and explains fiscal year timing tied to the 1957 Legislature.
Moses Cone Memorial Hospital Greensboro officials study the 75 cent minimum wage impact while High Point Memorial Hospital reviews costs to absorb the increase. Current rates show Cone higher or lower than surrounding facilities across several room types and services.
Tom Mboya criticizes Western responses to communism and colonial attitudes in Africa. A National Education Association report argues societies seek scapegoats in wartime, with youths and delinquents serving as aggression targets.
Humor column riffing on gossip and advice with quips about mail delays Uncle Sam and mislaid items. Mentions people waiting for beech enk mine and husbands pockets for secrets. Likely a weekly gag panel with light social satire.
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