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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1953
Page
6
A nostalgic column sketches alumni reunions as aging grads resist time. It contrasts self image with advancing years, noting gray hair and weight gains while they cling to memories of college days amid postwar changes and evolving society.
The Hi-Toms will fold at week’s end reflecting waning interest in Class D baseball locally. The Enterprise suggests revival possible with a Class B club tied to a big league partner, hoping for stronger fan support and a more sustainable operation.
Cincinnati preacher Benjamin F. Judd warns about a nationwide teen game called Seven Minutes in Heaven and its dangerous precedents. He cites alcohol and drugs exposure among youths, urging stronger parental supervision and community action. Dr. James F. Bender supports joint efforts with families, church, and schools to curb youth risk behaviors.
A Amarillo Globe-Times column captures a man describing his gray nylon shirt as both beautiful and deeply embarrassing. He jokes about self image while noting his wife made the garment. He compares his transparency to physiology diagrams and jokes about modesty and fashion.
Memphis Press Scimitar questions how far a lawyer may go to aid a client after Nashville attorney John Hooker claimed to have persuaded the Justice Department to drop income tax fraud indictments for two of four clients. The piece critiques his methods and asks whether such pressure violates the duty of an arm of the court.
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson faces choices to curb wheat and cotton surpluses buffer prices and consider acreage limits and marketing quotas. The plan includes elections for farmers to approve quotas or face reduced parity supports, with decisions due by mid year and elections possible this year.
Washington column notes that Senate action on the 1954 State Department budget threatens to fire 2,566 employees, derailing a “old school tie” plan to protect senior diplomats. The piece contrasts Dulles era gains with a party scene at the British Embassy and social rivalries among Washington elites.
The record quips capture reflections on war with Capt. Richard Erickson describing a gun crew firing a shell. J. D. Hullinger, 92, from Clinton Iowa, voices plans for a large family while awaiting fatherhood amid the era. Clifford Baughman admits guilt in a bank robbery to boost his ego and faces the case openly.
Chicago construction worker and ex-paratrooper Tom Grace fell 11 stories during a wartime jump but survived with injuries. He clung to survival as fear gave way to rescue and quick medical aid.
Lynn Nisbet reports that Governor Umstead faces naming at least three Supreme Court members and four or five regular Superior Court judges within two years as vacancies arise from retirements. The piece notes retirement rules, chief Justice Devin nearing 82, and associates Barnhill and Winborne eligible for age tenure steps amid an upcoming constitutional amendment. The backlog of cases looms as the Supreme Court nears its spring term opinion day.
A Horn Bug on a desk prompts note about the creature and its horned design. The column references Darwin and survival of the fittest, mentions Irvin Cobb and misspellings, and wittily reflects on travel tales and local gossip as the writer plans future homecomings and shares light commentary.
In a late 1930s note, Irvin Cobb provides a vivid definition of Corn Licker for the Distillers' Code Authority under the NRA. The description likens its odor to rotting silos, its taste to wrath, and its effects to a jolt that can stop a watch and crack a glass eye.
Ray Erwin reports on a New York high school pupil's playful composition. The spoof places Queen Elizabeth in Coventry in 1582, swapping barbed quotes with Sir Walter Raleigh and alluding to Magna Carta in a provocative, tongue in cheek vignette.
From Paris the Mr and Mrs Taylor Simpson announce a tour of Denmark Sweden and Norway after enjoying North Africa and Southern Europe. They hope to view the Land of the Midnight Sun before returning home. Thé Curtis Smith deals
At Chapel Hill commencement K-VILLE Higher-High Pointers recount Bishop Howard Rondthaler born 1844 notes Kernersville sits higher than High Point and Union Cross overlooks the chimneys of High Point. The 82nd birthday celebrant recalls Old Plank Road survey markers near the present Southern station and a youth hike from which he saw High Point rise in elevation.
A classroom joke about the phrase leads to a student's humorous definition. He compares it to a family ranking with a hired helper. The moment highlights classroom discomfort and a lighthearted moment in English history discussion.
A morning ritual sees a wealthy man stop at a mental hospital to observe an inmate pretend to pitch. A friend asks why, and the tycoon replies that if trends continue he may end up catching for that player, learning from his swing and curves.
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