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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1959
Page
4
A meditation urges stewardship of the earth from Genesis teachings. It condemns filth, neglected homes, yards, and parks and highlights roadside eyesores and automobile graveyards. The piece calls readers to love and preserve God’s world as their native land.
An AFL CIO official accuses President Eisenhower of siding with business in steel wage talks. The president defends neutrality, stressing his duty to national welfare and defense while urging cooperation to prevent inflationary pressures harming workers.
Nine U S governors will lead a three week tour of the Soviet Union as representatives of the U S Governors Conference. The trip, among the largest U S delegations to visit Russia since World War II, aims to foster U S S R exchanges despite limited advance publicity. Vice President Nixon’s Moscow visit in July looms as a gauge of how well the delegation can withstand Khrushchev’s scrutiny.
Editorial argues for emergency action as egg and poultry prices fall, production soars, and feed costs surge. It notes 17.1 percent poultry bankruptcy this year, eggs averaging 28.1 cents per dozen in mid April, and New Jersey producers losing money at 30 cents sold versus 39 cents cost. Calls for production controls, Section 32 funds use, and price stabilization while warning small farmers suffer.
The High Point Enterprise masthead lists staff including president Mrs. R. B. Terry secretary-treasurer Holt McPherson editor E B Brown and others with roles in advertising circulation and editorial. The paper notes postal classification as second class matter in High Point North Carolina under act of March 3.
The article analyzes a global wheat glut in the United States and Canada caused by price supports and subsidies. It notes heavy export shares, storage costs, and the challenge of disposing surpluses while noting historical shifts from World War I to postwar periods and wartime aid. It contrasts Canadian and American pricing and policy structures and questions reconciliation of their divergent needs.
The legislature weighs court reform and county representation as it nears submitting a constitution to voters this fall. Debate reveals divisions between administration allies in small counties and big counties on a one senator per county rule and related pay questions.
The piece recalls M H Harman a late 19th century to mid 20th century bicycle shop near the Enterprise office and his postwar return to metalwork. It links Harman to High Point and its boys, noting his peaceful years in retirement and continued interest in metal crafts and mentoring youth. It also shares quotes and snippets from local figures and humorous dispatches about dignity gossip and public figures.
Rep. Charles C. Porter denounces continued recognition of Chiang Kai-shek as head of the eyes and calls out the fantasy of ignoring Red China. The piece notes police and political figures reacting to this stance and the broader policy debate.
A humorous collage of quips from Hal Cochran offering light satire. The bits joke about hosting etiquette, geography and social customs. The fragment hints at playful lines about borrowed dishes, sun exposure and keep off the grass signs.
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