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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1953
Page
4
City officials push a tentative 1.20 tax rate down from 1.50 noting revaluation could allow lower rates. County rate drop to about 70 cents suggests city relief possible if valuation rises from 88 to 123 million dollars. Officials warn higher valuation must justify any increased city tax burden.
Sir Winston Churchill, 78, ordered to a complete rest for at least a month, delaying the Big Three conference in Bermuda. The brief pause comes as Britain seeks stability while Allied leaders weigh Korea, Malenkov talks, and Western unity amid Soviet turbulence.
Unpressured banker Bland Worley accepts campaign chairmanship for High Point United Fund as it aims to coordinate spending and avoid piecemeal drives. The Enterprise endorses the fund, pledging fair cooperation with joiners and urging consolidation for responsible directing of civic and charitable money.
Washington hosts a humorous scene as Representative Homer Angell of Oregon serves wildcross blackberry jam to House members. A whimsical speech accompanied the tasting, with folklore prose about berries, bears, Indians, and a long tale of Jam’s origin in Pleasant Valley.
Congressman Busbey pressed Library of Congress chief Dr Luther H Evans to end his column. Evans pledged to stop columning after a heated subcommittee session aired excerpts from his Information Bulletin.
Commerce Secretary Sinclair Weeks argues against the idea that war is needed for prosperity. Sen. William F. Knowland condemns nations for not naming the Soviet Union as an aggressor ally. Postmaster-General Arthur Summerfield presses for higher mail rates. Arthur H. Sulzberger calls for political amnesty for Red dupes.
A column mixes political remarks by Harry S. Truman in Philadelphia with humorous odds and ends. A comic short story recounts John Selling’s disguising scheme to woo Mary Hutton, ending in revelation, engagement, and marriage.
Rep. C B Deane says Secretary Humphrey’s rate hike on federal securities could add about 10 million to North Carolina debt payments plus 2 to 3 million more for construction. He cites recent bond deals with higher yields and warns higher rates raise costs for schools hospitals and infrastructure.
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