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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1961
Page
4
The 15 month Bot toms Fiske strike ends with no clear winner as violence and costs hit both sides. Hoffa aligned union leadership withdraws pickets, allowing idle workers to seek other jobs while security costs and police presence ease. The piece urges learning from futility to pursue better dispute handling.
An AP dispatch from Raleigh reports a stiff legislative battle over a court improvement bill to modernize North Carolina's court system. The proposal faces a power struggle between reformers and defenders of the status quo, with Governor Sanford and Senator Bell backing reform while Senator Warren seeks to block it. The piece warns that progress hinges on legislators embracing forward-looking changes rather than clinging to past control of the courts.
Editorial recounts Lincoln's perilous journey to the Capitol and his restrained vow on slavery. It notes guarded security measures, his public oath on a tense day, and the conciliatory spirit of the First Inaugural in the face of looming dissolution. Lincoln's Willard's stop and final path to the White House are described.
The High Point Enterprise is an independent daily and Sunday morning newspaper published in High Point North Carolina. The masthead lists D A Rawley as president Mrs R B Terry as secretary treasurer and identifies the editor advertising director circulation manager among staff.
Miss Ethel Gee and Henry Houghton, civil servants, go on trial at the Old Bailey beginning March 13 for passing Britain’s naval secrets to the Soviet Union. The couple joined by Gordon Lonsdale and the Kroger and Cohen families face espionage charges and possible 14 year sentences.
The 1961 General Assembly held its first Guilford County session in Greensboro with a noon luncheon at Star Mount Country Club and tours of Greensboro and High Point. Speaker Joe Hunt received tributes from Gov. Sanford and Lt. Gov. Philpott, while buses feted guests with county facts and educational milestones from the district.
Governor Sanford Lieutenant Governor Pott and Speaker Hunt led a group of North Carolina legislators on a statewide tour to view how funds for A and T and Woman’s College are spent and to observe urban redevelopment progress from the 1957 act. The bus carried a cross section of legislators and residents from eastern to western counties.
Chairman Ed Mendenhall leads a March 16 session at the Masonic Temple with property owners merchants city officials and civic leaders to unveil a comprehensive downtown rejuvenation program. The effort promises major funding savings and broad civic involvement.
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