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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1958
Page
4
A devotional line presents the call of Isaiah with the question whom shall I send and the response here am I, send me. The phrase echoes the Bible verse Isaiah 6 8 and prompts reflection on willingness to serve.
The piece argues North Carolina’s governor travels extensively by hitching private planes and Air National Guard flights. It recalls 1949 proposals to buy a plane for the governor, opposed by budget concerns, and urges state leaders to provide a plane to match the governor’s efforts to attract industry and develop the state.
George Sokols ky reflects on John Foster Dulles and the Soviet push for a summit. He questions Moscow’s rush, wartime ultimata, and the Kremlin aim to distract with drama. He argues peace could come through UN disarmament channels.
Radio Free Europe broadcasts sustain anti Communist resolve in Europe as millions support the Crusade for Freedom. The program’s impact includes exposing propaganda, encouraging public opinion, and press involvement through newspaperboys volunteering to raise funds. Freedom is not free.
Editorial notes the AFL-CIO holds a three day Washington conference to urge federal action on unemployment and recession. Walter Reuther calls for a national conference and labor demands tax cuts, higher minimum wages, and broader social security. Franklin Roosevelt Jr. pushes a CIO style bill but fails to advance.
The AFL CIO predicts February unemployment could exceed 5 million with 4.494 million in January. analysts see an 8 percent jobless rate. Reuther argues current data misstate real unemployment as many workers are underemployed. The union foresees sizable wage gains amid downturn while unemployment benefits inject millions into the economy, with steelworkers averaging about $25 weekly and auto workers about $15 in unemployment payments.
The High Point Enterprise lists its address at 305-307 North Main Street, High Point North Carolina. It notes publication details including Sunday morning mail and carrier rates and states Associated Press affiliation and distribution arrangements.
Governor Hodges has used regular flights, ANG planes, and private craft for official trips, prompting debate over state aircraft use. North Carolina owns four small planes for patrols and law enforcement, with plans to expand aircraft for the executive branch. The Democratic convention is set for May 15 in Raleigh, with county and precinct meetings scheduled earlier.
Art Livingston narrates a playful spring window shop moment with a sports gear salesman’s vivid pitch and a playful verse on salesmanship. The column notes the death of J Bethea Van Cannon, praising his work as a master builder and superintendency in Raleigh-Chaplain projects. It closes with assorted items about polio vaccine optimism, local police work, and library week events.
Washington observers shift from speculative theories about Explorer II’s fate to the Army’s reluctant admission that the Jupiter C satellite likely burned up over the ocean. The piece notes rumors about Miss America, Justice Crater, and Joe Smith, and quips the news deserved front-page treatment rather than an obituary.
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