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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1960
Page
2
The meditation recalls Paul’s urging to support the weak by honest labor. It cites his tentmaking example and the saying that it is more blessed to give than to receive, highlighting the blessing of generosity and the value of charity.
A Charlotte watchman recalls a dynamite near his chair amid a Bottoms-Fiske strike. The piece frames local incidents as part of a national pattern echoed by the McClellan Committee and Landrum-Griffin era scrutiny of the Teamsters, noting ongoing strong, violent tactics and broad public concern.
An AMA public service piece urges readers to vote or write to legislators, arguing that history shows decisive outcomes from a single vote. It cites Hayes winning by one electoral vote, prewar draft approval halted by one vote, and Nixon breaking a 44 44 Senate deadlock on school aid.
Eddie Barker recalls opinions on multi fireplace homes, calling brick log-burners a luxury for city-born couples. He shares lifelong experiences with heating, finds comfort overrated, and notes romance mixed with practical heat issues. He criticizes women’s behavior around fires and concludes two aggravating things are wake-up women and wet firewood.
The Sumter Daily Item notes that government operations cost about $750 annually per American family. Defense Department drone programs run 2,400 establishments across 47 fields, owning 150 ice cream plants. Total appraised value of government businesses nears 10 percent of the national debt, while they absorb a large share of federal payroll.
The High Point Enterprise announces its established status as an independent newspaper published daily and on Sunday mornings. It lists staff roles including editor and business manager, and outlines advertising, circulation, and subscription payment details with rates and payment terms.
In this era of management consultants the piece surveys five myths about executives. It cites Alan Harrington on decision making, Robert McMurry on policy control, outside hiring trends, and the hollow nature of power. It concludes by noting status symbols fail to lure enough people to executive ranks.
A collage of overheard remarks in Washington about diplomats and their staff. Jokes recount housemaids talking about foreign officials and mini anecdotes from a luncheon, plus a tale about a Russian peasant learning peaceful coexistence with a fresh lamb each morning.
Southern senators used as speeches and a playful twist from Norris Cotton. Huey Long filibuster excerpt invoked to urge business end of civil rights debate. Jim Wright treated grade schoolers to a tuncheon in Rayburn’s dining room, prompting the speaker’s quip about aging colleagues and a child’s joke.
Elk Park teen Norma Ann Buchanan won first night of the Miss Sun Fun pageant. A broken snowbound record forced a substitution in her Mountain Girl talent piece. Local judges, including Sandra Ridge and Mark Combs, praised the performers and the event. Major General Capus Waynick commended the relief efforts aiding snowbound households. The article also notes the Anvil Brand recovery and Key Club convention activities amid the town’s vigorous business and civic scene.
Jesse Taylor, director of city parks, offered a reprint of a poem about civic responsibility, noting it reflects the ongoing duty of residents to build and sustain their town through personal effort rather than blame. The piece emphasizes communal effort by neighbors and self accountability.
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