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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1951
Page
4
A gloomy Monday brightens as Mary Kiger receives a Defense telegram announcing her husband’s release from captivity. The piece reflects on war's emotional toll, noting Mary’s joy tempered by the long wait and the ongoing sorrow felt by many families.
A columnist argues that holding material witnesses, especially those with limited means, is flawed. The piece discusses Thomas P. Trogden who released on bond after discovering a murder, noting he preferred jail and urging revision of rules to avoid punishing innocent discovery or lack of funds. It questions the necessity of bonds or lawyers for innocent witnesses.
The Greensboro Daily News quotes Congressman Carl Durham claiming farmers are the least unprotected today. The piece contrasts farm protection with hosiery workers, noting government buys of farm products but little aid for mills when prices fall. It argues farmers are better shielded than industry amid price volatility.
A Memphis Commercial Appeal parody rewrites the Twenty third Psalm to condemn state aid, claiming the state as shepherd while predicting idleness and economic disaster. The verse mocks welfare, portraying government support as undermining personal initiative and productivity.
Price stabilizer Mike DiSalle endures sharp clashes with Rep. Ralph Abernathy Gamble over raw cotton ceilings and crop policy while Senator Magnuson lampoons fern prices in Washington. Dixiecrat Rep. F Edward Herbert hosts lavish luncheons as House politics churn.
A letter urges Congress to extend the Fulbright committee’s probe into Reconstruction Finance, calling for exposure of doubtful loans and closure of redundant government lending agencies. It praises the Kefauver committee’s televised hearings and warns against private secret powers and the Mafia influence in politics.
A new trouble-finder for auto repair resembles a stethoscope with ear pieces and a probe. The probe is used over areas of suspected trouble until the clearest sound is heard. Magnesite lines furnaces and withstands over 5200 degrees Fahrenheit. There are about 14 000 salt uses in modern civilization. Europeans use twice as much salt per capita as Americans. A British racing motorcycle uses a top tube fuel compartment instead of a gasoline tank.
Assistant Secretary of State Edward G Miller Jr spent about seven hours with Evita Peron in Buenos Aires inspecting the PolyClinic hospital under construction. Evita led the tour, insisted on stairs for Miller as elevators weren't working, and remained cordial as U S policy shifts toward friendlier relations.
The column riffs on light trivia from mid century life and humor. It quotes on topics from gender talk, beer sign ballots in Saginaw to dumb jokes about fright, nursing stereotypes, and old wartime terms. It notes sports and entertainment items, from basketball inventor Naismith to wrestling magazines and Alaska winters.
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