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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1956
Page
4
The Progressive Farmer urges white and Negro moderates to act with courage and gentleness to prevent racial tension after the 1954 desegregation ruling. It cites bi racial dialogue, preserved schools, and calm, fair action as keys to keeping the South peaceful amid national change.
The piece meditates on Holy Week, contrasting expectations of conqueror with Christ the servant. It cites Isaiah 53 7 and quotes Frank Stanton to frame the enduring lesson of humility, submission, and the crucifixion at Calvary as a timeless call to kneel before the suffering servant.
A religious meditation from The High Point Enterprise on Good Friday values. It underscores moral force over warfare, sacrificial love, and the atoning death of Jesus as central to salvation. References include biblical quotes and mentions of Alexis Carrel and Ray Palmer.
Poet Robert Frost spoke on campus elevating language like a pitcher throwing a ball. He compared making words travel and return to striking a curve in baseball amid classroom discussions and student questions. He noted rethinking early poems as he matured.
The piece notes Frost’s view that setting poetry to music distorts its meaning. He cites Sidney Lanier as an example and says his poetry suffered when he believed music could aid it. Frost says his own work is written for the hell of it. Sylvia Porter coins bafflegab and hafflebab terms for plain writing.
A veteran journalist reports on 1948 New York City changes including stricter litter laws with a $25 first offense fine and a citywide anti noise rule. He notes a 15.5 inch snowfall and a seminar of 28 editors from 13 states plus Canada planned to share insights.
In a reflective piece Jack Field recalls High Point life from decades past. He revisits an elevation confusion near a museum and a rail timetable, then recounts a 1920s Main Street snow event and a thwarted possum hunt near Randolph with Deputy Weatherly’s court appearance.
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