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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1960
Page
4
In Acts 16 14 Lydia a successful Philippian merchant meets Paul by the riverside she accepts Christ and is baptized with her household Her faith and hospitality show how consecrated women became a real Christian influence in church and home
A Brangdon Sun editorial argues that a serious newspaper must inform and entertain while presenting informed opinions on public issues. It emphasizes the duty to provoke debate, expose readers to diverse explanations, and counter prejudice and apathy to strengthen democracy through commentary.
The piece cites incidents in Chicago Detroit and New York where Black youths clashed with whites, a truck driver killed, shootings and arrests amid rising agitation. It argues agitation harms harmony and progress, urging fair treatment, freedom of choice, and equal law enforcement to restore constructive conditions.
An examination of Elgin Watch Company shows workers accepted a temporary pay cut and automation to meet foreign competition. A machine now completes in one hour what four workers did in two months, boosting orders, firm footing, and wages 15 to 20 percent higher.
The piece argues that picketing is less a free speech right than a European legacy of suppressing dissent. It cites three White House groups on integration nerve gas and tax funding as likely organized by a movement or cell, likening the protest to a circus parade and mob urging the same outcome.
The High Point Enterprise details subscription and mailing rates for Daily and Sunday editions, including 6 month and 3 month plans, and warns that carriers and distributors are independent contractors. It notes AP news rights and the paper’s non responsibility for advance payments to carriers or representatives.
George Sokolsky argues broadcast licenses rest with the people and FCC oversight, not owners. Philco seeks Channel Three WRCV TV license renewal with 20 percent local live programming, challenging NBC control and urging public service over profit. FCC action could reshape radio and television, balancing time for community programs with commercial schedules.
Senator Sam Ervin spoke informally in Raleigh about medical assistance debates for the elderly and the political health of participants. He expects adjournment by July 2 and plans to attend the state convention and the Los Angeles national convention. He favors Senator Everett Jordan’s seat retention and notes his and Jordan’s common political ground. He notes Ervin’s 1954 and Jordan’s 1958 appointments contrast with other early governors’ appointees.
The piece analyzes historic North Carolina election dynamics. It cites Ervin and Jordan senatorial campaigns with endorsements by large Democratic margins in 1954 1958. It details county vote distributions in the 1952 Democratic governor primary and argues campaign focus on populous counties despite many small counties contributing minor shares.
Travel editor outlines a statewide roundup of coastal and mountain attractions in North Carolina. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse boosts nightly sea sentinel duty and daytime tourism. Tweetsie Railway adds an Alaska locomotive. Great Smoky Mountains and Blue Ridge Parkway hosts reopenings, park facilities, and new venues from May through October.
A Massachusetts Heart Association survey finds housewives perform the toughest daily labor, with kitchen helpers and other roles lifting, walking, and working longer hours than many active male occupations. The column riff also notes assorted quips, ads, and brief items on topics from hotel rules to celebrity musings.
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