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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1963
Page
4
A brief literary fragment presents Abraham Crowley asserting that the only cheap and universal cure is the hope of all ills that men endure. The line reflects a worn sentiment on human suffering and consolation.
A bi partisan subcommittee of the Mayor's Citizens Advisory Committee works toward race relations reform in High Point. Mayor Floyd Mehan urges prompt completion of recommendations from former Mayor Carson Stout to prevent conflict and promote mutual cooperation across color lines. The plan emphasizes responsibility with rights and calls for leadership to remove discriminatory policies.
The United States yields to Europe’s five percent fare rise as Britain pressures American carriers to match European increases. Britain may cancel landing rights and seize Pan Am and TWA planes if the US refuses. Officials say the Civil Aeronautics Board relented after State Secretary Dean Rusk urged action. The episode underscores free enterprise versus state controls across transatlantic aviation.
The piece surveys civilian military clash over naval power as Defense Secretary Mc Namara orders a carrier study and reexamination of nuclear powered surface fleets. It notes Adm George W Anderson leaving the CNO post, carrier count details, and Congress as referee in weapon spending and policy.
The High Point Enterprise announces its independent daily and Sunday edition with staff roles including D. A. Rawley as president Mrs. R. B. Terry as treasurer Holt McPherson as editor Joe Brown as managing editor C. W. Patterson as advertising director VV. W. Idol Jr as business manager and Charles B. B. Loflin as circulation manager. The paper notes its association with the Associated Press and details subscription rates by mail and by carrier for North Carolina residents.
A reader blasts a High Point drive in theater for showing obscene previews including nudist scenes. She questions parental impact and calls for action to curb indecent material for children and families.
President Kennedy has ordered 3,000 troops into Alabama bases near Birmingham amid racial violence. Lawmakers argue if federal action needs a specific law, while Justice officials say troops could be sent if disorders flare again under Article 10, Section 333.
The piece argues presidents have deployed troops to Alabama and other states to protect federal rights or orders, citing Eisenhower at Little Rock and Kennedy at Ole Miss. It notes May 1961 Freedom Riders actions and suggests Kennedy’s Birmingham intervention might be the first without a direct federal law or court order at stake, while constitutional protections were cited.
The city considers a pending report from the Mayor's Citizens Advisory Committee on race relations led by former Mayor Carson Stout and directed by Mayor Floyd Mehan. The piece urges courageous, responsible leadership to foster first class citizenship across white and colored communities. A new athletic field at Lucy Ragsdale High School in Jamestown will be named for Ken Miller with a $20,000 fundraising drive including a May 24 Spring Festival to buy stands.
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