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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1955
Page
4
Lynn Nisbet reviews the 1955 General Assembly nearing end, calling the session long but below average overall. He notes good individuals and ideas mostly rejected, limited leadership, and heavy lobbying that stifled effective action, with ongoing debates over segregation and public schools.
The dean of American commentators 77 year old H V Kaltenborn proposes seniors organize as a political bloc to influence national safety and pension policy. He argues seniors share common interests with youth but their growing power should focus on sound pensions benefiting all with insurance savings and dollar income.
High Point hosts 26 conventions in 1955 with more planned for 1956 as thousands more visitors fill the crowds four times yearly for furniture markets. The Chamber of Commerce gains recognition as 1955 National Home Fashions League award winner for contributing to the home furnishings field. Mrs. Abba Eban will accept the honor in Washington. Delegates spend an average $24 daily, fueling local hotels, restaurants, stores, transportation, and entertainment.
A Laurel Leader Call feature recalls Liberace as the resort piano attraction in Las Vegas, noting a rumored $50,000 weekly salary funded by casino profits. The piece contrasts past gambling era vaudeville acts with modern mega wealth and the slogan dont shoot the piano player.
In London discussions with party leaders, business figures, and officials reveal Britons see Americans as obsessed with Communism. They note genuine Communist influence in some unions, but believe it overstated and manageable. Britain aims to coexist with the USSR and Red China, avoiding war while facing regional security concerns and trade union dynamics.
North Carolina moves to reverse 40 years of local control in public school funding and administration to meet desegregation demands. The Folger and Pearsall commissions guided reforms, with state aid rising to 125 million and county building funds reaching 100 million as centralization shifts in response to Supreme Court orders.
Notes on the news from the State Board of Education outline central reforms shifting enrollment, routing, and bus ownership to county and local boards. The Folger Commission master bill led to codified changes affecting contracts, teacher certification, and textbook adoption while preserving state funding.
A survey synthesis by Michigan researchers finds about 80 percent want the United States to remain in the United Nations, with 7 percent never hearing of it and 93 percent able to name at least one purpose. Support has fluctuated with world events, from 40 percent in 1946 to about 60 percent in recent years, while disapproval fell from 55 percent after the Berlin blockade to around 20 percent today.
Long North Carolina General Assembly session expected to adjourn tonight. This column also reviews Chicago police searches for two men linked to a pair of shoes and death notes along the river. Wake Forest College postpones move to next May to finish campus work. Vaccine distribution and UNC admission policy debates are summarized with focus on race and equality. Navy stores a vast supply of canned hamburgers, and a prayer meditation closes the page.
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