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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1957
Page
4
A shepherd wrote the greatest of psalms. David fed and protected his flock and Jehovah loves and protects us. He knew his sheep by name and led them to rich pastures and calm waters.
A Jackson Daily News analysis reviews an American Automobile Association view that men are more aggressive pedestrians, with women more patient at crossings. It notes urban trends, labor force shifts, and a quip about no such thing as the average woman, plus comments on maturity and late night TV’s egg market satire.
Chattanooga Times reports State Safety Commissioner Hilton Butler wrote to Kenneth Ward of McMinnville assuring him that troopers do not shoot drivers who forget licenses. The letter emphasizes that careless driving, not enforcement, endangers families and praises troopers as public safety allies on highways.
Florida State University warns students that chain letter schemes are unsound and illegal under state lottery laws. The piece argues there is no such thing as something for nothing and urges learning this basic lesson to resist easy money schemes pervasive in media giveaways and entertainment. It notes young people face constant push toward quick gains and that sophisticated thinking can still fail to guard against shortcuts.
The Rocky Mount Telegram notes puzzling public apathy toward stocks despite widespread ownership. Thirty years ago speculation flourished, driven by borrowed money, and the public sought fortune through market bets. Now ownership is high but active speculation is rare.
Published every afternoon the High Point Enterprise states that all carriers dealers and distributors are independent contractors and the paper is not responsible for advance subscription memoranda to Lea or their representatives. It notes home delivery rates and directs contact to a National Advertising representative Ward Griffith Company.
Washington chatter recounts Sir Harold Caccia’s seating snub at Queen Elizabeth’s visit and a curtsey dress rule reversal. It also notes the Duke and Duchess’ whispered exchanges, a Stalin portrait planned as Sputnik, and political quips at the World Series and embassy receptions.
Capital Air Lines seeks to discontinue several east west NC routes causing concern in Elizabeth City Rocky Mount Hickory and Asheville. Piedmont Air Lines quickly signals it will seek the regional franchise and expand North Carolina service stressing in state trips and package vacations to resort areas. Piedmont, a NC company based in Winston-Salem, operates many intra state routes and promotes vacation packages to Asheville Sandhills Norfolk and future beach destinations. A note mentions telephone rates gaining publicity.
Carolina Telephone uses an old statute to post bond and raise rates before Utilities Commission approval. The plan likely nets about a million and a half dollars annually, with refunds if orders disapprove. Funds may escheat to the University if subscribers cannot be located for repayment.
High Point and Trinity College contemporaries recall Dr James R Killian class of 1925 as a brilliant scholar who rose to MIT presidency and will direct U S science and technology. Local figures expect he will handle the government post with his characteristic vigor. The page also notes a birth announcement and other community items.
A collage of brief items covers ING: a Jacksonville Florida distributor airlifted over 200 foreign cars to dealers in Florida. medical officials note infants run fevers from minor heat exposure. A Wilson Daily Times headline notes Yelvertons returning from Richmond and Billy Hooks patient in Durham. Also touches on prefabrication aversion, a joke about a salesman, African bull elephant size, Old Farmer's Almanac quote, Judy Garland Fan Club film, and a Texas man leaving with his mother-in-law.
The article notes ongoing debates between government agencies and private operators over information signs along the Parkway. It describes trimmed trees for better views and safety upgrades at tunnels and curves, while criticizing the lack of lodging and restaurant details on new signs for Mount Mitchell and surrounding communities.
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