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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1959
Page
4
The reflection cites Luke 4 4 affirming man does not live by bread alone and notes pleasant earthly things are allowed within divine law. It compares Jesus resisting Satan’s hunger temptation to human appetites and urges living by higher purpose beyond mere physical desire.
Dr. Wendell M. Patton outlines a busy development agenda for High Point College including an enhanced guidance program a stronger library and higher faculty salaries. He plans curriculum and facility improvements funded partly by higher tuition as the college aims to rise among its peers while delaying immediate graduate work until endowment growth justifies expansion.
A Greensboro discussion argues Sunday closing is better driven by public stance than laws. Women groups push for rest on Sabbath, noting hardship on clerks from competitive Sunday commerce and urging weekday stocking to preserve a quiet day for families. The piece asserts consumer choice can end Sunday sales more effectively than blue laws.
A 16-year-old Union City New Jersey student urged compulsory college enrollment and a draft to boost US college attendance to counter the Soviet threat. The writer argues youth should choose education voluntarily and cautions against coercion while stressing broad manpower development in education given distrust of Soviet intentions.
House Ways and Means opens a month-long series of hearings through December 18 on reform of the federal income tax. More than 170 witnesses, experts from academia and industry, weigh broad base reform as key to major changes. The effort aims at the first comprehensive revision since 1913.
Lynn Nisbet reflects on gubernatorial and presidential planning, arguing long range plans often fail as times change. He notes North Carolina's heavy emphasis on highways, agriculture, and education, while warning plans may chase five year goals from five years ago. The piece cites Rome roads, early cross state planks, and Locke Craig era planning context.
The piece traces early State highway plans and the roles of Governors Bickett Morrison and Scott. Frank Page built a 60 year highway framework now showing wear as main routes fade. Modern planning shifts toward community roads amid urban rural realignment and new vehicle design debates.
An independent newspaper lists rates by avenue near Mo with prices shown as sixteen dollars and nine dollars in unclear context. The snippet lacks full details on items or services.
The essay argues against appeasing Fidel Castro, warning Cuba relies on U S sugar and tourism revenue. It urges a tougher stance to deter Castro’s anti American rhetoric, noting U S subsidies and political meddling risk. It highlights Cuba’s regional influence and proximity to Florida as a danger to U S stability.
Distinguished New Zealanders President Harold T. Thomas of Rotary International and the first Rotary Ann visit High Point, sharing memories of Auckland as they travel 16 months for a safer world. Library benefactor Henry R. Broadhurst earns tribute for ongoing book gifts and a Canadian-friendly recall of local figures marks the community's ties.
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