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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1961
Page
4
Quote reflecting on a man’s life being measured by labor and effort, attributed to John G. Holland. The fragment emphasizes work as the central record of a person’s existence.
The Jackson Committee led by Henry M. Jackson urges the Kennedy administration to trim defense overstaffing, raise top federal pay, ease private citizen barriers to public service, and give the State Department more leadership in national security policy. The report, praised as scholarly and nonpartisan, warns that faulty machinery often stalls forward momentum and urges timely action.
The world watches Nelson Rockefeller and his wife after 31 years of marriage as their Harvard‑educated 23 year old son Michael goes missing on an anthropological expedition in New Guinea. Amid fear for Michael’s safety the episode sparks a potential reconciliation between distraught parents and a rare public display of family drama in a wealthy political family.
A House subcommittee opens hearings on oil import controls as Interior drafts 1962 quotas for crude and residual oil. The administration leans to restricting foreign crude while easing residual imports, risking coal competition and provoking broader political-economic backlash.
The High Point Enterprise provides address and staff details including secretary treasurer Holt McPherson, managing editor Joe Brown, advertising director V. Patterson Jr, and circulation manager Charles B. Loflin. Corporate address listed as 366-307 North Main Street, High Point, North Carolina.
After a decisive defeat of bonds, observers note shifts in party power and potential recalibration within the Sanford faction. The result signals cautious reorganization, potential conservative gains in the next General Assembly, and concentrated behind-the-scenes strategy as national figures contemplate 1964 races.
The Southern Furniture Exposition Building and the Chamber of Commerce invite Holt McPherson G, Petia nn, and Dore Sian as guests of honor for a home tour to thank hosts who opened their homes to visitors during market time. The note cites High Point as a leading furniture center and highlights community support for housing visiting buyers and exhibitors.
A family in Avon Lake Ohio seeks help locating Bruce Crawford 11 or 12 missing since 9 40 p m September 23 1961 after he babysat his sister and left with back door open. They published bullettins to police and asked newspapers to run the appeal hoping a reader has seen him. They describe his routine and fear for his safety contacting MR and MRS Robert D Crawford.
The column quotes a strict rebuke to Russia urging firm delivery of the message with emphasis on strength. It frames the moment as a stern warning and highlights the demand for a decisive response.
Evelyn M. Haworth questions whether nuclear war is less brutal than savage violence, reflecting on the Congo killing of thirteen Italian soldiers and comparing it to atomic bomb impact in Hiroshima, urging cautious, saner thinking.
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