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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1962
Page
2
A concise meditation contrasts Proverbs emphasis on tranquility at home with Pascal’s warning that unrest stems from people failing to live quietly. The quotes explore domestic peace, personal contentment, and the cost of quarrel over abundance.
The article discusses Sebastian de Grazia’s view that the apparent 30 hour weekly gain in free time since 1850 is largely illusory. He argues average work time today is 46 or 47 hours, with travel, chores, repairs, and household duties eroding perceived leisure. He urges a reconsideration of what true leisure means and how to use time wisely.
The column notes Archibald MacLeish praising Colombian poetry and jokes that in the United States poetry is treated as a vice. It reflects on American attitudes toward poets, mentions the FBI and the White House, and hints Udall’s role in bringing MacLeish to Colombia.
The Miami Herald notes farm families now enjoy modern comforts such as electricity running water and telephones. While some remain in drab areas, many ranches in Arizona California and Florida show luxury levels. Rural life has improved nationally and may draw farmers toward urban centers amid ongoing economic shifts.
The Dallas Times Herald notes a young singer Mike Larne who, after failing his final summer exams at London University, abandons a fortune in singing to focus on education. His discoverer Mr. Robert Stigwell says the move reflects old fashioned values.
The Lauderdale County sheriff opened jail docket records after Meridian Star sued, forcing court action to ensure public access. The editorial urges openness, cites public records as for the people, and praises the Star for challenging officials who restrict visibility.
A historic newspaper masthead lists D A Rawley as president and Mrs R B Terry as secretary treasurer. It names Holt McPherson editor Joe Brown managing editor W Patterson Jr advertising director and Charles B Loflin business manager among others.
At Holy Loch Scotland 1259 U S Navy personnel mingle with locals building warm ties. Polaris submarines patrol from a depot outside the U S and crews ship with Scottish families, adopt local customs, and donate to a Greenock orphanage while facing antinuclear protests with restraint.
Governor Terry Sanford's total 1963 plan takes shape in Raleigh with nine0 days to refine proposals. Administration insiders expect forward looking growth and fiscal health, but details remain uncertain as the budget and policy ideas evolve through legal review and consensus building.
Notes on the News describe Sanford tagged as southern moderate but questioned on labels. The 1963 program reportedly blends conservatism and liberalism with aims to expand education, roads, capital projects, and traffic safety while avoiding major tax increases. Possible bond issues, inventory tax removal, and tax revision are discussed along with auto liability, insurance financing, branch banking, court reform, and court changes.
The piece hails Herbert Brucker’s career study as a strong defense of press freedom amid Cuban crisis tensions. It argues that tampering with news erodes constitutional rights and public trust, urging newspapers to present facts honestly and society to act on reality.
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