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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1953
Page
4
Second class matter at the High Point Post Office under the 1878 act. Holt McPherson, Editor Co, W Patterson Jr, Advertising Director, Circulation Manager.
Local observance of National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week stresses placing handicapped workers on payrolls as sound business practice. The article cites successful local firms and details how informed medical assessment and stable insurance rates support inclusive employment, urging employers to hire skilled handicapped workers.
Seamen aboard Britain's battleship Vanguard faced a no laughter order during a refueling mishap in heavy seas. An adjacent tanker’s hose broke, oil showered the deck and turrets, splashing visiting officers. Enlisted men laughed, prompting a bulletin warning.
A Washington writer once accused of working for the Republicans for criticizing morals in the capital says little has changed with Republicans in office. He argues a reasonable man cannot separate Capitol society by party as Democrats and Republicans are too alike. He cites Hamilton on men and government.
North Carolina voters approved 72 million dollars in bonds for schools and mental hospitals, with High Point and Guilford County leading support by large margins. The plan allocates 100000 per county plus 15 million for school construction and 25 million for mental hospital expansion, aiming to lift facilities and relieve jail overcrowding.
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes a phonograph maker adds a third speaker to create directional sound from standard records. It describes stereophonic aims without special discs and hints at a need for three dimensional silence amid urban summer noise.
The piece argues Soviet Russia seeks world conquest through a Marxist one world order and that containment by the United States requires firm, decisive actions. It criticizes delay tactics under Stalin and Khrushchev era rhetoric, praising Eisenhower and Dulles for a more coherent stance and highlighting Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. at the United Nations as a tougher yet constructive voice.
A 1953 amendment clarifies that public buildings must be designed by registered architects or engineers or both. The change aims to curb field invasions while officials say it should improve oversight as state funds flow to schools hospitals and other public structures.
Douglas Larsen and Robert Ruark discuss a 1951 Camp Pickett incident involving Gen. Kenneth Cramer accused of harsh treatment of his National Guard unit, including food rights and leave length. The piece reflects on military authority, discipline, and public scrutiny amid wartime duties.
Washington reports unbridled optimism at the American Bankers Association convention. Bankers showcase new safes and drive in banks as proof the economy remains strong amid concerns. Mosler cites bankers as customers and notes safes used for gold storage and modern security features.
The article profiles Win Julious Little of High Point born Forsyth County, who joined the Navy in 1923 and served on the USS Memphis during Lindbergh era. It recounts his voyages from New York to Trinidad, Guantanamo Bay, through the Panama Canal to Honolulu and Australia, and later Merchant Marine service in World War II. It notes his boxing days in New Orleans and his long postwar city employment, plus his role as a Sunday greeter at Wes a Memorial Church Peacock Bible Class after the former greeter’s death.
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