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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1960
Page
4
A nationwide National Association of Manufacturers survey finds workers aged 45 to 65 gaining easier employment than in earlier years. The report notes older workers bring knowledge and reliability, with 58 percent of 70 leading firms not counting age in hiring and 30 percent delaying pension plans until five to ten years of service.
Editor Holt McPherson notes the 1961 session faces reapportionment after the 1960 census. Guilford County may gain or lose seats as Republicans challenge longstanding Democratic control in the House. Mecklenburg Forsyth and Davidson counties also loom large with contested seats and potential party shifts.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes Baptist freedom leads to varied views on politics and religion. It observes some Baptist preachers in 1960 openly oppose electing a Roman Catholic president, while many congregations resist a religious qualification for the nation’s highest office.
A reader reports a well dressed, responsible-appearing man near Third and Main who helped a crippled Negro girl with a rubber tip on her crutch. He fixed it, waited, and returned it with a smile after missing his bus, leaving only a small deed as identifying detail.
The Independent Newspaper lists officers and staff including President D A Rawley, Secretary-Treasurer Mrs R B Terry, Managing Editor Joe Brown, Advertising Director W Patterson Jr, and circulation manager Lorin eter with office at Jane Street.
Detroit reports a shift to inexpensive compacts as the 1961 model year expands to about 70 models from 173 to 184 inches long. Buick Special, Olds F 85, Dodge Lancer and Pontiac Tempest join Ford Falcon and Rambler lineups with 23 to 30 mpg. Romney predicts compacts will exceed 30 percent of sales by 1961 and reach 50 percent by 1963.
Lynn Nisbet notes that Kennedy and Nixon crowds vary by location and effort. He attributes larger turnout in Greenville and Charlotte to local organizing, while Raleigh saw smaller crowds despite warnings. Wake County efforts with a mobile registration office added about 1800 names to the voter rolls.
The piece argues voter registration drives in Wake County aim to mobilize turnout for the November 8 election. It notes over 80 percent of new registrants favor Democrats, but warns historical voting patterns may not mirror registration. Emphasizes costly organization and turnout drives as decisive factors.
The notice recounts the disappearance of Florida judge C. E. Chillingsworth and his wife amid alleged gangland killings. It condemns those responsible and calls for full accountability, while also assessing a political debate between Nixon and Kennedy. It notes a hotel fire in New York and praises the Greensboro Lions event and United Fund progress with per capita and staff contributions.
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