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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1954
Page
4
The item announces the High Point Enterprise published as second class matter at the Post Office, dated 8 60 under the 1870 act, indicating standard mail status for the period.
Editorial argues Piedmont towns face worsening drought with Abbotts Creek near dry. Calls for cooperative use of the Yadkin hydro projects to supply fresh water for Greensboro High Point Winston-Salem and other cities, warning delays threaten future industry.
The hearings on proposed reductions in workmen's compensation insurance rates aim to save Tar Heel firms about 429000 annually due to better loss ratios. The changes do not cut benefits as benefits are statute set. they should also trigger discussion on modernizing the benefit scale beyond the current 30 weekly maximum 8000 cap. Free-speaking Jonathan Daniels at Chapel Hill critiqued freedoms and tact in addressing Governor Meyner.
Ralph Howland lauds the SBI director James Powell for a 99 percent trial-conviction rate across cases, praising restraint and local cooperation. An aerial view of Bowman Gray Stadium at Wake Forest versus Maryland shows 10 000 attendees in an 18000 capacity venue, amid Wake Forest’s upset bid and fan interest in Piedmont gridiron.
Greenville Piedmont notes that public yelling outlets help vent pressure. From Hyde Park soapbox orators to Hastings town criers, Americans adapt by shouting in baseball parks, football stadiums, and basketball arenas to release emotions and prevent incidents.
George Sokolsky notes a calm, apathetic 1954 campaign across New York New Jersey Massachusetts Connecticut and other states. He cites weak voter interest in Javits Case Harriman Eisenhower and McCarthy opponents and predicts reduced Republican votes and an unlikely Senate working majority without a strong presidential speech.
The Democratic "flea circus" rallies move into Sanford Fayetteville Greensboro and Reidsville after visiting Statesville Newton and Mecklenberg. Leaders see strong ninth district enthusiasm while tenth remains contested with only two of seven counties showing women attendees. Edwin Gill joins the caravan as a popular new speaker praising Alexander and Democratic control as a habit of good government.
A compilation of remarks from Gen Alfred Gruenther, Al Dark, Dwight Eisenhower, J. Edgar Hoover, and others. The quotes span topics from Soviet threats to labor support and foreign policy, finishing with a note on basketball legend George retiring.
Public fire prevention notices stress home and business hazards and urge inspectors' guidance. The piece explains kleptomania and pyromania as mental diseases and recalls a joke about a fire cause friction. It also profiles J Alfred Eshelman of Lyon Agency and his long service in the furniture trade.
Washington reports Lt Col Harry Fleming's conviction for POW collaboration with the Communists in Korea is expected to trigger at least a dozen more trials. Of 3600 POWs, 215 were investigated, 78 sent to the Army Board on POW Collaboration, with 34 still pending. The case has intensified Pentagon disputes over POW handling, with interservice blame and questions about back pay and back benefits for those later found guilty.
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