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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1960
Page
2
A motorist pauses at a cardboard box in the road where a small boy lies inside, grinning at passing cars. The mother’s casual response highlights public underestimation of the danger. The piece warns that a box in traffic can crush a child, urging precaution for families near roads.
Estonian sailor Victor Jaanimets, 29, defected from Premier Khrushchev’s Baltika to seek political asylum in the United States. Officials doubt the tale, fearing a planted defection and propaganda value for the Soviet bloc. Authorities vow careful scrutiny to determine if he is a genuine refugee or a instrument of communist messaging.
Editorial recalls Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 70th birthday on October 14 as he marks a life split between soldiering and peacemaking. Despite summit shocks and failed goodwill missions, he remains confident in his policy of a sound dollar, balanced budget, and limited government, having faced a tough year with few veto overrides. The piece notes his historic firsts as a Texas-born president, two consecutive Republican wins, and a frontier upbringing shaping his leadership.
The portrait traces Ike Eisenhower from a Mennonite upbringing in Abilene Kansas to a stellar military career after World War II. It notes his roles as Chief of Staff, Army then first unification era chief, presidency of Columbia University, and his 1952 presidential nomination. It highlights his resignation with pension forfeiture and honors, baptism into National Presbyterian Church, 1956 landslide victory, and global esteem. It concludes with mention of a Nobel Peace Prize consideration and a standout 1950s Gallup ranking.
A pair of reader letters discuss Big Business versus government, praising free enterprise while criticizing big government. They defend the wealth and living standards created by big business and question anti corporate sentiment. The second letter questions political maturity and analyzes debates between Kennedy and Nixon, noting youth, experience, and world travel as indicators of suitability for the presidency.
Charles Pearson comments on political dynamics between Republicans and Democrats. He argues the GOP and Richard Nixon deserve credit for history making tax and labor laws, criticizes Democratic ridicule of Nixon and Kennedy, and dismisses bringing spouses into political discourse. He urges focus on policy differences and notes praise from the state librarian and local women’s club for newspaper support.
Horace Haworth and the Executives Club board plan the first meeting set for October 24 at High Point College featuring baseball great Lefty Gomez. The event aims to kick off a strong program lineup including Jeff Williams and John Mason Brown, with invitations already yielding a waiting list.
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