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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1953
Page
4
The piece links the Greenlease kidnapping and murder to a drug trade network led by a man who first sold drugs to Carl Hall. It argues addiction drives crime and outlines how a $5 to $20 daily habit funds theft and violence, urging conviction of drug peddlers as murderers.
The piece accuses Tito of defying the Italian peace treaty by opposing the U S and Britain move to hand Zone A in Trieste to Italy. It argues Tito simmers with Kremlin influence, signaling weak European defense prospects and suggesting risks for Western policy and costs.
Britain confronts a communist challenge in British Guiana as a general strike grinds sugar production. The movement gains strength from a Chicago organizer and her East Indian husband leading a native Assembly majority. The Royal Navy and Army have been ordered to act, but experts warn that armed crackdowns may fail against a bad idea.
Ohio Governor Lausche taps Cleveland Mayor Thomas A. Burke to fill the Taft vacancy just before a Ohio Supreme Court hearing. Taft died July 31, Burke declines to threaten GOP control while Democrats gain a tentative edge in the Senate. The move sparks ongoing questions about Lausche and Burke’s political aims ahead of 1954 elections.
A satirical column notes the National Association of Funeral Directors event and jokes about Robert E Lee as a federal commissioner pick. It mocks Southern reactions to Lee’s DC roots and party ties, and lampoons other Washington misperceptions and Midwest politics.
The Lexington Dispatch argues the press rights stance affects John D. Larkins of Trenton as he considers a U S Senate bid. It labels the 1953 North Carolina secrecy law as curbing public knowledge and warns candidates will face questions on press access and government transparency.
Capus Waynick, recently returned as ambassador to Colombia, tells Young Democratic Clubs he supports a militant campaign for the Democratic party in every North Carolina county. He backs Rep. Jonas as a good congressman but argues the district needs a Democrat in Washington. He dodges a Senate primary stance while pledging to aid Democrats against Republicans.
W A Bivins recalls perfect October days on an open road through Randolph and Montgomery counties to Moore County. He visits Rev. and Mrs. Brown in West End, attends their Golden Wedding at 4 p.m., notes community spirit at the West End Church, and shares light vignettes on health and humor including hepatitis, jaunice, and a joking edible shirt.
The Enterprise prints letters urging sober living with Alcoholics Anonymous contact and stress on recruiting more teachers. It argues sobriety via group therapy, prayer, and daily focus, and calls for higher teacher pay and ethical civic education including the 12 fundamental truths.
Readers discuss why POWs confessed to germ warfare and why some refused repatriation. Dr William Menninger offers no single reason for the 23 US POWs. A Buffalo man recalls a chemical explosion and Rocky Marciano comments on La Starza's toughness.
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