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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1958
Page
4
A daily devotional noting that greatness comes from humility. It cites Luke 22 26 about the greatest being like the youngest and adds that real men are approachable while weak men mask their shallowness with pretense.
Governor Hodges criticizes Attorney General Seawell for remarks about sister states while defending North Carolina’s race integration plan. He refrains from praising other states or using the issue for political gain, emphasizing cautious progress under court orders and shared efforts to address racial justice.
Governor Luther Hodges visits High Point this evening to address the annual Chamber of Commerce meeting in the High School cafeteria. The event draws leaders from major food processors and manufacturers and signals renewed development activity in the community.
Editorial traces Sept 30 1957 briefing by Secretary Dulles showing shifts in Red China policy. It contrasts earlier claims of guaranteed action with new caveats on Chiang Kai shek regime and mainland return, then links press conferences to public diplomacy and notes criticism of briefing identity practices.
George Sokolsky sketches the Roman Catholic Church from its roots to the modern battle against atheistic Communism. He notes the Pope as infallible teacher, the Council of Nicaea, Florence, and 1870 primacy, and highlights recent Popes shaping world affairs while Fatima inspires resistance in Poland Hungary and Czechoslovakia.
Lynn Nisbet reports Hodges maintains frequent, informal press contacts from Asheville to Greenville. He distributes typed handouts, grows news releases, and uses public relations to shape coverage while editors argue about brain washing versus open questions.
The Shelby area secures Fiber Industries with Celanese and ICI backing, plus Pittsburgh Plate Glass’s $20 million fiberglass plant, signaling a shift from cotton to synthetic fiber and boosting Cleveland County’s economy. Community leaders praise teamwork and local support for industrial diversification.
A collage of short items notes a Chicago suburb realty firm selling 368 homes in 90 days with $1000 merchandise credits, advances in tire radiation resistance, octopus locomotion, a can opener mishap in a household, radioactive iodine for heart rhythm, a Nero quip about profits, and a Tribune sale anecdote. It also mentions synchronized horror film releases, a country editor on speed, Halley’s Comet forecasts, and a DuPont ad believability test in New York.
Handouts misstate facts and often present a one sided view of issues. State College releases rarely credit the State Department of Agriculture or the Forestry Division in C and D, and the extension service is similarly ignored. Governor's office material suggests no prior concern for industry, but North Carolina's progress is described as steady and cooperative.
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