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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1959
Page
4
Mature individuals have a chance to guide the young as the Psalmist notes. Attending Sunday school without example is of little value. What adults do in daily life matters more than preached morals, for right living speaks louder than lectures.
City leaders urge approval of a $9 million bond referendum to extend water sewer and electrical utilities to annexed land. They argue the measure fuels growth, attracts industry, raises tax revenues and strengthens financial solvency, warning a no vote could cripple development and services.
The Chamber of Commerce petitions the Interstate Commerce Commission to restore reciprocal switch agreements involving three local railroads Southern Railway C & NW and Southern. The 37 page complaint cites alleged competition squeeze by HPT & D and seeks a ruling to ensure freight service remains efficient for local shippers. R T Amos Jr urges agreement before hearing to prevent increased trucking and improve the freight traffic situation.
Editorial traces the Palestine era shifts as Kassem links plots to Nasser and imperial agents while CENTO vows vigilance. It notes Jordan Iran ties, King Hussein, and Saud alignments amid pressure from Nasser, with talk of a Riyadh meeting and street protests against Communism.
Rates by mail for daily and Sunday editions listed in the High Point Enterprise header. Publication details show address at North Main Street and staff roles including editor and circulation manager.
A writer recalls Moscow visitors misseeing reality during a summer tour. Observers misidentify food, clothing, and architecture while noting contrasts with New York and other capitals. They discuss living standards, the bourgeois vanish, and Khrushchev era trends amid lingering curiosities about Soviet life.
The discussion centers on shifting population and fair representation in state and federal legislatures. Florida governor Collin s and Mississippi chair James Coleman frame the debate as North Carolina and other states face reapportionment, aiming to balance population and area in districts.
Column cautions High Point officials against selling the electric franchise for 20 to 25 million dollars amid tight money markets. Arguments cite Duke Power potential bidder, deference to public ownership, and a bond issue vote as a rebuke to privatization. The piece links port development news and local civic events to broader economic concerns.
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