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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1959
Page
4
The meditation cites Genesis blessing of the seventh day and notes ongoing debate over Sunday observance. It acknowledges farm work laundries and stores operating, yet urges individuals to decide for themselves while recognizing possible conflicts like an ox in the ditch and affirming Sunday as a day of worship.
Governor Hodges urged approval of the $34.4 million state bond issue at the fall meeting, clarifying it will not raise taxes as funds come from the General Fund. He warned defeat would delay essential statewide improvements and burden future generations. The measure faces tomorrow’s vote.
Dr. J. D. Messick steps down after heading East Carolina College since 1947 amid disagreements over the role of the college within North Carolina's higher education system. He intended to direct his efforts to federal rehabilitation and education initiatives, lamenting the loss of a unified regional university he envisioned. He leaves a growing institution that struggled with institutional fit and regional pressures.
One year of commercial jet operations in the United States has seen 67 pure jets in service across six airlines, expanding from two Boeing 707s. Jets carry 25 percent of domestic seat miles as operations grow over Atlantic and Pacific routes.
The piece outlines Lyndon Johnson as a leading Democratic candidate, backed by Sam Rayburn, with the ADA not endorsing him. It contrasts Johnson’s experience with Adlai Stevenson and Harry Truman, notes Republican backing for Nixon and Rockefeller, and warns of ADA factionalism harming the party.
The fall Charlotte meeting of the Commerce and Development agency shows a rising industrial investment in North Carolina for the first nine months of 1959. New jobs reached 25 723 with payrolls near 85.8 million dollars, while tourism and planning work expand across towns and counties. Park attendance rose with higher cash receipts, and forestry units trialed water drops to fight fires.
Norfolk and Western and Atlantic Coast Line merge to form a new N and W the Southbound buying the High Point Thomasville and Denton line. They seek faster service and new plant sites from Cincinnati to Norfolk and plan a strengthened industrial development push, with Stuart Saunders leading expansion. High Point awaits heightened railroad usefulness.
High Point and Greensboro celebrate the completion and launch of the War Memorial Coliseum and Auditorium, a regional focal point expected to boost major entertainment and local commerce. The University of North Carolina Journalism School announces two events, including a Pharmacy building reconstruction and a Science Writers Institute funded by a National Science Foundation grant for 60 journalists from 16 states.
The government seeks an 80 day injunction under the Taft Hartley Act as the steel strike involving 500 000 workers faces broad economic impact. Kaiser Steel signs a separate deal prompting union appeal to the Third Circuit and possible Supreme Court review.
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