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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1954
Page
29
Readers share tastes in film from dramas to comedies. Mrs Harold Craven favors dramatic movies with strong stories and acting, naming Dane Wyman and Robert Taylor as preferred stars. Joyce Powell prefers comedies and lighter fare that induce laughter and feel good moments.
The sample ballot explains two voting methods for High Point voters on election day. Voters may flip individual candidate switches or use a top lever to cast a straight party vote. The machine prevents voting for two candidates for the same office. A third column will include constitutional amendments.
High Point voters face a quiet general election with few issues or clashes. Democrats run 44 candidates while Republicans enter 18, including for Congress and state offices. Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. with new voting machines in use citywide.
State Sen. O Arthur Kirkman of High Point denounces a proposed third constitutional amendment that would alter senatorial districting to one county per senator. He cites a whispering campaign and unequal representation favoring Piedmont counties like Guilford, Forsyth, Mecklenburg and Durham. The amendment appears on the November ballot alongside four other measures.
City lawmakers will consider annexing about 2% acres of residential land outside the city limits along N Hamilton St and Montlieu Ave. The petition, filed by Charles and Ed Mendenhall and J B Turner, also seeks parking restrictions on the two streets. If favored, a public hearing and ordinance adoption will follow.
Local educators fear county bond moves could cut High Point capital outlays for school improvements. Debate centers on funding shares after Greensboro considers issuing bonds and possible redistribution by the County Commission.
A lighthearted but-true tale from Fraley Field recounts Brownie the rotund Yankee who adored flying yet dreaded pilots. After two prior crashes he finally takes a short hop, then lands himself in jail for a drunken disturbance, seeking confinement as a bizarre cure.
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