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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1951
Page
2
Classified excerpt lists second class matter posting at High Point post office and shows subscription prices by mail and carrier. Mail rates: 3 months 3.25, 6 months 6.50, 12 months 13.00. Carrier rates: 1 week 30 cents, 1 year 15.00.
The author laments public apathy to highway slaughter versus wartime deaths, urging demand for stricter laws and enforcement. He compares editorial excitement over airplane and Korea fatalities to the calm response to Labor Day weekend auto deaths, warning that speed defines our era.
The piece argues that Soviet and Chinese backed Reds may have sought a truce line at the 38th Parallel but shifted when UN forces advanced. It links Kaesong talks to Moscow's broader aims, suggesting a possible stall for rearmament or a broader political win. If peace fails, the Reds may renew fighting to buy time and rebuild strength.
Fortune magazine reports a critical shortage of engineers with a need for 30,000 new engineers yearly and a current deficit of 60,000. Graduates may fall from 25,000 to 12,000 by 1954 while enrollments drop. Congress considers a national scientific personnel board to steer talent into key sectors and research.
An ominous report claims 2000 eastern European troops are encamped in North Korea ready to fight UN forces. They may be Russians or Czech anti-aircraft units, details kept vague by military sources. Observers urge swift intelligence to gauge their impact on the Korean War and future conflicts.
A column blends political farce and trivia. It recounts Senator Capehart’s mishap on a Senate floor and his fear of disclosing a chiropractor visit, notes DiSalle’s luggage loss in Omaha after a French Lick stop, and adds quirky historical asides on presidents and industry facts.
A memo from a Chinese source portrays Malik cease fire proposals as a Communist ploy to extend power. It claims Soviet and Chinese efforts aim to stall rearmament, justify peace talks, and bolster propaganda while sustaining the Korea war and expanding control in Manchuria and North China.
The Washington Crime Committee, led by Kefauver and later O’Conor, pushes 23 anti crime bills and seeks licensing of racing information by the FCC for gambling control. Proposal targets transmission of race data to bookies, aiming to strike at the gambling empire while excluding newspapers and radio.
John Foster Dulles argues Japan should not rely on its own forces but work with a collective security force. Bishop Hazen G. Werner warns freedom is meaningless without God. Max Bladeck promotes moral re armament advocating a world classless peace ideology.
A column treats Labor Day with warnings on highway fatalities and the labor movement, surveys unions’ history since 1882, recalls chemistry milestones from Priestly to modern industry, and ends with light salutes and a Tar Heel father quip. It blends social commentary with brief items on American chemistry, a Father of Two note, and a witty suitor exchange.
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