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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1951
Page
2
The High Point Enterprise issue from September 15 1951 reports local weather snapshots and public notices. It includes brief community items, event notices, and civic announcements reflecting the city’s daily civic life.
A column denounces Truman era policy in Korea arguing for full use of all weapons including atomic, biological, and poison gas to end the war. It laments American deaths and demands immediate escalation and total victory, vowing not to accept negotiated peace or limited police actions. The piece cites General MacArthur and accuses the administration of corruption and timidity.
A Guilford County view reports strong higher education presence across 600 square miles. Institutions include High Point College Guilford College Greensboro College for Women Greensboro Evening College and Agricultural and Technical College. North Carolina State College may open a High Point extension. Bennett College and Palmer Memorial advance Negro education.
An editorial in the Greensboro News criticizes Truman era economic policy, arguing wasteful non defense spending and high military costs burden taxpayers. The piece faults slogans of economy, questions defense recruitment pitches, and notes high living costs hitting civilians.
The text argues empires expand to fill political vacuums and cites Napoleon’s march to Moscow as a pattern. It lists 1951 Soviet gains stalled, expansion into Korea Burma and French Indo China halted, rising European nationalist pressure on satellites, and a San Francisco treaty defeat signaling unsatisfactory Soviet influence in Asia.
Japanese Premier Shigeru Yoshida returns to Tokyo to secure ratification and begin four year talks with the United States United Kingdom France and other allies. Indonesia Philippines and Burma push for reparations and trade shifts while U S aid and regional rebuilding loom large.
The column honors Tom Best longtime Greensboro News writer and editor who died Thursday at 8 pm and Chief Justice Walter P. Stacy praised for a storied legal career. It also profiles Dr J B Doser a rural town doctor famed for tireless service and recalls a fire department hiring riddle about a fireboat.
The piece highlights Angel, a nine year old ventriloquist hailed as the best in show business by insiders. It notes MCA changes in staff roles, upcoming film Quo Vadis, and mentions theater figures like Jennifer Jones and Peggy Lee while previewing the 1951-52 Broadway season and notable productions.
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