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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1953
Page
4
Lloyd C. Amos chairman of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners argues the overdue property revaluation shifts tax burden to real property, making the average small homeowner face about a 20 percent higher bill this year. The Greensboro Record questions whether such shifts were considered and calls for equity across taxpayers.
The piece argues Soviet leadership acknowledges collective farming shortcomings and switches to private livestock incentives and higher shares for farmers. It notes the existential stress on the USSR economy, contrasting with liberal democracies.
The piece argues the stock market’s recent losses reflect mood rather than true value and notes improved marginal trading controls reduce crash risk since 1929. It contrasts the Atlantic City Miss America event with a jab at southern and northern stereotypes while hinting at regional industry presence.
The article traces the evolution from carved figureheads to full statuary on ships, noting Norse ships and the Buffalo in Portland featuring a brass Buffalo Bill on her prow. It reflects on naval romance waning with steam and cites modern Norwegian lines like Fred Olson expanding figurehead motifs across thirty vessels.
Washington gossip centers on how Martin P. Durkin became secretary of labor in Eisenhower's cabinet. The White House and Durkin himself offered no answers amid speculation about who influenced the move and why.
The Rone Sheffield controversy over the State prison unit leadership is deemed closed by A H Graham, while Governor Umstead says he will not reopen it on his own motion. He suggests Sheffield pursue proper channels, noting no hearing requests from Graham or W F Bailey after July 21. The episode features shifts and a border county pronunciation quirk as context.
Around Capitol Square details show Jesse Helms stepping from executive secretary role for Senator Alton Lennon in October. The move, described as without friction, follows pressure from bankers awaiting replacement for Dr. Joe Wolfe and signals a shift in personal staff fitting.
The piece discusses the Motion Picture Code and the Legion of Decency shaping film morality. It cites The Moon Is Blue as a test case, notes industry self regulation, and hints at potential local censorship if indies challenge the Code. A closing anecdote mentions Tom Brown cycling from Milwaukee to Chicago for a convention.
A trimmed collage of anecdotes and reflections on youth, sermons, and current events. Notable items include aMontheyes bus stop exchange, Gene Brown on the Lexington Thomasville highway, sermons by Fry and McDowell, and Rabbi Gold's bilingual benediction. It also notes the Chicago Democratic rally, Southern attitudes, and tributes to Judge Lewis Stone, with a quip about a family accounting joke.
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