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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1963
Page
4
Editorial praises High Point leadership and community effort after turmoil. It credits Mayor Floyd Mehan and local Negro leaders for steering to negotiation over emergency laws. Calls for lasting truce until December 6 and for all residents to uphold All American ideals.
President Kennedy signed a new draft order effective Tuesday that protects young fathers, delaying their call until single men are exhausted. About 1.7 million men remain 1A, with many married after Sept. 10 now deferable, enabling some to buy homes and furnish their households without immediate military service.
J W Gessner of Southern Railway told Thomasville City Council that the railroad will dictate improvements to crossings. He cited Loftin Street being torn up after a 29 car derailment and Turner Street as a bottleneck used by motorists as downtown traffic suffers. Council urged repairs and even suggested lowering or moving tracks, a notion Gessner called impractical and not funny, stressing sober solutions are needed.
A letter argues for stronger traffic safety education after Labor Day incidents where Tar Heel children were killed or injured by vehicles. The writer suggests fencing highways where possible and keeping parked cars off streets, but mainly urges doubled teaching by parents and educators that streets are not playgrounds and crossing must be done with care.
The NEA reports Goldwater leads Rockefeller as both prep for the 1964 campaign with heavy schedules across the nation. Analysts cite seven strategic elements from Vermont to New Hampshire and California primary plans shaping a potentially brutal, multi-state contest.
A Sunday sermon uses Ty Cobb’s bold base stealing to urge perseverance. It cites Joseph Pulitzer and biblical lines to warn that quitting when odds rise harms faith and achievement. The message emphasizes enduring to the end in sports, faith, and life challenges.
Morning in Obrero highlights a population surge to about 75,000 driven by urban redevelopment. The visit notes new housing, elderly care, a teaching hospital, a city museum dedication by Sweden’s king and queen, and a bustling press scene at Nerike Allehanda.
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