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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1953
Page
4
The Good Afternoon column discusses a cost-cutting manual by the International City Managers' Association. It notes national average local taxes of 5.11 per month covering fire, schools, streets, police, libraries, and more, and argues for better management and willingness to pay to maintain a well-run city.
The piece discusses Hurricane Edna’s expected track toward Bermuda with 100 mph winds and comments on hurricane nomenclature. It also covers Raleigh politics as Ronie Sheffield faces a hearing over her dismissal as head of the State Prison women’s division, described as potentially political, with a final meeting promised by Chairman A. H. Graham.
The piece recalls a coal and wood heating routine from the past. It contrasts old parlor stoves with modern gas and oil burners, recounting a family scene around the stove, pipe fitting chore, and a sense of shared home life that shaped American homes.
George Dixon criticizes President Truman for a six year tax relief on his memoir proceeds, arguing it creates an unfair loophole while praising the idea as saving face for the country. He notes a $600,000 gain taxed over six years reduces his own burden compared to a single year. He mocks the Army cookbook aside from the main point about taxation.
Governor Umstead lauds Rufus A. Doughton and Allen Maxwell for their fiscal shaping roles. Portraits presented by Raymond Maxwell and a Doughton son honor their service as revenue officials and advocates of statewide tax policy across decades.
The piece reflects on North Carolina tax policy from the early twentieth century through the 1933 Act, noting growth from 10 million to over 300 million dollars and the steady expansion of education, health, roads, and schools funding. It highlights leaders Rufe Doughton and Allen Maxwell and observes Clyde Hoey’s unchanged appearance over 25 years.
The Enterprise editor notes North Carolina sterilized 328 individuals in 1952 to prevent transmission of mental illness and feeblemindedness. The program, state funded, avoids organ removal or sexual changes. The rate is 8 per 100,000, higher only than Delaware and Georgia, with 27 states offering similar measures.
In a symbolic renewal, Madrid hosts Rabbi David A. Jessurun Cardozo from the United States as Jewish rites return after 1492. The event, arranged with Temple Emanuel and involving Franco era changes, marks a notable opening of religious tolerance with a U S Navy chaplain leading services in Madrid.
List of 35 yes or no prompts from Kiplinger’s and ICMA on running cities efficiently. Covers taxes, services, personnel, facilities, voting, and intergovernmental cooperation, inviting observers to judge city performance.
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