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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1960
Page
2
A devotional reflection cites II Timothy 1:7 about God giving power love and a sound mind. It warns that perpetual fear erodes peace with God and urges Christians to seek Him, cast burdens on Him, and maintain spiritual stamina to remain unafraid amid troubles.
Floward Kershner of the Christian Freedom Foundation and Dr. Albert Alexander condemn public school history as dull and biased. They argue the gray books suppress individualism, favor contemporary detail, and tilt toward socialism while praising current welfare. They warn that youth may abandon freedom if values aren’t instilled.
A group of educators after a ten month study of San Francisco schools urged fewer true false and multiple choice items. They warn such machine graded tests measure memory, not understanding, and curb students from expressing learning in their own words. The critique notes mass education is pushed toward a mechanical extreme, harming communication and judgment.
Oklahoma parents say higher education costs deter real reform as consolidation of weak high schools stalls and tax avoidance limits funding. Yet a stillweighty push appears, with Governor's commission and college leaders urging tougher standards and better teaching aids amid public inertia and fear sparked by Sputnik.
Martin M. Bruce of Dunlap and Associates argues in a Small Business Administration piece that most workers seek job security and interest in their tasks above money. He cites 14 morale factors with security and engagement at the top, followed by advancement and feeling valued as essential to workforce motivation.
United Nations coverage notes Tito and Nasser maneuver behind the scenes to form a neutralist bloc that could sideline Khrushchev in Africa. Moscow’s aims collide with Nehru and N. Korea’s allies as Africa weighs Cold War loyalties and UN admission for Red China.
President Budd Smith delivers convocation at Wingate College praising its eight-year leadership. The article notes Wingate’s new auditorium gymnasium dormitory and student center plus plans to expand Alumni Memorial into housing for 360 boys, reflecting growth in a strengthening Baptist junior college scene. Also covered are local financial growth with a North Carolina National Bank branch, bowling clubs at Fair Lanes and High Point Lanes, and plans for renovations and expansion of Emerywood Country Club and the String and Splinter Club. Public education bonds and a fishing pier update at Holden Beach are mentioned, along with Grand Rapids Varnish Company opening a new High Point warehouse in Ted Drake’s industrial park, signaling a broader manufacturing push in the area.
Lynn Nisbet discusses budget hearings and faculty quality at Negro colleges. Presidents from Fayetteville State, A&T Greensboro, and Elizabeth City State emphasize improving instruction over new buildings, warning of a campus orange light as white schools focus on facilities.
A tax attorney comments on the 1939 act noting papers filed will be docketed but successive advice to lawyers suggests the procedure yields no real remedy. He emphasizes taxes are charged to property owners, who must pay, reflecting on a era of fiscal strain and government bankruptcies.
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