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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1961
Page
4
The center right faces a weaker majority after West German elections, limiting Adenauer's leverage in Western policy. The vote prompts a reassessment of handling Berlin and Soviet gains, as Kennedy seizes an initiative with immediate negotiation prospects.
The piece notes funeral homes in Charlotte Wilmington and counties such as Lee Rowan and Cabarrus may discontinue 24 hour ambulance service by year end. It warns communities will need cooperative hospital police city and county action to keep a vital emergency facility.
Editorial argues for a national civil defense blueprint from Washington while praising recent Pentagon reorganizations and ongoing shelter efforts. It notes Congress funding for shelter stocks, surveys in 1961, and concerns over civil defense overshoot and civilian control management.
At the United Nations General Assembly opening Sept. 19, 16th session, foreign ministers from the Big Four lead negotiations on Berlin and other security issues. U N observers note high level diplomacy, with Dean Rusk, Lord Home, Maurice Couve de Murville, and Andrei Gromyko among participants. The session may shape a path toward disarmament and peaceful solutions amid the Cold War crisis.
A lighthearted Pentagon quip about an overanxious Cuban appears as part of a Washington notebook. It also notes plans for a civil heliport in the capital and recalls early helicopter use from a Potomac barge. A burst of GOP speeches labeled Operation Survival trails the Kennedy era, while a NASA office elevator carries a security‑minded nickname. Senator Kerr’s assistant shares a tale of a 5‑year‑old grandson and the tooth fairy.
Notes on a fairy visit and nickels saved for candy, a boy boasts twenty five cents and teeth left to go. The Jack Paar Berlin incident angers Army brass while Navy quips Sullivan wanted a division as props. Congress returns home after months of legislative battles and a hot Washington summer.
A farmer driving a horse and wagon stops at a porch and asks a stranger how long a burn hill lasts. The stranger replies that the farmer’s hind wheels are off, revealing a humorous misperception.
A periodical roundup draws ire for targeting small bootleggers while liquor violations persist under the eyes of officials. The piece argues for regulation, notes bids and contracts for October 24 on S Main Street widening, and highlights local business expansion at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building. It lauds Heritage and United Fund efforts, commends Jaycees cleanup plans, and analyzes Malcolm Seawell's slim chances for the Middle District Federal Court seat amid opposition from organized labor and bar associations.
The community honors J. W. McGuinn noting his dedication to home, land, and service. Burlington Industries expands into miracle glass research, moving Stehli plant to East Green Street High Point as a research center and weaving plant with Cheraw Altavista and Philadelphia sites.
H L Kanter received a letter of appreciation from the Indian boy who received a watch he furnished. The boy thanks him and Miss Lucille Devers for multiple gifts and magazines, noting the Chief Minister’s visit and a brother’s garlanding in a message about friendship and peaceful exchange.
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