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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1957
Page
4
A Bible thought for today notes the mystery of religion yet cites I Timothy 3 16 and Paul and Christ reducing it to one sentence love thy neighbor as thyself. It asks how many achieve self mastery over selfishness.
State Civil Defense officials warned City Council of lax preparations amid a new Survival Plan Project. They described a bomb threat targeting High Point Greensboro with potential five mile and twenty mile damage zones and urged proactive insurance and planning.
Johns Hopkins University researcher Dr. Winston H. Price announces a first successful vaccine against a major cold virus. Previous claims failed, but Price’s extensive field study aims to end a vexing ailment costing millions of manhours and suffering.
Editorial traces the Little Rock desegregation saga from the Aug 29 state court injunction to the Sept 18 standoff at Central High. It covers Faubus’s opposition and mobilization of National Guardsmen, federal court rulings, Justice Department inquiries, and President Eisenhower’s commitment to upholding the 1954 Supreme Court decision.
Lynn Nisbet notes that two high ranking state officials resigned by request, stirring discussion on the difference between career employees and officials. Powell and Eaton, longtime appointees, faced political turnover and morale questions for state workers.
The article compares the U S and Soviet efforts to develop ICBMs tracing from German V-2 technology. It notes U S access to German scientists like von Braun and Dornberger and Soviet crash production leading to T-1 T-2 and possible T-3 T-4 designs with ranges up to 10 000 miles.
Mrs. H W McCain inspired a chapel plan for the High Point Hospital with a target of five thousand dollars including an organ. A donor offer promises matching up to two thousand five hundred dollars if named, and a committee will oversee donations to the Alma McCain Chapel Fund at the hospital.
Dr. Umphrey Lee of Southern Methodist University visits High Point to teach Methodism history. He praises Dallas bankers for city advancement and commends local leaders in banking. Various community notes cover church dedications, honors, and civic efforts including the League of Women Voters finance drive and public discussions on regional issues.
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