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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1957
Page
4
A reflection cites 1 Timothy 6 9 about those who seek riches and fall into temptation noting not all rich are selfish. It mentions six billion dollars a year given in America to colleges hospitals and churches and asserts not all donors are poor or yield to temptation.
Civil Service Commission upheld Chief C. C. Stoker's dismissal of officers who admitted taking confiscated beer. The board recognized the need to maintain department authority and public trust, despite sympathy for the men. The decision aims to keep the police force above reproach and deter graft.
Gov. Adlai Stevenson speaks at Chapel Hill on Saturday about deficiencies in public schools. The talk, sponsored by the North Carolina Citizens Committee for Better Schools, highlights the need for broader use of audio visual tools and modern teaching methods in classrooms.
A thousand leaders from business education and research gather in Washington for a conference called by President Eisenhower on small business problems. Senate hearings on small business difficulties span two to three months. The Cabinet Committee on Small Business backs tax relief ideas and weighs a 1956 recommendation to cut corporate rates below 30 percent for smaller firms.
The piece describes President's 1957 tax proposals favoring small business deductions on losses, SBA praise, and Congress inaction. It notes SBA temporary extension to July 1958 and debates over permanent status. It cites Dun and Bradstreet data showing rising business failures.
The piece highlights Ezra Benson’s single suitcase and practical packing habits for long trips with multiple suits and accessories. It also profiles Joe Scialom teaching cocktail protocols at the Statler Hotel for an international event, plus a space age fashion line with Constellation Costumes and Evening Orbits in colors like Meteor Red and Celestial Blue.
Beauty experts pick Miss NATO of 1958 Susan Watkins of Hot Springs Ark as a glamour figure while noting it has no link to NATO defense. Football ticket scalpers surge for the Maryland North Carolina game as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip may attend with tickets priced up to 25 dollars for a glimpse.
George Sokolsky argues that a growing national debt erodes dollar value and that while tax hikes are politically risky, covert taxation through monetary devaluation inflates costs. He cites large unexpended balances, warns of executive overreach, and urges Congress to reclaim control of the purse.
Holt McPherson recounts John Herndon’s shift from raucous era writers to today’s cultured, churchgoing journalists. The reminiscence recalls pranks and color in old papers, contrasting hard-bitten veterans with modern editors and copy, and ends with a quip about misaligned keyboard keys.
A reader letter discusses Soviet racial policy and travel limits for non whites, cites Look Magazine, and notes ambassadorial efforts in Ceylon. It also announces and praises the passage of a compulsory poultry inspection bill, crediting press support and the campaign led by the author’s organization.
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