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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1938
Page
4
A brief note reflecting a sentiment on governance and conduct. The fragment hints at orderly behavior and proper procedure in public or communal matters. No specific people or events are identifiable in the readable text.
The piece argues NC could gain from developing peanuts soybeans and sweet potatoes for industrial uses under federal lab programs. It notes NC leads in beans and peanuts, while sweet potatoes hold untapped potential. It also discusses Harry Hopkins and the WPA reorganization dispute as Congress questions political influence in relief work.
Former President Hoover urges staying free of entangling alliances and strengthening defense. He favors peaceful, independent policy, warns against choosing sides, and predicts ultimate military involvement in Europe may come with time. He calls for a strong navy and army reserves to deter conflict and keep the peace if possible.
The piece weighs Hopkins as a potential Roosevelt favorite, noting his impulsive nature and political leverage. It suggests the president’s influence could shape the nomination and even signal a shift away from Hopkins to curb favoritism ahead of the next convention.
A Raleigh report updates three percent sales tax receipts for North Carolina. March collections total 744 329 dollars versus 806 228 dollars in the same month last year, with exemptions affecting the comparison. Officials note improved collection efficiency may offset any price declines and reflect sales around 25 million dollars monthly.
The proposal to order the economic system for the benefit of the average or underprivileged is seen as a first step toward dictatorship. He notes hope in Europeans who praise authoritarian control, but believes liberty would be restored only after such measures take hold.
A collection of reflections on youth ambition and the impact of early experiences. The piece notes Marcel Grateau's rise from window cleaner to inventor of the curling iron, John Sloan’s art acknowledgment, and themes of change, resilience, and avoiding negative influences. It includes personal memories from a prisoner’s transformation and a call to support a high point camera club print contest.
A memoir fragment recalls church teens dancing and seeing films, with support from a sympathetic pastor. The author questions how sensational entertainment appealed to both young and old, noting societal harms and criticizing long term moral decline linked to past generations.
The High Point Camera Club appeals to citizens to support the State-Wide Photographic Print Exhibit slated for the first week in May in High Point. Professionals and amateurs statewide will submit works, aiming to showcase Tar Heel ingenuity and attract visitors to a groundbreaking event.
The Presbyterians open their new church with Rev. C. P. Coble delivering "The Beauty of the Lord." The edifice, praised as among the area’s finest, was built by R. K. Stewart. Also notes include a city traffic count by 74 Boy Scouts showing over 50 000 cars in ten hours across 30 stations, and brief items on local trips and events including a political note on Thomas J. Gold for state senate and other campus and social mentions.
Twenty years ago reports describe a bright Easter Sunday with crowded churches and fashionable attire. Officials note minor tardiness in Sunday schools due to the new daylight saving time, though overall operations ran smoothly.
Charles B. Driscoll surveys Times Square characters and Broadway life from Saks to Longchamps. He recalls Harry Hershfield, George Jean Nathan, and a parade of showpeople, then shifts to a quirky mon-key market in Fulton Street with prices and buyers for hospitals and labs.
Hon W Elliott of Knoxville will address a Sunday sermon at the high school auditorium on German Kultur. Other notes report fuel rules to ease next winter heat, local social updates, Easter travel plans, and war dispatches noting Hindenburg’s halted German drive and British seizure of 108 German machine guns in recent actions.
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