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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1938
Page
19
Barbara Jenney asks what is happening in the ball room as juniors and seniors attend a dance and investiture service at the Sheraton Hotel Friday night capping the annual Senior Day.
The passage describes Martha Jean Burton as mascot of the 1938 senior class while Cherry Smith, the dancing master, and his partner perform the dance routines. Juniors and seniors continue dancing as the scene unfolds in Harlem.
President Roosevelt confronts internal party splits and hostile opposition as the 1938 campaign begins. Democratic divisions in Congress threaten New Deal policy while Republicans rally against it. He contends that public opinion still supports him and that voters will decide in primaries and November elections. Pro-Democrat strategists cite straw polls praising his continued popularity.
Hildreth Gabriel is invested with the cap and gown by Chief Marshall Vaughan Boone to become a full graduate. Left to right in the photo are Anne Ross, Dr. Humphreys, Oceo Gibbs and Mrs. Vera Idol, with seniors nearby by the sandwiches and lemonade at City Lake.
Straw vote implications hint at weeding anti New Deal Democrats from primaries and suggest administration backing. Observers note presidential influence rises when Congress quits, making the Washington loudspeaker a true asset for Roosevelt on tours. Guffey’s loyalties mix with Kennedy slate, as Pennsylvania aligns with Roosevelt branding.
In Cuba the pine heavy growth links to ore deposits. Colum bus allegedly found iron on his first voyage to the New World due to these pine forests.
Teachers note the maple tree on the William Penn High School grounds has not budded until winter ends for 15 years since planting. All other campus trees are budding now, while the maple remains bare, indicating winter is not yet over.
Funeral services for W Thomas Joines 49 who died at his home 432 Mangum Avenue will be conducted this afternoon at the local church following a private family visitation. The deceased is survived by a widow and three children plus a brother and sister living in neighboring towns. Local residents are asked to attend to pay their respects.
Building permits issued recently totaled just under 16 000 dollars with a 6 000 dollar seven room brick home on Ferndale drive between Rotary and Florham and a 250 dollar veneer garage. Additional permits include a 5 800 dollar room addition on Ferndale drive, a 2 000 plus dollar new frame residence on Wood Avenue, and minor repairs and outbuildings at several listed addresses.
Interment will take place at Garden cemetery after a 3:30 departure from the Funeral Home for the service at 4 o'clock led by Major R. M.
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