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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1936
Page
4
A reader note presents biblical verse Genesis 40 7 about division and scattering paired with a commentary by Clarendon stating that anger is the most impotent of passions and harms the possessor more than the target. The fragment blends scripture with a moral observation on anger.
The University of Virginia marked the 193rd anniversary of Thomas Jefferson’s birth with a keynote by Dr. Harold Willis Dodds of Princeton. He argued Jeffersonian democracy preserves individual personality in liberal society and opposes Fascism and radical paganism.
Advisers tell President Roosevelt his radio voice sounds sour and his Balti more speech lacked punch. He emphasizes personal appearance to win voters, speaking in familiar terms about bird hunting and art to connect with the public, while his conversational ease and fisherman persona are highlighted as assets.
A 1936 baseball season opens amid weather relief and fan excitement but Cincinnati reports alterations in park staff. Larry McPhail introduces festive staff uniforms and blue coated gatekeepers. Vendors wear blue linen outfits while female workers display neat uniforms. An inspection room for workers precedes games to check nails and attire.
A Baltimore audience hears Roosevelt invoke 1932 legacy and urge youths to keep a dream of a better America. He contrasts hopeful visions with unemployment, poverty, and class strife, while noting state tax limits and political realities in North Carolina.
In Pitt County, a Forsyth school official opposes a land tax and leans toward broader tax reform, while national hosiery makers ponder a 40 hour week and new wage standards. The clothier code move aims to standardize hours with 85 percent industry support sought before adoption. The article notes industry watchfulness and personal interest in outcomes, and ends with a note on a California club sending fingerprints to Washington.
The New York Post lauds Judge Learned Hand and the U S circuit court of appeals for undermining the 16 year old girl doctrine in obscenity trials. It argues that court decisions should consider mature readers and judge by adult reactions rather than a youthful standard.
A Hollywood electrician claims red light provokes irritability while green induces peace and calm, a claim familiar to any driver aware of color effects on mood.
A poetic homage extols the Eastern Star as a beacon guiding minds from darkness to higher thoughts. The piece praises its teachings and symbols, portraying the order as a transcendent influence illuminating paths and virtues.
FRANK R. KENT reports that General Johnson’s leaked WPA assessment proves harshly critical yet comes from a Roosevelt ally. Johnson’s insider view as WPA director for New York City enabled a comprehensive, previously suppressed critique of the agency and its policies.
The general argues that more than half of WPA efforts are prodigal pretense and sixty percent of invented work is needlessly costly and fatuous. He says work relief preserves pride only by forcing a pauper’s oath and humiliating inquiry to qualify.
The General attacks the WPA for wasteful and foolish policies. He argues relief funds do not match destitution and mocks the government's dogma. Hopkins is named as unreceptive to criticism, fearing leakage of the suppressed report.
The piece portrays Hopkins urging Congress to approve another 1.5 billion for WPA into 1937 amid charges of political saturation. It notes the Passamaquoddy dam and Florida ship canal questions, concerns over 4.5 billion spent in a year, and a leaked suppressed report harming Hopkins as critics call WPA a political machine and costly.
The piece argues that critics will push a simple tactic to dismiss facts and blame opponents, urging better relief through nonpartisan groups like the Red Cross rather than WPA programs. It cites Douglas and Krock urging Red Cross handling, with a call for practical relief amid waste and graft concerns.
New York reports Rob Burns, Arkansan radio talent, climbs from $5 to $1,000 weekly on Bing Crosby and Paul Whiteman shows, with a $1,400 a week movie contract. He keeps a simple country persona and continues living frugally in a modest apartment, embodying a sudden rise from small gigs to national fame.
Bruce Catton reports on left wing and conservative critiques of Roosevelt relief plans. The Daily Worker and The Nation warn of large cuts while the Wall Street Journal notes relief hinges on private industry. WSJ says no strong alarm as private work must absorb jobless numbers.
Frank Scully and Dudley Nichols, two celebrity look-alikes, laugh over their striking resemblances and celebrate friendship during rounds of Hollywood. Nichols won an Academy Award for his movie script.
A fragment notes a tailor shop window at 437 Pearl Street bearing the phrase Clag-Dyng-Preg-Reps in lettered handiwork. The sign hints at a tailor or drapery business with curious branding on display.
The indefatigable party attender Conde Nest, publisher, draws notable crowds to his Park Avenue pent house. He attends multiple teas daily and is a constant host or guest at luncheons and dinners, always a premier attendee at openings.
The reader recalls Wilkie with The Moonstone and mentions other stories like The Great Im and Arthur Roche's A Scrap of per. The text weaves in radio yodels and a variety of titles, praising a grand evening and the promise of more.
Mr and Mrs Dwight Birney of Malvern visited C C Dickerson in Codie Township over Sunday as reported by the Cadiz Republican.
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