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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1938
Page
4
The piece weighs on Roosevelt era economic stimulus and the need for renewed pump priming to sustain a balanced budget. It argues that government action may be essential to spur private courage and investment, while noting Easter morning observances by the Moravians at Winster Salem as a symbolic, uplifting contrast.
The text notes paper remained profitable in 1937 with International Paper's profits up 80 percent from 1936. It mentions the paper business fed the newspaper, rising volumes and higher rates, and that paper manufacturers sought to raise prices due to strong demand and supply conditions.
Newsprint output rose from 755 406 tons in 1937 to 830 836 tons as demand stayed strong and prices firm. F A Silcox warned Canadian spruce reserves near mills are depleting while Canadians push limits on forest capital. Charles H Herty praised black gum pulpwood as a viable newsprint source boosting an estimated 225 million additional cords for the southern swamps.
An editorial urges careful driving as autumn scenery lures more traffic. It says most highway accidents are avoidable with simple caution and stresses personal responsibility to reduce loss of life and property.
A voiced thought proposes reducing highway accidents by a tremendous percentage through sane and careful road use, underscoring a public call for safer driving practices in North Carolina.
In eastern North Carolina Deputy decisions uphold that berry picking qualifies as suitable work under unemployment compensation law. Workers refused berry field jobs citing inconvenience, prompting scrutiny of relief versus work incentives amid seasonal, low paid harvest labor. Daily Smith notes tie to broader millennial theology in closing lines.
The Enterprise reflects on Jesus as king of a heavenly realm not competing with earthly powers. It explains the Kingdom as a present, nonviolent world to replace this one, growing quietly like seed in the ground, and links it to Passion Week and the Resurrection.
Bruce Catton writes on the coming traffic season and safety measures from inspections to education campaigns. A humorous aside notes Twin Falls barbers estimating yearly hair growth and joking about hair as political and industrial material.
A wistful verse addressed to a mother in spring or summer, recalling imagined presence and a pledge to plant forget-me-nots. The speaker speaks of enduring memory, a longing for the mother, and a farewell to a lonely lost love.
A reflective meditation on life persisting beyond death, citing nature’s cycles and Tennyson. The author invokes faith in resurrection through Lazarus and Christ, then argues mind and love endure beyond the mortal, urging belief in life beyond. It closes with a poem excerpt about life lasting forever despite earthly darkness.
A playful misgiving about millinery dominates the piece as readers gaze at spring bonnets with crowns from shallow to deep and brims from simple to cartwheel. The author notes vivid color ranges, bold embellishments, and varied angles, then shifts to a tribute on Feodor Chaliapin, praising his world class voice and dramatic presence at the Metropolitan Opera.
The article notes Addis Ababa as a bustling broadcasting hub with loudspeakers in Italian Amharic Galla and Arabic delivering news and inspirational messages. It mentions Admiral Nicholas Horthy as Europe’s regent and praises his recent first broadcast speech in 18 years.
Quotes from Col. Josiah C. Wedgewood Dr Norman E Himes J M Barbour and Alonzo Wilson discuss America as a bulwark of freedom a biological plan for the nation and the fate of Dublin London relation plus a ten year projection on prohibition amid business and research group voices.
A book review overview discusses Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings The Yearling set in Florida hammocks with Penny Baxter Jody and the fawn Flag and contrasts Far From Cibola by Paul Horgan A E Fielding Black Cats Are Lucky and Dursts Wood Carving guiding readers through novels mysteries and craft titles with notes on plot characters and reception.
A safety measure places four foot pickets along the pavement of Times Square New York. The setup will carry placards and appear visibly protesting or angry.
In Syracuse a traffic signal was stolen leaving the intersection devoid of a base for runners to steal. Motorists face stops and delays as authorities search for the missing light and warn against further thefts impacting intersection traffic.
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