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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1937
Page
4
A compact devotional note reflects on resisting temptation. It cites Luke 4 12 and urges practical self mastery with a medieval tone attributed to Charles Spurgeon, highlighting discipline over scholarly prowess.
The piece discusses Deadwood turning out reform administrators after a year, returning to rough frontier anarchy under Wild Bill Hickok Calamity Jane and Poker Alice lore. It argues reform movements provoke backwash and voters tire of forced progress, preferring steadier governance.
The Rocky Mount Evening Telegram publisher Mr J L Horne Jr is elected to the directorship of the Associated Press. North Carolina press leaders commend his capacity and vigor for the important role and expect credible useful service in the AP.
Springtime arrives with leaves near full size by May 10 and trees across North Main Street show vibrant growth. The piece urges residents to tidy up, clean, and paint to harmonize with nature’s beauty.
The National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers and the Japan Knitted Goods Exporters Association announce a gentleman’s agreement stabilizing Japan’s hosiery exports to the United States. Earl Constantine, managing director of the National Association, issues the formal American disclosure.
Principal provisions date the agreement to January 1 1937 covering 1937 1988 and 1939 and set an annual quota of 1 500 000 dozen pairs. Imports from Japan have been mainly cotton and rayon hosiery with exports rising in recent years, and the deal reduces 1936 entry volume by 30 percent. Industry leaders praise the accord as industrial statesmanship stabilizing a low wage source affecting American markets.
The state press lauds High Point for its grade crossing elimination project to lower tracks and unify the city core. The effort, backed by government and state cooperation, aims to relieve daily freight and passenger train disruption and connect North and South Main streets.
Bruce Catton argues against federal funding for a Jefferson memorial urging private funding to avoid taxpayer burden. He warns memorials flood Washington and questions if government funds should honor Jefferson, suggesting a citizen-driven fund could spark public learning and relieve federal strain.
Remembering pre Prohibition abuses that helped drive the 18th amendment, brewers create the United Brewers Industrial Foundation. Col. Jacob Ruppert chairs the group, saying beer makers must avoid past evils and balance public and private interests to survive and grow, potentially sparing the nation the return of old abuses.
Letter from Akron Ohio reader Lr, T, and R Allon asserts spinach offers no iron advantage over other greens. Claims most green vegetables and many foods provide similar iron quality, challenging common belief.
A survey finds modern students are taller than their fathers. The piece ponders why fathers remain short, suggesting genetics and environment interplay in height trends.
Promoters proposed a $35,000 purse to stage a title bout with middleweight champion Steele. Negotiations centered on purses and date terms as talks continued.
Quote highlights cinema lure while riming on a claim that an actor named Still Junior could be bribed to step on feet and eat peanuts, suggesting a humorous scene or miscue from an entertainment piece. The fragmented text implies a theatrical context with implied conflict around bribery and on-stage etiquette.
A new arrival stirs debate on labor in Michigan as supporters shout UAW slogans while protesters refuse to sit down, signaling a split over the labor issue and tactics.
New York April 22. The Universal Order of Fred Smiths expands from 60 in New York to about a thousand nationwide. An ex Troy advertising man started by picking three Fred Smiths for lunch at the Commodore, then a national banquet. Members range from a filing station attendant to a New England school headmaster. John Joneses and Smythes are also common. John Chapman notes Manafield Hall once a theater hub now half commercial, hosting stars like Lee Tracy and Martha Raye.
A fragment discusses a manager at Manefield Hall linked to The Little People, mentions touring Lilli putians in the metropolitan area, and comments on journalists' appearance and impressions. The passage shifts to stereotypes about newspaper workers and their looks, with no clear event or conclusion.
Professor Ken Nett of High Point College spoke on citizenship to High Point High School students. A city primary vote survey shows no precinct reached full strength. The YMCAs third annual membership drive will be held one day on April 28. Rube Eldridge led the Pointers to a 8 to 4 win over the Durham Bulls. Charles McAnally returns to Chapel Hill from spring break. Frances Isherman attends Cary High School graduation. Mrs J A Morris and Mrs Roland Holton attend Phi Beta club meeting in Thomasville this afternoon. An observant note on personality types ends with a playful aside about fashion plates and Lucius Beebe.
At Battery Park overlooking the harbor, leather complexioned men with squinty eyes watch the sea from the beaches. They observe gulls and distant ships nearing port, the seamen displaced by economic conditions who can no longer breast the waves.
The annual dog show in New York draws daily crowds paying $2 to attend the benched dogs at Madison Square Garden for three winter days. Limousine arrivals at night rival the Metropolitan Opera in showmanship and spectacle.
Snow and cold intensify suffering in the middle west as flood conditions persist. In western North Carolina John Early, a leper, alarms residents while medical authorities promise his return to the Louisiana hospital from which he escaped.
Twenty years ago a proposed war tax on all business drew leaders of local manufacturers and businessmen to a called meeting. April 25 reports Dr John T Burrus has been promoted to major in the medical reserve, up from first lieutenant.
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