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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1937
Page
3
George Burns fills in Ross Joes New York column with golf talk and light banter about Gracie Allen. Burns jokes about golf basics while recalling a famed motorboat shot and Gracies interrupting hints.
Judith accepts Phil's renewed plea and love after a perilous confrontation with her ex, Marta, and a jewel theft unraveling. The couple defers settling in Newark and decides to travel, planning a sweeping journey from Singapore to Rome and Bagdad, light on luggage.
Treasury Department announces a stamp design competition for a one cent George Washington stamp as the first in a presidential series. Prize money totals 1000 dollars with specifics to be supplied by the Treasury and Post Office Departments in Washington. Details to be announced later. Amelia Earhart carried 6970 covers on her world flight.
Recreation directors sponsor an art class at the center on Wednesday at 3 o clock. The session aims to help anyone interested in art.
The junior choir of St Stephens A M E Zion Church will meet Thursday night at 7 30 at the church for practice and fellowship.
Dr and Mrs J B Martin and Mrs Laurie of New Orleans were guests of Dr and Mrs J C Morgan for the weekend. Dr J C Morgan and Dr J B Evers left for Washington DC to attend the National Dental Association for four days starting August 10. Prof Lester L Boyd returned to the city after trips to Toledo Detroit New York City and Canada. Mrs A W Reid visits Atlanta and Rome Georgia. Ramona Hines returned from Wallburg after visiting a grandmother. Mrs Zillah Palmer attended a funeral in Beckley West Virginia and returned home.
Miss Helen Clark dean of women at Soochow University spoke to the American Business Club on Sino Japanese tensions in North China. She warned a China victory is unlikely if war comes now but Russia could aid China and Japan would face trouble with a well equipped Chiang Kai-shek army. She noted China lacks a navy but would gain from Russian support and growing nationalism to curb Japan. The talk was led by Holt McPherson with J. W. Lindsay attending.
Raleigh delegates at Wrightsville Beach discuss how the old age benefits law works as Libby Ward leads Craven counties in opposing any county share of costs. The stance is seen as driven largely by county officials.
W. P. Hedrick is newly appointed tobacco specialist for the state department of agriculture. The announcement outlines his role in guiding tobacco policy and supporting growers statewide.
Maj. A. L. Fletcher warns that the impact of the 40 40 wage hour measure on North Carolina hinges on the personnel of the proposed labor standards board. He notes the board can set minimum wages up to 40 cents an hour and limit hours, with power to vary rules by region. He argues regional cost of living and housing practices must be weighed to avoid harming Southern industry.
A newspaper note states a letter arrived at a bureau addressed to State Department of Information, highlighting curiosity about the bureau’s knowledge. The fragment hints at official correspondence and communication practices without further details.
A proposal by Barry Litchford of the Wake County Liquor Control Board suggests a segregated liquor store for Black patrons in Raleigh. The plan outlines a dedicated facility to serve Negro customers, reflecting the era’s Jim Crow policies.
North Carolina labor recruitment to other states is not new. Major A. L. Fitcher, labor commissioner, notes a $500 tax per county for such operations and urges officials to deny hauling trucks passenger licenses to curb the practice.
Purchasers of resettlement administration farms in North Carolina can pay for them at a rate of 200 dollars annually or they may choose to pay a fixed percentage of their crops each year, according to C B Faris assistant regional director of the RA.
Plans for a new city and county buildings in Raleigh rely on selling the present city hall for enough money to cover a large portion of construction costs. Both the Wake County courthouse and city hall sit in the central business district, and their sites would command high prices.
Kerr Scott, commissioner of agriculture, is expected back in Raleigh tonight after a trip to Washington with Southern agriculture commissioners to urge government aid to stabilize cotton prices.
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