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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1938
Page
4
A quotation reflectively cites a biblical line from II Timothy 2 19 and a Pascal adage about approaching Christ without pride and humbling before Him. The text emphasizes reverence and humility in faith.
A speeding automobile driven by Eugene M. Evans, a recently released habitual drunkard, plowed into pedestrians near Durham killing a three year old girl Barbara Alice Medlin, her grandmother Maggie Medlin and Ed E. Jones. Evans was jailed as driver and allegedly drunk. officials say he still held a license.
The Charlotte News notes Senator James A. Bell of Charlotte introduced a $9,000,000 public improvement bill. He quips about the spending and Federal participation, saying the state must take its share and he would still favor most appropriations. He did not seek re election, weary of the spending dynamic.
A narrative frames a wary push for federal funds to help a state stand on its own. It likens the aid to a painful lesson a father might give his son, suggesting relief now could mean future hardship for the giver.
The piece argues historian Senator Dodd urged confronting dictators with a democratic front. It notes Halifax may shift toward Eden’s firm stance, but hints this does not guarantee a policy change. The North Carolinian observer is praised for restraint yet clear in criticizing appeasement. The future will reveal the soundness of his judgment.
Germany’s secretary of state in the economics ministry says Washington endorses bilateralism to open trade between the nations, potentially allowing about three million bales of American cotton to flow annually. Berlin labels this as necessity driven exchange, not mood driven, with Germany offering a market for foreign goods while seeking raw materials in return. Industrial America wary, fearing export of raw materials and limited returns on fabricated goods.
The Wall Street Journal notes a revival of aggressive sales tactics as Wilson & Co. mails stockholders a three ounce tin of deviled ham with an octagonal card. The move aims to raise engagement and boost sales through targeted sampling and solicitation among investors in the company.
The text notes manufacturers courting security holders to promote products with a deviled ham dividend. Companies have sought investor support in reports, and Wilson plans a goodwill package for approval. The move reflects a broader trend of using stockholders to back product marketing efforts.
Dale Carnegie profiles Grace Nell Crowell of Dallas as the 1938 model American mother. The poetess and author discusses her Harvard-bound son, poetry career, and quirky habit of hanging original pages by a string. She defends spanking as better than harsh punishment.
A collage of remarks and anecdotes includes Rev. E H Eckel Jr on church boasting, Mayor La Guardia praising riveters, Charles Faith recounting barn and cyclone misfortunes, and light notes on Mount Fuji luck and a Buffalo title for sale.
In Kwillingok Alaska pancakes fried in castor oil are a local favorite. A popular rumor claims the town’s name arose from a visitor’s exclamation upon hearing the dish origin.
Walter Winchell on Broadway tidbits highlight Ethel Merman praised, Teddy Powell starting piano lessons, Madge Evans in midtown, and Brooklyn gossip about Jed Harris and Arturo Ramos. The column sketches New York’s social scene with sketches of photographers, waiters, and a rotating cast of entertainers and civilians.
Local residents packed Blair Dairy Farm for a watermelon feast with speakers including John J. Blair, Archdale school district commissioner, and J Wagoner Guilford county farm demonstration agent. The North Carolina hosiery manufacturers association sets a steering committee meeting in the city next Monday. The Memorial association marks its 21st annual meeting at Springfield church with Dr. W. T. Whitsett delivering the address. Greensboro defeated the Pointers in a recent game.
Charles B Driscoll visits Forest Hills and details four generation family life. He chats with Leon Gordon painter and recalls Gordons studio losses. notes portraits of Cordell Hull and Bill Hawkins and muses on Roark Bradford and Jacques Wolff. He mentions Cartie Building and a missing Simon Lake submarine.
Republicans gathered in Topeka Kansas to hear Charles Curtis give his acceptance speech. The brief notes a James River rise in Virginia and mentions other items including a dam holding flood waters and Roy Chapman Andrews reporting traces of ancient humans in the Gobi Desert.
Twenty years ago Henry K Burtner a Greensboro youth died in action in France on June 26. He began in the motor mechanics division of the regular army in 1917 gaining transfer to infantry to hasten overseas. His mother and father urged him to stay safe but he chose to do his bit. The Henry K Burtner Post American Legion honors his sacrifice in his memory.
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