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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1937
Page
4
A short reflective aphorism on home, love, and friendship as the true resting place of the heart. The quote cites Henry Van Dyke and centers on the idea that a house becomes home where affection and trust reside.
A Roanoke Island celebration speech by Roosevelt draws criticism as an alleged bid to re educate the public. The piece cites his stance on court reform and wages hours, notes reactions of business groups, and salutes educators Owens and Marlette while reflecting on public education in North Carolina and High Point.
The selection of Frank R. McNinch as temporary chair of the Federal Communications Commission raises questions about his rise from former Charlotte mayor and anti-Smith leader. The piece notes his proven public service ability, ties to Hoover and post Hoover administrations, and suggests he has the competence for major national tasks. It also mentions Bibb Graves selecting Mrs. Graves to fill the Senate seat left by Hugo Black.
A High Point reader questions the city council's growth push and high taxes. He cites Yadkin power development costs, urges a Duke Power contract or franchise, and calls for abandoning the Yadkin river scheme to cut rates and attract investment.
A Roanoke Island visitor from High Point after using anti-skeeter spray and fighting varmints reflects on the Lost Colony mystery. She quips that F D R has not scratched yet and a local citizen notes the President had a congressman do the friction work upon returning to Washington.
Distress ripples through city schools as Principal Henry Grady Owens and Athletic Director Wade F. Marlette tender resignations. The two men, known for their close collaboration, have greatly contributed to the high school’s programs and community efforts.
Foreign trade growth in early year shows 28 percent rise from 757 million to 9565 million with iron and steel exports up 84 percent farm machinery up 59.8 percent and aircraft up 145 percent. The piece questions the use of steel and airplanes by other countries amid peace and war concerns.
Washington delegates describe six political blocs shaping House and Senate action in 1937. The Southern bloc pushes for cotton loans and resists crop control while opposing wage laws. the wage hour bloc advocates reform. the reactionary bloc blocks legislation. the prairie states bloc seeks farm price controls and grain programs. the liberal bloc aims to unite blocs and pass New Deal measures. the big city bloc pursues relief and pro labor measures. The Southern bloc dominates committees and wields power with conservative Republicans, while the liberal bloc is discouraged by losses and court setbacks.
A London Spectator piece quotes a British man in Paris warning that Communist allies of Socialist politicians will ruin France’s finances. The French reply notes the heart leans left but the pocket remains right.
During the summer solstice in northern latitudes the diffused sun light can be seen on the northern horizon at midnight. The glow is faint and not visible near bright city lights.
In the United States 9229 commercial planes exist with 47 percent regular airliners. Great Britain ranks second with 27463 planes and 412 regular airliners.
A new foreign lightplane was tested abroad priced at about 609 dollars with a cruising range of 00 miles and a top speed of 85 miles per hour.
A dated column from New York Day by Day notes social satire and familiar figures. It touches on actors directors and columnists like Georgie Price Dick Maney Harry Reichenbach J P Morgan James Montgomery Flagg and Beatrice Lillie while skimming fashion and Broadway icons.
The indefatigable first nighters Hope Hampton and her movie magnate husband Jules Brulatour fill front-row seats at premieres. Their romance is a Broadway saga as Brulatour funded her rise in screen stage and opera, yet she never clicked big.
The article notes Flo Ziegfeld’s enduring fame through his theater, Ziegfeld Girls, and The Great Ziegfeld film. It mentions forthcoming books on his theatrical career and contrasts his public triumphs with a dramatic death. It also references Alfredo Cadona and Lillian Leitsel, tracing dramatic losses in show business.
First services in the new St Marys parish house on Farris Avenue near North Main Street will be held Sunday with Dr H N Bowne, rector, presiding after returning from Blowing Rock R K Stewart has returned from a North Carolina Masons meeting in Greensboro and faced moments of silences with his mood restored by marriage and his act Townes park Tryon on Morningside Ave has drawn visitors while a sign was installed Three airplanes crashed in the San Francisco to Honolulu race causing six deaths and one woman to be lost Shiloh church in Camden county marks its 300th birthday on Sept 7 as the oldest Baptist church in North Carolina
A lively Broadway barber shop near the Strand Theatre hosts song writers and radio men among the patrons. The rowdy, rapid patter fills chairs as frequent visitors include Major Bowes Irving Berlin Lou Holtz Abe Lyman Harry Richman and Phil Baker. No one is immune from the ribbing.
The local Red Cross plans a drive this week to forward war supplies including bandages surgical dressings and knitted wool items. High Pointers will be at White Sulphur Springs and Mt Airy to assist.
Geo T. Wood departs tonight for northern cities. E W Freeze leaves today for New York. Mrs N Buckner of Asheville visits Miss Virginia Clinard.
Federal Judge Thomas F F Watson upholds the draft law. Secretary Daniels calls for more destroyers for the U S Navy. Half of Salonik in Asia Minor is reported burned.
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