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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1936
Page
4
A biblical reflection cites Jesus rebuking hypocrisy in Matthew 22 18 and a cautious clause on temptation. The remark frames moral restraint, urging conscience over provocation and warning against using pressure as excuse. The quotation from N P Willis adds a 19th century moral viewpoint on sin and temptation.
Scouts gathered thousands of toys Saturday to be repaired by firemen, continuing a memorial effort to honor the late W. F. Pleming. The Boy Scouts stepped in to sponsor the effort when it was at risk, brightening Christmas for less fortunate families and proving community spirit.
A London crowd cheering the king stirs embarrassment and amusement as police guide them past Downing Street. The incident highlights respect for the monarchy amid crowds and suggests humor can influence public reflection on national crises.
Mr M D C Crawford writes in the Women’s Wear Daily praising King Edward VIII for placing manhood before royalty. He notes democratic nations would welcome such a king and that public opinion in England largely supports the monarch and his commoner chosen wife despite traditionalists.
The text praises King Edward VIII for defending the right to marry by consent, arguing his birth in the United States, divorcee status, and royal authority justify his stance. It contrasts traditional propriety with the king's courage, saying England faces global power struggles and needs a monarch who stands on his rights and justice.
An editorial rails against firecrackers as a danger and nuisance defying local law. It condemns sellers who operate just outside the city and urges strong police action to curb the problem during the holidays.
A report notes it was wrong to admit Santa travels by plane while Spanish children have been receiving surprise packages that way for several months.
A stray report alleges President Roosevelt is a pollywog, surfaced late and deemed unusable as campaign ammunition. The claim centers on a sensational note about his origins, prompting quick political reaction and media speculation.
A traveler’s diary through New York scenes cites encounters with figures like Theodore Dreiser and Jean Douglas at the Ansonia, Gouverneur Morris’s letter about a California tragedy, boxing icons Jack Dempsey Tony Canzoneri and Gene Tunney elevating the sport, and Hollywood’s Sylvia Sydney and the Talmadge sisters observed amid cafe life and leaves turning in autumn.
A fragmentary note nominates Jerome Kerns's work They Way You Look To as a recent tune. The text is incomplete and lacks verifiable details about the nomination process or event.
Memories recount Grandma’s enigmatic phrase shims for every dish and mysterious promises of Xmas presents. She spoke of a silver wait awhile and a golden mixie, leaving the family puzzled and eager for clues.
A retrospective column revisits Enterprise files from ten and twenty years ago today. It highlights notable items, including community events, notable births, sports scores, and local milestones that shaped the town's memory.
The High Point public library, open 15 days, loaned 1 049 volumes to residents since Armistice Day. Merchants plan Christmas tree installations on street fronts this week, sponsored by the High Point Merchants Association, with J A King authorized to secure and sell the trees.
Twenty years ago in December 1916 a clash between the city and the North Carolina Public Service Company over road materials for Main street paving near the rail line stalled but the city moved forward. The project would be done for the company with the same payment rights as private property owners, using sheet asphalt over a concrete base.
J Thomas Allen and daughter Dorothy of Alexandria Va visit Mr Allen's sister Mrs Harry Gurley and Mr and Mrs Oscar Smith in this city. Mrs A Whichard leaves Saturday to visit her parents in Cowpens Dc. Chief A B Horney of the fire department is in Greensboro today on municipal business. Chief McGhee travels to Greensboro to visit St Luc hospital where Charlie Whitlow and J M Rickert special officers are confined after an automobile accident on the High Point Greensboro highway.
The season opener features High Point versus Wallburg high schools in an armory battle this evening marking the first scholastic basketball game of the year for both programs.
A. E. Tate returned from Morganton. Fred Ingram came back from a Charlotte business trip. Grace Kephart spent yesterday afternoon in Greensboro. Josephine Wood suffers from a severe tonsillitis. Oscar Kearns recovers from a recent illness. J E Kirkman to host Sorosis club tomorrow at 3 PM.
President Coolidge spoke to Congress by proxy on taxation. A Chicago police action injured and killed track workers in a prior clash. Sixteen people died from extreme cold in the northeast.
A late dispatch says nothing to report from the Franco Belgian front while Romanian forces retreat from Bucharest on the eastern front. Farmers in the South and West apply for farm loan funds amounts exceeding seventeen times the available quota. Senators Simmons and Overman vow to filibuster to block a Congress embargo on foodstuffs exported from the United States.
Bagatelles note Mervyn LeRoy once sold papers before Alcazar theater to Bert Lytell. Now a successful director, he lives near Lytell in Hollywood. Detroit writer Harry Salsinger declined W O McGheehan’s Herald Tribune offer after McGheehan’s passing. Chic Sale signs a picture with the line They just don’t build em any better.
The column reflects on Edward VIII and abdication rumors as a diverting royal chatter amid war news. It also quotes Dr Charlotte Hawkins Brown urging discipline among teachers and cites J D Ross on electrical control shaping civilization.
The piece notes 3 514 motorists tried to beat trains at crossings with 83 percent in daylight and 834 per cent of night crashes hitting the train rear. It cites $200 million spent on eliminating 2 097 grade crossings and safety devices for over a thousand more. The nationwide concern over foolproof crossing safety totaled about $131 million last year.
Bruce Catton notes a string of divorce cases highlighting cruelty by husbands. Examples include a musician husband who sat on his wife’s bed and played trumpet, a man who slept in the room during his wife’s bridge party, and a jealous spouse who carried his wife’s false teeth to prevent her from leaving.
The opening night at $11 a throw marked the season’s high as Noel Coward’s production drew strong demand and sold out seats.
J P Mc Evoy recounts a visitor’s joke about Talleyrand told by a Chinese schoolboy who answers that the great diplomat is an American fan dancer. The boy adds a note to drop the Bay talk as well.
Washington report outlines liberal splits over how to curb Supreme Court power, with debates on constitutional amendments and court retirement plans. It notes fears of future tyranny, caution about earmarking legislation, and potential retirement moves for justices. Also explains why the Fascism emblem appears on dimetals.
A Fragmented Alpena, Michigan page item notes a dentist going hunting and securing a buck. The text blends musings on home and mobility with a line about Farley possibly obtaining a movie post and a cryptic prophecy on how a will may be carried.
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