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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1937
Page
4
A compact listing shows the High Point paper’s officers and years served. R B Terry as president D A Rawley as secretary and treasurer Hammett A Cecil as general manager P Rawley as publisher across 1913 to 1937.
Daily and Sunday delivery by carrier in High Point and nearby towns lists subscription terms of twelve months or six months and three months with prices. Carriers may not collect for more than two months. longer plans to be paid at office. The item also notes AP rights and newspaper engraving details with a dated 1937 publication line and a Bible verse quote.
The North Carolina House passed a 20 cents per mile travel allowance for members at a special session by 37 to 35 with 72 present. Bill Umstead and Walter Lambeth opposed. No roll call was recorded. Senate approved unanimously though Bailey would have opposed it. A follow up vote on regular-session mileage is planned.
The state faces a constitutional choice next November on creating a department of justice under the attorney general and defining crime prevention and criminal law administration powers. Albert Coates notes the legislature can currently form a department headed by either the governor or attorney general, while the amendment would require the attorney general to lead. He says the outcome depends on whether voters want the attorney general in charge.
A commission appointed by Governor Hoey and including Major L P McLendon of Greens boro L Clayton Grant of Wilmington Dixon McLean of Lumberton Don Gilliam of Tarboro and Lyle Jones of Asheville met Saturday morning in Raleigh for inquiry and discussion. Governor Hoey and Attorney General Seawell spoke and all interested citizens were invited to attend to vote intelligently free of bias.
Concord marks its 100th anniversary of incorporation with a citywide celebration led by Gov. Clyde R. Hoey at the Armory. A Grand Ball closes the day after morning whistles and bells, as special editions of the Concord Daily Tribune and The Daily Herald-Observer laud the growth, prosperity, and future of Cabarrus County.
Informational note compares Huntingburg Indiana where five years of no town tax levy funded by profits of the municipally owned water and light plant. Mayor Becker reports this private revenue supports municipal operations. No stance for or against local municipal light ownership is given.
Bruce Catton argues that large gate receipts and bowl offers show college football has become professionalized. He blames university authorities for blurring lines between amateur sport and paid participation and suggests players may seek compensation due to the system.
Practically everyone believes a great book could come from a great life yet writing matters more than life. The piece argues dedication is required to write, citing examples from Jack London to Joseph Hergsheimer, and urges readiness for luck as a frequent breaker in life.
The editor reflects on the Christmas Tree as a symbol of God's love and Christ’s light. He links decorations birds stars and the spirit of giving to Christian living and urges readers to renew faith, generosity, and a life led by love this season. Miss Loula Thacker.
New York readers learn how story editors shape cinema from Jacob Wilk to Julian Johnson. The piece notes editors scout historical biopics and guide scripts from initial concept through final form, often earning six figure salaries and wielding major influence in Hollywood and New York studios.
Frank Case receives his advance for writing a memoir of the Algonquin hotel where he has long presided. The New York literati anticipate the book with enthusiasm as Case steps into authorship under his own name. His daughter Margaret Case Harrison is a prominent magazine writer.
The Algonquin's dining room hosted a famed Round Table of clever writers and show business publicists. Notable figures like Woollcott Benchley and Kaufman appeared alongside stage stars such as John Drew Ethel Barrymore and Constance Collier, shaping a legendary New York literary and theater hub.
A fragment describes Yorkville on East 86th Street with Maxi's Bavarian bierstube and echoes of Cincinnati's Over the Rhine. Walters and other orchestras in Alpine attire perform and the scene centers on German waltzes and festive ambiance.
The American Business club hosted High Point College’s 1927 football squad at a high school cafeteria dinner with Miss Mary Muse as honor guest. Coach Jack Boylin was absent. Nearby, Mrs. Matt Wall won the Sedgefield golf course 18 hole putting contest with 40 strokes. Other results included Mrs. Welborn 43 and Mrs. Waynick 42. Mrs. Green of Thomasville visits, and Mrs. Rooks of Atlanta visits Guilford Avenue. President Coolidge backs flood control engineering on the Mississippi from Cairo to the Gulf at an estimated 296 million dollars. A northward cold wave brings 34 degrees to New Orleans at 7 am.
The piece describes a lively crowd singing and dining in a Yorkville venue with a yodeler waiter, claims of the best German noodle soup, and pig knuckles with sauer kraut. Plans include razing a decaying mansion for a two story soda salon with a grand fountain, 40 cent sodas, sundae specials, and a deluxe dinner service at four to five dollars.
Twenty years ago the paving of Centennial avenue was to be finished with about five car loads of stone ordered. Mr and Mrs Aga Biggs planned to depart for Beaumont Texas where Mr Biggs would join the Beaumont Journal after leaving The Enterprise. Eddie Brietz from Lexington Kentucky will take over duties on December 17.
H W Frazier departs today for Arcadia Florida. Lieut A T Ferree of Asheboro was in the city yesterday. Lieut H L Sherrod visits his parents here before reporting for duty at Chattanooga Tennessee on December 15.
Roosevelt reportedly backs Robert H. Jackson as Democratic potential governor of New York as 1940 politics hinge on the state. Debates center on anti monopoly policy and whether Jim Farley pursues the governorship. Dewey’s rise and LaGuardia’s uncertain path add to the drama in a crucial political battleground.
In the fall no tears were shed as the Dust Bowl weather forced an early end to the stove league season. Officials cited severe conditions and unsafe playing fields leading to cancellation or postponement across leagues.
In a Christmas poll on the most popular person, Santa Claus is reported to hold a big lead in the write-in vote.
The anticipated explosion did not come from fireworks but from China as observers note a significant, unexpected impact that surprised markets and analysts.
The husband filing for divorce claims his wife expected him to survive on a diet of dry serials, highlighting a clash over lifestyle and literary tastes in the marriage.
A Boston clubwoman quote asserts sympathy for women who protest male dominance. A separate remark from Jefferson Davis, labeled hobo king, notes expulsion of 86 individuals last year for deserting their spouses.
George Bernard Shaw laments the Duke of Windsor’s canceled American tour and urges revival under favorable conditions for American labor. He stresses the timely return of the visit.
In a wartime note from WU and the Cocentney of War, Harry Wood argues that mounted troops remain valuable in specific situations despite modern warfare trends.
Kenneth Wolf, described as a child prodigy pianist from Cleveland, expresses interest in playing the organ and inviting the Cleveland Orchestra to perform with him. The note reflects his musical aspirations and a potential collaboration with a major ensemble.
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