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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1938
Page
4
A proverb and biblical verse contrast Absalom’s wish to judge all suitors with a line about judgments like watches that vary yet each believes its own accuracy. A Pope couplet notes human bias in judgment.
The retiring Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper leaves a post praised for diligence but longing for greater energy. Debate swirls on successor fit and the possible elevation of Harry Hopkins, while North Carolina debates the state unemployment compensation system and jury reform. The Hickory Daily Record critiques juries, while the Anti-Saloon League's national convention frames temperance debates and policy gaps.
The discussion notes that reappointing the latter official is likely, while stressing that salary differences matter less than executive management. It argues administration costs are high and justify well paid leaders who can direct the system efficiently, inviting comparisons by North Carolina commissioners.
The article laments Europe’s failure to meet war debt payments to the United States. Hungary pledges token support while Britain’s overdue account tops a billion. It argues defaults erode confidence in the British Empire and other nations, undermining the bonds of trust that sustain global finance.
A local funeral home displays a Camel and the Three Wise Men with a Star on its gable. Pedestrians stop to listen to Silent Night sung via phonograph, as historians note Hans Gruber and Josef Mohr wrote the music and words in Austria before Hitler.
Robert Christenberry started at the human level, upgrading staff conditions at the Hotel Astor in New York. He gave hot lunches, overtime pay, daily meals for elevator staff, and tips for personal service, boosting morale and service. Guests returned as rooms filled and profits rose.
Frank Harrison throws tomatoes at two wigged justices in the Court of Appeals. The incident prompts calls for accountability and a review of courtroom security measures in London.
The Interior Secretary noted the Chicago mayoral position could serve as a springboard to national leadership. The remark highlights political stepping stones within the era's governing circles.
Walter Winchell describes Mountie life and entry rules. Applicants must be British subjects living in Canada aged 20 to 35, 5 ft 10 in, 185 pounds or less, with years of college or police experience, and skilled in horses, autos, and typing. Rules demand gloves off duty, canal-like rituals faded, and yearly reapplication with wide authority to accept or reject.
Warners rewrote Heart of the North after Canadian authorities objected to a Mountie as the villain. The issue warned that the film could be banned across the British Empire. The text notes Mounties are public servants, must maintain composure, and prosecutors are judged by justice served.
The Mounties now serve as postmen and welfare stewards after the Boer War. They must feed every Canadian and diagnose and treat horse ailments. They also perform operations on dogs bitten by other dogs.
The piece portrays Mounties as multi role figures including coroners magistrates and customs officers. It notes they assist in childbirth read prayers at burials and sometimes act as referees in disputes over Eskimo wives deciding who has shown the better fight and thus earns the partner.
The city will open with a midnight showing of Vitaphone at the Broadhurst theater. Shoppers applaud the Christmas lights along Main Street, claiming High Point surpasses Greensboro and Winston-Salem. A community stadium is planned on the C. T. Willis land.
New York observations reflect shopping vexations and sightseeing lapses as residents chase gifts. The piece notes bus slogans irritate locals, steam heat via central plants keeps offices warm, and street geysers mark the cold mornings while pedestrians navigate city rituals.
Miss Glennie Anderson arrives from NCCW to spend holidays at her home. Miss Virginia McEwen, a Duke University student, is home for the holidays. Misses Alice McRae Caldwell and Agnes Paton Pollock spend the weekend at Davidson College for a house party.
A fragmented eighty words passage claims in sixty seconds events unfold worldwide. It notes economic losses from insanity and strikes, autos exiting lines, radio listenership, soap consumption, and costs of defense and industry in Britain, Russia, and America, ending with a prompt to stop reading.
Governor A W Mc Lean will attend the 25th anniversary ceremony marking the first Wright brothers flight at Kitty Hawk on Monday. The first successful flight occurred December 17, 1903. The German Reichstag is said to rush its work to avoid drunken sessions among members.
About 3,000 letters in Uncle Sam's mail today carried Christmas savings checks totaling nearly 50,000 dollars. Between two and two and a quarter thousand people belonged to various savings clubs during the year ending. The remainder notes mention Hood's orchestra at a subscription dance, and local holiday news from Guilford College and Greensboro College. The note lists a broad mix of world events and trivia from the era.
Downtown presses feed midtown and uptown plants to publish late editions. Newspapers move plates to Harlem by motorcycle, enabling simultaneous runs. The World had completed an expensive Harlem plant before ceasing publication. the three story building remains filled with silent machinery.
The narrator shops for a 1939 calendar at the conservative Fifth Avenue Bank located at 530 Fifth Avenue. He notes rumors that customers must maintain large balances. Despite not having money there, elderly clerks politely offer a free calendar, treating him like a potential big depositor.
Reports from Germany claim Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels faces marital tension as his wife loses affection amid personal strain and public demands.
Park Commissioner Robert Moses, a Yale varsity swimmer, taunts Deputy Mayor Curran of New York with a match race in the fountain outside city hall to settle a noise dispute.
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