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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1936
Page
4
The readable portion shows garbled OCR about carriers subscriptions and Associated Press usage rights. It references publication as second class mail and a Chicago office with a date related to Congress. The fragment provides no coherent event or names to summarize further.
A devotional note from Friday December 18 1936 features a Bible verse from Proverbs 31 on the value of a virtuous woman. It contrasts virtue with preaching and remarks that virtue has many preachers but few martyrs, attributed to Helvetius.
The Security National Bank purchases the old Penny property at North Main and West Washington, signaling strong confidence in High Point real estate. The bank holds no other realty, plans no immediate use, but regards the corner as a liquid investment with potential future banking use if needed. The deal marks a notable local business milestone and ties the bank to the community.
James Roosevelt expected to reside at the White House as an unpaid companion and secretary to Franklin D Roosevelt. The piece cautions against overreliance on family personnel, citing past leaders like Paul von Hindenburg whose trust in sons blinded judgment and warns the president to seek broader counsel.
A mocked doom stalks Germany as a million tons grain shortage threatens economic independence. Hitler and Schacht boasted self sufficiency but artificial limits collide with reality, undermining meat production and wartime plans. Nature counters autarchy, suggesting Germany’s laurels may fade under grain deficits.
Leaders of the furniture industry honored J T Ryan, secretary treasurer of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association, on his 25th anniversary in service to the industry and the association. He listened with modest pride as tributes were paid to his long contributions and leadership.
The piece honors a long service leader who measured a quarter century by the growth in workers and responsibility, noting vast changes in furniture manufacture in the South. It credits his influence in aligning industry progress with American home life and the evolving philosophy of production.
Dan R. Schroder, 36, a standout advertising man for this paper, died leaving the advertising craft poorer. His talent and hurry for precision shone in neat ads and news stories, and his periodic returns home to help in the office were noted with appreciation. His colleagues express deep sympathy to his wife and remember his quick sympathy and selfless approach.
In a historical note Colliers cites a pre Civil War Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling reversing a conviction due to an unclear date of the crime. The record read merely On the 15th day of July, 1855 without stating the year. The case was remanded for retrial for hasty circuit court procedures.
Thoughts while strolling mix social notes on Libby Holman Dwight Fiske and Robert Benchley with names like the Aylesworths Deac and Dot Vyvyan Donner and Gilbert Roland. The author sketches Battery Park winds beached seamen and a bum shuffling from shelter, recalling an Edwin Markham poem of futility.
An informant notes a blessing spoken by a middle aged outlander at Lindys, while dining with his gray haired wife. The jotted benediction begins with a thank you to Thee Lord and reflects a casual, overheard religious moment in a lively flash gathering place.
A compact look back through the Enterprise archives, recalling notable items from ten and twenty years ago today. The column highlights people, places, and events that shaped the period, offering brief context and reflections from the newsroom.
A High Point citizen urges annual Greensboro court attendance to witness the rising number of youths before the bar for stealing bootlegging vagrancy and misdemeanors. The juror notes most offenders are white youths and questions parental duty and the impact of new freedom seeking remedies.
Twenty years ago in December 1916 a community Christmas tree was to be placed on the vacant lot opposite the Southern passenger station. The Boy Scouts would secure the tree and Camp Fire Girls were soliciting funds, having raised 14.53 dollars and 14.25 more from the Woman's club via a Rose theater benefit, totaling 28.78 dollars. Also notes a production comparison where High Point's manufactured product value trailed Durham, Winston-Salem, and Charlotte, with the city at 5,931,761 dollars.
A Gold Coast mail carrier describes a generous beat during boom years when income doubled. He now reports mainly neckties and gloves as holiday gifts, reflecting tighter generosity and changing times.
Frank J. Size more, executive secretary of the organization, says a large number of people returning from Florida are stopping daily at the chamber of commerce in search for jobs. Many of these sojourners are in dire straits upon arrival.
Adela Rogers St Johns, noted novelist and journalist, has relocated to New York for the first time. Born on the coast, her closest link to the city previously was as a frequent visitor to Long Island. She now occupies a furnished residence in the metropolis.
The North Carolina Education Commission will meet in Raleigh on Monday and Tuesday with taxation experts invited, including Superintendent T Wingate Andrews from this city.
Miss Virginia Frank, ill with pneumonia, is at Guilford General hospital. Robert Gold, student at Woodberry Forest, spends holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Gold. Mrs. T. A. Kearns and children travel to New Bern to spend Christmas with relatives.
Miss Herta Junker laid flowers on Kill Devil Hill in remembrance of the Wright brothers. The brothers first flew on December 17, 1903, as Japan's emperor Yoshihito nears death. An eclipse of the moon will occur tonight near 11 o'clock, not total.
On December 20, voters in High Point township decide whether to issue bonds totaling 25 000 to extend the C and Y railway to a point on the Norfolk Southern.
Mrs. W. G. Bradshaw and daughter Edith travel to New Orleans for holidays. Bruce Carraway returns from Wake Forest to celebrate Christmas. Mrs. J. P. Rawley and son Albert visit Charlotte to see her mother Mrs. M. A. McCoy. T. 4. Gold conducts Lexington business. E. T. Kearns departs for a brief Durham trip.
Major-General Scott chief of staff U S Army favors universal military service as the only way to avoid war. The cost of living is soaring in France. The Southern railway has practically completed its double trick system.
A critical remark notes Jingo politicians eager for conflict will celebrate when Mrs Simpson and the House of Windsor settle their newspaper rights, signaling a shift in media control amid imperial tensions.
Edigraphics notes Governor Billinghaus plans to resign amid upcoming challenges for the west General Assembly. Washington investigators show David Milton, John D. Rockefeller's son in law, built substantial wealth starting with 13000 and 6500 shares, potentially aided by Rockefeller backing. English Riviera residents reportedly object to Wallis Simpson remaining in their colony, while she endures attacks and anxiety amid a world in dreamlike detachment.
Gen Ho Ying Chin of China speeds preparations for a major offensive against Marshal Chang Huieh-Liang to secure Chiang Kai-Shek's release. Chiang Kai-Shek, imprisoned, has reportedly ordered a cease firing though no shots have been fired and there is little sign of war with Japan. The situation is presented as dangerously serious, like a cigar over a powder keg.
The article notes Harry Hopkins assures no one in actual need will be cut from relief rolls this winter amid past roll pruning. It stresses the ongoing unemployment crisis and the need to prevent hunger and destitution, highlighting Hopkins pledge as timely reassurance. It also mentions unrelated remarks about Mrs Wallis Simpson and Mata Muska produce.
A writer rents a Beekman Place maisonette from a fussy landlady after recognizing an obscure book titled The 13th-Greatest of Centuries in the library. The owner and tenant exchange astonishment and praise, then seal the lease. Their shared book appreciation inspires warm new bonds.
London chatter centers on why King Edward favored Mrs Simpson. At their third meeting she was in England briefly. He asked about her view of the English summer and she replied she felt ill in bed both days, a revealing, humorous moment cited by observers.
Washington scene features Roosevelt’s response to Fascist influence in Latin America and the Pan American conference aims. It notes German and Japanese trade pressure, Nazi chisel tactics, and Italian and Spanish diplomatic signals. Also profiles Gus Gennerich, Roosevelt’s guard, and introduces osteopath Ira W. Drew among new congressmen.
A short column discusses a British ukase affecting diplomats and marriage, noting hints about King Edward, Mrs Simpson, and American stance. It questions American intervention in the affair while referencing Washington, Baldwin, and possible postwar sentiment. The piece ends with scattered, unclear jokes about Atlantic City and housekeeping.
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