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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1939
Page
4
A biblical verse from I Kings 3 28 notes that all Israel heard of the king s judgments and feared him for the wisdom of God in him. The quote from Addison argues that perfect justice is divine by nature and the true glory of human effort to be as just as possible.
A historic critique outlines the governor’s fragile popularity and controversial acts. It notes initial support for reform programs, then public backlash over a death sentence torture plan, and broader concerns about leadership and policy. It also covers President Roosevelt’s denial of alleged wartime statements and the balance of international policy.
The Great Skies Park area plans to keep local mountaineers resident, inviting them to stay as part of the park atmosphere. They humorously accept tourists and anticipate mutual benefit, with one joking remark about the future of the departmental decision.
A humorist recalls stories from North Carolina and Tennessee mountain folk highlighting wit as a way of life. The piece mentions a scientific expedition into the Great Smokies led by a college professor, drawing nationwide publicity before stumbling upon a prehistoric steam shovel at sundown.
A report states Brenau College has received Emory University's find, an engraved stone said to have been found on the Chowan River bank in North Carolina, claimed as a last message from the Lost Colony. The engraving does not disprove the theory that the Lost Colonists authored it, per new ownership.
The Lexington Dispatch critiques routing cash from a road fund amid driving needs for safer highways. It calls for efficient sales tax collection and warns that misused funds restrain progress and raise costs for citizens. The piece notes public appetite for fiscal restraint and governance reform.
Newspapers mock North Carolina politics noting committee work in the General Assembly requires many typists. The Greensboro Record cites a Philadelphia Evening Bulletin jab at Senator Robert Rice Reynolds as a ten thousand dollar a year one man circus.
Giovanni Martinelli grew up poor in Italy, trained in Milan, and faced Toscanini’s rejection as a greenhorn. He remained calm, praised the maestro, and later earned a place at the Metropolitan Opera, proving his talent and his gift for pleasing audiences.
Fred Eric William Goudy, famed New York master type designer, notes he still has his right hand after a studio fire destroyed his work. He jokes that seed catalogs for two European firebrands could distract them from warming up for the moment.
Walter Winchell sketches personalities across Broadway and Miami clubs with tales of Tooly Wingy and show life. He notes gambling at tracks, large wins, and the odd laws affecting performers, plus glimpses of stars like Ty Power and Wally Beery in current films.
A compact reflection on how events unfold globally in real time as readers scan a minute of notice. The piece emphasizes speed of perception and the ongoing momentum of world events during a brief reading interval.
The piece lists rapid hourly and-minute economic measures from 1938, noting Russia spends 54000 rubles on defense, Germany debts grow by 34000 marks per minute, three London hospital outpatients each minute, a France birth every minute, South Africa industrial alcohol by 32 gallons per minute, US animals consume 6000 pounds feed per minute, six firearms sold per minute, HOLC collects 700 dollars per minute, and unemployment rising with a new jobless person each minute.
A light three inch snow covers the ground this morning marking a rare event after thirteen months. The local chamber releases a 1929 booklet highlighting modern improvements. A tuberculosis clinic is planned next week. The Crescent Limited hits a snow plow at Main Street crossing with no derailment. Lizzie Gooch returns from New York buying trip and Elsie Gates attends the Schumann Heink concert in Greensboro. News briefs report European flu, Standard Oil dividend, and Clinton Carnes sentencing for embezzlement from the Southern Baptist Home Mission board.
Senator Arthur Capper praises President Roosevelt’s aid to farmers but says the New Deal program has failed. He supports self-imposed production limits, cost of production plus a fair profit, and exporting surpluses, with tariff policy favoring American farmers. He notes division among farmers and backs careful study of the Frazier Lemke proposal.
Twenty years ago respected local resident J R Pickett died of heart failure. J E Kirkman trades Snow Lumber stock to others and joins Giant Furniture. Other notes mention Dr. W J McAnally in Richmond, Pauline Simmons back to Salem College, Katherine Harmon to Guilford College, Mamie Jones in Baltimore, Stephen C Clark recovering, Irving Paylor visiting, plus Paris peace talks and Wilson era naval budget.
The report states Hitler’s new study will be 88 feet long, suggesting it could allow extra space for Der Fuehrer. The dismissal of the German finance minister shocks Wall Street, while one tolerant Nazi is said to suffer nosebleeds, and remarks claim his heart is too big for his head.
Texas Governor W Lee O'Daniel accuses opponents of undermining his proposed trans actions tax and vows to confront perceived evasion. The remarks frame the political clash over the new levy as a battle against tax dodging.
Donald Sawyer, a New York dancing instructor, cautions Cleveland based Ohio State Dancing Teachers against a new dance concept described as an Indian buying a radio, tuning to Harlem, and getting swing. He warns of cultural misappropriation and shifting dance trends.
Representative Bruce Barton of New York comments that the new white rabbits no longer produce ceers as they are pulled from the hat, drawing criticism of Roosevelt and stirring legislative chatter.
Frank Knox, a Chicago publisher, is reported to be selling for Chile as part of an exploration and education journey. The note frames his trip as a blend of discovery and information sharing.
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