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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1938
Page
4
Keen observer Max Gardner questions a conservative claim that Republicans lack chances to gain seats as the 1938 elections near. He notes the president’s declining legislative grip but says public appetite for crusading remains, with a looming clash between New Deal supporters and fascism advocates.
A conservative North Carolina congressman backs a bill to promote Brigadier McCloskey to major general upon retirement. Bayard Clark supports the measure, arguing an injustice in retirement pay of about 1500 dollars annually. The move hinges on a military regulation that alters the retirement timing by roughly two and a half years. Fort Bragg observers suggest West Point influence.
A concise assessment lauds forty one years of distinguished service and action under fire abroad, arguing that the long record justifies bending rigid regulations to honor commitment and sacrifice.
In High Point North Carolina police technicians meet to form an association and improve interagency cooperation with the national police technicians group. The effort follows Hoover era advances by the federal crime fighting and a Washington information clearing house aiding local forces with ballistics and identification services. Sergeant J W McMahon leads High Point detectives and serves as vice president of the international police technicians association.
A Roman inventor paid with his life for a breakthrough that tempered glass making it both pliable and extraordinarily strong. An myopic emperor, fearing disruption to a thriving industry, killed the inventor and destroyed evidence. Modern times judge tech advances with more caution.
A reflection asserts that true peace must come from a long established idea of goodwill and moral restraint rather than military might. It argues peace requires loyalty to this idea and a shift from reliance on armies to humane conduct, noting churches preach peace yet resist disarming.
State and post officers along with national commander Scott P. Squyres of Oklahoma attend a Sunday assembly. They stress preserving peace and aiding disabled veterans, noting veterans oppose war despite peace efforts.
A reader from the Enterprise letters column argues against compulsory vegetable gardens for WPA or relief recipients. He describes privately grown produce on his city back lot that fed a family of five, supplied a relative, and fed neighbors, urging policy change to allow gardening without relief or WPA ties.
A State College professor, A. F. Greaves Walker, discusses refinements in glass making. He notes improvements in strength and malleability, with spun glass fabrics and tempered glass rivaling steel. Ancient origins in Egyptian and Roman eras frame today’s renewed capabilities across industry and architecture.
A Mars Hill reader argues against Sunday restrictions on ice plants. He warns that closing ice facilities to all but hospitals would harm families relying on ice boxes, risking spoilage and food loss during hot weather. He urges others to consider the practical impact before enacting the proposal.
The article argues against Sunday as the Sabbath, claiming the true Apostolic church formed near Glastonbury after the crucifixion and kept the first day as a memorial to Jesus resurrection long before Papal influence. It contrasts with Seventh Day Adventists and asserts early Christian practice.
A 1938 High Point letter argues against Sabbath strictures and urges faith in Christ over ritual observance. It cites Ellen G White, calls Roman Catholic claims invalid, and stresses salvation by faith rather than law. The piece includes a subsequent citizen letter praising public scrutiny of a city power project.
A collection of quotations from diverse figures includes Prof. George A. Works on crime and marriage, Dr. Robert McMurray on New Year resolutions, Dr. George W. Crane on progress, John Wagner on women's pace, Hans von Hentig on revolutions, a Buffalo Safety Commission tip, Rev. James M. Gillis on censorious films, Margaret Fishback on life, and Fiorello LaGuardia on feeding sinners.
An essay extols the old field pine as a neglected regional treasure praising its beauty vigor and soil benefits. It contrasts pines with taller species and links pine scenery to life harmony and erosion control before discussing Gertrude Stein’s Chapel Hill impressions.
A Cornell professor urges replacing foxhunting with mice hunting to help farmers. Any attempt to eliminate the baying of hounds will likely be met with cat calls.
The piece marks Abraham Lincoln’s birthday February 12 and praises his legacy. It notes the Gettysburg Address as a defining speech and urges renewed dedication to the ideals of democracy and a government by and for the people that must endure.
Ex Governor C Max Garenes praises democracy while contrasting America with fascist Germany. He cites Lincoln and Longfellow to urge steadfast civic spirit and the nation’s resilient Ship of State amid crisis. North Carolina leaders emphasize conservatism and faith in democratic governance despite uncertainty ahead.
A reflective piece questions shedding tears at films and songs, arguing emotion has value when guided toward compassion. It recalls Nelson Eddy era songs, a journey with Old Black Joe, and a tale of a doctor who sacrificed for humanity. The column notes Niagara engineers face fallen arches.
A humorous mixed review of Left From Iceland by Auden and MacNeice recounts their Iceland visit, travelogue tone, and collage of letters verse and lore. The work blends travel writing with poetry and history, includes many food and scenery vignettes, and suffers from rare dull historical passages and odd photo quality.
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