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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1938
Page
4
A Senate subcommittee hearing on Robert H. Jackson's Supreme Court appointment prompts debate over whether the court should express the will of the people. Critics warn that yielding to popular demand risks undermining constitutional due process and intellectual integrity.
The passage blends biblical verse about not worrying for tomorrow with a call to live in the present and a criticism of delayed prosperity. It cites Matthew 6 34 and a long quote attributed to Long fellow and Lammot Pont, noting concerns about state stability and timely progress.
The State Supreme Court rules the city may not build a power generating business for broad sale, upholding a limitation to provide service only to the city and nearby users. The decision freezes High Point’s plans and requires a fresh approach to proceed.
A national super highways plan is urged to improve roads for civilian use and potential military mobility. The author cites Nazi Germany’s 5 000 mile heavy duty road network and suggests toll funded construction with high speed travel, arguing reconstruction costs could reach about 457 billion dollars.
Anecdotes show Helen Jepson, Martin Johnson, and Theodore Dreiser steering chance to success. Jepson met a RECORD salesman who offered a break, Johnson cooked aboard a ship after prompting by Jack London, and Dreiser rose from cub reporter to famed novelist after a pivotal scoop and working for McEnty. Watch your own stroke of luck this week.
A collection of remarks from public figures and celebrities includes Rev. Ewing on liquor free night clubs, Lady Astor on armed democracies, Donald Richberg on capitalism, Fanny Brice on Hollywood, Dr. Brill on manners, Andrew Buck on buckshot, Josie Bishop on money and radium, Harold Hoffman on the Lindbergh case, and Olympe Bradna recalling her first kiss on screen.
A snapshot of New York social figures and entertainers on February 11. Mentions include Bobby Parks and his orchestra, Claire Sugarman, Belle Baker, Francine Larri, Ethel Merman, Mrs. George M. Cohan, James Montgomery Flagg, Eddy Duchin, Alfred Cheyney Johnson, Steven Hannagan, Sherman Billingsley, Countess di Frasso, Dick Griner, Vernon Castle, N. T. G., Verne Porter, Brock Pemberton, George M. Cohan, Major Bowes, and Walter Damrosch among others.
The writer recalls Morris Gest as a Rialto character and showman with a dramatic flair. Anecdotes mention his style, Belasco, Ziegfeld, Frohman, Hammerstein, and encounters with Balieff’s Chauve Souris, plus a note on the Gotham Hotel with Mark Hanna and a Cleveland cook serving corned beef hash.
The Rockefeller town house on West 654th Street will be demolished to create a terraced garden entrance for the Museum of Modern Art on West 53rd Street. The private detective service will end, as a guard detail once patrolled the mansion day and night.
The Hotel Kinston in Kinston designed by Herbert Hunter rises as the tallest building in East Carolina and nears completion with interiors furnished by High Point. Also notes report a $10,000 Baptist Centennial gift from Mr and Mrs W H Mathews of Greensboro and a Southern Trade tour arrival in High Point.
The article notes that the nearby red brick servant quarters will not be touched, preserving the adjacent structure and its historical appearance.
A narrator recalls giving loose change to a shabby boy outside a deserted block after revisiting Snow White. The boy reappears later asking for more, replying defiance when questioned, in a vignette attributed to C. 1038 of the McNaught Syndicate.
Twenty years ago street paving work has resumed with good weather. Lindsay and English streets are being prepared for traffic, Centennial Avenue and Monthieu likely next targets in the anti mud drive.
An observer argues against bills in Congress that would restrict civil and religious liberties. The piece warns that House Joint Resolution 519 and Senate Bill 3199 could criminalize writings on race or religion and threaten press freedom, urging vigilance against government overreach. The letter condemns censorship and defends broad free expression in the United States.
A reader from High Point appeals the Sabbath question, asking whether salvation depends on observing the seventh day or Sunday. The letter questions biblical proof Adam kept holy the seventh day and how the resurrection relates to the tenth day. Researchers urged to reply promptly.
Dr V K Wellington Koo of China says the League is cowed by its foes and critics and that its opposition and immobility threaten the body’s future. The remark underscores skepticism about effective action and leadership within the League.
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