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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1937
Page
4
Oger Babson, statistician and former labor official, calls the General Motors settlement a draw with gains for both sides and hints at improving business, while the public sees it as a loss for all. The strike cost GM a million dollars daily for 44 days and delayed production, yet the end leaves key issues unresolved.
Greensboro attorney Robert D. Douglas argued Lincoln deserves a place in Southern hearts along with Robert E. Lee. He contends prejudice and misunderstanding have kept Lincoln from full recognition, praising Lincoln as a towering American statesman.
A partial sentence contemplates Lincoln not in praise but as a reflection on the detractor, shifting focus from the person to the critic.
Following the death of Dr T Wingate Andrews friends propose a Have A Heart lunch program for 430 needy school children a student loan fund in his name and a potential new High Point High School plant honoring his education work The Rotary Club will hold a memorial service next Thursday to kick off a broader community memorial effort.
Edigraphics notes Greensboro Republicans focus on the Supreme Court as a target of conservative critique. The piece argues the party seeks a government responsive to the people while avoiding extremes, and comments on the era dubbed The Day of the Dog with dog race and show trends reflecting cultural shifts. It ends with a wary remark on breeding and beauty culture affecting dogs and women.
The Enterprise joins 700 newspapers in a national poll on Roosevelt's plan to expand the Supreme Court. The survey seeks local and national sentiment and will publish pro and con analyses. Senator Bailey leads the opposition as Roosevelt resists compromise.
The passage notes youths in Germany Italy and the United States live in regimes shaped by past upheavals. It contrasts young German soldiers memory with prewar Kaiser era, Italian fascism as the only reality, and Americans born after the wartime optimism led by Wilson fading to ashes as transports left Hoboken. The author questions why global change occurs so slowly.
The Italian Line plans two 25 000 ton ships for Naples New York service while Cunard White Star eyes eight mid sized liners for trans Atlantic routes. Genoa notes show a shift to smaller economical ships driven by profit over publicity and reduced government subsidies. This move to smaller ships aims to steady private shipping and propel more balanced earnings.
The article notes that twenty years after World War I many young French conscripts cannot recall the 1914 war. It warns educators and public leaders to consider this gap in memory as they assess today’s global affairs and governance, citing Russia as another example of a generation unaware of prior government upheavals.
The Greensboro Record notes seven capital cases are docketed for trial in Guilford Superior Court. Four originate in Greensboro and three in High Point. The piece comments on discouraging crime trends, comparing Guilford County's rate to African jungle areas after adjusting for population.
The Detroit Free Press notes that over 3,000,000 women balance homemaking with paid work, citing a Women’s Bureau report on 11,000,000 employed women. It highlights societal debates, New York fair stunts, and fashion remarks on elegant legs and public affection with a wry closing quip.
The radio has aided flood relief efforts but singers overlook the song Ohia amid the crisis. The remark highlights contrasting responses to the disaster and cultural elements.
Washington stockpiles tension as six conservative justices and three liberals hear five cases challenging the National Labor Relations Act. The article outlines key provisions, the labor dispute cases, and the constitutional grounds contested by employer lawyers led by John W. Davis and Earl F. Reed of the American Liberty League.
New York Day By Day sketches social figures and scenes on Fifth Avenue and in clubs. It muses on society reporters, look-alikes of Mussolini, elite wardrobes, and the evolving set of fashionable circles. The column ponders dreamers, writers, and the drift of city life amid boulevards and night spots.
The Jones & Laughlin case describes a vast interstate movement of materials to the respondent's Aliquippa plant including coal ore and limestone. The court may split on whether Congress had authority to pass the law and who performed it.
The Amazing Mr. Wood Otto Wood, imprisoned in Raleigh, escaped multiple times between 1924 and 1925, including a January 25 recapture in Terre Haute after an attempted hold up. He also stole a Ford in Roanoke and held up a railroad brakeman in Indiana. several escapes followed. Evangelism efforts sweep Charlotte with Crusaders meeting inviting open confession, prayer and Bible reading. A brutal cold snap harms vegetables from Portland to Florida, prompting fears of shortage. Local news notes several residents and business figures in Charlotte and Greensboro.
Citizens ask if local small theaters are indeed planning penny- Bank nights to attract audiences. Officials say no formal plans have been announced and ongoing programs remain unchanged.
A child in the flood district faced a sharp rebuke when told to remove muddy footwear before stepping onto clean carpets, illustrating the rough conditions and admonitions common in the area.
A brief harsh remark about a national matter is noted as a point of sharp reproach. The speaker criticizes a hateful act while insisting the issue remains serious beyond humor.
Thirteen people died in an early day hotel fire in Minneapolis Minnesota. A German official reports 72 Americans are being held in Germany awaiting advices from Washington. The Hudson River freezes solid for the first time this season and Cleveland records temperatures at 16 below zero.
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