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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1936
Page
4
A devotional excerpt quotes St. John 15 7 about abiding in Christ and the power of faith to shape prayer and action. Woodbridge reflections describe faith as vision and hand that hold to Him, guiding daily life.
The piece condemns Judge George A. Welsh for a ruling favoring World War veterans in federal work relief, arguing it undermines relief programs, risks displacing non veterans, harms morale, and betrays the nation’s wartime ideals. It urges fair treatment for all veterans and dependents without discrimination.
J A Mauncey reports from the Deep River Soil Conservation survey that terrace systems have withstood severe testing. He notes growth from under 200 to about 10 000 acres, showing terraces protect soil and water on sloping Piedmont lands and support planned conservation practices.
The article argues terraces protect fields against heavy rains with contour tillage and careful land handling. It notes terraces are costly and large, but well maintained terraces withstand extreme rainfall. Strong farming leadership and federal support bolster ongoing conservation benefits.
Police are rounding up car owners who have not met the city license plate requirement costing a dollar. The writer argues the policy is an annoyance and yields little revenue, serving mainly as city advertising. The piece notes enforcement should persist for fairness but suggests ending the policy with the new fiscal year.
The piece notes the posthumous surge of denouncer writing as Andre Sennwald, NYT film critic, died in a gas filled apartment after drafting a caustic critique of screen cruelty. It questions whether his death will curb Hollywood’s brutal trend or merely reflect a national mood.
Authorities urge German drivers to reduce speed to conserve tires and gasoline. The recommendation notes lower fuel use and diminished wear on vehicles while also reducing risk to pedestrians.
An alumnus writes from Sedgefield urging UNC to shed paid coaching and align with historic college powers. He laments modern football’s money focus, recalls early captain coaches, and calls for schedules with Yale, Princeton, Virginia while praising Dr. Frank P. Graham and UNC’s academic standing.
Bruce Catton asks how many Americans have access to luxuries like maid service, automobiles, telephones, and radios. The piece explores whether employing a maid moves a family into leisure class and how widely civilization’s blessings are distributed in the nation.
New York Day By Day records a chaotic column of observations and sketches from February, detailing theater debates, London dispatches, literary figures, travel plans to Ecuador and Mexico, dance trends, Chesterton musings, and a dramatic encounter with a distressed artist. It notes Nimble the dog, Abel Green's London Paris trip, and a tax grievance, all in a freewheeling journal voice.
The piece surveys 1930 and later statistics on domestic and personal service workers, home amenities, insurance, savings, and income tax returns. It compares national living standards, noting about 80 million families, widespread radios and cars, limited maid presence, and hints at a lag behind ideal leisure class figures.
The London Zoo has acquired a rare atinglesa hee. It is too early to determine whether the new Boston variety next may interest the 200.
A vivid profile sketches Howard Hughes with Lindbergh like swagger and quiet aloofness while his deaf uncle Rupert is noted. It also mentions Billy Bryant bringing his career manuscript to a publisher on a spring list and writing a skit for Fannie Brice under Lee Shubert's orders, with city lunches noted at the Alon Quin and No 21.
Report notes an encounter at the library corner where Harry Silvey and another man spoke with a city detective as youths gathered nearby. The fragment offers no further details on motive or outcomes.
The piece notes Fanny Ferber Fox and Edna Ferber sisters in letters about contemporary writing. It mentions the Lyondeckers as artist siblings and Morris Gest's comeback with a Chinese play. It also compares Mrs Vincent Astor and her sister, and muses about wealth and impractical newspaper ideas.
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