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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1937
Page
4
A biblical verse reflects on how the mighty fall and war weapons perish. A German proverb notes a great war leaves three armies: cripples mourners and thieves, underscoring societal costs and moral reckonings.
The piece recalls Halley Stewart who died in England after giving away a million dollars to fund a medical research trust and gifting weekly sums. It argues wealth should be used to buy happiness, noting Sinclaire’s wealth and jail, and cautions against fixating on accumulation rather than generosity.
Dr Archibald Henderson, Shaw's biographer in chief, gifts to Yale his 35 year Shaviana collection. The set, described as the most complete of its kind, covers the dramatist and critic George Bernard Shaw. The transfer sparks interest in Shaw's influence and place in literary history.
Dr Henderson sold Shaviana in New York at public auction about a year ago. The remaining items go to the Archibald Henderson Memorial Collection at Yale, honoring his grandfather from the class of 1830. The note questions if the sale is a literary contribution or a playful concession to aging giants.
The New York Stock Exchange is described as a two-way street in a monthly bulletin. It reports 683 issues traded last year after filtering out splits and reorganizations. From year start to close 563 issues rose while 120 fell, showing gains but not a five-to-one victory for stock trading.
The Rotary club memorializes Dr. T Wingate Andrews by urging the board to name the new high school Wingate Andrews High School The tribute notes his pride in the project and quotes his dedication that only truth beauty and righteousness build a lasting house His life and service are described as a living manuscript for future students and staff
A bill to legalize loan sharks with usurious rates up to 42 percent and allow wage garnishment is set for a public hearing in Raleigh. Senators Walter Murphy and Walter Siler introduced it, prompting strong opposition that the practice preys on poverty and ignorance and should be defeated.
The Supreme Court is the living voice of the Constitution and the guarantor of minority rights. Bryce argues that without a fixed judiciary, Congress could alter numbers and influence rulings, eroding checks and balances. He warns against constitutional distortions masked as legality and urges public restraint to preserve fundamental law.
The aging gold piano in the White House, a Roosevelt era fixture and tourist sight, is retiring to the National Museum after thirty years. Grace Coolidge recalled kicking it when a guard warned her not to touch the furniture, a tale illustrating mixed admiration and mockery.
A Pennsylvanian engages in correspondence chess with an opponent in New Zealand. The setup reflects unusual long distance play for the era and highlights interest in strategy and global reach of the hobby.
A verse of satirical contrasts mocks impractical schemes and temptations. The speaker lists absurd ideas such as kissing a girl by radio and growing whiskers on a bungalow, critiquing folly and wavering conscience. The poem closes noting time’s decrees and people hard to please.
Roosevelt presses a bold plan to enlarge the Supreme Court despite liberal opposition led by Norris and Wheeler. He warns of heavy pressure on wavering senators and argues past presidents used patronage and seating tactics to advance agendas.
In North Carolina the chief boiler inspector laments understaffing as three more boiler explosions claim lives. He urges legal authority to close steam power plants and enforce safety, warning the state risks further tragedies without sufficient oversight.
A witty note states eleven hats are prescribed for the man about town and the politician will have twelve including the talking hat.
A Philadelphia woman was struck by a car that backed into her. The driver is described as someone who frequently targets pedestrians in the area.
A resident of Pennsylvania has spent ten years searching for a missing button, speculating it may be a collar button. He contemplates wandering barefoot in the dark if the button remains unfound.
A string of pithy jabs and sketches from New York Day By Day touching Dorothy Kilgallen Miriam Hopkins Harold Ross Henry Luce and Fred Astaire. It riffs on media rivals theater standouts and a poker anecdote involving Gene Tunney and Herbert Bayard Swope.
A cousin of novelist Warwick Deeping recalls a chilling night at a remote Cornish inn. He awoke to a wild man with an upraised broad axe. a scream frightened the intruder away. The next day a blood red axe-shaped blotch appeared on his neck as a lasting reminder.
Otto Wood, who has escaped from prison three times, again attempted to flee while being returned to state prison from Terre Haute Indiana. He was jailed for the killing of A W Kaplan.
Firefighters suffer injuries while battling a blaze that gutted the Academy of Music. The disaster forced many residents to flee nearby rooms. A London visitor reports despair over the king’s withdrawal plans. Hospitals report unrest amid Ohio valley floods and unusual patient fever.
Twenty years ago Lt. ly Armstrong of the North Carolina National Guard based in High Point died at Fort Bliss in El Paso Texas after weeks of illness. The body will be sent back to High Point for funeral rites. Red Cross seeks one million new members in national crisis appeals from Washington. Two Kerr Steamship Company ships sailing from New York in the submarine zone were sunk. neither carried Americans.
Mrs C EB Mendenhall shows notable improvement after several days of illness. Miss Leong Muse visited over the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs C C Muse. J W Marsh of Thomasville was in town on a business visit today.
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