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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1937
Page
4
A short reflective piece quotes scripture about conversion to enter heaven and frames children as God's apostles preaching love and peace in daily life. The tone echoes moral exhortation and religious sentiment.
A bill aims to provide 250000 for tourist booklets films publicity and photo services. Asheville publisher D Hiden Ramsey urges a larger tax base through coordinated promotion to boost North Carolina tourism and attract millions in business. The measure, favorably reported, argues tourism pays rich dividends and urges a citywide promotional plan.
Ten years after launching a municipal court with concurrent powers to the Superior Court the jurisdiction has proven its value. The experiment relieved the Superior Courts of much litigation and improved access for local residents. Jurists including the Supreme Court bench have commended its service to the community.
The piece credits Judge Lewis E. Teague and Clerk H. Ingram for developing the local court and praises Ada Snow and Julian C. Franklin for their roles. It forecasts future improvements, including new county building quarters and potential unlimited jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters. It suggests Superior Court sittings in High Point may be feasible with larger litigation.
The Enterprise defends its Raleigh correspondent's views on Senator John Sprunt Hill and Representative Rupert Pickens. It praises their knowledge and patriotism while noting Pickens questions innovations and seeks truth. The piece frames them as sincere legislators guiding genuine statesmanship.
Germany's propaganda minister Dr. Joseph Goebbels states there will be no war in Europe and that Germany will attack no one, asserting that no one currently contemplates attacking Germany. The remark frames a pledge of nonaggression amid tensions.
The article cites John Lewis opposing strikes and notes a bowler sharing similar sentiments. The piece reflects tensions between workers and sports figures over labor actions.
The home is praised as sacred and foundational to national life. A solid Christian home, built on godliness and love for God and neighbor, is described as the bulwark against social decay while a weakened home weakens the nation. The piece urges restoring home ideals for a better future.
A reader writes from High Point on February 14 1937 defending book agents against magazine sales boys. The writer contrasts their courtesy with magazine peddlers and shares a personal incident and a rhyme describing the experience urging civility toward all literature salesmen.
A woman rejects a book agent with a firm refusal and humor, saying their house already has many unread books. The narrator, Mrs. So and So, reflects on the awkward visit and questions whether generosity still exists in a world of contracts, golf, and teas.
Howard McGrady assistant secretary of labor says the nation needs a better method to settle labor disputes after the General Motors walkout cost workers and management two million dollars a day for forty two days.
A colorful Raleigh memoir recalls Uncle Joe Mock a dented Civil War era figure born in Davidson County He claims a long life with tall tales about work as a teamster wood chopper and railway work and his Ball Mountain blast story ending with a humorous misplacement of self during the explosion.
A letter suggests lawmakers should curb moonlight gunfire in Jackson County and Brown Mountain, bans on beer stands near highways, and notes a past Duplin County bee sting incident as motive. It mocks vague proposed laws and cites local geography and dubious enforcement.
A reader cites last Sunday's Enterprise editorial on Thomasville and a recent book. The citizen claims the volume lacks balance and contains more half truths than truths while denouncing gossip and urging self restraint.
A meditation on happiness and suffering citing Burns and Thomas Carlyle. It explores whether happiness should be life’s aim and suggests blessedness through helping others, recounting a few rare souls who find meaning by alleviating others’ woes.
A 19th century Atlantic Monthly piece by Janet Whitney recounts Elizabeth Fry the Quaker wife of a London merchant entering Newgate to aid imprisoned mothers and children. She meets resistance, earns cooperation, and catalyzes tightening reforms, gaining influence across Europe.
The Enterprise urges the city and PWA with State Highway and Public Works Commission and Southern Railway to include public rest rooms for men women white and colored in the Main street highway bridge plan. The cost should be small and integrated with the bridge and railroad operations without harming appearance or service.
Connecticut launches an electric chai beverage now in use with positive reception cited as satisfactory though initial tasters have not publicly commented.
Literary notices cover Caroline Gordon none Shall Look Back, Haunted Omnibus edited by Alexander Laing, Girl of India by Edison Marshall, Southern Treasury edited by Stark Young, Imperial Hearst by Ford and Lundberg, and The Charterhouse of Parma translation notes. Reviews praise Gordon for authentic Civil War detail, Forrest portrayal, and strong narrative flow.
A Maine guide observes deer using water pools to cool off and evade hunters. The notes suggest hunters should adapt by tracking near or inside pools to improve chances.
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