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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1938
Page
4
A brief reflection contrasts worldly wisdom with spiritual insight. It cites Corinthians and a Gibson quote noting that the wiser in earthly matters are often less wise about the hereafter.
An editorial from a New England press conference quotes Senator Wheeler opposing a Roosevelt third term and argues against a political Messiah. It notes North Carolina’s single term governors and cites a Winston-Salem Journal piece on a "Retreat from Work" table showing millions idle and many dependent on others.
A reminiscence recalls Dale Carnegie and J. O. McKinsey, their school days in Warrensburg Missouri, and Carnegie’s rise to Marshall Field president. It notes McKinsey’s self made path, his college challenges, and two business rules from Jesuit training. The author also shares fishing and public speaking tips and urges readers to seize free healthful pleasures.
Report speaks of a large enthusiastic crowd at the Italian embassy in London amid discontent with new British foreign policy. Doubt looms on the inspiration of the unrest and communists appear involved in fomenting disorder. The piece contrasts democrat ideals with fascist and totalitarian tendencies reflected in the commentary.
The author contrasts democracies with totalitarian regimes, arguing that free speech and personal liberties are crushed under both. The piece notes that a free man in a democracy could be punished like a dissident under Russian, German, or Italian rule, highlighting a critique of authoritarian justice and the tension between rival regimes.
The dictator announces trial and likely conviction and execution of 21 leaders in Communistic Russia. Indictment by the government signals a foregone end. The piece condemns the Soviet regime’s secret police and warns conspiracy will persist while people seek freedom and self rule.
General Motors reduces overhead by cutting salaries of executives and nearly all employees in the white collar ranks and in factory floors, signaling a sabbatical style pause for the motor industry amid a downturn.
The industry sees a slow year ahead as dividends rise and peers curb span of radical 1938 design changes. Manufacturers pass or reduce dividends while avoiding drastic moves, signaling cautious planning for next year.
Judge Oliver B. Dickinson of the U S District Court in Philadelphia notes that modern industrial methods have driven production into large combinations. He remarks that this shift shapes the structure and power of industry today.
Henry Morgenthau Jr advocates removing profits from war to end hostile financing. Don Budge aims to help the United States retain the Davis Cup if selected for the team. Joseph P. Kennedy recalls his perilous arrival and resolve to contribute during his posting abroad.
Philadelphia attorney Julian E. Goldberg says David B. McLeish, a WPA ditchdigger, stands charged with obtaining money under false pretenses from his fiancée. The case is tied to a grand opera discussion and critical reception of his past digging work.
In a brisk two part entry Maybelle Hope McIntyre mourns the loss of Odd McIntyre while recalling friends and travel. The second diary recalls travel and literary figures as a New York column shifts to honor Odd with her stewardship and a vow to meet his standard.
The piece notes Claire Keller, Albert Keller’s daughter, selling in a pert dress salon while Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue staffs lean younger. It praises Frank Craven and Ed Wynn’s son Keenan in theater, cites Justice Carr Dozo and Horatio Alger as mentors, and observes a shift in the established wing.
In his early twenties Burton Holmes decided to become a travel lecturer after hearing Stoddard. A top bureau head told him he lacked voice and personality, but Holmes pursued voice training and studied personality psychology. He adopted a professorial Van Dyke look, carried a camera, and set out on pictorial adventures, shaping a storied career.
A note from an Odd's biographer and close friend urges Mr. Driscoll to continue his work. The messageframes Mr. Driscoll as the eventual custodian of the biographical project and signals ongoing literary stewardship.
A community program titled Better Speech was observed in High Point under the sponsorship of the Gi Federation of Woman's Clubs. The event supported by Mrs. Henry C, Mrs. W. T. Carter, and Mrs. C. Abels aims to raise funds for an endowment to a college. An effort to organize a Hoover-For-Press Club in every county in the state is noted, with Wood Cox as president of the local club.
Twenty years ago West Broad street modernization begins from Main to city limits with costs shared by Southern Railway and property owners. Dr. T. M. Stanton resigns as city physician while A. E. Futrell leaves the city post after 14 years to start private business. Municipal electric plant talks resurface. W H Slane heads to Cincinnati for a trip. Allen Austin in Reidsville on professional business. Richa Mitchell tours Virginia. Bolsheviks seek Pel grad escape. Congressman Bob Dought questions Governor Bickett’s political plan. Erwin Cotton Mills raises workers wages in Durham. Naval tug Cherokee sinks near the Delaware Capes. 32 sailors missing, ten survivors reach shore.
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