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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1939
Page
4
A reflection urges fair judgment among brothers and strangers alike, urging rulers to hear causes between brethren impartially. It emphasizes that no one’s word should be dismissed without listening to both sides of a dispute.
A discussion on how geography shapes high level federal appointments. The piece argues against regionalism in choosing cabinet and Supreme Court candidates and urges a national approach to staffing to knit the country together and reflect all regions. It suggests avoiding dominance by any single state in government and building a truly national leadership.
A Michigan native with Irish roots rises to a resident cabinet position. He faces charges of surrendering to disorder during his state’s automobile strike era under Frank Murphy, the new U.S. attorney general. Support cites a long record: Detroit city court judge, Detroit mayor, Philippines governor general, and U.S. high commissioner headlands. Murphy served as Michigan governor in 1936 before his federal role.
The piece critiques President Roosevelt and Cabinet appointments, notes support and opposition to anti-lynching bills, and laments high costs of Jackson Day dinners while reflecting on Democratic and Republican legacies in American politics. It mentions figures like Hopkins, Cummings, Jackson, Booth, Lincoln, Tilden, and references Rocky Mount and broader southern sentiment.
Ray Tucker, the Washington columnist, predicts no major laws on power taxes or business regimentation. He foresees national defense dominating policy with distinctions between domestic and foreign rearming. He expects labor issues left alone and a move toward recommendation over command by the President.
The piece notes public ambivalence toward billions for warplanes and warships, shaped by isolation and a desire for either strong defense or a limiting role in world affairs. It forecasts a bitter national debate with no clear consensus on disarmament or leadership.
The Tuskegee Institute reports six lynchings in the South for the year ending December 24. North Carolina can find reason to congratulate itself on the year's record.
Brief essay by Homer Cray contrasts aging signs with the upside of growing older. It lists twelve steps indicating aging and follows with the idea that the old can gain wisdom, dignity, and patience, citing Leeuwenhoek Adams Nightingale Rockefeller Michelangelo and Elbert Hubbard on ideas aging.
A Los Angeles engineer plans to burrow beneath a school to search for buried treasure, joking that Mr Dies would oppose subversive actions. A Cleveland woman seeks divorce after her husband harshly scolded her for biting nails, with indications of possible quick harm. An appeals judge reversed a $12000 judgment in favor of Dr. Jesse Citron against comedian W C Fields, with Citron reportedly sour on the judge.
In Paris the White Russian General Denikine asserts that white Russia remains the Fatherland, defending the anti-Bolshevik cause amid White movement signals. The remark underscores continued exile leadership and unresolved Civil War loyalties.
NEA Service dispatch notes the National Peace Conference urges the President to convene a world peace conference. Critics warn such talks risk entangling the United States, especially with leaders like Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin at the table, and caution that disarmament is unlikely.
In one minute the United States engages in varied economic actions including libraries lending 1,000 books, mail delivered 51,500 pieces, newspapers purchased, and a national income of 140,000 dollars. It also notes spending on public buildings, navy patrols, consumer goods, and school supplies.
Burmese students stage a squat around Rangoon government offices as a strike action. The protest signals widening anti government pressure with demonstrations spreading beyond Burma into regional responses. An Indian prince lists his English mansion for sale after a 24 day residence.
Movita is highlighted in a Mexican film as deportation talk surrounds actor Jack Doyle. A New York radio broadcaster for the Louis-Lewis fight faces scrutiny for speaking in double talk during the event.
Local news notes the city council will meet tomorrow night. An employee from Denny Roll and Panel Company was hurt when knocked from a box-car. Families report hunting success in Orange county with multiple wild game.
Charles B. Driscoll shares a quiet New Year return to work and family time. He describes visits from friends like Frank and Pat Beck, car shopping anecdotes with salesman John Hess and his Scotties, a holiday luncheon at the Astor with Count Gosta Morner, and a highlight on Dr Siegfried Nilson’s silicosis research reducing worker deaths.
Local news notes Ernest Morgan son of C. A. Morgan 500 Wise Street earns the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism near Vaux Andigny France October 12 1918. In a shell hole without food or water for a day within 50 yards of the enemy he sniped ten men held down observation and enabled his company to carry on consolidation. Morgan served with Company L 120th Infantry.
George Strain is appointed as Ohio's director of industrial relations. The note adds a cautious hope that he will meet the job's demands rather than live up to the tough nickname.
A physician, worn by hospital and lab work, escapes to a 320 acre farm near Manhattan. He raises turkeys, wheat, oats, and cattle with a fellow farmer, keeps dogs, and finds this rural retreat steadies his spirits. This calm helps him face the city medical battles with renewed resolve.
A Paris poll ranks wallly Simpson as the world’s second-best dressed woman after she is denied a title. The survey lists fashion appeal and public visibility as key factors in ranking.
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