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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1938
Page
4
In this notice readers are informed carriers cannot collect for more than two months at a time. For longer periods, payment should be made directly to the office. The text appears as a fragmented instruction from the High Point Enterprise.
A meditation on fair judicial conduct citing Deutero Hemy 25 1 and urging judges to focus on the cause rather than who appears before them. Attributed to B. Livingston.
The piece debates William J. Cameron's remarks on Henry Ford and two classes of business men. It notes Cameron as a Ford spokesman and contrasts the "creative" inventor type with the "meal ticket" business man, evaluating implications for economy and power.
An article condemns German theater for dropping Mendelssohn in a Shakespeares revival, arguing removal of Jewish contributions weakens Germany's culture and weakens the nation. It asserts race hatred undermines Germany's political system and future strength.
When the road through Virginia to connect Shenandoah and the Great Smokies National Park is completed, the highway will attract millions. Yet the project awaits formal acceptance and dedication by the federal government before opening to the public or completing land transfer for the park.
A peak in unemployment sparks calls for aggressive relief by reducing government payrolls and simplifying agencies. Congress splits over budget cuts with opposition to road spending trims and a $128 million CCC allotment, while urging efficient public administration.
A reminiscence explores rural insight vs urban ignorance, noting few business leaders know what a heifer is while contrasting farm life with city assumptions. The piece references Emerson, Munsey, and Runyon, plus anecdotes about names, coffee sleep effects, and a Hollywood duo couple who write together at Shadow Ranch near Hollywood.
The piece notes growing park tourism and state advertising while North Carolina plans for hotel and tea room facilities along the parkway. It argues Tennessee is ahead on lodging and urges timely private investment under National Park Service plans to host a hotel stopping places. Congress is urged to address funding and coordination.
Community Mobilization for Human Needs led by Charles P. Taft proposes using state and local agencies to administer relief with mixed federal and state funding. Senate hearings in January will consider this idea to reduce duplicative social service machinery and curb federal program waste.
The diary recalls farewells to Jos P Kennedys and a London ambassadorship, meetings with Harry Evans, and a note from William Gerdes about a Cincinnati tavern. It mentions Hattie Bell Johnston with a grotesque cane in East Africa, a Ritz creme caramel via Albert Keller, and a late night ride to Atlantic City with bowling, singing, and recitations.
The cold wave continued to prevail here with the mercury dropping to 12 degrees last night. The High Point Democratic club will hold a barbecue at the Democratic hall Thursday night. Joseph D. Pell formerly superintendent of Hillcrest Silk mill will go to Mount Holly February 1 to become vice president and superintendent of the Carolina Dyeing and Winding company. Lieut R F J Johnson left Sunday for New York after spending the holidays here. Mr and Mrs John Hamil who have been visiting friends and relatives in Atlanta have returned home here. Mrs G J Johnson who has been ill at the High Point hospital has returned to her home on the Greensboro road. News Briefs Two battalions of Marines have been ordered to Nicaragua to participate in the drive against bandit Sandino. Col Charles A Lindbergh hopped off for Tegucigalpa from San Salvador on a new leg of his Good Will flight to Central America today. Five men were injured when a train was derailed at Raven Rock West Virginia today.
The Duke of Kent has invited Larry Adler, the young American harmonica player, to several dinner parties where the Duke entertains with a piano and shows expertise on early Gershwin Porter Rodgers and Hart Berlin and Kern. The Duchess is said to be a welcome guest as well.
Doris Duke Cromwell naps after flights at Kis Maine estate while The Lambs plan a James Cagney night recalling his bell hop days. Booth Tarkington enjoys blankets and gull watching in a late afternoon scene. Admiral Schiey dies at the Algonquin hotel.
During a quiet Carnegie Hall interlude a performer developed hiccups and hurried from the seating to the aisle, with a later shout from a gallery spectator criticizing the act as foolish.
Twenty years ago residents relying on kerosene are urged to conserve as shortages loom for the next days. The Associated Charities of High Point provided immediate relief to a reported case, while local residents and visitors are noted among who traveled to Raleigh and Chapel Hill. News notes mention Russo German peace talks and a large Washington demonstration as suffrage debate intensifies.
A toothache forces the Duke of Windsor to abandon golf, following the loss of his throne and his American visit, ending his recreation that had marked his post throne life.
Tenants and advocacy groups highlighted the case of a New Jersey apartment house proprietor jailed for failing to supply adequate heat. The legal action underscored housing code compliance and tenant safety concerns amid rising energy costs.
Washington dispatch notes Alf M Landon narrowing Hoover influence within the Republican Party as the 1940 nomination debate heats. Landon rejects a 1940 bid while pledging support for Roosevelt on international policy, reshaping intra party dynamics and rallying anti Hoover factions.
The passage imagines Kennedy’s nine children enjoying Christmas as footnotes to the future role of a Kennedy as Ambassador to Britain. It playfully muses on the family’s holiday mischief and public service connections.
After viewing photos of June O'Dea, locals speculate Vernon Gomes known as Queety pursued a divorce, stirring public chatter about the marital split.
Army officers say the infantry needs backing from armored units and air bombardment to sustain wine wars. They stress that tanks, big guns, and bombing planes provide essential firepower and deterrence.
The black swallower, a deep Atlantic fish, can engulf prey larger than itself thanks to its elastic stomach. Its expandable gut enables swallowing fish up to three times its size, making its stomach stretch to transparency as it consumes prey.
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