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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1938
Page
5
R B Terry serves as president with D A Rawley as secretary and treasurer. Hammett Cecil is named general manager and editor, outlining key leadership for the organization.
A biblical reflection contrasts pride with humility noting the Lord as the God of knowledge and valuing actions. It cites I Samuel 2 3 and Collier warning that arrogance shortens joy and spoils blessings.
The President’s address to Congress drew praise for conciliation but offered few specifics. He urged wage and hour regulation, defended regional wage differences, and attacked low-wage areas while signaling limits to immediate reform. Business reaction was expected to be cool pending broader legislation.
Federal agents captured Bill Payne and Wash Turner at Sanford, ending months of pursuit by state and local officers. The raid followed tips likely from an insider, underscoring the risks of betrayal in criminal networks and highlighting Edgar Hoover era federal investigative efficiency.
Free mail keeps posting a deficit in 1937 as Mr. Farley reports a near balance yet requires Congress to appropriate about 46 million to balance departmental accounts. The article notes the post office handles three quarters of a billion dollars in service but remains short, and discusses franking privilege repeal and potential public works aid.
Dale Carnegie extols flower gardens as inexpensive daily pleasure. He contrasts American buying habits with European self cultivation, urging readers to plant petunias and chrysanthemums for a veritable summer of color and satisfaction at low cost. He cites Lincoln’s neglect of flowers and quotes Descartes on soil cultivation.
Bruce Catton compares international propaganda to two squabbling boys, describing Britain Italy Germany and Russia using air waves to influence nations. He warns such “war in the air” risks a bloody world and notes rising use of tung oil and soy in global trade. 85,000-counts of specialization illustrate modern life’s complexity.
Commentators split on the president's remarks, with critics wary of fidelity to high hopes and supporters noting the speech doesn't reveal the coming engagement's exact tenor. They say the president will press his program hard, but the conditions remain reasonable given the circumstances.
The Supreme Court did not divide over the question of the right of the.
A collection of remarks from Mischa Leviticki famed violinist and other noted figures. Frances Perkins advocates labor strength for civic life while Malvina Hoffmann urges peaceful cooperation.
New York gossip sketches Gene Fowler and Charles Mac Arthur as prodigious Hollywood pranksters who stir studio decorum with pranks and personality. The piece notes Benham’s friends buying sparrows in Japan and ships clerks in Radio City adopting English fashion with tea at 6 o clock.
The Century near Music Hall, once the Roxy, faced legal fights over its name and failed attempts at blockbuster shows. Its costly attempts include The Last Waltz and Virginia, the latter ending with a $175000 loss. The aging structure may be torn down for office space.
The piece notes restaurant pricing confusion as menus advertise low luncheon entrees and dinner prix fixes while omitting clear charges. It cites Horcher's in Berlin as an example of unclear pricing and mentions patrons avoiding dishes they deserve due to visible prices.
The mercury dipped to eight degrees last night. Cameron Beck of the New York Stock Exchange will speak at the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce annual meeting with High Point Chamber officers as guests. City council begins the year by voting to improve South Main Street. Miss Alice Elizabeth Freeze leaves for Converse College. Robert Overman, Charles Coble and Charlies Parker return to Davidson College. Miss Katharine Via of Wadesboro visits Miss Mary Simmons on Farriss Avenue. Miss Margaret McManus returns to North Carolina College for Women Greensboro after holidays in High Point and Winston-Salem. President Coolidge asks Congress to authorize a commission to investigate the sinking of submarine 8-4. The U.S. public debt was reduced by over a billion dollars last year. The will of Gavin McNab leaves part of his California estate to clients harmed by his advice.
The passage discusses old-time night clubs profiting from crooked cashiers using split lead pencil additions to mislead patrons about totals. It notes the practice especially in the early hours when patrons are befuddled and praises meticulous check scanning by leaders like Charles M. Schwab Owen D. Young Alfred P. Sloan and others for their orderly minds.
Eyewitness recalls two truck drivers exchanging blows midday near Brentano's. After a heated clash they stopped simultaneously and one challenged the observer with a taunt. The onlooker responded with a wary grin and walked away, muttering a halfhearted whistle.
North Carolina Public Service head C B Hole warns gas supply at High Point may be cut off without government aid. Across the region over 150 cotton mills suspend work as Southern Power cuts secondary power to mills. David Stanton returns to Roanoke College studies in Salem Virginia. Teacups Bridge club enjoying at Mrs H A Millis home. Mrs C M Brown visiting Greensboro. President Wilson urges Congress on railroad government operation plans. Crowder estimates fifty thousand slackers in the U S. Congress considers a department of munitions.
The state's fishing sector tops commercial value with mullet as the leading marketed species.
Washington report notes Roosevelt enraged by 24 House committee chairs backing the wage hour bill while 22 stood with him. The piece recounts southern and border state defections and lists key chairmen including Sumners, Dough ton, Vinson, and Cartwright. It also recounts Senator O Mahoney’s cross country dash to Cheyenne to meet the President turning the moment into a triumph.
A discussion on war correspondents in Spain and China notes the death of Edward J. Neil in Spain from a 75 millimeter shell. Fellow journalists Gail lard Johnson and Harry Philby died of wounds, illustrating the dangers reporters face in war zones.
Up to 1826 diners on the Isle of Man used whistling spoons to signal a second helping. The item records a dining custom where patrons called for more Bites by whistle signals.
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