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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1939
Page
4
An anthology line contrasts biblical and Shakespearean moods on pity and justice. The first quote from Hebrews honors compassion toward the imprisoned and afflicted, while the second condemns tyrants who misuse pity as a tool of oppression.
An article discusses the belief that peace requires disarmament while warning that nations may safeguard themselves with strength. It cites China’s history of disarmament and defense against invasion and notes President and Congress urging immediate large military appropriations despite pacifist appeals.
The contest over whether Durham belongs to the eastern or western North Carolina influenced last night's Raleigh session. D L Ward of Bern won by two votes over Victor S Bryant of ham with support from western members. A Guilford representative suggested Durham is too westward to secure the speakership this year. John W Caffey backed Ward. a Bryant vote could have tied and changed the outcome.
The piece outlines Ward as a likely presiding officer with strong backing in the 1937 General Assembly. It notes his background on the appropriations committee, his role with the Democratic State executive committee, and his reputation for budget balancing conservatism. It also discusses City Manager Knox’s efforts to secure local support by highlighting the project’s economic benefits and potential land dispute considerations in Yadkin or Forsyth courts.
Gloomy Pacific Coast writers predicted a Duke setback and empty seats as Duke faced Southern California. The game proved late passes by Duke sealed victory, drawing a full house and record gate. North Carolina can take pride in Duke's performance and Pasadena’s praise.
Uptown critics urge swift action on the Kivett drive bridge over Southern Railway, completed weeks ago but not in service. Citizens say state and city officials have delayed street connections and demand the city council push for immediate action.
The complaint grows from local landowners facing purchase and flooding for the Yadkin river hydroelectric project. County commissioners fear reduced land values and tax rolls as the project proceeds.
Dr Harold A Namer headmaster of Friends Academy Locust Valley offers eight rules for parents handling 14 to 17 year olds. He urges high expectations belief in the boy, private criticism, interest in hobbies, admitting mistakes, giving responsibility, and allowing independent decisions to foster growth.
A jumble of historical quotes includes Joseph M. Darst St Louis welfare director. George M Cohan. Professor Harold Laski. Charles A Beard. Tom Mooney. Senator Shipstead. a Newark kiss bandit. Mayor Platt Rye NY. and David Sarnoff. The remarks touch welfare, policy Europe Britains underwriters, prison release, term limits, theft ethics, and science under oppression.
Walter Winchell recounts Howard Hughes as a ladies' man who missed a microphone moment in Alaska after a prank telegram. The notes also mention Maurice Chevalier courting Nita Raye in Paris, Mistinguette’s youth and rumored love for Carlos Machado, and the Garbo Stokowski situation heading toward a Capri retreat. Doug Corrigan faces a 400 Gs option.
Fred Johnson of the San Francisco Call-Bulletin drama staff interviews Lee Shubert about the Hellzapoppin run on the West Coast. Shubert reveals a 20 week advance sale at 35000 weekly and notes one favorable critic despite prior bad notices.
Howard Merrill writes a compact note about Woh Lee in this minute item. The piece reads like a brief society or personal update with minimal context and local interest.
A brief snapshot of events unfolding as a world stays in motion. In sixty seconds, distant actions align with real time, showing the pace of life and the瞬間 events shaping the globe as they occur.
The column lists rapid daily metrics: the United States imports 6000 dollars of foodstuffs, exports 3000 dollars of unmanufactured cotton, amateurs catch 200 fish, capital erosion costs 16000 dollars, hens hatch 2000 chicks, Agriculture tests 200 dollars per minute, Calcutta jute yields 17 bales, buses transport 2500 children, and government seizures and fines bring 95 dollars per minute, while three people open a savings account during reading.
A clipped line from a 1938 Esquire Features piece introduces Dale Carnegie, noting copyrighted material and the authoring context. The item frames Carnegie within a broader feature set and hints at his influence on communication instruction.
Mrs. W. C. Hammond resigns as head of the local welfare department and will be replaced by Miss Alice Cramner of Southport. Preparations begin for the High Point Community Chest spring drive. Trophy council Jr. O U A M installed new officers led by G B Bowden as councilor and Fred McSwain as vice councilor. A drive to erase a $7500 deficit on the city's pledge to High Point College starts January 9.
Charles B. Driscoll recalls a busy Grand Central day with a careless umbrella and a potted plant left near a switchboard. After misplacing the plant, a brisk thief darts off with the package claiming he must catch a train.
Miss Odell Parks visits Gaffney South Carolina with her parents. Miss Julia Marsh leaves for Salem College. James Sawyer of Windsor, formerly on The Enterprise staff, visits High Point for several days. News briefs note Question Mark airplane in Los Angeles on its fourth day of flight and discuss the Kellogg pact as Washington topic and air mail service operating at a steady loss.
Twenty years past local news notes the Red Cross home service department under Miss Clara Cox aided relief work in October and November, spending 2003 dollars donated by citizens in cooperation with other agencies.
Police pursue charges against Bernard Tanenzapf also known as Bernard Na tan and possibly Musica as an alias. The report notes misused identities amid a widening inquiry into a film company scandal. It mentions other scattered items about public figures and a physician’s remark regarding Leonora Ammann of Rice Lake Wisconsin.
The narrator recounts discovering the next day a guarded package and plant identical to their own from the previous night. A tall commuter had informally reclaimed the duplicate, leading to a confrontation over ownership and custody.
A portrait collection notes Ford Frick in Rockefeller Center dictating letters while shaved, Arthur Brisbane in a car, and elevators in tall buildings slowing before stops. It mentions Tom Stix proposing cheap yearly theater tickets, Karl Bickel’s art collection and Colorado paper roots, Hoover’s glasses habit, Theodore Roosevelt’s hat, and Edwin Milton Boyle’s enduring Lambs presence and Broadway start in 1892.
The city engineer warns that jitterbug dances endanger structures in Mankato Minnesota. The warning notes risk of collapse if dancers occupy buildings during failure, prompting caution about crowding and safety.
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