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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1939
Page
4
A mixed text quoting Kings 7 18 about God removing Israel from sight and a Beecher saying never forget what a man says when angry. The fragmentary source suggests a devotional or religious reflection without a clear news event or date.
High Point debates the future of a hydroelectric project as city leaders, county officials, and property owners clash over financing and impact. Councilman John S. Pickett signals mixed support while some urge negotiating a low rate contract with Duke Power. Court decisions and federal funds have not settled the dispute, and site work proceeds amid protests.
Thomasville honors J Walter Lambeth after he voluntarily ended service in Congress. The Friday tribute notes his public service and notes the town's appreciation for his years of leadership and contribution.
The column praises Walter Winchell and Congressman Lambeth for sincere civic service and honors in Thomasville and North Carolina. It critiques Roosevelt era budgets, cites Franklin and Quillen quips, and reviews Broadway openings with dismissive notes on current trends.
The Reich Central Office for Combating the Gypsy Mode of Existence plans a census of all gypsies in Germany to assign race, disperse tribes, and strictly enforce laws. The bureau faces a difficult task as it labels gypsies as a wandering people with a long historical presence and evasive traits.
The public debt may top a new high of 44.458 billion by June 30, 1940 but observers are reminded that the nation’s assets back the debt. The National City Bank of New York in 1922 assessed the country’s wealth as a counterbalance to debt fears.
The Enterprise notes Gerald Grattan McGeer’s 1934 mayoral landslide in Vancouver fueled by daily Oxford Group prayer meetings. Inaugurated January 2, he declared the ensuing Sunday a civic day of prayer and humiliation urging reliance on Almighty God for civic reform. Continued on Page Five Sec A.
A sixty second snapshot of U S production and income. In one minute 4300 medicine bottles are made from forest timber 800 fence posts 12000 shingles 100 dollars of salmon canned 110 barrel hoops and more. Farmers earn 1500 dollars a minute communications workers 1200 publishing workers 2500. Non metallic mineral products exceed eight thousand dollars per minute. Potatoes 956 bushels bananas 120 bunches almonds 44 pounds and oleomargarine 750 pounds. An economic microcosm from 1938 advertising feature.
A reflective piece discusses questions children ask about God and the limits of scientific proof. It cites Darwin and Morley, argues faith rests on revelation and experience, warns substitutes threaten religion, and ends with Luther’s hymn praising God as a fortress.
The author recalls standing in line for the Metropolitan Opera on Broadway where a bare headed man in knickers attracts amused stares. He notes knickers as a fading fashion, shares personal history wearing them from 1924 onward, and reflects on social conformity and public gaze. The piece ends with a wry aside on politics as a woman's sphere.
Observers note that current preparations suggest future conflicts will avoid rain as a factor, indicating a shift in battlefield conditions and planning. The remark emphasizes adaptability in strategy and terrain considerations as military thinking moves beyond adverse weather constraints.
A review essays Nazi Germany: Its Women and Family Life by Clifford Kirkpatrick, noting its balanced, humane study of German women under Nazism and its caution about future war. Also praised Dreams Of Youth by Philip Freund for its vivid group of young characters and a fox hunting collection The Stranger by Marsellus Davis and coauthors, with strong illustrations and Congressional Record interest.
A compilation of remarks from public figures and a humorous note about a stall in the Tournament of Roses Parade. Senator Carter Glass laments the press scrutiny on his 81st birthday while Sonja Henie jokes about New Year resolutions. other quotes touch on drinking, Ferdinand, and Europe’s cold wave fears.
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