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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1940
Page
4
A devotional line urges calm by recalling the Acts 27:22 message that there will be no loss of life, even as the ship faces peril. The text blends scriptural quotes about safety and judgment with a grim image of the hangman and the axe.
An editorial discusses President Roosevelt defending the New Deal as non partisan while urging continued Democratic fidelity to federal action. It argues the party must appeal to voters unsettled by the old order and counters Deweys critique of seven years of Democratic control.
The House debates the anti lynching bill with Northern support for passage and Southern opposition. The editorial argues federal action intrudes on state police powers and contends lynching has declined due to local control, deeming federal intervention unnecessary and unlikely to save lives.
In Harbin I saw a monument to two Japanese spies executed after the Russo Japanese war for plans to blow the Siberian Railway. Their final act of giving to widows and orphans is cited as a path to fearlessness and exaltation. The piece ends noting Dale Carnegie’s upcoming talk at High Point Senior High School Auditorium on February 1 sponsored by the A B Club Charity Fund.
The article praises the National Youth Administration for its work with juveniles, noting its role in helping and rehabilitating young people. It frames the agency as optimistic amid crime coverage and emphasizes positive outcomes.
The local NYA office directed by J. C. Kimrey has helped 30 youths gain work connections, offering experience in typing filing dictation and clerical tasks to foster self support and prepare a generation for non federal jobs. The piece links this effort to broader youth employment goals.
The Christian Science Monitor contrasts winter blessings with snow's practical benefits for water supply and nature. Senator Taft proposes a five point budget balance plan for the next President, with public interest rising as a balanced budget becomes reality. Kansas City reports a drop in annual traffic fatalities from 100 to 32 in a decade aided by persistent safety campaigns and strict courts.
The Montgomery Advertiser notes Richmond copied Montgomery’s Christmas traditions already. The column teases how Richmond should innovate rather than imitate and mentions old customs like cards eggnog and carols. The piece comments on a lighthearted copycat trend.
Quips praise and jabs covering a hospital flat rate for triplets eight dollars total, a Broadway robbery of Tobacco Road box office, Garbo marriage as a yoke, steamship bargains to South America, and quotes from Mrs. Verinda Brown and Premier Dirk De Geer reflecting wartime mood and hope.
Dr. Knight Dunlap of the University of California at Los Angeles declares that Allied victory would save civilization despite economic exhaustion.
Gossip column notes on Broadway figures and social scenes. Campaigns and romances among stars, producers, and society names surface with hints of weddings contracts and travels.
Registrars have been appointed for the school bond election. James B. Day and Company of Chicago will open a branch warehouse here. Central District Funeral Directors held a closed meeting with a banquet at the Sheraton Hotel. Mrs. H L Shuey of Morganton visits relatives here. Mrs. W T White is recovering from illness after a hospital stay. Litton Powery has traveled to Los Angeles for several months.
In Washington Governor Bricker defends Ohio relief efforts while stressing tax payer burdens. He signals a presidential bid supported by allies, worrying Senator Taft’s camp. Also notes Army officers at Billing Field faced a cold night when a sergeant’s furnace duties led to his dismissal and a shift of responsibility. Federal reshaping eyed with the Children’s Bureau possibly joining the Federal Security Agency.
A roving social column notes a 250 000 sponsorship for an East Side venue, the Alker juniors turning three in summer, Ely Culbertson's romance with Lucinda Hazen, Phyllis Russell linked to Mrs. Astor, and James Lewis of Harvard among party chatter. It mentions Stork Club romances including Rhinelander, Follette, Steele and Pinchot, Moss Hart hosting and Joan Edwards rumored secret marriage in Havana.
The new contracts include a maternity clause allowing femme employees to return after childbirth. Newsreelers must dispatch four cameras to cover the same story. Rumors note Robeson to receive an honorary degree, and Butler speculation links to Chamberlain. The Reich bans Christmas materials from a German library of information.
Edwin W. Bok who immigrated from Holland as a youth rose to fame and wealth and died today at his winter home in Lake Wales Florida. Dr Hubert M. Potent of Wake Forest was elected Potentate of the Mystic Shrine in Newbern today.
William Merkel, a leading lumber dealer of Irvington New Jersey, inquired with the local chamber of commerce about advantages High Point offers for a large wood working plant. State editors in Greensboro pledged to promote law and order and curb moonshine. A E Tate was appointed to the National Highway Council.
A. E. Futrelle returns from a business trip to New York. Max Wall accepts a position with Southern Rome Bed Company. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kephart return from their Detroit honeymoon.
Dr G Campbell Morgan predicts a possible revolution in the U S following adoption of prohibition as Ignace Paderewski steps down, leaving Poland with the love and respect of his people.
Senator William Borah questions the former president on his ability to recite an algebra example with interest, warning the public that such flair could be dangerous in leadership. The remark reflects the era's distrust of rhetoric over substance.
It is unthinkable that our industrial growth should longer be delayed by the self interest of any one group. Gov. Herbert H. Lehman of New York.
Dean Samuel N. Stevens of University College Northwestern University argues that hobbies, though potentially financially draining, stimulate mental life and keep a person engaged.
Lord Redesdale will move his daughter to Argyllshire a coastal island he bought last year. Lila Lee, touring with Tonight We Danee, receives nightly orchids from a Chicago banker. A Hollywood writer quit his job during Yuletide by walking into his producer’s office under mistletoe.
Senator Carl A. Hatch of New Mexico, author of the clean-politics bill, is drafting a companion measure to bar political activity by state employees in all agencies receiving federal money. He argues the act would target state highway departments funded by Uncle Sam and threatens to curb state machines, predicting the bill could win about 25 Senate votes.
Lois Roberts of Los Angeles kicked a 50 yard barefoot punt, noted in Strange as it Seems. The piece suggests barefoot play could improve the game though many would call it sissy.
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