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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1939
Page
4
A verse from Matthew 10 32 speaks to public confession before God. A Rousseau quote notes courage targets not wrong deeds but ridiculous acts. The pairing reflects faith and philosophy on truth and bravery.
The piece argues against earmarking liquor taxes to fund the twelfth grade and public schools. It warns that alcohol taxes may not boost tax capacity, and urges keeping liquor revenue in the general treasury rather than specific educational use. It calls for general fund handling amid broader revenue demands.
The governor and state prison warden and chaplain, consulted yesterday, favor gas chamber executions as more humane than the electric chair. They noted the head shaving and skull-electrode process as especially horrible, and discussed a proposed sleeping death using anesthesia before the final act.
Report notes Governor Hoey has not taken a definite stand on restoring the electric chair and leaves it to the legislature. With warden and chaplain aligning with medical opinion in favor of the gas chamber, uncertainty grows whether lawmakers will bow to public pressure from witnesses. The electric bolt could ease execution for spectators but worsen conditions for officers and the condemned.
The News and Observer lauds Walter Lambeth's outspoken stance at a Thomasville testimonial meeting urging urgent revision and modernization of North Carolina election laws. He denounces absentee ballot misuse and argues elections must reflect the will of the people, urging legislators to act decisively.
The Lexington Dispatch criticizes the Republican stance as bungling under David Lawrence while accusing Roosevelt of diverting focus from domestic errors. The Raleigh Times laments the General Assembly’s incomplete committees and cheers a Guilford delegation motorcade as needed perspective.
A psychologist Henry C. Link recounts advising a suicidal man to run around the block. The plan proved effective as physical activity eased his tension, reduced brooding, and restored interest in living. The man recovered and remained alive.
An anecdote from Lloyd Sloane in Paris shows how calm, respectful confrontation defuses anger. After his two sons caused a dirt-car accident, a watchman berated him until he agreed with the accuser and accepted responsibility. The watchman calmed, and they parted on good terms, proving temper control can quickly resolve conflict.
Walter Winchell dishes quick quips about figures like the Marx brothers Ritz Goebbels and Goering with playful jabs at fashion and politics. He recalls Palm Beach fundraisers humor about Spain and a jab at Clifton Fadiman and Information Please while praising American hall of fame names.
A verbatim report of an individual from Em bassy concerning inner thoughts was handed to the Chief of a European authority. The note continues on Page 6.
A compact snapshot questions what happens in sixty seconds on earth as a world remains in motion and destiny unfolds. The piece invites readers to imagine rapid events unfolding in real time.
The piece lists rapid, vivid stats: Japan with over ten thousand calls per minute making it the globe’s second largest phone user, Russians buying eighty newspapers per minute, Britain delivering 15 000 letters each minute, and beer and milk consumption tied at 1670 gallons per minute. It notes umbrel las popularity after Munich crisis and Turkish tobacco output at 200 pounds per minute. It ends with London Bridge and a gas loss figure of 950 000 cubic feet per minute in the United States.
A. H. Holton was elected councilman to fill the vacancy from F. P. Conrad's resignation. C. E. Diffendale to direct the Community Chest campaign again. Pilot Life agency awarded star trophy for six months' work. D. D. Parsons manager. Ralph C. Erskine to succeed Willis G. Poole as manager of the Sheraton hotel.
Mrs C C Muse returns from Richmond Va Royster Thurman Ill recovering from influenza at his Johnson street home Mrs Edward Willey of Chicago visiting here with Mrs W B McEwen and Mrs John C Abels Gamma Zeta club entertained by Mrs W B Thomas News briefs O Max Gardner Shelby inaugurated as 85th governor of North Carolina in Raleigh Senator Borah backs Kellogg pact Senator Reed opposes it Professor Elmore Gentry Clark Range Tennessee arrested for teaching evolution arguing it is in the textbook Outline of Science used in Tennessee schools
Twenty years ago local news notes that many Baptists plan to attend the state convention in Greensboro January 14 to 16. The municipal court handled two cases, a citizen found not guilty of overparking after leaving a Ford immobilized by freezing, and a Negro preacher acquitted of assault amid his wife’s colorful testimony and the judge’s prudent guidance.
Mrs. B E Moore is confined to her home with pneumonia. Miss Mary King traveled to Guilford College to watch the basketball game. Miss Marguerite Kirkman is visiting friends in Lakewood Florida. W A Copeland returned last night from a business trip through the Southern states.
President Wilson appoints Walker D. Hines to head the railroad bureau succeeding the retiring William G. McAdoo. Treasury warns labor cannot be paid with war savings stamps. Suffrage amendment submitted to General Assembly with Tom Best noting no fireworks in either house.
Charles B. Driscoll notes Grover Whalen declined a proposal for NY World's Fair to assist the San Francisco Fair. He suggests Golden Gate officials set up information booths at Flushing Meadows to build goodwill, arguing it may pay dividends despite the financial hurdle.
The article profiles Ray Weiss a potter and wife of a lawyer living near 86th Street with over a thousand handmade items. It notes her 15 years of production at Greenwich House settlement and exhibitions in uptown galleries.
The former 42nd Street trolley tunnel under Grand Central would be repurposed as an information center to aid visitors. Optimistic officials hope to rent space to cover city costs, despite engineers warning the tunnel cannot handle vehicle traffic.
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