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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
4
A reflection on the harm from envious talk and the decay of understanding with age. The lines cite Psalm 140:9 and Rochefoucauld noting that defects of the understanding worsen as people grow older.
The General Assembly revised election laws by removing the absentee ballot from the primary while allowing it in the general election. Supporters say it may restore confidence. critics warn it could shift candidacy leverage and raise disputes over absentee use and impact on turnout.
A historical piece discusses westward settlement, farming, and soil depletion. It cites Sidney Lanier and quotes E. B. Garrett on conservation, arguing that without soil care there can be no conservation of people. The narrative links land use to financial ruin and environmental damage.
An editorial excerpt links soil conservation to human welfare, discussing erosion, poverty, and health. A second piece reviews Endicott Johnson shoe founder George F. Johnson, praising humanized business practices and questioning labor union debates, with local commentary on Paul V. McNutt and Democratic leadership remarks.
The New Standard Encyclopedia outlines Guam as a volcanic island 1500 miles east of the Philippines with 13000 inhabitants. The Navy seeks a 4 million dollar fortification budget to make Guam an outlying lookout post, drawing opposition over potential Japan tensions and concerns for the Philippines and American Far East interests.
Congressman R L Doughton told a Winston-Salem Journal reporter in Winston-Salem last night that if Roosevelt seeks continued Democratic leadership the party will back him. He added that the party would stand by Roosevelt.
The tale of J Will Lysons a shy secretary who rose in public speaking after joining Elks Magazine work for crippled children He feared public address at first yet spoke for three minutes and later gave many talks becoming a powerful speaker by age seventy His story promotes public speaking as a life changing door to help others and build confidence
The excerpt cites Roosevelt urging liberty and democracy, notes Republicans declining a Jackson Day dinner, and mocks federal tax hikes with a joke about pig banks. It also includes a quip about a census taker and an Australian kangaroo story fragment.
The column recalls a jewel of noir lore about a Japanese multi millionaire who funded a New York East Side club scheme with a alluring blonde. Police doubt a suicide thus his disappearance remains a mystery. Wingy the Bali host reminisces about Miami nights and snowstorms in clubs.
A boastful letter of recommendation from agent Paul Small reaches Joe E. Lewis at the Versailles. Lewis jokes the man can sing mimic juggle and play six instruments but not eat. The note arrives amid Clifford Fischer facing a potential lawsuit over his Follies Bergere.
A soon to be ex wife upbraids a songwriter for numerous infidelities including romance with the best friend. The piece blends a Broadway understudy tale with snippets on composers, a Gershwin memorial, and a quip about Berlin park signs.
So Watts of the Herald Tribune drama staff calls the Saroyan play the best of the year to date while noting that one or two Broadway columnists cling to their own views and accuse us of bias for blackballing it. He recalls a 1928 Herald piece on the talking photoplay debacle.
Local News-Book fees are being collected from High Point pupils for the second half of the school year. Horace Haworth explained the law to registrars for the school bond election. Rev George Stephens evangelist to conduct meetings at the Salvation Army citadel. Miss Clara Grissom and Miss Anne Kaney spending weekend at Charlotte. Ernest Kearns and Hurley returned from points North.
Senator F M Simmons confirms another bid for the U S Senate. The Mississippi River sits near flood stage. A higher sugar tax is anticipated.
In a retrospective, the column notes editors favored woman suffrage, questions the attribution of many deaths to wood alcohol, and humorously cites issues about expensive eggs and Christmas cigars as the season sees politicians deny what they said.
Quotes warn that failed democratic policy invites fanaticism and war. Study by John W. Studebaker and Frank Murphy argues Americans must trust the people's wisdom to resist paths toward Communism and Fascism. The piece notes Murphy's career as a cautionary tale about political defeat and advancement without election.
British cabinet changes unsettle reporters as a censor trained is replaced by another, amplifying confusion and unease among press coverage and official communications.
In a terse editorial note the piece muses on alternative figures for delivering U.S. mail to Europe. It jests about Russian tactics in Finland and parodies literary quotations to underline media skepticism.
In Washington on January 11 unofficial but effective efforts are under way to land Joe Martin of Massachusetts as a possible break for a dark horse at the Republican convention. A spontaneous group of House Republicans is quietly asking active supporters of current contenders to consider Martin if their candidate falters. Also, if Schwellenbach is moved to a federal judgeship, his reelection fight in Washington state grows tougher with Bone seeking to beat him. Samuel King notes Hawaii delegates praising Americanized Japanese and recounts a tale of cultural shift. Oscar Ewing, labeled a conservative, defends his Roosevelt era aided stance despite liberal critics.
Captain Franz von Rintelen declares the war hopeless for the Nazis while Senator Robert A Taft argues balancing the budget requires firm presidential resolve. The remarks reflect wartime espionage context and fiscal policy stance.
John Barrymore quips about Connie Bennet after a missed appointment with Constance Bennet, noting she won t be angry and that she understands the situation.
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