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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1936
Page
5
A guest editor writes in a family newspaper about editorial limits and censorship. The piece mocks overblown advertising claims and argues for clear, useful product information from trusted sales staff. It reflects on consumer behavior and the role of honest guidance in shopping and decision making.
A columnist urges measuring the Community Chest by genuine local need for 1937. They praise broader giving to YWCA Red Cross and Salvation Army while urging a dedicated fund for residents in need and a frank survey of charity needs for the next budget.
City authorities propose moving stop lines back 20 feet and making parallel parking mandatory on Main street from the Sheraton to Commerce. Proponents argue it will reduce injuries and damaged vehicles, while critics call it an inconvenience and question its necessity. The discussion echoes traffic controls seen in Charlotte Philadelphia Greensboro and many other cities.
In a postscript the editor notes he cannot answer inquiries this week due to Guest Editors' Week for The Ace of Spades and promises responses later.
Local and state furniture manufacturers at the Chicago market report satisfactory volume, better than a year ago, with attendance rising and optimism high. J. T. Ryan of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association notes January market trails mid summer in volume but remains pleasing with no major price surges.
Alicia Hart discusses cruising and vacation trends in Florida and Bermuda. The column notes personal branding and self promotion aboard ships and at tourist destinations, highlighting how travelers market their experiences and identities during seaside journeys.
The note advises packing dark glasses, anti wrinkle cream and eye lotion for beach days. It cautions against reading on sunny decks and suggests applying suntan lotion around the eyes, using rotating strokes, and massaging to relax muscles. Reapply nightly with thick cream and gentle patting.
The account describes an 1747 proposal by Benjamin Franklin for an electrical dinner. A turkey would be killed by electric shock and roasted by a jack of electric fire, ignited by an electric bottle.
The medieval king housed a polar bear in the Tower of London and let it swim and fish in the river. The note adds a claim that wild animals resist tsetse fly bites.
Calotabs are promoted as aiding nature to throw off a bad cold by cleansing the system. The advertisement claims Calotabs support the elimination of poisons from the body and serve a double purpose in cold treatment.
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