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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1938
Page
4
The Enterprise urges Chief Friddle to pursue a widespread bootlegging and gambling syndicate rumored to rake in about 1200 dollars daily in Winston Salem and surrounding areas. The paper stresses not to pre-judge but insists authorities exhaust all efforts to tackle the larger alleged scheme and protect vulnerable citizens.
Dr W W Alexander head of the Farm Security Administration argues that future national strength will come from the rural South and its lower population levels. He cites census-like statistics noting high birth rates in the South, modest foreign immigration, and shifts in national population growth toward the North and West.
A discussion notes the South accounts for about 24 percent of American born children and 32 percent per the 1930 census. It emphasizes the need for proper training and development of these youths, despite contributors earning less than 15 percent of national income. The piece praises the quality of the region's young population and urges national focus on their education and advancement.
President Roosevelt taps 52 year old Stanley Reed for the Supreme Court seat. Reed, a Yale and Sorbonne graduate and former solicitor general, has long legal experience including work with the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative and a high court record in support of New Deal legislation.
An analysis of unemployment figures shows 3 209 211 part time workers seeking more hours, including 567 551 women. The piece argues women entering and retaining jobs since World War I reduced available labor for men and reshaped employment dynamics. It notes the shift is a lasting change, not a temporary wartime measure.
A regional note argues sex roles shift as women assume industrial jobs due to men serving in warfare. The piece suggests women may form future military companies to aid defense rather to relinquish their foothold in industry gained previously.
The article weighs conflicting views on the Sixty Families and big business, noting government critics and labor opponents on one side and Ford spokesman Cameron and others praising creative industry on the other. It cites Hugh Johnson on the Du Ponts and argues that wealth has brought employment while subsidized growth and monopolistic harms complicate policy decisions.
The News and Observer rejects silencing critics at the water’s edge as dangerous. It argues for robust public debate on government foreign policy, warning that stifling protest under patriotic pressure harms democracy even amid looming war threats.
A collection of remarks from Dr J J Janney of Western College Ohio, William B Warner of the National Association of Manufacturers, Senator Josiah W Bailey of North Carolina, Prof James P Gifford of Columbia University, and Miss Bertha Boroskin of Philadelphia. The quotes touch on women athletes industry profit private enterprise and social reform.
The letter cites Albert Ottinger as AP's claim of the first Jewish NY governor nominee and counters with Oscar Straus, noting his 1912 Bull Moose nomination and Irish nominator. The writer recalls Straus’s career, Macy’s ties, and Wilson’s landslide defeat, ending with a personal vote for Straus.
Bruce Catton notes a positive industrial outlook as firms announce multi million expansions for 1938 and 1958 construction totals. Plans include DuPont 38 million, Aluminum Company 26 million, Republic Steel 15 million, Industrial Rayon 12 million plus upgrades. Utilities and wider building modernization push confidence despite low steel output.
A Reno newspaper notes 654 prisoners were granted Christmas paroled release. 15 did not return, a higher fraction than prior years. The piece argues against abandoning the humanitarian practice, citing 539 of 554 who kept faith and urging continued trust in the paroling system.
The piece jokes about hires and firings in film and politics. It cites Paramount’s ban on hiring an entire family to sign Nuratha Acmare for a lead role and notes U S voters and lawmakers employing relatives as assistants in the 1930s with figures 44 in 1934, 37 in 1935, 34 in 1936, and 26 in 1937.
A columnist recalls the odorless cabbage saga linked to Cornell’s Dr. C. H. Myers and notes its odd use for London zoo tortoises. The piece shifts to alimony debates, praising historical protections while calling for reform, criticizing childless divorcee support and spotlighting legal acts by Mrs. Robinson as echoes in many states.
The regime orders German girls to work six months before attending any university. The measure is pitched as a remedy for crowded colleges, though it remains speculative in its practicality.
In So They Say Henry Ford jokes that markets scarcely affect American business likening it to a dog race in California. A dispatch notes State Senator Joseph H. Separk seeks renomination in Gaston county's Democratic primary. once Professor Separk, now a Gastonia manufacturer, remains prominent in finance.
The author notes that some fish enter brief sleep and can be handled without waking. This suggests why they were able to catch a few fish in earlier times, reflecting on past fishing experiences.
A retired observer recalls studying geography from passing trains along Main Street and mentions big railroad names like Great Northern Santa Fe and New York Central. A local joke about misreading an inscription on a car yields Capacity 40 000 Ibe, prompting a lesson on travel distance and home.
A reader recalls seeing historic Georgians Alexander H. Stephens Henry Grady and L Q C Lamar on Pullman cars passing through High Point toward the deep South. The author notes Stephens as Confederate VP Grady as famed editor and advocate for reconciliation and Lamar as Grover Cleveland's cabinet member. The memories honor these men and their lasting influence.
A humorous look at marriages financed by odd odds from Maryland and Catawba, where lovers used 40 nickels or blackberries to pay license fees. The columnist muses on luck versus berry-picking efforts and the amusing memories of small-town romance.
A high school graduate worries about finding a civil service path. The piece argues bright, qualified youths can succeed without political pull, citing a fisheries chief who advanced through merit and a former congressman who advised staying independent. It notes 10,000,000 people out of work due to lack of imagination.
A review discusses Bert Seldes and his book Movies Come From America. It notes that color and sound transformed film, cites The Great Train Robbery as a turning point, and praises Chaplin and Disney while criticizing production habits and star fixation. It mentions El Roosevelts and future links to TV and propaganda in film.
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