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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1940
Page
4
The president to Congress report shows North Carolina received about 154 million dollars in emergency relief from 1935 to 1939, with a per capita draw of 292 million. The state questions why it did not secure a maximum share, noting a favorable federal balance and that spending exceeded its cost of government.
The Lexington Dispatch discusses penalties for epidemics on school attendance and teacher allotments. It argues that state funding based on eight month attendance harms both teachers and pupils when illnesses reduce enrollment, urging revised reporting and protection for those affected.
Dale Carnegie emphasizes fear as a core obstacle to growth and outlines child friendly methods. Parents should avoid using fears for discipline and instead help children confront anxieties gradually with trusted adults.
The piece argues that football is not essential to a healthy university life and criticizes subsidization of the sport. Dr. Hutchens favors focusing on education while acknowledging football’s spectator value and its limited benefits for participants. It reflects on motives for entering wars and the lasting impact of public sentiment on national policy.
The text discusses Japan wanting good ties with the United States while maintaining leverage over the Sunrise kingdom. It notes face-saving maneuvers by Japanese militarists and suggests these tactics affect Asian peace prospects. It also references the European war and the News and Observer's view on American involvement.
Fort Worth based Carl Wallner urges salesmen to self question and take action. An editor notes Dale Carnegie will appear in High Point at the Senior High School Auditorium February 1 sponsored by the A B Club Charity Fund.
An insurance study finds today’s average woman weighs three to five pounds less than 17 years ago, with a wry note about slim waists. The piece cites growing anti-democratic movements shrinking across the nation. Quotes include Roger N. Baldwin of the ACLU and Governor Herbert Lehman urging continued peace and human rights.
A jumble of society notes mentions Alice Faye and Tony Martin in Chicago, Ina Ray Hutton seeking an annulment, Garson Kanin and Margot Stevenson as fakes, Judith Anderson’s heartbreak, the Roosevelt split denial, Hoover backers backing a merged mag, Anne Martin as a rising screen figure, James Cromwell buying tickets for a Jackson Day Dinner, a bridal miscue at the Pierre, and local court trials plus school enrollment data for the era.
A set of gossip items claims a French wartime figure nicknamed the Amelia Earhart of France was executed as a spy in the third week of the war. It notes inferences about secrecy and high society confidence surrounding the tale.
Miss Lucille Sherrod returned from Statesville. Weldon Brannon and John Denson came back to Jonesboro after visiting Mr and Mrs J H Williamson.
The article notes pamphlets mailed in the United States claim the Athenia was sunk by an infernal machine planted by Churchill, denouncing German propaganda. It recalls Germans shipped such material on January 5 and mentions Sam Goldwyn and a Film Critics’ radio show quip about collective moviemaking.
The Senate voted to retain the existing sugar tariff as flooding continues on the lower Mississippi. Fred Beal was arrested today with others in New Bedford Massachusetts, later released on bail in North Carolina after a Gastonia strike leadership conviction.
A Chicago labor leader faces government probes soon while pockets of gossip swirl about marriages and media tricks. Notables mentioned include President J Ballard of Bu lova Watch and poet W H Auden seeking citizenship, with a mix of personal misfortunes and sharp commentary on press ethics.
R E Madsen, reportedly over seven feet tall, arrived in High Point today to much fanfare and had to stoop for doors as spectators gaped. Meanwhile, the American Legion chapter announces women will be eligible for membership.
H Roy Kearns of Morristown Tenn visited here today. W A Bass and E A Hatcher plan a business trip to New York tomorrow night. E B Huffine of Greensboro visited yesterday. Mr and Mrs Raymond Underwood of Randolph County married yesterday in Greensboro and were hosting friends and relatives today.
The text notes the Nazi plan to fund the war via compulsory savings, attributed to economist J. M. Keynes, who struggles to promote his scheme domestically. It also mentions social scene items involving Grace Line and social figures Begee Holloway, Margie Leigh, Lois Andrews, and F. L. Andrews, plus a telegram from Fitz to Walter regarding broadcast concerns.
A news brief notes Bolshevists as a menace to European peace and calls Poland the lone bulwark against renewed warfare. It also reports the U S Post Office Department plans to extend air mail routes to southern cities.
The article recalls Giuseppe Zangara’s 1933 attempt on F D R and wounding Mayor Cermak of Chicago. Cermak, at Miami Hospital, asked why the assailants aimed at him, while a Chicago ally promised to question Zangara in his cell. Zangara claimed anti capitalist views and preferred Hoover’s absence, saying Roosevelt and Hoover were similar. He denied gang ties and attacked wealth, yelling at a rich man. The piece mingles other entertainment gossip and salon chatter with historic crime notes.
The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin argues that keeping democracy might threaten peace and prosperity more than adopting dictatorship. He suggests voters and elected representatives proved unable to achieve national happiness.
A brief quotation from Leslie Hore Belisha once British war secretary. It expresses resolve to meet any task with energy despite political upheaval. The line reflects steadfast vigor in leadership moments.
Severin Winterscheidt was secretly paroled this week in a case involving a deal to flip a State's witness against Bandits. The text notes cheap cigars, Hoover, a Cuban sugar plantation owner Jorges Sanchez winning $3,000 on a horse named Buttermilk at Hialeah, and a cynical line about forgotten Americans and counterfeits.
Puerto Rico Governor William D. Leahy demands a sugar quota boost and wage hour reform before returning to the island. The push for at least 400000 extra tons faces a Havana like fight in Congress, with Cuba's quota likely to be cut, provoking broader demands and a clash over relief funds.
Governor Leahy warned President Roosevelt he would resign if Puerto Rico's plight could not be remedied. Roosevelt backed him as Leahy secured a $10,000,000 PWA grant and control over the Reconstruction Administration. He now seeks wage-hour reform to save the needlework industry employing about 75,000 women, where daily wages around 25 cents threaten factory closure.
A Danish fisherman reported a drag on his net and pulled up what he described as a submarine, stirring questions about the unusual catch and its origin.
Finnish forces report heavy capture of Russian equipment suggesting a likely rummage sale to liquidate surplus. The item mix includes armor and vehicles, with units evaluating disposal options amid ongoing operations.
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