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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1940
Page
4
A biblical verse from I Kings 12 7 urges wise service with good words and loyal service to the people. A later remark advises rewarding a good servant and getting rid of a bad one rather than settling for quiet discontent.
The North Carolina congressman Robert L. Doughton plans retirement from Congress to rest at Laurel Springs. He is famed for hard work and long hours, often finishing his office tasks before others start their day. His family, including his older brother known as Governor Doughton, is noted for longevity.
In Asheboro a locally bound volume titled Other People’s Flowers appears in the mail. Compiled by C. C. Crawford the book gathers sentiments and poems from various writers. It is offered as a personal gift not for sale.
Massachusetts inventor J Robert Fish promotes a Research and Engineering Company to protect patents and bring inventions to market. The Hickory Record editorial notes his carburetor claim of fifty percent more mileage and urges progress in automotive efficiency amid a shift from speed to economy.
The Greensboro Record defends Greensburgher as correct and questions Hillsborough Pittsboro Carrboro and Roseboro demonyms. The Fayetteville Observer ponders locals like Hillsborough, Pittsburgh, Carrboro, Roseboro, and regional labels such as Wilsonian or Kinstonian, noting trouble with High Point demonyms and the nickname High Pinter.
The Birmingham Electric Company plans to place hostesses on all cars and serve coffee to passengers as the city’s trolley line in Birmingham, Alabama, seeks a swan song appeal. The Winston-Salem Journal reports the move as a nod to aviation passenger service.
Corette Saltzman, once a housewife with a son to educate, devised a self fitting dress form from scratch. She sold a $1.95 kit and moved production to a Los Angeles factory, reaching 70 000 orders in four years. Her venture expanded to Liberty House in Honolulu and stores in Australia and Canada. Dale Carnegie appears in High Point February 1 at the Senior High School Auditorium.
The Enterprise editor argues that current governments fail and only the Kingdom of God with Christ on David's throne will end poverty and strife. He notes prosperity and happiness come not from human programs but from divine reign and righteousness, with a Bible-based forecast of future kingdom operations.
Talk centers on which classic dominates cinema history with Burnt rivalries to Birth of a Nation. Discussion recalls Griffiths fame and fame loss after the infamous film and a banquet tribute. Critics defend voting by majority while noting shifting opinions in Hollywood circles.
A collage of witty and sharp quotes spans Churchill Woollcott and others on discretion risk alchemy and politics. It notes Italy aiding Finland against Russia and recalls Albania under a stronger power. A gambler mocks a slow horse while Broadway ads ask for loyalty. A Miami Beach hotel denies service to Gentiles, prompting Mrs Mefoofsky to linger.
Before becoming governor of Michigan Murphy faced a bribery attempt as gamblers left $100,000 on his desk urging noninterference. He rejected the bribe and exposed corruption among politicians who allowed gambling. The gamblers later used the money to help defeat his re election bid.
A collage of epigraphs from Parker Shaw Chesterton and de Croisset contrasts with a gossip flavored detective subplot. A shadowy private eye trails a wife suspected of infidelity, only to be fired after following them into a cinema, while an executive credits selective vision for success.
Celebrity Anglophone tale opens with Somerset Maugham playing bridge with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor who quip about kings. The report to President Johnson recounts Lt Harold L Neely and Corporal Kenneth Seaman at Lowry Field, Colorado, where a crash claim ends with Seaman’s death and Neely’s self sacrificial parachute dive.
Last night the High Point Rotary Club held its annual Ladies Night at the Sheraton Hotel with nearly 200 persons in attendance. The Wolf and Crane Company of Philadelphia plans to locate a warehouse here. Lieut Fred Johnson US Army reserve will present an air circus at Lohr Field this Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Farrell Gray visits relatives in Danville Virginia while Mrs. Roy C Preston Mrs G G Chappell and Mrs J N Bready spent yesterday in Charlotte North Carolina John R Peacok travels to New York on business News Briefs Eight people are dead from a Colorado blizzard Ex President Calvin Coolidge to write a brief history of the nation for a Mt Rushmore memorial tablet Figures of Washington and Jefferson in the Black Hills project supervised by Gutzon Borglum to be unveiled July 4
At a stockholders meeting at Wachovia Bank the Piedmont Building and Loan Association noted last year was unusual with $91,200 in loans canceled and $64,500 paid to non-borrowing stockholders. The census will start here next week. C. E. Hayworth bought the Alma plant on West High Street. Joseph D. Cox returned from Memphis business travel. J A Lindsay Jr returned from Baltimore. J D Brame, formerly of Trinity, bought the Sheloff place on Parkway.
War era notes report Austrian battleships to be handed to allies under peace terms with heavy damage so far. Rear Admiral Sims criticizes U S naval conduct before a Senate panel. Other items recount beer in taps in Illinois and dating woes as Hollywood’s eligible men vanish. A quip about Felix Frankfurter and the Attorney General closes the tranche.
Bruce Catton reports on the Alaska through-route project moving forward despite wartime constraints. A Canada United States commission meets January 24 in Ottawa to select routes and outline costs, with a $20 million estimate for a 24 foot gravel road linking U S highways to Alaska.
A New Yorker stated that a 100 gallon container stored in his home is for private use only in case the water supply runs out. He emphasizes personal preparedness and self sufficiency.
The Japanese oppose the plan to enlarge the American navy amid resentment over the U S drive for greater national protection. The remark reflects tensions in postwar defense discussions and international sentiment regarding U S military policy.
The report notes that Soviet commanders in areas of Finnish engagement face removal or liquidation by Stalin if not disposed of by Finnish action, illustrating harsh Kremlin discipline during the hostilities.
The quote by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain asserts that in a democratic country with public assent, it is possible to create and execute all necessary plans to secure victory.
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