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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1937
Page
4
A wartime era style card prints two aphorisms about kindness and charity. The first cites a Bible verse about feeding the hungry and welcoming strangers, while the second credits Goethe, describing kindness as society’s golden chain.
President Roosevelt takes a second oath to lead the nation through continued recovery and the global challenge of dictatorships and communism. He faces a difficult path to stabilize the economy, sustain progress, and avert backsliding while guiding a redefined New Deal era.
City director of public works Sam H. Strickland says the grade crossing elimination plan can be realized with the $850,000 available. Engineers and contractors believe estimates will hold, though bids must be received to confirm. The main hurdle remains whether the figures cover a satisfactory job.
The discussion centers on a proposed High Point project funded by the State Highway and Public Works Commission, the Public Works Administration, the Southern Railway, and the city. If bid figures diverge from estimates, the undertaking may falter. price is pivotal to unlocking the plan.
Through the New England Council six state governors pledge to maintain favorable conditions for industry to grow. The ads note 20,000,000 square feet of manufacturing space leased or sold, aiming at intelligent, regionally tailored development rather than low-wage attractors. An informed government view promises fairer treatment and reduced conflicts of interest for business and workers.
The Texas Weekly notes a drop in lynchings in 1936 despite no federal anti lynching law. Nine lynchings occurred, 35 mob incidents were stopped, and 69 people were saved from mob violence. It urges local law enforcement to curb mobs through stronger character and oath fulfillment.
Burlington Times News notes that High Point shows progress on a proposed civil service merit system for city jobs. Drafted by State Senator T J Gold and Representative T R Pickens, it would fill department positions by merit and test current incumbents. The final commission's discretion remains tied to the measure's passage.
The author argues Burlington should adopt civil service modeled after High Point to fill municipal positions by merit. It praises tests for current workers and future applicants, condemns patronage, and says a merit based system improves efficiency over political appointments despite ongoing politics.
The item mocks a campaign donkey and asserts Roosevelt had a chance to attend his own inauguration. It notes that as he begins his last long mile he will have the best wishes of all true Americans.
A colonial era belief about a Negro's happiness is dismissed as a mistake. The piece notes a recent food strike at the A and T college and a similar strike at the Negro A and M college in Tallahassee, Florida, reflecting shifts in appetites across races.
An American dispatch from Tokyo notes Japan frets over sustaining world naval competition costs. Workers bear the burden as rice and fish prices rise. The piece argues naval arms race is a dangerous flirtation with life and death.
The biography honors the man who invented matches, noting his impact on everyday tasks. Without his innovation we might not know what to balance atop a tile, a nod to simple practical problems sparked by his invention.
A medley of lines warns that the tongue can ruin lives and spark tragedy, comparing words to weapons and to historic tyrants. It urges caution and responsibility in speaking, noting both harm and positive potential.
The piece argues President Roosevelt will frame his approach to curb the Supreme Court by citing the founders. Irving Brant promotes that the framers intended Congress to hold mercantile powers, suggesting government monopolies could be constitutional.
An assailant attempted to bomb the residence of Mexico's former president who believed his risks of harm were over. Police investigated the incident and no injuries were reported.
A report notes the new king’s bumps were read by a phrenologist, describing the task as easy given the king’s steadiness on horseback.
New York society debs visit the Automat near the Globe with cameras backstage. The Automat resists photos while showcasing a cosmopolitan dining crowd including beautiful girls, men about town, racketeers, and a brassy set nicknamed tin-horn sports.
A narrator recalls fondly his father's visits to New York landmarks like the Automat and Hippo drome. He describes nickel gadgets at the Automat, the coffee spigot with coffee and cream, and notes the crowd's contrast. He also mentions seeing the late Charles Dillinger enjoying pie.
The Automat once housed a barber shop favored by theater folk. The Weber Field crowd used it as a meeting spot. A famous Nat Goodwin tale centers on a morning shave when he kept nodding off, prompting the barber to tell him to stop. The actor quips to “Just cut my air.”
Society follows Gloria Vanderbilt as she runs a gown shop from her salon at 9 a.m. patrons seek her design approval and sketches line her desk alongside a photo of her daughter Gloria. The trend mirrors other social figures like Peggy Hoyt and Mrs. William.
At a Welch area meeting on milk routes and a tobacco warehouse A E Tate presiding over a crowd of townspeople heard more than one third support the routes and the station while tobacco interest was minimal due to no local tobacco grown in the Welch district. Also notes on Capt Jas Zollicoffer returning to Stewart El Paso Texas and local residents arriving or ill. News briefs mention a munitions factory explosion near London and Admiral burial at Arlington cemetery.
Miss Bertha Nichols visiting nurse began work Monday serving the sick and earning warm welcomes. Patients expressed thanks for the comfort she provided and said they felt better after her visits. The pioneer work of Miss Nichols is continued in the city with praise for city nurses.
Thaw, Ill, and others praise Chic Sale for thrift in vaudeville. He built independence for peers, earned royalties from the brochure misnamed "The Specialist" and converted his entire fortune into an annuity for his wife. He also created a trust fund to support her over the years.
An overheard exchange at a ticket window captures a passenger requesting Amityville, while another in the crowd jests about honesty. The fragment reflects a casual scene observed in transit or event queues.
A startled Bellemore resident reports a visit from an unfamiliar person at their house. Police caution about strangers and advise securing homes after the incident.
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