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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1940
Page
4
A compact reflection citing Psalm 12734 comparing arrows to youth and Novalis noting that where children dwell, there is the golden age. The piece presents two aphorisms on youth, strength, and age in a concise, literary vein.
The piece weighs whether Congress should extend large credits to Finland amid World War II. It argues for neutrality and suggests aid be limited to private gifts or cash and carry if the U.S. stays out of Europe’s conflicts, warning against entangling alliances.
City and Housing Authority officers explain the low cost housing plan. The city’s loss will be limited to ad valorem taxes. ten percent of project cost must be funded by local bonds repaid from rent, with no city obligation. State law allows tax exemptions, keeping tax loss small as authority takes over properties.
The article suggests a two million dollar city building program may offset a tax loss, arguing the long term benefits of construction and public works will compensate the lower tax intake. It emphasizes fiscal optimism and the potential for improved city facilities.
Randolph history highlights Johnsonville as the county seat from 1788 to 1793, later moved to Asheboro. Notable facts include Andrew Jackson practicing law there at age 20, and the site hosting the first Randolph County fair with races and contests. Other forgotten towns include Gladesboro and New Market.
Rockingham resident C B Deane announces his bid for Congress in North Carolina’s Eighth District. He aims for a clear primary majority with scrutiny from the state election board. Incumbent W O Burgin of Davidson County seeks renomination amid anticipated keen intra party contest.
A Winston-Salem Journal quotation notes that truth endures even as the devil cites scripture, reflecting on the Christian Front and how belief and rhetoric intersect in public discourse.
The Charlotte News argues current traffic lights impede free movement of goods and people and suggests changes to improve flow. It advocates maintaining signals while removing unconstitutional constraints on travel and commerce.
Editor notes that Dale Carnegie will speak February 1 at the High Point Senior High School Auditorium, sponsored by the A B Club Charity Fund. The piece then highlights Henry Thoreau’s life of simple living, his cabin in the woods, and his influence on Civil Disobedience leading to Gandhi, urging readers to test Thoreau’s simple living ideas.
Readers are urged to create a personal success scrapbook by clipping and pasting column excerpts. The piece promotes reviewing these columns as a textbook on achievement and encourages starting a scrapbook immediately.
The scene shows a dinner guest with a notably large nose. Father expects a frank comment, but Willie calmly explains he is merely looking and will not say anything.
Walter Winchell cites George Fielding Eliot on war as an art science and trade and quotes Mrs Roosevelt on a Christian Front. The remarks contrast views on religion and the character of wartime leadership.
The First Nights brings a California Vanities troupe to New York where critics find the revue lacking despite dazzling ensembles. Irish players perform Juno and the Paycock with noted merit while others face mixed reception. Overtime offerings include The Man Who Killed Lincoln and praise from some as a “darlin’ play” and others calling it hollow. The season features Life With Father and several popular comedies and dramas in contention.
A brief look at recent films with cops on screen including Raffles Remember the Night The Amazing Mr Williams Sued for Libel Judge Hardy and Son and The Invisible Man Returns. Noting star turns by David Niven Barbara Stanwyck F. MacMurray Melvyn Douglas Joan Blondell Mickey Rooney Shirley Temple Vincent Price.
Local attendance at the Furniture Market rises for the season. A E Tate elected president of the Southern Furniture Market Association. The Brahms Quartette of New York will give a concert tonight.
A compact column notes the Good News revival’s weak humor, Raymond Walburn’s harsh sentence, Jessel Franchot Tone’s lukewarm satire, Laughton’s crossfire with McCarthy, and a Finnish front correspondent’s bed routine. Genevieve Rowe debuts on Philip Morris, Town Hall meetings captivate, Orson Welles radiates dignity, and Fronters flee as Hoover’s agents close in.
Jack Grubb of Boston Mass attended his father in law’s funeral in Oak Ridge a few days ago and is here for the Furniture Market. Rev R I Farmer will address the Ocwasin Club Thursday evening on Everyday Living. Mrs H A White peace chairman of the W C T U spoke to members here yesterday on the naval conference in London.
Nine children died today in Ohio when a school bus was struck by a train near Cleveland. The incident adds to nationwide winter weather's grip as authorities investigate the crash and respond to the evolving emergency.
A collage of quotations and aside remarks from Survey Graphic Collier's Esquire and New Republic pieces. It notes sharp wit about Hollywood figures and editors, plus World War II era anti Communist sentiment and press reactions.
Twenty years ago census work is underway here. Allan Swaim, brother of R H Swaim, was killed early today at Buie s Creek where he attended school. Details are scarce. The Thomasville plant of Consolidated Veneer Company sold today to buyers S E Tucker R R Ragan Connolly and Teague.
Clyde Farley leaves tonight for Philadelphia on business. O L Anthony of Glenda visits. Miss Mary Weaver of Thomasville spends a brief stay in High Point. Frank Smith and Lewis Bennett with party from Greensboro spend last evening in the city at the theatre.
Havana reports influenza spreading through the city with concerns for public health. Offshore tragedy claims eight lives as a lifeboat capsizes near Newfoundland following severe seas. In New York, small raids on saloons by self styled revenue officers are noted.
The Preacher notes surprise as your husband leaves during a sermon. The Wife replies that he is troubled with somnambulism, offering a lighthearted explanation.
A writer notes hens look anxious and claim they rarely find objects where they lay them, suggesting a humorous take on their behavior. The remark highlights a curious image of chickens misplacing things and the writer’s whimsical observation.
Bruce Catton reports from Washington on anticipated modifications to the Wagner Act and Labor Board. Proposals include a five member board with geographic representation, adherence to federal court evidence rules, congressional definitions of procedures, and a right of petition by employees, aiming to alter practices but not core principles.
Congressman Jerry Voorhis of California drew fire from New Dealers by toning down the Dies Committee report. Supporters say his revisions made the document sane and usable for future years, while opponents see it as restraint on a previously vigorous case.
The Social Security Board seeks missing Southern workers labeled Dummy and others with faulty or untraceable old age insurance records. Bosses submitted only a surname or incomplete data, leaving hundreds of thousands of cases unresolved. Officials note error rates fell from about ten percent to under one percent since the act.
Dr Joseph Parker of City Temple London laments a weak sermon and a young priestly listener politely praises it, saying if Parker can preach poorly there is hope for him. The exchange ends with Parkers satisfied remark on the honest confession.
A reminiscence notes a census taker facing Mrs. George Ammons who dodges basic questions with witty retorts about her birth and age. The piece sketches a humorous clash over privacy and memory during the Depression era.
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