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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1937
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise lists publication times and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, notes carrier policies, payment directions, and advertising agency credits. It includes postal designations, copyright notice, and mentions the Associated Press republication rights.
A brief item presents two literary quotes dated January 23, 1987. The first cites St. John 14 15 and the second Goethe on how love shapes us. The note frames reflection around faith and values for readers.
Editorial praises rapid action in the Richard Hammond case noting Alcide Benoit received life imprisonment after killing the state trooper. The piece condemns parole boards for freeing violent offenders and calls for limits on parole in vicious crimes to protect society.
North Carolina highway deaths fell from 1095 in 1935 to 1026 in 1936 though December 1936 alone climbed to 122 from 115 in December 1935. Captain Charles Farmer cites an 8 percent annual drop per registered cars, 10 percent per population, and 11 percent per gasoline use, noting more vehicles but fewer fatalities yet 1,026 lives lost last year.
Citizens bear high motor age costs. Captain Farmer cites larger highway patrol, stricter enforcement, and newspaper campaigns as reasons. He favors safety courses in public schools as a real cure for reckless driving and mentions no single panacea.
The city, under Dr. R A Herring, establishes a full time health office to improve public health. The move, welcomed as prudent and beneficial for health protection, follows good practice rather than force and aligns with High Point's strong health record.
A proposal at the Southern Furniture and Rug Market seeks a living furniture museum in High Point to honor masters like Sheraton Hepplewhite and Chipendale. The plan envisions a showroom in the Southern Furniture Exhibition Building with copies or originals, a portrait and life history, and public access for buyers, manufacturers, and especially students to learn the craft.
At a Baltimore meeting, R C Stratton argues that industrial hazards cost more than insurance payouts. He cites slowly diagnosed diseases like silicosis in South African gold mines costing about 80 percent of mined value, urging employers to protect workers' health.
Catton notes a rise in commercial airplane crashes and criticizes the U S Bureau of Air Commerce for political interference. He suggests the Senate Commerce Committee may order a second investigation and urges decisive reform if warranted.
New York television engineers note that some complain the new device is a menace. Most critics are women who fear spying or inheritance theft, with a few claiming peeping toms during baths. Historians compare this to early worries about phonographs, telephones, radios, and X rays.
A New York City street scene shows an elderly woman nearly struck by a large car. A silk-hatted former diplomat with a sword stick saves her, then vanishes amid reports of daily similar incidents. The tale frames the man as a guardian against reckless drivers.
Dr George N Leiby assistant director of the Division of Epidemiology warns syphilis affects one in ten Americans and rises 3 percent yearly. He champions education using motion pictures to curb infections and cites Denmark as a model where organized clinics cut cases dramatically. Ages 15 to 34 show the highest incidence.
The Asheville Times cites Louis Adamic via The Toronto Daily Star that sit down strikes began in America, not Europe or industry, with an Akron rubber plant game where workers sat on grass and benches until a union umpire took charge. A factory dispute then saw workers sing a line and sit down, forcing a surrender. Automobiles tests the theory.
A senator hints at ending certain speech habits referencing dead letters and asks about a post office division that handles such mail while noting a missing Midwestern pharmacist who may have attended a party. The remark blends humor with a local mystery.
Washington experts diverge on how far the United States should go in shaping neutrality laws. Some advocate mandatory embargoes on war supplies while others push discretionary presidential power, amid concerns about risking bias against belligerents and entangling the nation.
The text confirms PANDA refers to the animal and defines UAWA as the auto workers union, settling prior ambiguity about acronyms and roles. This concise statement anchors the identities for accurate reference in subsequent coverage.
A first person reminiscence on walking through East 734th Street in new shoes. The speaker riffs on toughness, backward glances at childhood boots, and a playful boast about enduring the test of walking blocks rather than taking a taxi. The piece blends humor with city imagery and boisterous self assertion.
Twenty years ago on January 28 1917 the Home Banking company reported its best year yet with undivided profits and deposits in the savings department nearly doubling. Elon College basketball hosts High Point Athletic Club at the armory while Elon’s team remains strong this season. J T Ryan heads to New York for ten days of business. Clara Steel and Grace Bencini return to Greensboro College for Women to resume studies. Mrs W Copeland’s daughter Vesta born yesterday in Greensboro and Mrs Copeland visits sister Charles Lee Smith as Paderewski recital looms tonight.
Senator Stone, a Republican, accuses President Wilson of systematic lobbying. W. J. Bryan endorses part of the President's plan for an international council to maintain peace. Measles outbreak cited as causing the fourth closing in Vance county. Optometrists hold annual convention in Raleigh. Koro to stay in baseball circuit.
A humorous 1937 McNaught Syndicate strip references a man in tight shoes causing a scene on the avenue. The voice hints at erratic behavior and a desire to retreat to a taxi home.
A passerby questions a staggerer in a smoky street moment, the drinker rebukes him, and the scene ends with a note of ambiguity about the man’s condition.
A West Virginia fireman is under scrutiny after a blaze, with investigators unsure if he removed items from the scene. Authorities have not determined whether any personal belongings were carried home.
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