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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1940
Page
4
A biblical verse and a proverb discuss God turning evil into good to save many, and the value of keeping quiet to avoid harming others. The lines juxtapose divine purpose with personal restraint and the moral weight of speech.
The piece argues Dr. Ralph McDonald's claim that a general sales tax drives highway diversion is flawed. It notes his stance against diversion, concedes some points about wealth and highway funding, but maintains that a broad tax base is needed to fund schools and public services, while trucks and car owners already pay enough for road use.
The piece notes Wilmington mayor Tom Cooper launching a bid for governor while lampooning his tax ideas. It then drifted into a long musing on ice ages, glaciers and Earth’s distant future, contrasting scientific speculation with present political life and urging focus on human progress.
A new company bought 165000 acres from Metropolitan Life Insurance in Dare County. The land lies west of Roanoke Island between the Sound and Alligator River, largely swampland. Foreclosure left the seller $800000 plus taxes and costs. price paid by buyers not stated, a half million is suggested.
The piece profiles Tom Cooper, a former banker who lost his fortune and served time in federal and state prisons. Despite a checkered past, his hometown residents back him, citing personal loyalty and belief he is a victim of circumstances. Cooper currently serves as mayor of Wilmington and seeks the governor’s nomination. The article also notes the Dare County blueberry and cranberry venture amid local tax implications and a $12,000 annual insurance tax contribution to a county budget.
Walter Winchell on Broadway surveys recent theater reviews noting Elmer Rice Two on an Island as baffling yet entertaining. Critics praise L Adler Betty Field John Craven and others while lamenting lack of substance and the stage as a drag on wartime relief efforts.
The Guilford County Dental Society elected Dr W F Clayton as president at a Sheraton Hotel meeting. About 120 people attended the Industrial Girls clubs banquet at the YWCA in High Point with Miss Mary Dingman of London discussing world industrial conditions affecting women. Also noted are travels of Dr William J McAnally and Mr and Mrs R L Brinson to Richmond Virginia and Mrs William Lindsay hosting a bridge tea honoring Mrs Nat Walker of Thomasville.
Bruce Catton reports on Lieut. Colonel Philip Fleming who restructured the wage hour administration. He centralized authority, expanded field staff, and reduced complaint delays, boosting morale and enforcement. He cites 90 percent voluntary compliance and hopes to win over the remaining 7 percent with continued fair, vigilant enforcement.
Winter visits the Carolinas as Congress pushes stricter prohibition enforcement. London will reopen naval parley discussions tomorrow.
Commercial National Bank directors and stockholders honored president J Elwood Cox at a banquet held at the Elwood Hotel with C F Tomlinson as toastmaster. Chickasaw Tribe of Red Men members enjoyed a smoker at their Wigwam last night.
W D Burgess of Mt Airy visited yesterday. Miss Hattie Royals of Thomasville stayed with her brother O T Royals. Mrs G W Berry of Asheboro spent yesterday in High Point. Paul Mc Farland has accepted a position with Gilmer Brothers.
News briefs report Jack Johnson plans a return from Mexico to the United States to stand trial in Chicago with an eventual bout against Jack Dempsey. The items also touch on a Nebraska man with leprosy, a federal lynching bill, influenza aboard the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, and suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt urging women's progress.
Secretary Henry Morgenthau asserts no particular danger if Congress raises the debt limit to 50 billion dollars. The statement frames a broader fiscal debate and underscores the administration's stance on borrowing needs.
Alexander Barmine, a former Soviet diplomat, asserts that Stalin seeks to maintain personal power rather than safeguard Russia’s national interests. The remark frames Stalin’s leadership as a power-driven strategy rather than policy clarity.
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