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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1937
Page
3
A stirring three part account opens with warmth and human interest as the Basque authors trace a tiny tale. The narrative builds through intimate scenes and local color, highlighting resilience, culture, and everyday moments that illuminate a broader heritage.
Milton Bronner reports on 2500 Basque refugee children living in a six acre English camp near North Stoneham. The setup includes two gendered sections, dining tents, a chapel, cinema, bathing facilities, medical staff, and a clothing tent. Children follow a strict timetable, with schooling and meals, while some will be dispersed to other British sites if more space opens.
Raleigh July 6 The extension entomologist J. O. Rowell says insects have heavily damaged NC crops due to favorable conditions. Tobacco in northeastern counties suffered major flea beetle damage. chinch bugs attacked small grains and corn, with early generations harming Fields in Beaufort and Pitt counties.
Eleven cases of whooping cough were reported to City Health Officer Dr. R. A. Herring last week along with four measles cases and single cases of tuberculosis typhoid fever and venereal disease. The prior week recorded 18 whooping cough cases and one case each of measles and venereal disease.
A scientific note reports that codfish produce two million eyes in a single batch, highlighting unusual eye production in marine life.
The report notes refugee children arriving in Sunday best, enduring cold English weather. One child secured eight pairs of shoes, prompting a strict verification system before any clothing can be drawn from the clothing tent to prevent overuse or waste.
John A. Street of Winston-Salem was jailed in Thomasville on charges of drunken driving reckless driving and driving with improper license plates after a collision with a car driven by Cletus Fitzgerald of Route 1 Thomasville. Passengers included Miss King Shields Payne and Miss Evelyn Hedgecock. All were taken to High Point hospital with no serious injuries.
Approximately 110 WPA workers have been dropped from the Soil Conservation Service in North Carolina since July 1. Acting state soil coordinator E. B. Garrett said the Washington order to meet new rules reduced department WPA expenditures by 35 percent. Before cuts there were 295 workers, based on the June 12 enrollment.
A travel feature notes the distant but looming threat of conflict echoing through Bilbao as the Innocents Abroad ensemble tours. The piece frames war’s shadow over cultural life and travel.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a trusted remedy for malaria chills and fever. It highlights tasteless quinidine and iron, claims quick relief, building health, and urges immediate purchase at drug stores in 50c and 1.00 sizes.
A tentative survey by Project Manager EB Erickson reports little or no damage to Deep River soil conservation projects after recent rains. Assistant agricul turist aide J C Gwynn and engineer W M Brown note no reports of serious damage in any section, crediting efficient work.
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