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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1938
Page
3
A nationwide sampling shows scattered gains in factory jobs as Iimited reopenings and extended hours accompany vacation withdrawals. Textile and shoe sectors show notable upticks while the overall net change remains modest amid a recovering economy.
Uncle Ray outlines global timekeepers from Greenwich Royal Observatory and Washington Naval Observatory to Strasbourg cathedral clock and Big Ben. He notes precision, vault temperatures, and a famed Paris expo tiny watch, plus a call to collect the Seven Wonders leaflet by mail.
Count Haugwitz-Reventlow arrived at Bow Street Police Court with a stoic poker face as lawyers for his wife, Barbara Hatton, hurled a barrage of charges. Excited Britons watched crowds, while the Count’s expression remained unmoved.
In the financial district observers noted signs of momentum with possible autumn upturns. Mills outside recalled July shutdowns hinting at more jobs as government spending on housing and shipbuilding accelerates. The National Industrial Conference Board says over 4 million workers must be rehired to regain prior levels, with May unemployment at 10.31 million versus 6.19 million a year earlier. Cotton purchases and key raw materials suggest production gains, while some mills extend workweeks. New England shows renewed buying in shoes and textiles, with Brockton adding about 5,000 full-time workers and Lawrence woolen plants employing around 3,000 as operations resume or expand.
The Thomasville Spoke Works site on West Main and Carmalt streets is being razed to create a city park and playground for local children. Doak Finch donated the five acre tract, and a permanent Parks and Playground Commission chaired by Tom A. Sykes was formed with broad representation from civic and professional groups.
Guilford County transfers list multiple property deeds in High Point, Morehead, Gilmer and Clay townships. Transfers include M F Crooks and Mary Agnes Cook trading North Hamilton street tracts, Cox and Arledge family transfers on Flint street, and Gardner Daly Friendly Road, Hoyle Harmore Walker Avenue, Crutchfield Gallimore West Bragg Street, with others detailing Meadowbrook subdivision and adjoining railroad parcels.
President Roosevelt names Robert W. Bruere of New York as chairman of the new maritime labor board. Louis Bloc of California and Claude E. Sethorn of Colorado are named as other board members.
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