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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1938
Page
4
A reflective biblical line urges seeking the kingdom and righteousness first with promise all else added. A closing note calls the body dust and the soul an eternal bud, attributed to N C Culver.
The Upgrade ESS notes rising industrial activity in North Carolina with fewer idled plants and a lower unemployment tally in Raleigh centers. Carloadings over the past twelve days show improvement, signaling a possible end to a prolonged downturn and a cautious shift toward better conditions across the state.
A letter urges Fayetteville to be the eastern North Carolina hospital site amid competing bids from other locations including Guilford. The Enterprise notes Fayetteville’s artillery center status and transportation issues at High Point Lake, urging city management to consider low-cost transit to improve access.
The edition commemorates decades of service to the community with items reprinted from past papers the Tauga Journal 1887 Wa ga Enterprise 1888 and War Democrat 1889, highlighting the newspaper’s long history and local impact.
The 1887 issue notes publisher Robert C. Rivers and a late nineteenth century policy allowing payment in wood for those near Boone. The Democrat helped advertise Watauga County and Boone, praising the mountain region for its progress, courtesy, and visitor welcome.
The piece notes the President's readiness to speak, citing a Marietta Ohio stop and a link to the long established Marietta Paint Works in High Point. It describes his disarming manner and familiar cadence as able to sway voters temporarily.
The idea of a tour for liberal candidates grows from news that Democratic Chairman James A. Farley travels with President Roosevelt to California. Farley is said to know key Democratic leaders nationwide and advocates a liberal view aligned with the New Deal, while critics fear rising federal power and associate conservatives with the old liberal stance on states rights.
The piece notes a shift in political labels with liberals and conservatives seen as evolving. It cites Farley’s unclear forecast for 1940 or 1944 while an AP report says the War Department is considering a purge of senior army officers to promote younger officers, a bloodless change amid impressions of bold youth.
A Wisconsin farmer’s son Charles Page becomes a detective then a businessman. He builds the Sand Springs Home and Widow’s Colony near Sand Springs Oklahoma, hosting 200 children and 40 widows in cottages, endowing millions to aid orphans and widows. His idea endures beyond his death.
Only the city owned clocks in the eastern community observe daylight saving time, while other timepieces remain unchanged. The remark notes a rare example where government control determines timekeeping.
The selection of an actress to star in the Gone With the Wind adaptation signals momentum. Industry observers speculate the project could progress quickly, with future generations possibly learning the title as history.
Walter Winchell reflects on fear in the arena and shares safety tips used by animal trainers. He jokes about his chair as a pacifier, testing equipment, and the perils of lions and tigers during performances. He recalls a New York visit, literary recognition, and memories from Chillicothe Ohio.
The Typothetae and master printers association began its second annual convention in Sedge field with a two day session. A sale of the southeast English and College streets property owned by C M Waynick is slated for Tuesday. A share was purchased from C C Prince who co owned the lot. Sergeant Frazier of Trinity has retired from the US Army after assignments in Cuba the Philippines Ohio and Niagara Falls. He previously ran a recruiting station at Rochester New York. The summer session at High Point College ends next Saturday.
Charles B. Driscoll shares reflections from New York on the Scranton circus strike and the fine line between wealth ambition and faith in aviation pioneers. He highlights figures like John Ringling North Eddie Rickenbacker Howard Hughes and George M Cohan and ends with a meditation on aging friendship and disillusionment.
Walter Bain and Dewey Burchfield spend the weekend at Paradise Point. Mrs. Herbert Hunter and children stay several days there. Mrs. C. E. Moose and two children visit relatives in Salisbury. Mrs. Dan Schroder departs for Cowpens South Carolina for the rest of the summer. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Upshaw and children return from a motor trip to Atlanta Georgia.
News briefs report a transport sank off the Chilean coast with 291 fatalities. Herbert Hoover resigns from the cabinet as secretary of commerce. Georgia postal irregularities to be investigated starting Monday.
Twenty years ago Wright and Traynham were the citys first World War victims honored at the high school auditorium. Charles F. Tomlinson read George C. Wrights eulogy and Rev S Newlin delivered Henry T Trynhams. The First Baptist church plans a 15000 fund for a parsonage. The Sunday meeting produced 129 Red Cross recruits for the local chapter.
People from Greensboro spent Sunday with relatives here. Miss Leona Muse returned from Norfolk Virginia after visiting her aunt. Dewey Garrett and J Frank Sizemore each spent the weekend in Greensboro and Wilmington respectively. Dr J J Hamlin and family enjoyed a Sunday at Liberty. Ed Kearns family also returned from a short stay at Lake Junaluska.
A brief says Australians advanced in a night attack along the Somme front and recaptured allied prisoners. It notes a new offensive is expected soon in Italy and reports on a Southern publishers meeting in Asheville. Moscow faces a severe counter revolution as a major upheaval unfolds. The swan song of booze is set for January 1.
Pete's on Irving Place and East 18th Street is a 60 year old downtown eatery famed for atmosphere and German cuisine under Italian ownership. Once named The Club and Hearys Cafe, it drew literary figures including O Henry who visited after finding it in his fame.
The passage notes part of Pete's occupies an old livery stable with Belles’ renovations converting two carriage entrances into show windows. The haymow double doors on the second floor remain visible but permanently locked.
Coshocton high school student Don Smith says geometry is useless for students who hate or struggle with math. He clarifies he never claimed geometry is unnecessary but opposes forcing it on learners unable to grasp it. He favors teaching alternatives for those without math aptitude.
A childhood memory recalls Mr Bliss at the silk counter with politeness to the speaker’s mother, his past silk sales in Erie Pennsylvania, and his Eastern manners. The small, bald man with a white mustache lent dignity to the Episcopal church organist role and to the shop, leaving a lasting impression.
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