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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1937
Page
4
A compact religious verse reflects a biblical scene where many reach to touch Jesus for healing and are made whole. A Whittier line follows, noting faith’s steps fall into void yet claim the rock beneath.
The White Furniture Company in Mebane proposes a six month term for an internal house of representatives with bonuses and profit sharing to empower employer partners and deter CIO influence. Industry history warns such schemes thrive only in prosperous times and falter when profits vanish. Gordon Smith cautions harmony rests on fair pay, training, safety, and mutual trust. the plan’s ultimate success remains uncertain.
A Greensboro opinion urges rail crews to minimize blocking crossings at Tomlinson and to consider the public during peak traffic. The note also cites Greensboro bicycle registration efforts, praises First National Bank of Thomasville's 30 years of service, and notes Marconi's death with a biblical aside about radio waves still speaking.
A bid by an out of town buyer puts federal property housing the Public Library at risk. City officials rejected a proposal to keep the site for public use and library needs. Friends of the library urge urgent action to preserve its community role and avoid harming library services.
A 10,000 gallon gasoline storage facility belonging to Pure Oil company exploded after a fire started yesterday. Firefighters battled the blaze as authorities investigated the scene for causes and assess damage to the plant and nearby areas.
In a letter to The Enterprise Pete Whitener argues for basic fair play and ethics in business and sports. He praises High Point merchants who shorten working hours to close early while criticizing a few who ignore rules, urging cooperative relations among employers employees and competitors for a secure and happy city.
A fragmented verse by Charles E. McCandless. The piece juxtaposes nature imagery with introspective lines about wild roses and inner soul.
Dr. Lowell Selling reports a new mental aberration among traffic law violators found in Detroit court studies. Despite improvements in roads and education, accidents persist, suggesting the human element as the remaining factor.
Alfred P. Sloan Jr and his wife earned 2 876 310 in 1936 and paid 1 725 790 in federal and state taxes. After taxes they gave half of the remainder to charity and kept the other half, leaving about 600 000 for the year. The piece argues against branding high earners as plutocrats for tax avoidance.
The column notes a future social relations code may reveal worker rights including living conditions working on strike and even dying. It cites Roosevelt governing against collective bargaining for federal employees stating pay scales are set by Congress. It contrasts private industry protections with federal limits and questions who feels the shoe on the other foot.
Adolf Wagner, Bavarian Minister of the Interior, states that churches have only themselves to blame if the Nazi state no longer funds their maintenance. The remark frames a confrontation between church bodies and state support amid pressures on religious institutions.
The piece notes debates over England's Order of the Garter and its limited modern use to fashion appearances. It then highlights a golfer who played 300 holes in a day before heading to the office, turning leisure into a record of endurance.
A Washington scene blends labor politics with social pages as William Green signals AF of L support for CIO strikes, hinting at AFL disintegration, while Maury Maverick Jr and Patricia Houston spark engagement buzz. Du Pont Roosevelt wedding chatter and secret service chair tests shade the gossip with vivid, humorous detail.
The report notes Columbus set sail on a Friday for his first voyage and returned to Spain on a Friday. He began his second voyage again on a Friday and discovered the Isle of Pines on Friday the 13th.
A town must reach 1500 residents before securing a rural mail carrier. Additional requirements include all houses with mail receptacles, sidewalks laid, streets named, and the annual post office receipts set at a minimum level.
Canada topped global production with exports totaling 5149 million pounds of newsprint in 1935. Finland followed with 618 million pounds and Newfoundland stood third at 652 million pounds in the same year.
New York Day by Day surveys the city’s famed trio Noel Coward Dorothy Parker and Alexander Woollcott as pros who shape witty barbs. The Algonquin hub wanes as a retiree crowd favors milder satire and venues like No 21 echo old Prohibition days with Arno's sharp quips.
A top executive, who has attended over 600 performances worldwide, discusses his devotion to Gilbert and Sullivan under a vow not to reveal his fandom. He names 20 roles including Ko Ko and Poo-Bah, and notes coined words in Poo-Bah’s song such as ablutioner and diminutioner.
The speaker recalls Poo Bah’s prideful boast of tracing ancestry to a protoplasmal primordial atomic globule. The line lingers as a playful, tongue twisting moment that sparks lighthearted exultation.
Serge Obolensky and Robert Goelet influence lift the St. Regis and Ritz Carlton as society figures install and guide management. Waddy Lewis joins the Ritz as director, signaling ongoing efforts to keep the hotels at the pinnacle of New York society hospitality.
Registrations at the Southern Furniture Mart run about 30 higher than yesterday and buying remains steady. Residents discuss rains and drainage with city council as attorney Carter Dalton notes water issues at complainant homes. Social hostess speculation arises for a Rus sian inn on the East Side. Harold Knapp returns to Schenectady after visiting F J Wingter. Mies Johnsie Newlin heads to Randleman. S H Strickland named city engineer, replacing A B Taplin. Strickland is a High Point native and State College graduate.
A 1937 portrait notes Broadway fandom for comebacks like Joe Lewis a Chicago cabaret performer who survived a brutal attack and resumed performing. It cites Eddie Leonard Joe Howard Ann Pennington and Jack Ostrman as other notable returns gracing summer showrooms.
The text notes that water content scales with organ importance, stating the brain is 80 to 90 percent water. It emphasizes high water content in brain tissue as part of organ biology.
King Ferdinand of Roumania has died at 2 16 this morning after a long illness. Colonel Charles A Lindbergh begins a 48 state tour to publicize aviation. The Chowen highway bridge over the Eden ton area was opened with ceremonies today.
Mrs. Bruce Craven and son Braston of Trinity travel toward Wrightsville Beach where Mr. Craven will join them after business in Wilmington. Miss Franice McAdams of Burlington visits Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mitchell.
The first number drawn for the draft this morning was 258, announced by Irvin Robbins of High Point at 110 Jones Street. Numbers numbered everywhere, and none of the crowd seemed pleased.
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