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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1941
Page
4
A devotional line cites Revelations and Longfellow contrasting love and hate with sunshine and shadow. It frames faithfulness as reward and uses literary allusion to theme. The item reads like a religious quotation card with paired verses and imagery.
The Tar Heel chairman of the House Ways and Means committee forecasts a consumption tax to follow the emergency revenue measure. Doughton opposes sales taxes, but pressure and national fiscal shifts push support for broader tax bases and lower income exemptions. Also notes General MacArthur as Far East commander, a veteran of World War I whose appointment aligns with modern methods.
A local draft board member notes many wrong answers from selectees and suspects ignorance, urging strict enforcement of the state's compulsory school law. He cites selectees unable to read or write and links ignorance to municipal court petty theft, stressing citizenship and community moral welfare.
The officer, the first American field marshal, organized Philippine defenses after training Filipinos beginning in 1935 to build an army of 400,000. His aim was an invasion-proof island defense, and his 1918 World War I leadership with the 42nd Division is cited as evidence of his continuing readiness. The swift approval of his appointment signals confidence in his future efforts.
A young High Point man drowned in Muddy Triangle Lake east of the city, illustrating the dangers of unregulated swimming. The incident adds to many state drownings from unsupervised ponds and streams each summer, warning people to avoid dangerous irregular water holes and hot weather thrills.
Diplomatic dispatches report Italy and Moscow dispute claim that Soviet bombers copy the latest American models. The piece questions how Joseph gained access to the designs and whether disloyal individuals in the United States could have supplied them. It notes Russia’s shifting wartime stance and ponders official delivery of plans and Soviet knowledge of American aircraft design.
A citizen argues for amending compulsory minimum age laws to allow 13 or 14 year olds to work with suitable limits after completing through seventh grade. He favors keeping students in school longer, preventing idle periods between grammar school and work, and aims to wipe out illiteracy in the city.
Reports from Trinidad note American soldiers faring better due to early complaints. In Iceland, natives find marines pleasant and well mannered, taking everything as a matter of course, with local press urging emulation of Yankee dispatch. The Winston-Salem Sentinel comments on the varying reactions, noting a prophet not without honor and locals imitating or criticizing Uncle Sam’s pace.
Otte Spielmann recalls a Warsaw to Vienna incident where he was seized by two officers and held in a police cellar with other detainees. He secured release after appealing to an officer’s pride in his car, showing how personal connections influenced a dangerous encounter.
President Charles Smith of the Pacific Coast Association of Magicians laments the end of the “Sawing a Woman in Half” illusion. He notes the iconic act’s cultural impact and its removal from the repertoire.
A collage of celebrity rumors and society gossip spans politics, film, and romance. Harry Hopkins and Lady Anne O Neill are tied to London whispers, with Elopements, divorces, and romantic ties involving Teddy Powell, Marguerite James, Judy Canova, and others. Rumors of political polls, ship orders, and industry intrigue thread through a streetwise, sensational snapshot of 1930s public life.
Broadway Warners will back Eddie Canier's show Banjo Eyes his last effort was 13 years ago Cleveland Amory noted editor and contributor to the Sat Eve Post and Atlantic Monthly has found peace in the War Dept as an intelligence man He will wed Cora Craddock in Lynchburg Virginia on September birth Also tidbits about Ted McMichael's car horns the Mirthful Hut Sut ditties and other gossip from Hollywood and theater circles
Local News reports a memorial service for Samuel L. Davis Sr at Wesley Memorial Church at 4 30 PM with ministers Dr WoAL Lambeth of Durham Dr A B Conrad and Rev H N Bowne of this city officiating A P Samuels and Clyde Hoover High Point police sustained injuries when their patrol car was struck by a Union citizen's automobile. News Briefs note a national crime wave and other items.
Twenty years ago buyers registered at the Southern Furniture Exposition in the local market. Albion Millis reports from Yellowstone Park his fascination with North Carolina, High Point, and North Main Street. Miss Gladys Kelly of Richmond visits High Point Hospital nurses. Mrs Ed Benbow of Florida visits her sister Mrs Joseph D Cox. Pauline Simmons leaves for Asheville to visit Miss Helen Fischer. Mr and Mrs J M S Salstury enjoy a few days in Southern Pines. President Harding cites pellagra in the South as a reason to probe. Henry Ford says railroads could cut rates in half to curb losses from discriminatory pricing. Special favors.
Enterprise Washington correspondent recalls Ellison DuRant Smith of Lynchburg South Carolina in the U S Senate admitting he did not know what was going on. Smith questions threat levels, urges facts and committee inquiry while defending a trained Army and Navy and criticizing spending in peacetime.
The column level notes warn against overreacting as the older season nears and mention tax increases bolstering defense. It also cites a scientist claiming humans are driven by electricity, comments on wives, backstage reading, and a nod to William Guggenheim with Mildred Borst, ending with a ration arms remark.
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