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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1938
Page
4
A verse from Habakkuk and a maxim from Daniel O Connell appear together urging that cities built on bloodshed and injustice lack political legitimacy and moral grounding. The lines emphasize ethical governance over power.
The piece argues that handling minorities in Germany and elsewhere tests democracy, praising tolerance and warning against majoritarian excess. It contrasts prosperity with relief, notes public service limits, and urges prudent spending, market-led recovery, and safety campaigns to prevent societal decline.
The North Carolina Christian Advocate publishes an excerpt showing independent citizens challenging the system that prizes dependence. It argues against increased production by duplicating outputs, replacing land use, and elevating the supposed virtues of self-reliance in a republic.
The secretary of state for the first time signals enforcement of the campaign expense filing law. Previously reports were filed but not acted on. now failure to list may be reported to enforcement officers. The piece argues few reports reflect truth and warns the law targets excessive campaign spending.
A twelve year old near Liberty Missouri feared cemeteries after a ghostly sight. As adult he transformed cemeteries with lawns trees fountains statuary and a Last Supper stained glass piece. Despite lawsuits he built a global cemetery revival attracting praise and inspiring perseverance.
In Washington July 30 the Roosevelt purge falls short as Maverick loses and McFarlane faces runoff. Yet Pepper, Hill, Hess and Reynolds win nominations. Gillette and Barkley races loom critical for the New Deal. Aug. 9 primaries line up with Arkansas Idaho Ohio contests and key gubernatorial races.
Sanitary officer A. E. McGhee reports strong citizen cooperation and marked improvement in High Point. The High Point Thomasville highway is to reopen soon with English Street set for widening and resurfacing.
In New York City visitors on sight seeing buses were fed a tall tale about a stone coffin atop the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas at Fifth Avenue and 48th Street. The story claimed a rich donor was buried high above, a myth the church later dispelled while noting its Dutch Reformed governance and isolation amid Rockefeller Center.
A Cleveland divorce court figure laments mismatched marriages while Lincoln suffers four defeats in a row. Texas Representative Maury Maverick, defeated for renomination, quips about taking it. The round of remarks reflects partisan and social tensions shaping the era.
William B. Knight, advisory master from Philadelphia, grants J William Bennett a divorce amid a champagne frolic dispute. The ruling highlights the couple's separation and the ceremonial context of the proceedings.
W Lee O'Daniel declares he never expected to be Texas governor as he wins the Democratic nomination. Mrs Homer Cummings comments on national political chatter about Eleanor's meals across states, expressing fatigue from the endless campaign talk.
John Smoter of Chicago says his brother eats too much and implies disposing of him. A few days later both men are found dead with guns in their hands in an unresolved Chicago case.
Arthur T. Vanderbilt retiring ABA president states the world splits into two camps one viewing what exists as right and the other viewing it as wrong. The remark reflects a lawyerly stance on moral judgment and societal divisions.
Twenty years ago a touring car owned by J. R. Skeen and driven by Earl Patterson was damaged about 500 at a railroad crossing in front of the Myrtlé Desk company after emerging from behind lumber with no watchman present. The car was struck by a shifting engine. A. E. Tate’s car was stolen recently and the alleged thief was arrested in Danville, claiming he only rode with another man who is now in the army.
Delegates Rev W H Wall Rev J M Hilliard D T Andrews J F E Shore and J W Reavis left today from Green Street Baptist church to Franklinville for the Piedmont association. Mrs C H Ellis of Winston-Salem visits the city with friends and relatives. Mrs K C Denny is visiting in Elkin for a few days.
Germany faces rising strain on the western front as reports claim Turkey ends relations with Germany. The American army maintains control of positions retaken in France after fierce fighting. Today’s casualty list includes two names from the theatre.
The soft brown sandstone chapel built in 1851 stands nearly unchanged since its origin with 1871 additions. Preservation efforts kept the structure solid despite weathering. The interior features hand carved pews and unique fixtures, with notable pew markers—Theodore Roosevelt and family among them. The church remains a conservative, longstanding congregation under Pastor Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo and sexton Charles Medler, who oversees funerals.
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