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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1936
Page
4
A biblical proverb contrasts a small tongue with a great fire and notes self-litigation among the unpolished. Charles Buxton remarks that nothing stamps a man more sharply as ill-bred.
A tentative Inter-Radical Commission on Cooperation formed after a local meeting to promote race relations in High Point. Citizens praise the white and colored communities' current harmony while urging planned effort, intelligence, and love to prevent deteriorating conditions and protect inherited Quaker values.
The piece notes various executive branches showing excess revenue over expenses. The governor, secretary of state, and the securities division of the Utilities Commission each report profits. It contrasts current healthy returns with earlier claims of minimal tax impact on citizens.
A South Bend Indiana consumers cooperative seeks articles of incorporation and tax exemption, arguing nonprofit status. the petition is declined and may go to the Supreme Court. The piece questions whether such groups lack a profit motive since they aim to obtain goods cheaper than private firms, and discusses the future of cooperative marketing versus taxation and private operation. The letter from Robbins Tilden of North State Telephone Co. comments on service concerns and thanks for coverage.
Buncombe's Sheriff Brown after two weeks turns to experts as he faces a crime demanding more than local efforts. The editor urges timely accountability for the killing of a visiting young girl, urging criminologists to join the investigation and help reveal the trail and bring the guilty to justice.
A reader thanks The Enterprise for an editorial and a prior notice about dialing wrong numbers. The letter notes frustration with calls to the Yellow Ca Company at numbers 2880 and 2800, especially after midnight, and agrees with steps to reduce disturbance.
A Bentztown Bard piece suggests stenciling truck notices like A Courteous and Careful Man Operates This Truck. It imagines various warning labels about drivers moods, relationships, legality, or safety, arguing such notices could guide motorists and prevent blunders.
The Asheville Citizen notes that Southern manufacturers display higher quality pieces at the High Point furniture mart, indicating broader appeal without abandoning lower-priced lines. Roosevelt campaign strategy centers on a quiet early phase, with aggressive publicity later, using cabinet officers and Dem governors as spokesmen while Roosevelt stays publicly aloof.
Joseph P. Kennedy declares he will write about the New Deal and Roosevelt’s policies, saying he is tired of rich men attacking Roosevelt while benefiting from recovery. He warns he and others may lose money and security, stressing concern for children and new social trends. He notes New York's Triborough Bridge financing as a federal grant loan example.
A group of French scientists aims to locate an Eskimo tribe described as untouched by civilization while observers note most Eskimo communities are peaceful and settled.
A lighthearted remark questions the idea that most crashes affect drivers with prior accidents. It jokes that statistics may imply new drivers or those who have had too much to drink are at fault, challenging common assumptions about who crashes and why.
The article explains farmers realize a rainy day fund requires the rain to come first, shaping how they plan and prepare for droughts and lean seasons. It highlights the link between weather, harvest cycles, and financial resilience.
The piece notes the administration will operate at full strength under Mr Farley with the President distant. It claims the plan originated with Roosevelt and two New York advisers, labeled princes of privilege, and will be kept non political through Labor Day. Landon will be handled by spokesmen and no reply will come from Roosevelt to any party.
The President shifts from a calm image to a combative stance, promising a nationwide swing campaign this September. Supporters say his personal appeal will be used to hammer opponents with full vigor as he engages voters across the country.
A nostalgic column skims New York streets noting famous houses tied to W. C. Fields and O Q Henry, personalities such as Bruce Barton and Joe Frisco, Moonlighting ads, and a playful jab at Landon. The piece muses on boutiques, theaters, and writers while spotting familiar faces and local spots across town.
A partisan plan foresees Roosevelt delivering a sweeping reply in one speech aligning against Lan don and his program. The strategy aims to reveal the opposition’s full case in London before pressing a wider offensive flagging a major political confrontation.
The piece argues Roosevelt will rekindle imagination with charm and gaiety to counter plain talk. It predicts a staged waiting period before a rapid, dazzling campaign burst that sways voters and secures a new White House term, though outcomes remain uncertain.
Twenty years ago on July 31 1016 Dr Dred Peacock presided as temporary municipal court judge in his final session for the partner Carter Dalton. The afternoon session stretched likely for hours as the case of five African American youths accused of stealing rags from Parker Paper and Twine Co. proceeded with testimony and cautionary remarks from Prosecutor T W Albertson. The five defendants each gave differing accounts, amid questions of motive and possible self incrimination.
Three of five High Point delegates who attended the All South Christian Endeavor convention in Atlanta spoke at North Main Street Methodist Protestant church last night. Miss Juanita Hammer, Miss Edith Hill and R C Boyd gave favorable reports which were well received.
Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. Caldwell spent yesterday afternoon in Greensboro accompanied by Mesdames W. A. Hayes and A. D. Barnes. Miss Hel.
Two Americans were killed and one wounded in a clash with a five man Mexican bandit party that crossed the Rio Grande five miles below Fort Hancock. The attackers were identified as five bandits. New York reports note large political presence as Hughes nomination ceremonies unfold in Carnegie Hall with governors, senators, representatives and party leaders in attendance.
The Washington House of Representatives marked the life of Senator Zebulon Baird Vance with a ceremony in Statuary Hall on July 29. Speakers included Majority Leader Kitchin Major Charles M. Stedman and Representatives Poll Hood and Page.
The Judson Hotel near Washington Square becomes a NYU branch. Once a writer and journalist haven hosting Isaac Marcosson Charles G Norris Frank Norris Arthur Roche Roy McCardell and Morning World stars it thrived on friendly free puffs from its newspaper clientele.
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