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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1940
Page
4
A period style quotation from Congreve reflects on earned reward from virtuous deeds and ties blessings to righteous work, citing Ephesians 6:5 as a scripture touchstone for diligence and moral conduct. The lines emphasize universal law of reward regardless of social status.
A first primary result is certified and Horton seeks a second primary, arguing a stark choice between four years of modified McDonaldism or continued current governance. The opposing candidate presses the anti McDonaldism line, while questions linger about Horton’s resolve and the strength of his key ally’s allegiance.
The piece notes that an avowed Speaker candidate usually aids a local bid in most counties, but Guilford has seen jinxes. It cites Hoyle and Carruthers as examples, and names Victor Bryant, Odus Mull, Uzzell, and Clarence Stone as possible contenders, with Stone facing possible seat loss due to reapportionment.
The United States Housing Authority pushes for nationwide minimum housing conditions with a nationwide drive affecting American families. Strong opposition arises, notably in New York City where federal action meets resistant local forces.
The Greensboro Daily News editorial discusses the citys program to condemn sub standard housing under a slum clearance plan. It notes weaknesses in aiding impoverished owners and renters and asks where occupants will live and whether affordable decent housing exists after condemnation.
British fishermen braved German air and strafing to sail across the Channel and rescue lads trapped by the Nazi peril. The calm act reflects the Royal Navy’s traditions and aims to lift morale after the Battle of Flanders and impending casualty lists.
The Statesville Daily quotes veterans saying the Versailles peace mistakes lay in not tying the knot tight enough to prevent future messes, contrasting with German sympathizers who claim it was tied too tightly. The remark reflects postwar debate on the treaty’s effectiveness and long term consequences.
Oluf Mikkelsen, a Denmark born longshoreman in New York, faced hunger until a restaurant proprietor gave him a $3 meal ticket. The act inspired him to seek work, soon finding a clerking job and later becoming a major outboard motor distributor. The narrator urges lending a hand, noting a simple meal can alter a life.
North Carolina records show driver license revocations rose to 552 in May, lifting the year-to-date total to 27,919. Alcohol was linked to 529 cases, with drunken driving the primary factor in 477, plus various aggravating circumstances and prior revocations noted across counties.
A collection of brief aphorisms and observations from various figures and places. It touches on a June day, pedestrian rights in Salt Lake City, taxes and travel costs, security fears, postwar politics, gold use for regional development, a glass fiber necktie, wartime mistakes, feasibility of action, and sleeping better by rearranging furniture.
A campaign continues to secure a municipal airport for High Point. Dr. Charles Haddon Neighbors will preach the baccalaureate sermon at High Point High School tonight. Julius Greenberg of New York visits. P. A. Thomas travels on business. Miss Nancy Kirkman of New York will stay with her parents in June. Bobby Jones wins the British golf championship. Congress tariff bill faces doubt. Frank Graham expected to be UNC president succeeding Harry W. Chase.
Twenty years ago the Rotary Club of High Point backed Associated Charities during a dinner meeting. Also notes report closed pool halls due to expired licenses and Navy hopeful Richard Johnson Jr passing Annapolis entrance tests.
Readers are urged to start a Success Scrap Book to study columns as a text book on success. The quote notes that, in many states, it is still legally possible to inflict the death penalty on children.
Frank P. Corrigan the U S ambassador to Venezuela encourages libraries to acquire books from Latin American countries and to study their languages and literature to better understand their problems.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt stresses that democracy rests not in courts but in citizen action. The quote emphasizes personal responsibility and active participation as the true safeguard of democratic systems.
Baptist leader Rev Dr Daniel A Poling states that peace requires effort and sacrifice beyond diplomacy. He argues communities must invest in moral and civic action to achieve lasting harmony.
Mexico City police pursue American George Mink amid Dies committee inquiries into overseas NKVD agents. Mink is linked to the Main Workers' Industrial Union and National Maritime strike support, with alleged roles in aiding anti-Communist causes and movements in the Americas.
A Washington rapprochement between Dies and FDR shifts from confrontation to apparent harmony. The White House pressure prompts Dies to soften on the Fifth Columnist issue, moving from denouncing the group to seeking FBI assistance, signaling a changed stance by the administration.
The high court assigns wage and hour oversight to the Wage and Hour Administration over 200000 bus and truck drivers, reversing ICC limits. Back pay could reach 20000000 and up to 100000000, raising costs for carriers. The decision reflects a 5 to 4 New Deal era split and elevates agency bulletins over ICC judgments.
An article fragment notes the ukulele originated in Portugal and later shed its former fair name in a shift tied to its identity in Hawaii and the United Kingdom.
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