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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1938
Page
5
Babson argues that while New York shows June weakness, first half 1938 data exceed 1932 33 34 levels and building gains promise prosperity. He credits FHA mortgages for expanding home construction and notes labor costs and union practices hinder rate drops amid a broader recovery.
High Point will dedicate its new 100000 dollar Negro recreation park and playground with a 60 meter pool, bath house, sports facilities, and playground equipment next Friday at 5 PM. WPA administrator George W. Coan may deliver the dedicatory address. The pool opens Saturday June 11 at 1 PM with Dr. J. C. Morgan accepting on behalf of Negro residents.
Washington reports a sluggish national business week with retail trade generally steady and some cities showing improvement. Wholesale activity light, industry spotty with steel and motor declines, and production trails 1937 levels. Memorial Day holiday cited as a factor.
The author argues high building costs, distribution issues, and small contractors hinder mass production. Citing 1933 as a warning, they predict a potential 1988 replication of panic, noting strong banks and growing shortages could trigger a run on goods and homes.
The piece recalls 1938 political campaign clashes in Randolph County with humor about accusations and the old era of print insults. A veteran candidate contrasts past blunt attacks to modern rivalry and recalls an 1886 election ticket as a snapshot of heated politics.
The piece lists the Conservative State Ticket with names for governor and lieutenant governor plus a slate of statewide and Randolph County officeholders. It notes rival “Nigger Ticket” chatter, comments on liquor issues, and a discussion of hospitality interviews for visitors to North Carolina.
Walter Winchell in a continued page four column mocks media hype and film delays. Snappy bits lampoon D Thompson George Sokolsky and Parisian fashion, naming figures from Stalin to Hitler, with quips from Loretta Young to Ratzi Goebbels.
Raleigh dispatch reports North Carolina moves to promote state parks while Mount Mitchell summit access is discouraged due to two toll roads guarding the Mount Mitchell entrance. Blue Ridge Parkway and a state spur near the peak limit traffic. Board members note Mount Mitchell Hanging Rock and Morro Mountain projects as key recreation plans.
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