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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1938
Page
4
A quoted line from Fenelon notes that thought mutations rub away a portion of our self confidence. The fragment suggests introspection on mental change and personal resilience.
The paper urges clean governance in High Point Guilford County as charges question vote integrity. It calls for evidence over insinuation, questions the ballot box handling, and asks officials to prevent fraud while defending democracy’s reputation.
Lindsay Warren, renominated from the first district, may not serve the next two years. Talk reemerges linking him to the comptroller-generalship with a reported $15 000 yearly offer. Critics note his budget skills including balancing the House restaurant budget by selling pie at 15 cents a slice. Honorary doctorates appear amid election seasons, with some sensitive to who earns such titles and why.
In Greensboro and nearby High Point the political scene shows solidarity with swashbuckling traits in a close-knit party system. A leading Greensboro candidate won with a clear plurality, while High Point faces scrutiny amid claims of crooked politics and calls for truth.
Citizens of Durham and Chapel Hill push for a boulevard to connect the University of North Carolina and Duke University. Committees work to present a proposal to the State Highway Commission for consideration. A historic hard surface road once joined the towns but now is poorly located and deteriorating.
Two Arkansas boys from Waters work at a grocery and a lumber yard. After a devastating flood, they boosted a charity show by performing as lazy Negroes. A radio manager rejected them, but they launched as Abner and Sum. Seven years later they eclipse most acts, with Amos and Andy as the only higher earners. The town renamed itself Pine Ridge in pride.
Bits of school season chatter mix with quirky items: a Peoria hamburger stand struck hours after opening, a self withdrawing fishhook invention, and a joke about an autonomous fish returning to water.
A brief line notes that the ranks of veterans from the Spanish Civil War are thinning as time passes, underscoring the aging survivor cohort and their dwindling numbers.
Metal swimsuits emerge as a novelty craze drawing attention from shoppers and inventive salesmen. The item provokes strong reactions as vendors tout durability and futuristic style, while critics warn of discomfort and heat.
A crowded collage of society whispers reports Randy Scott seeing the du Pont heiress in Virginia, the Burgess Merediths’ split, and various Hollywood romances and engagements. Other notes mention a Panay indemnity scholarship idea, a Japanese visitor program, and light world affairs with playful asides on music and postage ideas.
Rumors swirl about political favors and presidential access as editorials joke that Wagner may be tapped for the next Supreme Court seat. A Stork Club sale of influence reveals a hefty price, while Gloria Grafton dazzles at Versailles. News bits mention a six month birthday celebration, a Hollywood baby on the way, and marital strains between Carroll Case and Judge at a Washington party.
Rumors swirl about Prince Abrahim's escort Della Carroll and Robert Barry of Nat's Distillers. Tax office summons hit 105 New York night spots. 3,500 IRS collectors to be deployed. MGM cuts Panchito from Eleanor Powell film for 40,000 dollars. Cushman Coyle's Uncommon Sense cited for White House policy. Nancy Randolph quips on matrimony and legality.
A long running divorce rumor centers on a well known American figure's son and a claim that a meeting would occur after the birth of their first child. The Dies Committee faced opposition from the La Follette group over CIO data claims.
Italian vice consul Prince Guido Colonna and Countess Tatiana Conus attend social duties in Toronto. Macy’s exec Paul Hollister to chair market relations. Bill Howard from Montgomery Ward inherits. Mary Lewis resigns Best’s amid multiple offers and high earnings.
Dr Louis Poteat, Wake Forest president emeritus, urged graduates to prepare for leadership. Capt D W Elliott elected chief of police and E M Knox named city manager. Dean P E Lindley earned Doctor of Literature at Western Maryland College. The Pointers beat the Durham Bulls 10 to 3 at Willis Park.
Frank Case, proprietor of the Algonquin, continues his schoolteacher audience at his hotel. Buddy the Seeing Eye dog, who led Morris Frank and raised funds for training, is buried at Seeing Eye grounds. The article also notes plans for a Buddy monument and cites alarm among New York producers over federally subsidized theatre encroachment, with a protest letter to Washington from major producers.
Mr and Mrs Fur man Auman attend the wedding of Mrs Aumans brother in Lincolnton. Miss Billie Hiatt returns from St Marys School Raleigh to spend the summer. Mrs James G Broom and daughter Zana return from a visit to relatives in Poalka Alabama.
Last night a blast and blaze damaged the Russian Eagle cafe in Hollywood. Two people were possibly fatally injured while others suffered serious injuries in the incident. The blast is described as severe and its cause under investigation.
Twenty years ago the notice reports Private George Fogleman, Robert Hancock, Lindsay M. Smith, Private Frank Robbins, Private Glenn Meredith, and Sergeant Jim Swaim returning safely overseas. A chautauqua tent failed to arrive but afternoon and evening programs will be held in the auditorium. Fred N. Tate said Rev. Dr. Dawson, assistant to Dwight Hillis, is superintendent of the chautauqua.
Mr and Mrs Thom as J Gold returned from Chapel Hill where he spoke at the alumni luncheon and class reunion of the 1903 cohort. Miss Vera Idol came back from San Antonio Texas after teaching in city schools. Miss Mary Sherrod, a Goucher College attendee, joins a Sherwood Forest Md house party. Others including Miss Lucille Holden Everett Marsh and Roland Holton were also part of the group.
A March 8 1932 postcard refers to a column about Odd. It mentions about 20 messages sent from Atlanta and gratitude for the piece. Postscript requests weekly envelopes with self addressed return for mailing copy to the syndicate office.
The writer recalls a nephew who worked at a soda fountain through school, enduring long hours and taunts from acquaintances. He later moved to a bank job after demonstrating perseverance and solid character, admired by bankers for his resilience.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard hosts steady naval activity with gray cruisers in the Hudson and occasional sleek submarines on secret missions. Despite pacifist leanings, the narrator admits a quick heartbeat at dawn as warships guard the waterfront, ready if needed.
A local city group attended a social dance in Greensboro last evening, mingling with residents and enjoying music, with no incidents reported.
American marines fighting with French forces broke German positions northwest of Chateau Thierry. Casualties include North Carolina soldiers listed as killed in action. Provost Marshal in Washington says thousands in draft class four should be moved to classes one and two.
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