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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1936
Page
4
A devotional fragment cites II Corinthians 5 10 about all appearing before Christ to receive what is due. It notes that those who always wait on God are ready when called and live so that death finds them at leisure.
Furniture manufacturers prepare for a semi annual Roaring Gap gathering to discuss social security cost increases and industry welfare. The South especially North Carolina furniture centers anticipate stronger demand and a brighter outlook as carload figures show a larger share of business returning to the region.
Weather has been extreme with little rainfall and arid conditions. North Main Street paving faces delays despite no formal complaints as housing land absorbed scarce moisture from an unusually dry spring season.
The text notes a prolonged drought worsened by a lack of rain and heat. Sudden, irregular downpours bring much relief though some crops already suffer. The writer refrains from criticism, hoping for continued rains during the normal season.
The article praises a local merchandising association for steady growth under President Arthur Kirkman and secretary Grace Baker. It notes a strong new board and a constitutional update to rotate membership for a three year term, ensuring greater continuity and future stability.
The drive to return to a 40 hour work week gains traction as mills resist longer schedules. Hosiery mills in North Carolina and Tennessee show mixed results with shorter weeks. competitive forces and code votes shape wages and hours.
The text notes a preference among workers for shorter work weeks, with some mills adopting the longer week but workers often preferring less work. It commends mills that heed worker wishes and praises the option to endure less labor for relief that is temporary and beneficial.
Letbers editor of The Enterprise, Robert A Merritt, concedes the Democratic nomination fight in Guilford County. He pledges support to winner Hon. Thomas J. Gold, commending his personality and experience. Merritt thanks 4 565 Democratic voters for their first run for office.
Joe 8. Phipps expresses gratitude to the paper and the Democrats of High Point for strong backing at last Saturday's primary. He pledges to continue serving High Point and Guilford County with dedication.
A discussion of how the Supreme Court invalidated the municipal bankruptcy act as an infringement on state sovereignty. The piece notes the act aimed to rescue defaulting cities and counties, requiring creditor consent and federal court and state approvals, and questions the ruling’s paradoxes in constitutional interpretation.
Cleveland reports that Kansas Governor Landon leads a restrained preconvention campaign with a small cadre of supporters, while Topeka and Capitol power brokers shape the nomination. Landon vetoed dramatic staging, preferring measured moves and awaiting Roosevelt's acceptance speech.
In New York, Fannie Brice often features her personal jester Roger Davis in stage and cinema casts. His deadpan humor, entered with a tilted toupee, evokes hearty laughs and keeps him popular with Brice’s company and chorus. Edith Wharton remains a top talent admired in Paris London Berlin and New York.
Miss Nell Clinard of High Point, a NC College for Women junior, won the J. D. Murphy cash prize for the best essay on the history of North Carolina. Her topic was Social and Economic Conditions in North Carolina During the Civil War.
Preparations are complete for the Christian Endeavor Union of North Carolina annual convention in High Point from June 18 to 20. Local officials expect a record attendance of over 1,200 delegates.
Officers of the High Point school board were appointed at a meeting yesterday. The slate includes C. F. Tomlinson as chairman, J. W. Hedrick as vice-chairman, T. Wingate Andrews as secretary, and Dr. D. A. Stanton as treasurer.
Miss Mande L Davis, now at Moody Bible Institute Chicago, will be called to the First Baptist church of High Point to serve as assistant to Pastor Dr Lloyd Wilson.
Mrs James Lyon spends the week in Durham staying with relatives as part of a family visit. The note mentions a children's chapter called Daughters.
Mrs Ruth Bryan Owen daughter of William Jennings Bryan charges irregularities as incomplete returns show her gaining on Congressman Wm Sears in the Florida fourth district nomination contest.
Mrs G Henry Stetson of Huntingdon Valley club Philadelphia won the eastern women golfers title at Philmont club finishing 54 holes with a 253 total. She claimed the championship over a field including competitors from Philadelphia and nearby clubs.
A telegram hints at Landons steady, deliberate approach versus Roosevelts impulsive, action first philosophy. Friends say Landon will chart a course despite pressure, while Roosevelt pushes continual action even after missteps, making a stark campaign choice between them.
Ben Bernie's tonal shifts from light quips to strong exclamations influence radio critics who worry that the unseen artist risks monotony. They say repetition risks audience abandonment similar to a worn phonographic record.
An elderly man on Park Avenue shouted at a passerby, claiming the crowd needed a prairie as a startled pedestrian collided with a drugstore clerk. The moment captures street corner humor amid urban chatter.
A New York man was admitted with a strained back after being punched by a passerby, who appeared to be a politician.
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