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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1936
Page
4
A Bible verse passage from Jeremiah 15 15 asserts delivering from wickedness and redeeming from the terrible and a Wendell Phillips quote credits Infinite Wisdom with establishing rule of right and honesty making justice the highest expediency.
In Guilford County the Gate City voting wave favors Rupert T. Pickens for the three member Guilford delegation. The piece praises his legislative experience and urges Pickens to run again to vindicate the county and secure representation for High Point and Guilford in the state House.
A wartime veterans bounty of over two billion dollars faces distribution next Wednesday as Uncle Sam settles compensation to fighting men. The article notes the impact on families and the economy and cites North Carolina as an example with 63,132 veterans slated to receive 54,497,537 dollars, a substantial sum shared among many.
Statisticians report 66.1 percent spent in retail stores 9 percent on autos and odds ends 9.5 percent frittered 9.1 percent on investments and real estate. A survey shows 26 percent saved 19 percent on old debts 12 percent for homes 2 percent for marriage and 1 percent for babies. Veterans expect value from the two billion bonus with years since 1917-18 boosting purchasing power.
In a campaign analysis the late Dr. John T. Burrus is depicted as a stronger potential Democratic governor candidate than Dr. Ralph W. McDonald. The piece notes Burrus preferred backing his ally, and that public life pressure likely would have exhausted him before a primary.
Twilight crowds gathered at the grave of Dr. J. T. Burrus who died Monday, recalling Rob ert G. Ingersoll’s funeral note about kindness. A blanket of flowers covered the site as neighbors paid final respects to a longtime community figure.
County Commissioner Joe F Hoffman, famed for track records set 25 years ago, met his old competitor Professor James M Sherman of Cornell University yesterday. City Councilman E LeRoy Briggs, once a Guilford College track star, was part of the reminiscing as the two aging trackmen recalled their speedy North Carolina days.
The candidate led the Guilford county primary ticket, finishing first in the race whether on the track or politics, continuing a pattern of top placement in contests of running.
The article urges High Point citizens to show utmost courtesy to visitors attending conventions. It argues that polite conduct advertises the city, builds goodwill, and fosters respect. Boorish behavior is offensive and harms High Point’s reputation and business relations.
A jumble of quips on topics from Dionne quintuplets learning French to a pig’s cries. Commentary touches on the Black Legion, sleeping horses, new fathers, nerves of married life, and Peggy Hopkins Joyce’s postponed National Honey Week.
The Enterprise editor cites a veteran urging cautious use of war bonus bonds as June 15 approaches. He warns against risky investments or bootlegger schemes and advocates keeping bonds for family needs and education, noting the three percent government return is safe. E Walter Peele signs the letter.
A reflective poem by Victor P Hammer celebrates perpetual vacations where mind and conditions align. It envisions leaving home behind for idle days and endless gaiety as clock time slows, holidays vanish, and every day becomes a gala in a dreamlike retreat.
In Cleveland on June 11 the two leading figures, Hoover and Borah, drew attention as nondelegates and unlikely nominees. Borah’s day featured headlines and praise for issues over personalities while critics questioned his impact and lingering mediocrity. Hoover’s upcoming speech was expected to lift the mood, but Borah’s fireworks with reporters underscored a restless convention.
Dwight Deere Wiman stands as a leading theater impresario behind this year’s musical sensation On Your Toes. He funds and curates from a silk stockinged, aristocratic style, matching a life long stage fascination with a knack for selecting talent and projects. Alongside him are figures like King Lardner would say, and the savantlike Bostoner Withrop Ames, famed for supporting the Little Theater, plus veteran Al Woods and Kansas City Star alumnus Charles Phelps Cushing who freelances with camera and notebook generating material and sales.
The article analyzes potential presidential contenders Senator Borah and Secretary Hoover. It notes Borah’s limited impact on delegates despite newspaper visibility and Hoover’s difficult position amid perceived misrepresentation. It discusses Hoover’s ideal nominating case, past battles with Hearst, and the likely severity of the forthcoming convention speech outcomes.
Police dispersed a crowd of six to eight boys who formed a wagon train styled as a railway on White Oak Street. The mock railway with engine and tender nearly collided with an automobile on South Main Street. A medical student named James near completion of studies in 1927 was mentioned.
Miss Jean Webb of Norfolk and Miss Vera Johnson assistant superintendent of High Point hospital depart for a two week vacation at Wrightsville Beach. Miss Elizabeth Hayden returns from UNC finals in Chapel Hill. James McAnally a University of Pennsylvania student arrives to stay with his parents Dr. and Mrs. W. J. McAnally.
Five thousand people attended the opening of the Wrightsville Beach causeway. About a thousand automobiles were turned back to Wilmington as attendees aimed for the speaking auditorium. Governor A W McLean delivered a featured address during the celebration.
Senator Lee Slater Overman arrived in Raleigh on Wednesday expressing gratitude for the honor shown when he was returned to the senate last Saturday. He told friends he was glad to see them and grateful for the trust placed in him.
A $5,000 trust fund established by William W. Fuller of Briar Cliff Manor N Y general counsel for the American Tobacco company honors James McAllister a late Fayetteville Negro baggage man. The fund comes from McAllister property willed to Fuller and supports objects aiding Fayetteville Negroes.
The fragment lists odd highlights: a Boston resident chasing mice for two years without success, Alfred Van derbilt obsessed with T bone steaks, Tommy Manville neglecting scrapbooks, a Fao Club in Hawaii, Raquel Meli’s Berlin comeback with an old song, Julia Sanderson laughing at the radio, and Ben Ames Williams writing poetry but not marketing it.
A five year old boy summoned a police officer to his neighbor's apartment and demanded his mother be arrested and jailed until she cuts off his curls. He pointed to his mother and shouted the instruction.
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