No Man Is Prosperous Whose Mortality Is Forfeited
A distant aphorism attributed to H. W. Bee echoes a stoic note that prosperity hinges on the vitality of life and the keeping of mortal limits.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1938
Page
4
Supreme Court upholds housing act for public slum clearance
The North Carolina Supreme Court rules the housing act constitutional as a public purpose allowing use of public funds to provide private housing. The decision enables municipal cooperation with federal aid to clear slums in cities like Wilmington High Point Charlotte and others to improve public safety and housing conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Supreme Court Oforth Carolina
Tate
High Point
North Carolina
Withington
Charlotte
Credits against social security tax in 1936 act revision
The act adds a provision allowing credits against the social security tax for 1936 for taxpayers who act by July 27. Section 810 lets nine tenths of the 1 percent payroll levy be credited if late unemployment funds were paid into the state by April 1, 1937. Critics argued the delay penalty was unfair, with publications and individuals pressing for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing
Payig
Furniture Oath
W. B. Hall
Credits Against Social Security Tax for 1936 Provisions
The act allows a credit against the calendar year 1936 tax imposed by the Social Security Act for unemployment fund contributions paid before sixty days after enactment. The credit follows Social Security Act terms, with refunds for erroneous or illegal collections and no interest on refunds.
Final Confederate veteran under state care at North Carolina institution
Walter Barfield a 94 year old Confederate veteran remains ward of the state in a large Raleigh building housing a single tenant. He attended the burial of 95 year old A. J. Wise at the Old Soldiers' Home and heard a Confederate monument tribute. A short service was held in light rain as taps sounded and Barfield returned to the empty, ghostly corridors of the rambling facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Walter Barfield
A. J. Wise
Wise
Barfield
North Carolina
Two-County Sanitary District Seeks Voter Approval On Guilford Randolph Sewers
Washington releases show a $172,727 PWA allotment for the Archdale Trinity sewer project in Guilford and Randolph counties. The grant includes $77,727 as a gift and $95,000 as a loan to be repaid over 29 years, with voters weighing bonded obligations amid divided local opinion and High Point’s cautions on debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.W.A
Washington
Guilford
Randolph
Archdale-Trinity
High Point
Government funds available to district for grants
The communication notes that money from a government source is available if the district chooses to pursue it, suggesting possible grant support for local needs. It frames the funding as accessible but contingent on district action.
Owen Davis and the craft of loving the work you do
This column extols doing work you love as the path to success. It profiles Owen Davis, prolific American playwright from Maine, who wrote nearly 300 plays and found happiness in stage work and family. It recalls his Harvard days, early poverty, and rise to fame with Ice Bound and The Good Earth adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Davis
America
Maine
Owen
Harvard University
Bertha
Ethan Frome
New York City
Davis
Newell Urges Republicans Stay Out of Democratic Primaries
The Enterprise publishes a letter from Hon. Jake F. Newell inclosed by P. M. Caudle dated June 22 1938 urging Caudle to keep Republicans from entering Democratic primaries. Newell argues Republicans should not dilute Democratic control by trading influence. The note continues on Page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell
The
Enterprise
Jake F. Newell
P. M. Caudle
Alfred St
High Point
N. C
Caudle
Walter Winehell On Broadway
A fragmented Connecticut society poster fundraiser sparks critique of a heart throb plea. A second note recalls John P. Lally funding scribes at Tile Grill and celebrates Morris Ernst’s fights for free press and asylum.
Corn liquor found hidden under teapot in local house
Officers discovered corn liquor beneath a teapot at a local residence. A Negro man and the teapot were detained at headquarters. News briefs note Bobby Jones leading a Chicago golf event, a bandit fleeing with 50,000 dollars, Amelia Earhart exhausted after welcoming events in London, and three U.S. Marines killed in a File, Virginia crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David T. Yow
Danville
Camp Uwharrie
Salisbury Colonials
Pointers
Bobby Jones
Chicago
George von Elm
Michigan
Amelia Earhart
London
File
Lookout from Empire State Harbor Tales of Sailing Life
In New Bedford and other port towns widows walks reflect mariners' news rituals. From New York's Empire State Building 86th floor observers view ships 40 miles away, with Sandy Hook and Ellis Island in sight. Docking involves pilots and tugs. George Fried once sailed without pilot during a pilots dispute. Dwight Franklin, Hollywood ship expert, runs in New York Life tower with pirate pistol collection and a novel based on Lindbergh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Bedford
Mass
Empire State Building
Sandy Hook
Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
George Fried
Dwight Franklin
Hollywood
New York Life
Madison Square
Madison Square Garden
Mary Co. McCall, Jr
Lindbergh
Dwight
The Curse of the South Ignorance in 1918
Twenty years ago an editorial warned that the South suffered from widespread reading blindness. The piece links literacy to democracy and wartime mobilization, urging universal education for all ages to combat ignorance and elevate the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald Johnson
Charity and Children
New York
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Alabama
Mississippi
North Carolina
South
Russia
Dusting Duster Sparks Health Concerns at Grand Central Store
A Grand Central Terminal drug store uses a feather duster kept on the counter in full view of customers. The narrator questions why it is required and learns the tool is said to “make the dust disappear” by blowing particles into nasal passages and eyes, raising health concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Central Terminal
Sanitation Critique of New York Streets and Subway Areas
Franklin P. Adams laments poor sanitary practices in New York and small towns. He recalls bakers rolls unloaded on 42d Street with minimal protection and subway areas swept dry, spreading dust and germs while a long campaign against it has yielded little change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Subway
Franklin P. Adams
Memories of a city and its people
Vivid reminiscences recall a volunteer hospital ambulance team racing through Park Row. Caruso singing for the Red Cross at Madison Square Garden stirs memories while Gertrude Ederle’s fame swept the town. The speaker reflects on early New York days, youth, love, and fifteen cent Automat meals as wedding plans formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volunteer Hospital
Park Row
Caruso
Madison Square Garden
Red Cross
Old Town
Gertrude Ederle
East Side
New York
St. Paul
Postman Jailed for Letter Money Theft
A postal worker was jailed after stealing money from a letter. The incident highlights ongoing concerns about mail handling security and privacy in postal services.
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