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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1938
Page
4
A reflective mix of biblical verse and a Pope quotation. The text contrasts hopeful worship with a witty note on perpetual springs of human steadfastness, highlighting enduring faith and the tension of human striving.
The piece argues that American industry shares listed on the Stock Exchange gained value last night, rising by billions from their start of the week. It weighs how much of the gain comes from investor sentiment and how much from congressional pump priming. It notes questions about whether speculative optimism or policy stimulus drives the uplift and cautions against overreliance on a booming market as an indicator of broad economic health.
The article notes President Roosevelt indicating support for added funding to continue counter espionage efforts. It discusses internal federal criticism of the anti spy campaign and questions whether persistent operations against international spies benefit the nation, while stressing vigilance over naval and military capabilities.
A fragment from near the oldest city in North Carolina describes Bath on the Pungo River and reports on an intriguing development involving a Negro owner. The snippet hints at social or property matters but lacks full details.
A farmer's gold find near Blackbeard country stirs treasure myths as authorities and locals speculate a buried pirate hoard. The episode echoes Sweden's monarchy praise, arguing substance over label in government and urging focus on freedom and living well.
The Nazi Economics Minister Walther Funk declares Austria owed no obligation to acknowledge state debts from the annexation. He argues Austria’s status is a revolution driven change and questions who the “people” in Austria refers to. The response brands Germany as lacking honor and rejects expectations of repaying annexed debts.
A passage recounts H G Wells overcoming early misfortune including a broken leg and a father’s injury. It highlights reading as opportunity, education, persistence, and eventual success with the novel Tonay Bungay. The piece also notes distant items about a double fish-hook invention and a mistaken police arrest in France.
Bruce Catton notes Sweden’s calm path amid global zealotry as King Gustaf V reaches eighty. A million-dollar gift from over a million Swedes funds infantile paralysis and rheumatic disease research, while half a million crowd Stockholm in tribute. The king, calling himself premier citizen of a free country, earns praise from both Socialist ministers and left-leaning papers.
Washington report notes the wage hour act slated appointment proves difficult. Leon Henderson, WPA economist, and Isador Lubin, chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, top the list but reportedly resist taking the post.
A collection of brief quotes and remarks from diverse figures including Esther Finch a University of Pittsburgh graduate at 18 Will Durant and Dean Charles W Gilkey. The notes cover education philosophy social life moral progress labor views and a retired circus seal reflecting on entertainment and human ability.
Business executives report frequent private conferences with administrators, noting they pay for meals and remain discreet. One executive claims to have attended about a dozen in three months and praises the quality of the meals.
The article lists candidates for a labor post including Lubin Henderson Garrison Lansbury and Winant with Roosevelt weighing options to avoid nominees with organized labor backgrounds as the wage hour and monopoly investigations loom. It notes NRA ties and prior government roles shaping the choices.
Stage money is being sold again in midtown Manhattan at 42d and Broadway. Several cases have reached the courts, and one phony money vendor has gone to jail. The ready market for the swindlers' wares grows as a steady stream of victims is drawn in.
Primary contest in North Dakota centers on Gov William Langer challenging Senator Gerald Nye for the Republican nomination. Nye, known for chairing the committee that exposed the munitions industry, is backed by Senator Lynn Frazier and a national non partisan committee led by Charles A Beard, with endorsements from several notable senators. Langer once faced a relief fund misuse conviction that was reversed, and he wields state machine influence. Early reports show a tight race with Nye holding a slight edge.
National guard units will head to Fort Moultrie in Washington for encampment on July 17. Camp Uwharrie opens its sixth season Friday. Eight High Point youths leave Thursday for Black Bear camp near Marion. About 20 girl reserve club members head to Camp Otaline for a week. Elizabeth Seize of Atlanta visits Mrs. Freeman. Miss McAnally undergoes appendicitis surgery at High Point hospital. Mr and Mrs Idol host a dance for Eleanor Idol with Memphis Five orchestra. Mary Elizabeth McGehee of Reidsville visits Adelaide McAnally. Forty Ohio delegates shift support to Al Smith at Houston convention. Josephus Daniels of Raleigh heads North Carolina delegates. General Nobile, leader of Italia expedition, reports rescue and plans to lead a rescue mission for seven shipwrecked crew off Northeast Land in the Arctic.
Sam Tobias among the party as he advances in the draft line after a man ahead was arrested in Greensboro on a charge. Welch Memorial Church Baraca class buys 100 dollars in war stamps this week. Questionnaires will be sent to 25 percent of June 18 class registrants over the next three days. A. E. Tate tours Chicago Cincinnati and Grand Rapids on business. Susie Kirkman returns from Washington visit. Lester Teague of Greensboro visits the city. Mrs. Hunter Sechrest visits Mrs. Clapp in Greensboro. Carl A. Ellison reports safe arrival overseas.
A war casualty list names Edward L. Sledge of Asheboro as killed in action. The Piave river rout in Italy cost the Austrians about 240,000 men. Germany's foreign secretary blames Russia for instigating the war.
A California inventor predicts a push-button era but jokes that progress will instead be a pull-zipper era, underscoring his skeptical view of rapid gadgetry.
Charles B. Driscoll writes from New York about green Palisades and the Hudson on summer evenings. He notes views from Fort Tryon and The Cloisters, the George Washington Bridge, and a church steeple as symbols of life and time. The piece ends with George Palmer Putnam, aging after Amelia Earhart’s disappearance, planning a renewed search expedition.
A black and white stray dog watches a red brick public school in a fading tenement district. He roams the curb, then joyfully guides a red headed boy to the exit as children leave. The piece also recalls New York City school programs showing cows and pigs to city kids, sparking curiosity and skepticism about milk sources.
The Department of Correction launches a large farm on Riker's Island beside a major prison. Plans include school excursions to show hogs cows and gardens, but parents object to children being brought to work with prisoners and livestock on the site.
A young Cleveland man furnishes his residence entirely with pieces he carved and crafted himself. From early childhood he learned woodworking, shaping chairs, tables, and decorative items that fill every room with his handmade work. The story highlights his skill and dedication to self reliance.
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