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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1941
Page
4
A compact reflection on speech urging restraint and tact. The excerpt quotes Proverbs 15 1 about answering wrath with a soft answer and lists five cautions for speech: to whom you speak, of whom you speak, how, when, and where. W E Norris attribution notes the source of the maxim.
An essay critiques liberal faith in the Bolshevik system, noting Russia's early material gains but growing weaknesses in its political economy. It argues Americans should oppose proletarian dictation and distrust pseudo loyalist calls for aid to the Soviet Union, urging focus on stopping Hitler with allied action.
R L McMillan of Raleigh won the North Carolina Department Legion command over Victor Johnson of Chatham County after a tense Durham convention. McMillan, a longtime loyalist to the Legion's ideals, is praised for patriotism and steady leadership as war tensions rise, with Johnson noted as meritorious but edged out.
Rudyard Kipling’s poem cited to describe Russia as a bear that walks like a man. The piece notes Hitler’s alleged indifference to how the bear walked and frames Stalin’s truce as a convenience. It questions whether Stalin benefited from the arrangement.
A Reidsville Review feature dubs Madonna of the Shelters a stark gas mask image and promotes Charles Nick Carter of Chicago who changes his life by speaking first to strangers. His simple three word rule Be more friendly transforms his social world and rekindles a long feud with a coworker into friendship. The piece urges applying this principle to all.
The First Baptist Church of Raleigh North Carolina is described as the sole church in town that owns and runs a bus to collect children for Sunday school.
Patrons at Berlin's post office insert coins into typewriter slots to use the machines for ten minutes, replacing the need for pens. The piece ends with a political aside praising the red, white and blue while withholding any cheer for the Red atone.
Nazis crackdown sparks quiet acts of Dutch defiance and British radio listening. Dutch civilians hide sentiment with carnations and clever pranks, while underground networks distribute leaflets by stealth, and a Warner thriller mirrors the risk.
Citizens in occupied Poland and Germany face harsh censorship as anti Nazi networks survive. Polish posters criticize Churchill and Chamberlain with a Nazi twist, while neighbors expose Nazi informers. Undergrounds spread BBC news through coded phrases and funerals become info fairs. Goering questions factory workers about politics, only to learn everyone is “Nazi.”
The piece recounts Berlin activists selling five cent phonograph records that morphed into anti Nazi speeches after a brief play, and a coin with slogans read by passersby before police intervention. It also notes a Dutch tactic where a wife signals to her husband at two o clock daily to verify trust during London news time.
As grapes ripen, the tale notes that home made wine is the only labor that still resembles real work. The line hints at seasonal craft balancing effort with harvest mood.
City officials Knox Pickett Millis and Amos confer with financiers in New York on a 750000 school bond issue to be offered by Raleigh through the local government commission on Tuesday June 30. Also notes a $1800 compromise judgment in High Point and various social items.
Lack of funds forces several local charities to reduce services and deny aid to some residents. Officials warn ongoing shortages may prolong wait times and jeopardize critical support programs. Community groups appeal for donations and volunteers to bridge the gap.
In Washington on June 25, Peter Edson outlines how the United States and the Americas build economic ties through Inter American Development commissions for each country. He details how these bodies study needs, mobilize capital, and coordinate with the Export-Import Bank to reestablish prewar trade channels and foster regional barter among Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, and other states amid wartime disruptions.
An army of grasshoppers about 45 miles wide and 20 miles long has swooped down on I Paso County Colorado. Amid political notes, President of the United States was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court today and Flo will practice law with EE Case Colby, former secretary of state.
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