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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1938
Page
4
A fragmented biblical quote cites Asa doing what is good in the eyes of the Lord as described in First Chronicles chapter fourteen verse two. The passage notes that no man has a right to act on mere impulse.
The text contrasts minority rights under democratic ideals with German and Russian regimes. It notes the claim of concern for minorities by dictatorships while suppressing those under the swastika. Walter Lippman critiques anti Christian movements as manipulations of religious life to justify tyranny.
The Russian ambassador to the United States delivered a calm speech at Chapel Hill praising democratic forms and saying Russia backs democracies. He argued Russia is a democracy with socialized democracy rather than communism and urged a solid front of democracies against fascism.
The text ponders whether Russians would accept a definition of their government as democratic and notes that while educated Russians may demand more than dictatorship, the current characterization by Troyanovsky may be superficially accepted but not truly believed.
Dr. Carl V. Reynolds leads a telegram push to Senator Josiah W. Bailey urging support for a 14 year national plan to fight syphilis. Bailey favors a two year limit. The piece argues a longer program is needed, citing 518,000 new doctor visits and substantial public costs for blindness and insanity from the disease. It notes North Carolina’s anti syphilis effort and calls for nationwide action for real impact.
The Duke Power company announces a rate reduction for commercial users in the Carolinas after talks with the state utilities commission. The concession pleases users who question where the credit lies while noting government and TVA influence in power. The piece discusses rate fixing, government competition, and the balance of profit and public policy.
A court record notes inability to determine property value from the record and physical facts. The statement involves a federal commission panel consisting of three men.
The study notes Berry and associates acquired rights in the Tennessee Valley aiming at profits from government investments. No clear intent to mine marble is shown though quality may be high. Marble likely part of a broader strata, with hydro power considerations potentially affecting value. The verdict is accepted for now.
Dale Carnegie praises a Missouri family and their prize mule whose Chicago livestock show victory triggers humor and touching moments. The book teaches self improvement through humane handling of people and mules, with insights on loyalty and determination.
Reader letter from March 2 1938 questions a proposed ordinance clashing with state and national constitutions. The writer argues religious freedom protects minorities, not majorities, and asks how such a measure could improve High Point’s moral climate.
Fire alarm boxes in the city were repainted by O. M. Hay worth. A man mistook a box for a mailbox and damaged his clothes with red paint. He sought city responsibility from Chief Horney. Census and local notes report car ownership, a West Washington street building by Rankin Teague and Welch, and several travel visits.
Twenty years ago local post office clerks were sought in Washington. Southern Power will cut power for about an hour Sunday to repair a burned switch. English Street work nears completion and paid work will start soon. Thomas J. Gold and Carter Dalton visited Greensboro. A son, Mark H. Taylor, was born to Dr. and Mrs Frederick R. Taylor. Nan Wiley visited Thomasville. Germans near Petrograd plan to starve the city to force a takeover. American troops in raid near Toul suffered losses. a West Point captain was killed crossing No Man's Land. Cotton futures closed steady: March 31.70, May 30.20. German papers claim New York protected by barbed wire. Japan seeks peace in Siberia.
A reflective column recalls New Year customs and homes in New York with formal calls and candlelit dinners. It notes entertainers’ visibility, crime patterns among show folk, growing drug habits, and a personal art class mishap with an awkward nude sketch session.
The piece notes Connecticut might adopt a state income tax, alarming New Yorkers who relocated after New York taxes surged. It highlights Greenwich’s booming land values and mentions Jimmy Walker facing options, including a radio commentator post, while praising the George Washington Bridge at twilight and recalling Margaret Bourke-White’s photograph from the Manhattan side.
The piece notes boxing oversight by a judge like figure and a wives flower shop on the Gold Coast. It highlights Jimmy Walker’s magnetism in public and Maybelle Hope McIntyre praising him. It also profiles Warden Lewis E. Lawes of Sing Sing, his daughter Cherie, and a recollection of witnessing electrocut ions with a wary warden.
The narrator recalls hundreds of postcards from Odd, including a random compliment on a poem never written. Odd explains the message’s fate as misaddressed notes, averaging about six each week, signaling his quirky habit and a promise to meet again.
In East Fifty-Third Street Cherio Romolo Ceria runs a popular restaurant serving a cream of fresh spinach soup to a readied crowd of literati. Ceria, once head waiter, has run his own place for a year and a half and is saving for a rainy day. Thomas J. Watson of IBM promotes thinking with signs and a glossy Think magazine and lectures widely.
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