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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1938
Page
4
A brief quoted pairing from Samuel 22 26 and Claudian links mercy to divine likeness. The lines frame mercy as a divine-like virtue and suggest upright conduct mirrors celestial standards. The item presents two sententiae reflecting ethical ideals in classical and biblical voices.
The text argues that resuming normal construction would greatly boost employment. It cites the National Industries Conference board, noting a 55 percent drop in jobs from 1929 to 1937 due to construction decline. It notes housing credit could reach two to three billion, spurring demand and recovery.
The piece argues that tobacco and cotton control efforts may regulate planting to stabilize incomes, but the likely outcome is a loss of U.S. dominance in both crops. It notes shifting production, with Canada expanding and the United States facing rising foreign competition, signaling reduced American market power.
The Meth odists of America face concern that Aldersgate's John Wesley tribute could become an emotional spectacle. The North Carolina Christian Advocate argues churches risk coldness, urging revival fires while noting the commemoration falls in a campaign year and could fuel religious revival.
The text argues for a balanced approach combining an efficient public works program with competitive private enterprise to sustain employment and improve national infrastructure. It critiques idle hand waste and calls for a government financed method to take up employment slack as a permanent feature of the system.
The Virginia assembly rejected a bill mandating syphilis testing before marriage licenses. The defeat baffles proponents who note North Carolina’s similar statutes and neighboring states’ lax requirements. Senator S. Gilmer Sparger led the repeal effort, and analysts expect renewed attempts in 1939 as public health pressures mount.
The Workers' Alliance of America calls for a three billion dollar appropriation to finance public works projects amid current government programs. The appeal targets Congress as the nation debates economic recovery and employment measures.
A column blends anecdotes from Grand Opera House manager Herr Zeddie and presidents Warren G Harding Calvin Coolidge and Abraham Lincoln. It extols delegation and organization as keys for executives and ends with a tale of a farm boy who becomes Lincoln.
A quoted line states that balanced economy cannot come from unbalanced politics. It attributes the remark to Dr Glenn Frank, chairman of the National Republican Policy Committee.
Poem pays tribute to Uncle George Myers as not dead but just away with comforting imagery. The page also includes brief notes from readers and social news about visits and a plane crash report in Nicaragua.
An editorial quotes bleak observations on boys funneled into the state prison system and wonders if more favored children lack preparation for democratic citizenship. It argues for better inspiration training to build integrated personalities capable of critical fact evaluation.
City Hall workers prepare pressure collections on past due street assessments and delinquent taxes while Guil ford College girls glee club performs at High Point College. The High Point high school band expects new uniforms as $555 is raised. R. D. Douglas from Greensboro spoke to the High Point PTA on citizenship. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Casey will visit relatives in North Wilkesboro for the weekend.
Twenty years ago in High Point teachers aided in preparing federal occupation cards after hours. The third draft departure is set for Tuesday with six entraining including Hiram M. Armentrout Victor B. Vail E S Wall Frank M Houser T L Proctor D Clyde Murphy and John C Seawell. Proctor is in Virginia. Improvements in lighting and power are promised for summer with tree trimming to reduce brief outages. Col D H Milton visits with friends and relatives at the soldiers home in Raleigh. Mrs John R Peacock improves after surgery at High Point Hospital. Ralph Clinard of Greensboro visited friends Thursday night. A new republic is planned for Russia as Bolsheviks must be ousted. A lone American sentry in France attacked 40 Germans, killed the leader and wounded others. Consul Thornwell Haynes and about twenty Americans leave Helsingfors Finland for Stockholm.
Cold winds whip a sunbathers convention in New Jersey where nudists respond with transparent coats that fail to hide their convictions.
A Yonkers naturalist notes political gambits in New York with Jimmy Walker as a possible wild card. He muses on science aging dictators to war and the discouragement Hitler and Mussolini feel over China and Japan. He also warns that dogs left loose at night threaten vulnerable animals.
The American Liberty League remains technically active but is quiescent with a depleted staff and a treasury of 123.29 dollars. Despite 130000 members on paper, public activity is suspended as wealthier supporters fund the organization’s limited operations.
A mix of quotes from Mrs. Ann Devaney on age and youth culture in East Newark New Jersey U S Senator Robert M La Follette on labor markets a Japanese naval authority on global conflict and Harvard President Dr James Conant on college selection. The passages reflect opinions on social norms education and international affairs.
Jerry Cardinale a former WPA worker from New York City comments on his Hippodrome Theater debut with optimism about singing there again.
Isaac F. Marcosson writes about England adopting a peace at any price approach, noting a shift toward conciliating dictators and describing it as a regrettable policy.
A quoted remark attributes to Professor Ray-Pearl of Johns Hopkins University claiming tobacco短ens life span while moderating alcohol does not affect longevity.
John D. Biggers, director of the federal unemployment census, says the consumer goods sector is starting to stabilize as manufacturers report early signs of pickup.
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