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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
4
A concise note quotes Luke 2 52 and Pindar about wisdom strength and old age. The fragmentary line offers a reflective pairing of biblical growth with classical sentiment.
In Raleigh a heavy budget fight moves to a close as the revenue bill nears its second reading and the budget appropriations bill is pushed, with the seven million highway fund diversion and sales tax shaping the fiscal plan. Legislators, long opposed to taxes, follow the enacted chart and await final seals from administrative officers.
Column discusses the House approval of a government reorganization in Ashington. It suggests the plan concentrates executive authority, questions neutrality policy, and notes Democrats split over involvement in European affairs amid rising tensions near the Rhine.
The piece argues that U S policy and other agencies handling international affairs remain secretive and warn that repealing the neutrality act could shift America toward world engagement. It notes defense, colonial risks, and potential use of financial power in a trade war against Nazi influence. The author urges careful watching of neutrality act developments.
The Renfro Herald from Yadkinville reports uncertainty over the High Point hydroelectric dam on the Yadkin River. Farmers split on dam development with 8000 acres in limbo as court fights and legislative delays persist, threatening local prosperity and future advancement.
The column notes better business prospects in High Point and Greensboro with rising postal receipts and ongoing construction. It cites Employment News from the North Carolina State Employment Service, predicting improved conditions in the Greensboro district and highlighting ongoing development in High Point.
Reidsville shows a moderate industrial pace with more clearance orders and local placements. Production keeps workers busy and content as plans and stockpiles build for spring and summer trade amid favorable weather and growing optimism.
Senator Josiah Bailey voices strong praise for Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Philadelphia convention, praising his sympathy and leadership while noting the president has created enemies as part of his political battles. The Reidsville Review lauds the speech as epical and impressive.
Narrative follows Ariel Cameron of East Norwalk Conn who tests a South Norwalk car after neighbor encouragement. A showroom salesman's snub ends with Ariel buying a car for cash and prompting a price drop. The piece closes urging consistent courtesy to all people as a business mindset.
A backstage anecdote recalls Walter Winchell prompting guests to break their glasses after a toast and humor about washing up. The piece also notes Oscar Wilde quips and a fashionably pampered Park Avenue medical suite with six specialists sharing a receptionist.
Mrs Mefoofsky gushes over Clark Gable at a Bronx movie temple as Mrs Skoodnick retorts with playful insult and shift of preference to Paul Muni. The exchange showcases humorous street theater near a cinema.
A collage of backstage tales features Sam Goldwyn admonishing Jack Warner over Confessions of a Nazi Spy, Walter Wanger courting Hedy Lamarr while Gene Markey pesters him for dates, and John Garfield trading quips with Claude Rains about Bridgeport. Included are lines about aging, a hurried Warner Bros fix in a film scene, and a Legionnaire note praising the Bill of Rights as a priceless possession.
Richmond judge Hoge Ricks warned churches must confront crime and denounce selective law respect. Organist E B Stimson announces pre Easter recital with Offen taire in D minor and Evening by Lemare. News briefs note Calles main rebel in Mexico Hoover to probe law enforcement Lindbergh opens air mail route over Mexico and a Fort Mill man bitten by a dog while drunk spends night in custody.
Bruce Catton explains that the U S House blocked Guam base plans but approved Isla Grande Puerto Rico for a major naval air base. The project would add docks breakwaters and facilities to base carrier and patrol planes and bolster Coco Solo Panama, creating Caribbean surveillance and deterring European incursions.
A short, stylistic minute by minute summary style piece by Howard Merrill presents a rapid, time framed encounter with ongoing events. It casts the moment as a live reporting exercise and invites readers to consider current happenings as they unfold in real time.
Twenty years ago the Enterprise reprints an editorial noting a Swink Colorado incident where a woman with a revolver took money from six poker players including her husband. The piece jokes the wife deserved interest and suggests teamwork pays though condemns poker’s appeal. It also recalls Chester Pennsylvania police without new permits forcing cops to walk beats.
A rapid survey highlights hourly production and service rates in the United States. Eyewear sales, prisoner health treatments, graphite usage, forest road spending, fire risk costs, city traffic, and vaccination urgency are presented as minute by minute scales.
News dispatch notes a bare majority vote on an anti nudism bill while a 1940 census questions committee prepares prompts for census takers and elevator strikes remain a distant concern to the public.
In the wake of wartime realignments, Hungary faces changing influence as new power dynamics emerge in Central Europe. The question turns to who exerts leverage and how neighbors recalibrate alliances and policies.
At a Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce gathering gun men conducted a so called collection. The incident drew city headlines as the bandits likely termed it an advertising appropriation.
New York state senator Joe R. Hanley says the Senate should not go into localities and act as a wet nurse, expressing concern about external interference in local governance.
A Bethany Missouri high school swing band proposal failed due to poor student turnout. The town shifts focus to funding and governance for local schooling after the project stalled.
The piece jokes about whether spring fever affects behavior and inexperience at home quoting Dale Carnegie on self improvement. It wittily notes that poorer speakers have more room for growth and more space in the hall.
The Denver schools chief Dr. Alexander J. Stoddard urged unity and cooperation to defend democracy amid rising tensions, warning that division could jeopardize the nation’s democratic battle in the present era.
Philip L. Barbour, head of NBC international broadcasting, notes the effort to influence South America may be more sound than Italy’s continued persistence in the propaganda campaign. He weighs the effectiveness and duration of Italy’s messaging abroad.
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