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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1939
Page
4
A local rule prohibits carriers in nearby vowDs from charging or collecting fees more than one week in advance. The measure aims to curb prepayment practices and protect consumers from extended ahead charges.
A commentary contrasts religious ideals with modern economics. It notes US German and Brazilian ties, calls current governments to proactive employment, and argues for free enterprise under democracy. Local health funding gains a narrow approval amid debates on public welfare.
The article notes R. Gregg Cherry advancing as a prominent figure in the 10 county ranks and describes a vigilant political push led by the Speaker in 1937. The text emphasizes Cherry's role and the boldness of their challenge within the party landscape.
A third effort to block highway fund diversion was aborted in the House as money bills moved toward enactment. Representatives Clarence Stone and fellow anti-diversionists backed revision of the revenue act but faced swift defeats, with members voting for prompt return home if diverting funds and for longer Raleigh stay if not.
Emporia Kansas columnist William Allen White returns from California noting sagging psychology but brighter national mood. He says business will gain relief and Commercial Street in Kansas and nationwide see a break as the nation adopts a new attitude. The Rudsville Review counters White’s realism with praise for his blunt factual style.
The piece argues that careful planning drives achievement, citing Esquire on German wartime prep and Napoleon quotes. It urges deliberate daily effort, measured speech, and time management, noting leaders and peers often speak little, while time is the only asset sellers can truly monetise.
A confidential British memo portrays the German air force as a bluff with Junkers 86K bombers likely to fail in war. It highlights cheap BMW engines, fragile tires, and limited operation life while noting Nazi influence over Spain, France, and Turkish orders, plus wartime intelligence actions.
High Point College chemist Dr. E O Cummings and MIT professor J F Norris sold their patented process for manufacturing Succinic acid to Aniline Company of New York. The transaction involves substantial money. The acid tests resemble tartaric acid and may aid baking powder production.
Bruce Catton reports on a proposed plan from the Agriculture Department to use grocery tickets worth half a relief family's monthly food spend. Surplus foods would be designated for tickets, which could be exchanged at groceries for cash from a government office. The program would augment relief payments without direct buying or price fixing, aiming to boost consumption of surplus produce and aid farmers.
A compact feature explores a single minute of world events as they unfold in real time. It captures a rapid snapshot of shifting happenings across places and people through brisk prose and immediate tone.
The column claims per minute totals across industries and life, noting seven hundred dollars of free medical service, massive grape, tobacco, beer output, aquarium water flow, ad spending, and the creation of an Olympic champion, ending with a dramatic STOP READING.
The board of directors and new chamber of commerce gathered Saturday night March 8 with several directors absent. Parker R. Anderson, president of High Point Enterprise, is in the city on business. Nellie Muse of Greensboro College visited home over the weekend. John Hayworth, recently in Baltimore and New York, returned last week. The Supreme Court sustained Eugene V. Debs conviction for espionage act violations. Wilson rests aboard the USS George Washington under doctor orders. A good roads bill passed in the State legislature allocates 23 million dollars in federal funds for North Carolina highways. A New York girl defied doctors to dance after knee injury, winning a contest, noting that a natural limp can aid in modern dancing.
France aims to project its power over General France in a location separate from his identity, pursuing influence through diplomatic or strategic means rather than direct naming.
Arkansas legislators consider a bull fighting proposal allowing the spectacle if the matador refrains from using weapons. The remark references Ferdinand and alludes to a peaceful, nonlethal approach amid debate.
In Arvin California residents note a tiny red school house labeled as accommodating 37 pupils but many fathers claim to have attended. The story hints at unusual enrollment or mixing of generations in a compact rural district.
London pathologist Dr John Taylor argues that detectives overrate the role of medical clues in solving crimes, suggesting fiction amplifies their importance. He calls for a balanced view of forensics and investigative work.
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