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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1939
Page
4
A quoted sentiment praises virtuous daughters and places modesty and truth as guiding angels for women. The line draws from Colton and echoes a biblical verse about virtue and femininity.
Officials press for a frank public explanation of the Point hydroelectric project with Supreme Court and Federal Power Commission approvals. Bids open mid month as city weighs contract terms, cost guarantees, and protections against public burden amid legislative debate on a teacher retirement bill.
The Enterprise calls for bold, authoritative answers to three key questions about the High Point project. Councilman John S. Pickett opposes the plan with little support, while the paper asserts a duty to inform the people thoroughly and publicly. A publication to disclose these moot matters is urged for Monday.
The eight month deficit in High Point stems from property owners delaying street assessments. A twelve percent discount on payments runs through July 1, 1939, encouraging prompt payments after initial rapid uptake in the first ten days. The city cannot grant broader relief and must meet obligations to bondholders.
Cotton Ed Smith beams as his subsidy plan for 5 cents a pound on this year’s crop clears the Senate Agriculture committee. He says the total liability will not exceed 100 million dollars, despite broader economy talk in Washington.
The piece notes predictions of 300 million dollars yearly plus other farm product costs and urges skepticism about government economizing by stopping appropriations. It cites Ralph McDonald visiting Raleigh and a Salisbury Post critique of public gullibility and political puppets. Stephen Lecock remarks end with a blunt personal shrug.
The writer denounces Communism Romanism and Nazism while insisting on Anglo-Saxon common law. He warns of world conflict between Nazism and Communism, cites Spain 1936 as a turning point, and argues for destroying atheistic Communism to prevent Fascism, urging decisive action by America Britain and France.
Walter Winchell notes Clifford Odets Awake and Sing revived by Group Theatre on Tuesday with strong audience reaction. Other reviews praise Close Quarters and Family Portrait while Tallulah Bankhead’s The Little Foxes and Deanna Durbin’s 3 Smart Girls Grow Up draw attention. Broadcasting bits include We the People and Fred Allen’s Coast show, with Hedy Lamarr’s marriage sparking laughs and Margaret Anglin’s Orphans of Divorce praised on radio.
The article traces surname origins from four sources: ancestor-based names like Johnson and Stevenson, local place names such as Craven and Haworth, occupational names like Smith and Turner, and descriptive nicknames including Little and Fox. It notes pitfalls in assuming modern meanings and cites a humorous poem on contraries.
A columnist muses on death and remembrance sparked by letters from Calvin Coolidge and obituaries. He quotes inscriptions for loved ones and a Bell poem, then shares a Wittian note on the afterlife, and ends with a dog Doane’s poem about Cluny and a soft ode to a faithful hound.
Mayor La Guardia urges a generous fund drive with a soulful motive. Senator Brown defends the Bill of Rights against federal overreach. A youthful star voices glamour’s emptiness, while a critic notes political attitudes in the nation.
Dorothy Canfield’s Seasoned Timber portrays Vermont’s Clifford Academy leader Timothy Hulme as he fights prejudice after a will grants endowment with anti Jew conditions. Dorothy Disney lauds a mystery Strawstack with Miss Margaret Tilbury, a Maine Maryland adventure and lethal typhoid, while Julie Eidesheim’s Editor at Work guides editors and authors through craft and process.
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