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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1937
Page
4
A fragment notes a post office established at High Point under the act of March 8, 1872. Details are sparse but indicate official recognition and historical context for postal service expansion.
Sunday editorial calls for stronger railroad cooperation to speed grade crossing elimination in High Point. It criticizes Southern Railway for scaled down work and demands 24 hour watchman service at the three most dangerous crossings and full adherence to the project schedule.
The piece argues that western North Carolina hosiery jobs show wage rates far below Piedmont plants, underscoring the need for minimum wage and maximum hour controls. Hickory is highlighted for lower wages and rising production, signaling concern over social cost when local standards lag.
The line dominates production but cannot increase output, setting prices for mills locally. Mills with higher wages must wait for saturation before overflow lifts prices, risking a long standing vicious cycle. The hosiery sector needs stabilization to avoid wider economic effects.
The Burbank Garden Club presents two rare Cedar of Lebanon trees at the Senior high school. One honors the famed horticulturist after whom the club is named, the other celebrates Henry Grady Owens principal of the school for his vision and efforts in character education. Joyce Kilmer’s line on the beauty of a tree underscores the tribute.
Announcement Presents Mrs. Raymond Binford as field secretary succeeding Tom Alderman Sykes whose duties, energy, and long service propelled the Duke Institute of International Relations. The note praises Sykes and says Binford will carry on and possibly extend the program with his prior inspiration guiding the effort.
Representative Barker wins House approval for a bill to make April 23 a state wide school holiday if Senate backs it. The plan aims to let thousands of teachers and students attend Durham’s 100th anniversary celebration of public schools. Opponents note make up days may force missed instruction and push losses into June.
Reverend Howard Hartzell discusses Civitan duties and the role of citizens in building a better society. He cites Lowell on reverence, the Civitan Creed, and the need to combat crime greed and indifference while shaping a shared, healthier social order.
A narrative recalls Aunt Sophia known as Sophy and Uncle Joe Mock. Sophy once strong in woods work and churchly, blunt in speech yet devout. The piece contrasts their generation with change and ends noting their passing and fading lineage.
W A Bivins surveys shifting views on heaven and immortality, contrasting old revival fervor with modern secular sentiment. He cites critics, preachers, poets, and authors noting earth’s sufficiency and the idea of heaven as a state of soul preparation rather than a literal place.
A round of 1930s literary notices covers Dav id Burnham's Winter in the Sun from Scribner’s, Mary Roberts Rinehart’s Mar ried People from Farrar & Rinehart, and decorative art trends in Decorative Art 1987 edited by G Holme. The column also surveys Dyer’s The Long Death, Tillett’s How Writers Write, and works by Hirst and O Neill with Modern Library notes.
Editor notes jealousy and prejudice warp philosophy and judging. He cites credit seeking as a barrier to progress and questions altering courts for expediency. He argues State Supreme Court expansion from five to seven was needed for increased case load.
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