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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1939
Page
4
A quotation attributed to B. Taylor cites John 20 23 about remitting sins and retaining them. It asserts pardon as God’s best tribute rather than wrath. The message reflects themes of forgiveness, mercy, and spiritual authority.
The piece argues Hitler used racial motives to defend German settlers while invading Czechoslovakia. It contends Britain and France shirked responsibility to defend the borders set at Munich and claims Koslovakia is dismembered, exposing democratic weakness and shifting frontiers in Europe.
The federal government asserts control over navigable waters and designates the Yadkin River as navigable up to the dam site near High Point. The War Department decides what obstructions may remain in such waters, affecting local riverists and travel.
The Yadkin's navigable status in a legal sense shows how far departmental interpretation of law and fact extends to federal control of streams. As this trend continues, a War Department permit may soon be needed to build a duck pond.
The piece contrasts Albert Einstein’s pursuit of gravity with Hitler’s power and new bombs. It notes Einstein’s progress toward uncovering the source of gravitation while reflecting on the vast cosmic machinery and the limits of human understanding.
The Durham Herald argues that rushing election law reform bills to adjournment risks poor laws. It contends delaying final action fosters impatience and glossing over reform. The paper urges serious year long study rather than a short legislative session.
The piece ponders Mohandas K. Gandhi and Adolf Hitler as opposite poles whose ideas and methods press world events. It reflects on Gandhi's nonresistance versus Hitler's military might and notes Gandhi foreseeing self government for India while history grimly contemplates Hitler’s aims. It likens Paul the Apostle to enduring power amidst Roman excess.
The Wilmington Star elevates Scotland Yard as near perfect but notes many US agencies match or exceed its success rates in practice. It lauds Chicago and New York for crime reductions due to municipal reforms, urging American cities to emulate strong policing and vigilant vigilance to maintain law and order.
The author recalls Maryville Missouri’s surviving shops, a Venice glass factory founded 402 years before Columbus, and famed glassmakers Barovier and Seguso. He notes fragile glass products, then reflects on Monte Carlo gambling and attempts to beat roulette, citing Maxims and Gene Normile and warning against tipster sheets.
Walter Winchell On Broadway reports on Charles MacArthur and Helen Hayes circle quoting refugees in London, Taft labeled White House timber in Senate, Clark Gable godfather to Boy Scouts, Franco cheered by France and Britain, with Page 11 continuation hinted.
The chamber of commerce plans a protest against the freight rate order favoring Greensboro and Winston-Salem over the city. The council will soon receive bids for the proposed sewer plant. Dr Charles O H Laughinghouse of the state board of health spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon today.
In Washington the National Bituminous Coal Commission works to set base prices to keep coal industry in the black, amid complex cost calculations across 22 districts and varied mine costs. producers push for law changes as hearings continue, railroads fear higher coal bills, and wage talks hinge on minimums.
A Community Chest rep asked Harold Ross of The New Yorker for funding after a $1000 pledge from Time publisher Luce. Ross countered with a bold ask, noting Luce's $320,000 income last year and proposing $10,000 if Luce would donate $3,200,000.
A fragmentary note presents a rapid, minute by minute view of ongoing global events. The piece hints at motion, destiny, and the swift unfolding of happenings as the reader observes.
Mrs Homer Wheeler has returned from New York where she spent the last month. Roy Rutledge returned from a visit to relatives in Richmond Virginia. Dr W C Jackson of the Greensboro College for Women addressed the local high school students this morning.
Sid Silvers relays a joke set in Berlin about rabbits running fast. One rabbit asks why the other is running and learns Hitler has exiled all camels from Germany. The running rabbit says the camel ban explains the sprint, adding go argue with Hitler.
Flooding swamps many Alabama towns as waters rise across counties. Herbert Hoover states he will not dictate farm relief amid mounting relief pressures. Federal and rebel lines in Mexico move closer with a large battle seen imminent.
Andre Philip cites France ready to cede Corsica to Italy a day after the U S hands Louisiana back. Jerome Frank critiques NRA echoes in public remarks. A Boston burglar threatens an occupant, and Nazi Der Angriff touts joy in bold discovery.
At a party Oscar Levant, musical director for The American Way, faced a cheeky guest who warned she would leave if he did not play the piano. Levant replied with a witty line about the tempting offer.
Wolcott Gibbs and St Clair McKelway of The New Yorker were stopped by Joe Lopez the Stork Club doorman after being told space was gone. A columnist intervened. McKelway stayed to drink while Gibbs left after tipping the doorman a dollar.
Sandy Barnett wed Vera Black last Friday in a private ceremony. Cecil B. DeMille toasted the departing bachelor at a dinner in his honor calling him the wisest man he knows and noting the party's bright chat and clever remarks.
Quick snapshot of daily production across sectors. It notes farms on prison land yielding vegetables and pork, car batteries and steel items, fire costs, corn and starch output, canal water pumps, women's hair nets, stamps, food labels, and timber work by Native groups, all stated as minute rates.
Local resolutions from the Woman's Missionary conference praise Wesley Memorial church for hospitality in High Point. Updates note YWCA fund appeals to churches and city leaders. Also reports retirements and visits from local residents with brief notes on ICA and club activities.
The report claims Roosevelt’s vessel faced two torpedo threats during Caribbean naval exercises, with partisan overtones suggesting Republican involvement in the incidents.
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