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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1937
Page
4
A contemplative reflection roots sorrow in speech and silence. The excerpt invokes Job and Shakespeare to underscore that unspoken grief wounds deeply while speaking can grant relief and connection.
Community leaders urge Southern Railway to remove dangerous grade crossings and relocate the freight depot. They vote for a mainline grade separation as the practical solution, seeking a better passenger station, redirected Broad Street, and separated freight and passenger facilities.
The piece discusses British foreign policy centered on balance of power, citing Austen Chamberlain and Trevelyan. It links Britain’s unity against invasions with maintaining Europe’s balance, noting Chamberlain’s death and his stance on defense alliances and Pax Britannica as rearmament rises.
Duranty asserts resolve to avert conflict while Chamberlain is praised as an elder statesman for his skill in balancing opposing sides. The passage casts him alongside his father in historical stature for strategic diplomacy amid looming tensions.
The legislature accelerates toward a tight schedule risking hasty laws. The Hatch bill illustrates how earnest aims can backfire by curtailing a free press, rushed among hundreds of measures. Even with good intentions, poorly considered acts may pass.
A 1936 civil list report shows Edward VIII, once a $2,000,000-a-year figure, left off the royal payroll with no pension. The Duchy of Cornwall revenues are returned to Commons while funds for a possible future duke birth are discussed amid ongoing political crisis. King Cash’s blunt tone underscores Edward's irrevocable break with royal duties.
A tribute notes Mrs Bascom Hoskins fights for life after a car collision with a taxi at a dangerous city intersection. It lauds her public service, friendly nature, and impact on local municipal administration through improved bookkeeping practices.
Passage notes municipal care efforts and expresses strong wishes for a speedy complete recovery of a prominent local figure amid ongoing public service. The statement highlights prompt financial transparency and broad support from officials and citizens.
Wilbur Royster questions who qualifies as a lawyer amid roiling Raleigh bar support for the Roosevelt court plan. He notes 70 responses to his survey vs 188 lawyers listed in directories and claims only 79 to 80 practice law locally, with others in insurance or auto sales. He argues legal training enhances citizenship and public understanding, suggesting broad legal literacy would weaken opposition to the president's plan.
A Wheelhorse column from Martha’s Vineyard Gazette quashes claims Japan uses old iron for weapons. It explains scraps will be recycled into wagon wheels and springs, denies wartime use, and notes peaceful aims amid random global chatter.
Poem recounts how Ireland got its name in a folksy tale. The speaker narrates a heavenly origin with angels, shamrocks, star dust, lakes, fairies, and magic wells. Attributed to J Keirn Brennan in a nostalgic verse.
The National Labor Relations Board finds Remington Rand guilty of violating the Wagner Act in a broad anti union campaign affecting 4000 employees at plants in Syracuse Tonawanda North Tonawanda Ilion El mira Middletown and Marietta It orders reinstatement back pay and collective bargaining with the unions and criticizes Rand for staging riots and using strikebreakers to pressure mediation and plant moves
Owing to a run of sentimental stage fare, the piece notes audiences craving old tear jerker plots and simple, familiar setups. It cites Rose Stahl and Noel Coward themes, plus anecdotes about a bed sheet lapse and an insomnia cure, finishing with a portrait of Frank Crowninshield’s Coffee House as a discreet, high minded club.
Harriett Hughes conducts a pene survey of New York clubs for her Detroit athletic club magazine, noting that the oldest venues remain purely social in character and influence.
Democratic chairman Thomas Turner Jr. named High Point party chair after Lewis Teague's resignation. Debates note a Guilford College vs High Point College match. A Raleigh observer’s travel and club society sketches appear, including Manhattan clubs, the Knickerbocker, and old Tory memories. Southern Railway plans to double Greensboro Salisbury track service. Harry F. Sinclair to appeal contempt ruling. St Patrick’s Day quip closes.
Twenty years ago High Point markets the new skating rink in the former armory on Washington Street. Each night features a skating contest or exhibition. Local residents return home for weekends. Louise Ingram, Clara Steele, Banks Bencini, Richard Reitzel, Lucille and Mary Sherrod, and Mrs. W L Jackson are among those noted in brief homecoming items.
The statement hints at the Supreme Court's stance on possible expansion while dropping hints about opposition. A senior analyst notes open discussion could spark political friction as lawmakers weigh changes to court composition.
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