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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1939
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise announces subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions. Carrier rates in High Point and nearby towns are listed, with payment in advance and limits on collection periods. Direct mail options available through the office.
The city hall debates Duke Power Company proposals for municipal electricity options while public confidence wavers. The piece contrasts cautious local plans with a push toward a potential substitute, noting council indeterminacy and broader political commentary on Hitler Mussolini and the World War era. Seventeen years ago Bill Douglas began a meteoric rise to a Supreme Court nomination and possible future presidency, seen as a distinctly American tale amid global shifts.
The council asserts legal right to proceed with the project while noting contracted parties may fail to meet, a remote contingency. If valid, authorities could declare outcomes. if not, they should specify acceptable alternatives for the council.
The commissioner of revenue reports 1938 income tax returns will be far above conservative budget estimates, easing Senate fears of revenue shortfalls. The Senate has resisted adding appropriations, but the new figures may prompt higher spending or shifts in the budget to avoid draining the two million road fund planned for balance.
Admiration for him as a country youth who made good remains strong. They praise his Yale work and his role as SEC chairman but say he must rise beyond a capable lawyer and executive to fill a great philosopher-judge’s shoes, though the appointment is not deemed bad.
The Twin City Sentinel lauds police seizure of obscene books at a Winston-Salem cigar stand but says it only scratches the surface of Ponography. It argues decades of anti obscenity campaigns fail to address causes and urges teachers librarians and parents to promote wholesome literature as a counter to lust.
Dale Carnegie, author of the self help classic How To Win Friends And Influence People, gained fame for practical advice on communication and personal success. His book shaped mid century business and social skills education.
In a New York City YMCA meeting, 70 former executives earning $4,000 yearly discuss the Forty Plus Club aimed at helping peers over 40 find work. The group operates selflessly, with no pay, and plans national expansion to aid unemployed professionals. A note on social issues and a quip about Hoover and Garner finish the excerpt.
The column riffs on World War II era figures and jokes from Washingtons circles. It notes anti-Fascist courage from a dying Italian survivor, Chamberlains apology echoes, and puns at a Gridiron Dinner. It includes quick anecdotes about Walter Winchell figures, Sinclar Lewis and Dorothy Thompson, and a Brooklyn couple seance tale.
A man now serving as president, once a prominent New York journalist, recalled his wartime pledge to avoid atrocity reports unless he witnessed them. He admitted his belief in atrocity stories after a Capitol conversation, and a discussion followed on the impact of choosing exact language, recalling Mark Twain’s line about the right word.
A broadcast notes an unnamed couple who could not afford 1938 income tax but sent ten dollars to the tax bureau five for him and five for her. The tax men refused to reveal names to shield them from public gaze, prompting public salutes and a flood of calls.
Assistant clerk appointment at High Point Municipal Court follows recommendation by Clerk R. M. Caudle. Penny reports 5 000 cans of Delightful House Cleaner sold since January 15 in High Point and many workers cleaning walls citywide. McGraw-Hill editors praise local courtesies. Legion to hold spring festival March 30. People include T W Whitehead visiting Georgia, Mrs Stanton and Mrs Jackson in Charlotte, Lillie Fogleman traveling to Raleigh for education meeting. News notes Anne Morrow to wed Col Charles A Lindbergh in June. Marshal Foch honored in Paris. Dr Thomas Early Whitaker of Oak Ridge Institute dies.
Julius C. Smith resigns from Wachovia Bank to devote himself to law. Lt Lawrence Matton will succeed him, an alumnus of Trinity College. Guilford county selection draft boards face closure with auction of office equipment. Chairman A. E. Tate may reject bids. Sunday school banquet planned at Wesley for High Point officers teachers and pastors.
Washington dispatch analyzes pressures on the labor peace talks between the AFL and CIO. It cites 1.5 million union letters to the White House and Labor Department, White House influence, a surge of anti union legislation in 17 states, and the roles of Frances Perkins and Msgr Haas in shaping a possible truce rather than full union merger.
Memorial Church this evening notes illness of Roland Holton at his uncle Fred Tate's home. Philip Silver attended the Tailor Made Man showing in Greensboro. Milton Silver returned from New York City with spring goods. Fred Lambe visited Charlotte yesterday. The hungry Germans are to be fed on beans and bacon. The 30th division lands at Charleston April 10. Diamond Shoals near Cape Hatteras gets a new light. Today marks the German drive toward Amiens anniversary. New Jersey legislature votes against federal prohibition amendment.
Pennsylvania introduces a wage floor for laundry workers signaling labor protection. The move aims to standardize pay amid industry pressures and improve working conditions.
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