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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1937
Page
4
A moral note cites Deuteronomy 23 1 reminding vows to God demand punctual payment and warn that failing to keep vows corrupts the heart. Fuller adds a caution against making vows to perform tasks as it reveals weak resolve and causes self-delusion.
The letter read before the Senate Judiciary Committee by Chief Justice Hughes offers a seasoned critique of court reform proposals. It argues that enlarging the Supreme Court would reduce efficiency and threaten independence, urging careful consideration of consequences over partisan zeal.
Minimum wages and maximum hours are the glaring needs of American industry today. The goal is to ensure living standards and curb exploitation by any party. Whether achieved by federal law or voluntary industry action, the aim is to prevent ill gained advantage and advance national prosperity.
The text argues that economic factors are linked and a fair minimum wage is vital. It cites Mortimer Fisher on key points for sustaining a wage, including living standards, industry conditions, profits and wage impact, and consumer purchasing power shaping employment and industrial health.
Madeline Carroll places President Roosevelt first in a list of handsome men noting that handsomeness goes beyond looks. She also cites George Bernard Shaw Anthony Eden Lindbergh Admiral Byrd Toscanini and others while defining handsomeness as a blend of character courage and intellect.
The San Francisco News outlines the Preston School of Industry as a reform program for youths with criminal tendencies. It praises its holistic approach building physical, moral, and mental reform and aiding boys into jobs while monitoring their post program development.
Bruce Catton notes an Illinois court showing mercy to a young farmer who killed a neighbor’s steer valued at 50 dollars while a banker faced ten years for embezzling 15000. The judge granted probation, citing inequity and public sentiment as a more fitting justice.
Ezra Pound in the Globe imagines Edward Windsor wielding influence beyond the throne. A whispered phrase could sway Britain’s corruption, allowing Windsor to push policies aiding subjects with empire goods, cloth, and fuel for the poor, should he choose.
Richmond news analysis says rioting in Paris may determine fascist fortunes in Europe. If France stays united, Italy may ally with Germany. France collapse could push Mussolini toward pact with Berlin and affect Franco Spanish Civil War lessons shaping peace hopes for 1937.
A columnist jokes about pre marital tests to reveal snoring habits. A Chicago alienation of affections case shows a wife sleeping in an attic after her husband’s loud snoring leads to separation. The piece argues for a law to reveal such traits before marriage.
A religious verse by Mrs. Myrtle Crouch from High Point North Carolina praises salvation and eternal life. The page also carries curio items noting French arms to Spain, a Newark man’s champagne remedy for hiccups, reports of Il Duce bombing accuracy, and an Arizona chemist claiming to extract gold from air, all framed in a brisk newsy tone.
Washington observers outline ten suggested measures to curb rising prices and preserve purchasing power. Leon Henderson leads a proposed program including breaking up monopolies, tax on excess profits, patent reform, anti trust actions, tariff reductions, and promoting consumer co operatives, while critics call it radical and unlikely to pass.
The head of a London debutante school says modern girls are not accustomed to sinking upon their knees. The remark follows a remark about social expectations and Leap Year ending.
At the Democratic Victory Day dinner a senator promised more to come, while Republicans countered that voters have not yet seen the full measure of plans or outcomes.
O McIntyre reports a bustling New York diary day March 22 with chatter about a long night’s end, Noel Coward’s sabbatical, letters for Mrs Stevens, bachelor jests in Palm Beach, Buff Cobb’s California visit, dinner at Restaurant Robert, a striking woman resembling Libby Holman, and a stroll past the St Regis to see Grace Nolan and Ed Nolan.
In Gramercy Park a family hotel reports a cricket lift with persistent chirping in the elevator shaft. A pair of crickets allegedly wandered from the park to the hotel, living near the cables and producing constant sound day and night.
In a reflective portrait a veteran producer Al Woods watches crowds from his office side as the theater scene shifts. Once a springboard to stardom he still draws chatter and knows many people, despite a career with rocky miles and visionary flashes.
The Broadway Central on lower Broadway kept chairs on the curb during summer evenings until recently, a last inn with a longtime pleasant custom still found in western cities. As the town grew northward, 14th street and the area near the inn dried up at sundown.
Fred Ingram returns from northern cities while Mrs. Pickett attends a Baptist Missionary convention in Greensboro. Edwin B. Jeffress and Mrs Julius Smith visit Greensboro. News briefs note early war mediation efforts and a Georgia sheriff seizure of 60 000 pints of whiskey valued at 8500 to be destroyed.
The text notes deserted sidewalks below 14th at night and scant motor traffic, leaving the chair sitter with nothing to see but heaven and the stars.
A subway passenger felt a jostle and clapped his hand to his watch pocket only to find his ticket missing. He chased a vanishing figure up the stairs, collided him a block away, and the thief returned the watch. At home the owner found the missing watch on his dresser.
Officials note a large field of candidates expected before next Sunday with mayoral races likely fewer than council contests. A fly control drive will start in coming days led by city health officials. Miss Nancy Carr Terry returns to Washington to resume studies after a weekend at home. Rev H N Bowne returns from Tarboro where he conducted a mission. Mrs Andrew Lindsay returns from Farmville Virginia visiting relatives.
In Shanghai a foreign settlement remains a safety isle during rioting. At Annapolis students from Johns Hopkins University, led by freshmen, clashed with sophomores over a planned dinner causing a campus disturbance last evening.
A terse comparison notes high costs in America and a Hungarian example where one might avoid expenses by insulting the duelling physician. The line hints at cultural or legal quirks without specific names or dates.
A surrealist exhibition features a woman who refuses to let her hat be left unattended, deeming it unfair competition. The act highlights playful competition and art world wit in a gallery setting.
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