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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1937
Page
4
A religious quotation asserts that the people will serve and obey the Lord. The remark emphasizes obedience as the strongest sign of true devotion to God.
A retrospective assessment of the 1937 North Carolina legislature notes Democratic makeup but critiques on reapportionment and local governance limits. It credits social security, school support, local liquor control, and expanded state government as democratic advances. Senators Gold and Pickens are praised. Guilford delegates are commended for a solid effort.
The text argues that legislative matters clutter the calendar and can disenfranchise groups, noting that commissions may unjustly hinder democracy. It compares past reforms by a special committee halted by legislators and suggests progress comes only when settlements are properly made.
The New London blast left 455 young lives lost with many homes mortgaged to cover funeral expenses. Burke argues state negligence caused the tragedy and now people mortgage homes under duress.
Governor Hoey announced the appointment of Judge A Hall Johnston of Asheville to succeed Judge P A McElroy. Johnston, a skilled attorney and senate member, is praised for his judicial fitness and service to the state as he takes the Asheville bench.
Sidney Hillman leads a textile drive in the South arguing that CIO tactics suited to large foreign-population centers are impracticable there. He notes stronger American property rights, less violence, and favors avoiding sit-downs in Roanoke Virginia and Atlanta as Southern bases.
The power driven bi plane used by the Wright brothers for the first engine powered flight is now housed in the South Kensington Museum in England.
A youngster recalls a film name with playful error suggesting Mr Doodle Went to Town. The musing reflects a childlike mix of titles and memory.
The piece argues that audiences fixate on local tragedies such as a Texas school blast while overlooking massive but distant disasters in Spain and China. It decries egoism in media coverage and calls for broader sympathy and attention to international calamities alongside domestic events.
The editorial argues for strong American neutrality and full public disclosure on foreign affairs. It criticizes British censorship practices, urges the State Department to counter propaganda, and warns against allowing Britain to control European news in the United States. It also reflects on World War I experiences and stresses informing the public about international moves.
Vermont farmers report the sap has started to run signaling the early stage of the maple season. A political jab follows, noting a voter who cast a Democratic vote in a nearby region.
Washington March 24 Professor Leon Green Northwestern University Law School dean and Yale visiting professor testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee supporting the Presidents Supreme Court plan. Critics cited his prior writings but Green stood firm, while a new magazine defended legality of sitdown strikes prompting debate among lawyers and lawmakers.
A Los Angeles lad had a toy train wheel inside his stomach. Doctors say it raises concerns about accidentally ingesting small metal parts. The incident highlights risks from household toys to children.
New York society notes an annual Butler's Ball at a Manhattan hotel drawing top butlers and ladies in formal dress from the homes of Astor, Vanderbilt, and Morgan circles. Proceeds benefit hospital social services as East 55th Street becomes a social hub.
The piece notes how public figures like Helen Morgan George Arliss Ed Wynn Nora Bayes Katharine Hepburn Mary Eaton Raymond Hitchcock and others react to front row audiences and critics. It adds memories of harvest scents mowing sounds and a dog’s bark in a stormy night amid nostalgic imagery.
Thomas Turner Jr newly named Democratic chairman in High Point township says politics will revitalize with a big fight anticipated on the eve of the May city election. A party of Masons headed for Asheville to receive the Super Excellent Degree of Masters. Wesley Memorial church attracted a large audience for Cameron Beck's talk on Youth and Life. In other notices, Americans in Nanking suffer casualties as Tong warfare erupts among American Chinese, and Sparta reports a $20 000 fire.
Vivid rural vignette recalls a meat bucket by the yellow sugar, geese crossing a dusty lane at daybreak, pumpkins chopped with a corn knife for cows. Blackbirds with red splotches shadow the plow on frosty mornings.
A giant mastiff startled a Wallace Beery lookalike man waiting for a bus near the corner last night. The dog approached and the man leaped aside, exclaiming that the animal should be restrained or he would call a police officer.
The superintendent W M Marr announced that Bet ter Speech week will be served in the schools soon. The item notes Americans and foreigners use slang names for many things such as squab for a chorus girl and chicken for a society girl. Dr D A Stanton attended a Greensboro conference on military service of physicians in wartime. Mr and Mrs J M Salsbury and Miss Willie Waye Baker went to Greensboro to see Experience this afternoon.
President Wilson discussed options to float five billion dollars in bonds for Allied aid. American relief workers in Belgium have been withdrawn. A storm in New Albany Indiana caused forty three fatalities yesterday.
Workers at an Amite Louisiana plant walked out over a tangle of outdated terms "horse and buggy" customs policy that linger in their operations prompting a labor action.
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