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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1940
Page
4
A medieval reflection notes that heaven rejoices over one sinner who repents more than over ninety nine righteous. The speaker emphasizes God grants pardon to the repentant and withholds repentance for the sinning.
The piece critiques the Hatch bill as an attempt to curb political self enrichment and influence in public office. It argues prevention of officials leveraging office for personal gain is naive and warns civil service merit standards suffer when those in power seek to reward the faithful.
Four hundred college students visit New York to probe government versus private enterprise, the profit motive as a driver of progress, and the value of a college education for leadership. Alfred Sloan of General Motors and other industrial researchers discuss how industrial progress rests on research.
The passage notes students’ desire for convincing responses during a troubling era when economic and social certainties are debated. It asserts confidence that the 400 provided helpful answers, while acknowledging doubt about correctness and persuasiveness.
Tom Bost notes the governor contest lags as businessmen stay cautious. A leading candidate bets the first winner may falter, while the second candidate could gain support between May 25 and the final strength test.
In Parliament Prime Minister Chamberlain urged unity as Nazi forces loom over England The piece argues Britain s surrender announcement pleases the Nazis and warns neutrals that failure in Norway damages Allied prestige risking Nazi dominance It urges neutrals to awake and resist a moral retreat to avoid an anarchic world
The Raleigh Times notes North Carolina Democrats aim to be "in the firm" if Roosevelt is renominated and elected, signaling a practical stake in his renomination without implying motive of party members seeking spoils. The piece reflects cautious support among NC Democrats for a strong political alignment.
A speaker to North Carolina RepublicansVirtually accuses GOP leaders of employing such tactics and hints at internal party disagreements.
Dale Carnegie style lesson from Lamston stores in New York shows eight five and ten cent shops using team quiz contests to raise sales girl interest by about twenty percent. Winners receive silk stockings as prizes and staff aim to be top performers at next contest.
The author argues against seeking a flawless spouse or employer. People mix virtues and faults like Christopher Columbus, with courage and rash acts, generosity and egotism. Real relationships endure flaws, and a perfect partner is unattainable. even if found, they may not want you.
A witty note on the Trojan Horse gag and a hidden ball play hinting at football progress. It muses on a former political candidate becoming an ordinary citizen in July and reflects on modern auditions and the onset of a world war, with a quote from Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler.
Dist Atty Thomas E Dewey of New York denounces the administration as failing at every step due to systemic lack of integrity and disregard for common honesty. Doctors remove a collar button from a man's lung and remark on surprising surgical progress and rare complications.
East Side cocktail rooms host Alexander Korda and wife likely Merle Oberon as Odets observes couples on 52nd Street. Gypsy Rose Lee ready for a Brevoort bow. Eleanor Roosevelt’s driver remarks on Dewey. Garfields, Picon Hayes, Lawrence Beebe, Siegel finds. Gosden exits dentist, Joan Crawford and Ben Bernie meet at Algonquin.
A conference of ministerial students from the little five colleges in the state will be held here Saturday. An injunction restraining Sheriff Stafford from giving county advertising to the Greensboro News and The Enterprise has been dissolved by Judge P A McElroy.
Beth Brown shows off a fur coat claimed to cost 12800 words in The Tavern on West 48th Street while Shirley Ross teases about the two frogs joke. Greenwich Village clubs fold as Marion Rosamond and Chas Drew reportedly court, with June Lang pictured and Jerry Ohrbach planning a Hawaii-bound wedding after June 6. Vignettes include Kaltenborn signoff quirks and Una Wyte drawing studio interest in Beverly Hills.
L H Tyler and Moore enjoy time at Paradise Point. Confederate flags to be sold May 10 by Tar Heel Chapter Children of the Confederacy under Mrs Fox Marshall. Miss Muriel Gomo patient at Guilford General Hospital after appendectomy. Bobby Jones and the Prince of Wales to play golf at Sunningdale. Chicago solves a murder mystery with a lie detector. Rioting in India claims 27 lives.
Anne Keys, the thrush at the Stork Club, wears an Acqua marine ring from a devoted admirer who is now furious. He refuses her explanation after learning she dined with another man. He sought dinner advice about a girl who “gave him the air” and, in the process, her own suitor lost his chance.
A playful tour of New York nightlife and press buzz. Aerial troupe spins danger and glamour with international members, while nights out feature dancelike figures at Leon and Eddie’s and a chorus of city spots from Sardi's to La Martinique.
In the state high school piano contest at North Carolina College for Women Greensboro Richard Salsbury son of Mr and Mrs J M S Salsbury won honorable mention. He studied under Miss Florence Blair at the local high school Teachers for the 1920 21 session city schools have been elected Supt W M Marr to return.
People Miss Kathleen and Anita Welch depart for Charlotte to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. James Walker of Asheboro visit relatives in the city. Miss Donna Bolt of Mt. Airy visits relatives here. News briefs report Mexico City captured by rebel forces. William Jennings Bryan urges defeat of wet candidates. Revenue officers seize ten stills in eastern North Carolina and pour out hundreds of barrels of beer. Pope Pius XII condemns secularism amid neutral European states. Remarks by Leslie Hore-Belisha in the London News of the World cited.
A fragment notes Beachcomber gossip about dessert and radio chats on NBC featuring Eleanor Roosevelt. It mentions There Shall Be No Night at the Alvin with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne and Billy Rose’s Diamond Horseshoe revue as a Broadway bargain with leading actresses in town.
A brief, quirky note in column style reflects on patience with a playful nod to a straight path and a companion, pairing humor with streetwise wordplay in a street scene vignette.
The DOJ filed a bill of particulars in New York linking Bausch & Lomb with Carl Zeiss in a 1926 military collaboration. The pact set a Bausch department under Zeiss, pledged mutual patent access, and restricted US sales without Zeiss consent, with several restricted exports cited.
Bausch and Lomb defend its contract with Zeiss noting the patent license is limited to the United States and the company has restricted military instrument production to serve the U S government only.
The candidate treats the presidency as a soft life, performing all official motions without fear of securing the post. Observers note a detached stance during the campaign as he avoids high stake commitments.
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