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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1937
Page
4
A religious reflection notes that belief must prove itself by action and steadfast foundation. Luke 6 47 48 is cited to compare the wise builder who rests on rock against floods. The commentary adds that the practical effect of faith reveals its soundness. Froude is referenced for the idea.
Axine Davis in The Lost Generation commends University of North Carolina President Frank P. Graham and peers M Hutchins of Chicago and Ernest M Hopkins of Dartmouth as college executives loved by students. She based her 10,000 mile tour on student interviews and argues Graham leads by love, mixing liberalism with scholarship, appealing to old grads and guiding youth toward a sane view of life.
A health official calls syphilis a controllable but deadly disease and urges public education while noting vast economic losses. Separately, eight USDA Soil Conservation District meeting with North Carolina leaders aims to apply experiments to private farms to curb erosion and dust storms.
The article argues that the motion picture industry focuses on feature films while neglecting short subjects that round out entertainment programs. It notes the shift from a toy to a major industry and calls for restoring balance by reemphasizing short subjects.
Critics call current drafts weak from start to finish and note they seem rushed to film. producers acknowledge the issue and plan a thorough study to improve the department with hopes of soon seeing concrete progress.
A Teachers College New York report argues high intelligence may hinder happiness by causing over criticism assertiveness and frustration. Fewer ideas and desires in less intelligent people reduce perceived threats to happiness, the piece notes, suggesting normal intelligence is adequate for contentment.
Buried among North Carolina General Assembly acts was the Soil Conservation Districts Law as part of a long list of measures. The article notes its enactment within the legislative package.
Bruce Catton argues a Honolulu eclipse voyage shows science can unite nations. Thirteen scientists with 11 tons of gear will study a June eclipse on Phoenix Islands, producing knowledge free for all, not owned by any nation or company. He warns against relentless rivalry, urging cooperative progress for a better world.
In Manhattan commissioner Samuel Fasser urges master plumbers to adopt the name sanitary engineer to improve public image. He notes a trend of fancy titles from press agents to morticians and beauticians as professions rebrand themselves.
Secretary of Commerce D C Roper urges citizens to support lawmaking and enforcement through understanding and cooperation. He emphasizes that laws cannot be wisely formed or enforced without the people’s help.
In Washington May 11 the fight between industrialist James H. Rand Jr and New Deal policies intensifies. The Remington Rand dispute over union activity, labor law compliance, and delayed shipments keeps government investigations active while Rand faces potential imprisonment and a continuing ban on his goods. Senator King’s live radio remarks also highlight ongoing political unease with broadcasting during the Roosevelt era.
A humorous item notes a man from India with an exceptionally long mustache of 64 inches. The joke centers on the stretch during the meal, implying a playful strain as soup is served.
In an auto accident, Stepin Fetchit was rendered unconscious, according to witnesses who believed he sustained a loss of consciousness at the scene.
May 11 New York dispatch notes Irving Berlin's tune spurring interest in Park Avenue. Clerks say visitors claim to have seen the famed street as Fifth Avenue’s glamour shifts north. The Waldorf and Ritz Tower buttress deluxe lodging while new one story shops rise.
A witness recalls night scenes in New York from a Park Avenue apartment to a curbside return in a business suit. Years earlier, near a hotel, a pajama clad climber leaned from a ledge and fell to the sidewalk in a chilling, fatal moment.
A desolate New York street draws a quick crowd after an accidental disaster, with observers noting strange human reactions and predicting photographers arriving before police. The scene suggests a vivid, unsettled public response to catastrophe.
Harrison Williams, 64, husband of America’s best dressed woman, keeps a low social profile. Born to humble parents in a Cleveland suburb, he built much of his fortune in large public utilities and spends on books and occasional big donations to his wife’s wardrobe, though he avoids high society venues.
Real estate across from city hall at Commerce and Wrenn streets sold at auction for 51195. W Stamey owned the property. Penny Brothers conducted the sale. The outgoing councilmen praise past work and pledge faith in the new council. Merchants urged to close one afternoon weekly. About 300 girls from city school reserve clubs attended Broadhurst theater to see Home Struck with Viola Dana. Dean P. E. Lindley to deliver baccalaureate at Zeb Vance school. Mrs. Albert Hart visiting Hendersonville. Frank Wineskie back from New York. Miss Smith Moore returns from Atlanta. Oil producers seek federal aid to curb output. pope denounces lascivious literature.
A Californian recovering from an auto accident is described as shrinking gradually. In Manila, the Philippines’ new high commissioner and his family arrive, with islanders referring to them as the McNutts.
A Chinese man is described as the proud father of five boys. The remark hints at the challenge of keeping their ears free of dirt as they grow.
A music pupil under Miss Florence Blair gave a recital in the high school auditorium on South Main street. City grammar school closes with exercises on May 18 20 and 21. The Women’s Club held its final meeting of the year at the Elks home with 75 members present and Miss Clara I Cox elected president. Wade Rankin, once ill with pneumonia, is able to return to work. Mildred Theresa Furgurson is added to the W. K. Measley club roster.
Congressman Claude Kitchin declines to vote for war yet urges funding and vows to back the war bill. A newly arrived Italian commission says it does not seek American soldiers and aims to reflect satisfaction with the nation’s wartime support for Italy.
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