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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1940
Page
4
An urged campaign asserts Point College can sustain operations with a surplus, backing need for debt reduction and capital improvements. The piece discusses community pride, the role of donors, and calls for business leaders to support the drive to ease the college's debt burden and fund replacements and facilities.
Thursday night wrapped plush premieres, Vivien Leigh and L Olivier appeared in Romeo and Juliet to escape cinema grind. The Times praised the cast while critics derided scenery swallowing the play and The Time of Your Life by William Saroyan earned a Pulitzer nod amid mixed reviews.
A letter argues that examining maps reveals how dictators, led by Hitler, conquered nations through military might. It notes early missteps in the Rhine land campaign and cites continued advances, urging readers to study each move. Continues on Page 5, Sec A.
A reminiscence of Guilford County’s Plank Road era introduces colorful locals. Old Milam, a Mississippi claimant, and a swift daughter of a well-known shoemaker share tales of curiosity. A Florida wanderer, traveling to Malone, New York, epitomizes frontier resilience and wry humor as he cycles through states with a wagon, a staff, and a sharp trade as a knife and scissors craftsman.
A May 1861 muster at Hometown shows a man nearly stepping into the Confederate ranks before his wife urged him to stay home for their family. He later volunteered for the Home Guard, chased deserters, guarded Salisbury prisoners, and recalled the siege as Sherman's forces depleted supplies. The column also notes poetry quotes, clock sundials, and book notices on photography and novels.
The piece reflects on Mother’s Day observed for decades as a gift giving and letter writing custom. It contrasts the sentimental role of mothers with the commercial displays of candy flowers and cosmetics and urges daily appreciation rather than annual ritual.
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