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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1938
Page
4
A compact reflection pairing Joshua 22:2 with Aeschylus on obedience to known truth. The lines portray faithful adherence to divine commands as a guiding path, linking biblical virtue with classical insight about moral duty.
The piece surveys fears of war in Europe as France and Italy build naval strength in the Mediterranean and tensions rise between rivals over Spain. It notes a German minority leader in Czechoslovakia possible crisis after a key election, Rotary remarks on democracy vs Juggernaut, and the uneasy certainty that peace may be fragile.
Commissioned by the governor Holt McPherson studied conditions at A and T College to explain why students and faculty lacked fame. The report sat unpublished for months until this week when trustees attacked it, claiming the investigator showed no first hand knowledge of the college.
The Greensboro News criticizes the McPherson report as forward looking and constructive, contrasting it with the trustees reply which appears static. It argues the tone and attitude of the report stress change in negro progress and education and notes governors must act as judge. Bishop Kern, Virginia-born leader and Youth Crusade proponent, is expected to be heard tomorrow.
Citizens debate government policies and candidates as a primary looms. The books close at sunset tonight and will not reopen until after the primary on June 4. Only registered voters on the books by sunset may participate. High Point, a city of about 50,000, typically sees around 4,000 voters in party primaries, but this year may set a new record.
Methodist community welcomes Bishop Paul B. Kern for a farewell visit. He preaches at Wesley Memorial on Salvation by Grace and departs for Nashville to lead Tennessee Holston Florida Cuba and Brazil conferences. Kern has served four years in Durham strengthening the Carolinas churches and meeting financial obligations.
A New York observer recalls a colored bootblack at Bryant Park who outsells eleven peers by using imaginative selling. He fastens a newspaper to the fence and singingly entices customers with promises of a nice day, a Sunday shine, and a date with their best girl, turning routine into persuasion. The piece labels him a master salesman in the making. Maurice Maeterlinck’s quote on building great souls closes the vignette.
Geologist Dr Frederick J Pack of the University of Utah protests eastern excavating parties on Utah soil amid a broader dispute over local dig rights. A separate court note records Judge Carl Stutsman of Los Angeles ruling Thomas Warner Jr was not overcharged by a detective hired to uncover romantic interest from a girl.
A California factory burned down recently as two women tied up a telephone line that should have connected callers to the fire department. The blaze consumed the factory and a large number of cars that were also burning at the time.
A breezy column recounts a cameraman and Leslie Champlin marrying after a crash in New Zealand, plus a Beverly Hills incident with Eddie Garr and a stray remark. It notes Mrs. Charles Ross gifting her estate to the FBI faces limits, and readers propose trusts to benefit agents, pending Congress approval.
A chaotic exchange centers on Ken era exposés with a photo sting of a Jap reporter. A letter in The Voice of the People accuses Einstein as a Moscow delegate in 1928, which he denied, saying he never visited Russia or attended political meetings. The piece links the letter to an anti-Communist propaganda group exposed by the Anti-Defamation League.
A former newspaper woman returned from the Carolinas with a tip claiming the Norton Wage and Hour Bill provokes secession talk in the South. The note suggests secession is more a publicity stunt to derail the bill than a real move, per a Charlston HQ source.
Items found across the Geo Washington Bridge area note a Riviera dress rehearsal titled The Women with star Margalo Gire and weekly salary talks. John Lardner donated blood for Don Skene, while Myron Kirk and Joy Hodges were seen hand in hand with her agent groom. Dorothy Thompson ill, Dizzy Dean news shifts, and Erroll Flynn publicity buzz surrounding Captain Blood and Robin Hood stir public chatter.
Local news notes a Saturday night musical comedy by Boston players at the Chatauqua tent. Leaders from Republican and Democratic parties anticipate a record November vote. Rosa Ponselle of the New York Metropolitan Opera will sing tonight for High Pointers at NC CWC.
Andrew Merilees of the country club returns from Asheville where he attended the Woman's golf tournament. Mrs C H Russell hosted a Saturday afternoon party for her daughter Dorothy turning six. Mrs G Fox Marshall came home from Raleigh after a week with relatives.
Al Smith shows limited fundraising in North Carolina to boost his presidential run. The U S warns China against harming American citizens in Peking and Tientsin. Germans vote for Socialists, Nationalists suffer losses. A coal mine disaster in Mather Pennsylvania claims 46 lives with many others still trapped.
Twenty years ago High Point Masonic lodge members plan to attend Wednesday ceremonies in Greensboro for the corner stone laying of Guilford county courthouse. C H Maynor from High Point Motor Company has sent in his Y M C A War work application. Chester C Haworth, Wilson High principal, is proposed as successor to Weaver Marr at the local high school. he previously taught here under Thornwell Haynes.
Reverend W A Suits spent several hours in Thomasville yesterday with friends and relatives. H J Coffield joined the party bound for Moore County fishing preserves. R B Terry attended the State Normal College Greensboro commencement exercises last evening featuring Cavalleria Rusticana performed by a large chorus directed by Prof Wade.
Famine is expected to join the entente against Germany and Austria as food is scarce in those countries. German and Irish agents plotting an uprising in Ireland have been found in this country. Allies are not worried by Germanys failure to resume their offensive.
Charles B. Driscoll recalls St Patrick’s Cathedral and St John the Divine, notes on restoration and lightning strikes, plus reflections on funerals of John Purroy Mitchel. He also profiles editor Earle Martin, Cleveland Press, and a Texas reader’s recollection of Stanley Walker’s Dallas roots and a mistaken tale about his horse.
The Palisades along the Hudson turn green for summer as lawns bloom and the steep banks shed purple-brown tones. Rocky ledges remain visible into mid June, making boat trips along the Hudson a popular short outing for millions of New Yorkers and visitors through the season.
The note describes salesmen who travel and coffee devotion at the Hotel Oklahoma coffee shop in St. Louis. It recalls Lord L Wolcott remarking on a waitress offering breakfast coffee to customers, suggesting the morning sip eases the day and hints couples might greet each other after their first cup.
A writeup describes a wife who makes a Swedish style coffee blend using four kinds of beans with a portion of decaffeinated coffee to soften caffeine. She grinds very coarse in a nonmetal pot, uses half an egg potful, pours water to boil once, then serves fresh from a hot place.
A concise, period style micro-item noting a provocative analogy linking a professional politician to government and comparing it to a scab in relation to New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, reflecting tense civic rhetoric.
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