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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1941
Page
4
A compact reflection cites Proverbs 15 17 contrasting harmony over a meal with discord. John Oliver Hobbes adds that loving entails aware sacrifices demanded by eternity, framing love as higher duty beyond transient comforts.
A editorial argues the president bears a heavy duty amid pressure from citizens and foreign powers to declare a national emergency and join Britain. It contends the nation has effectively been at war through acts of neutrality, noting Berlin’s convoy warning and Raeder’s timing while urging a unified stance before the president’s address.
Yesterday's report that Japanese looted Indo China warehouses valued at ten million dollars backing observers who call Indo China an Axis arsenal. Japan defends by saying American ownership was a dummy scheme to aid Chinese efforts. Indo China’s wartime value links to Singapore and Dutch East Indies as a strategic terrain with substantial materiel.
The article notes Australian casualties in the Greek venture totaling fewer than 4,000, including prisoners and missing, contrasting with World War I deadliness. It cites lighter death tolls despite large forces, credits the air arm’s rise to prominence, and compares artillery as a major killer in World War I with changes in this conflict.
Prompt strike settlement praised as workers and mill owners avert disruption in High Point. Authorities estimate pay rise near 20 percent sought, five percent offered, with details undisclosed. Officials credit conference approach for avoiding broader defense production impact and emphasize lessons for industry stability.
John P. Golden of New York City, disabled by infantile paralysis, launches Bureau Mailing Service at 285 Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn. He secures space and $1400 from the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities to hire a workforce of 125 handicapped employees, many former victims of paralysis or accidents, proving their equal efficiency. The firm handles about 140,000 mail pieces daily, including sending fifteen tons of mail for a single company last Christmas. The column urges similar offices in other cities and praises Golden’s transformative idea.
Readers are urged to begin a personal success scrapbook by clipping columns and pasting them for study. The message promotes compiling motivational texts as a learning resource and encourages immediate action to start collecting inspirational material.
Bernard E Sunny of Chicago marks his 85th birthday by recalling James Abbott McNeill Whistler and his mother born in North Carolina. The piece notes Whistler’s West Point departure, art career in London, Ruskin clash over Nocturne, the court win and tiny damages, and the famous 3 cent stamp image now seen in shops as a quiet, dignified portrait.
Senator Wheeler remarks reveal a priority on England in his isolationist stance, emphasizing non-engagement and caution in foreign policy during his campaign.
A sniff of early 1940s pop culture snips, naming Nathan’s graduation picks Diana Barrymore Grace McDonald Joan Tetzel and Thelma Schnee among hopefuls. It mocks a Minneapolis mayor’s Du Barry ban and cites Boston chatter about Bobby Clark in Women Aren’t Angels. It covers The Magic Lanterns revivals with Tyrone Power Rita Hayworth Cary Grant and Penny Serenade, plus reflections on film and radio personalities, stage and press notes.
The column surveys world affairs and press reactions including France policy, Petain, Berlin war material output, Reich snobbery, and U S Navy terms of obedience. It cites Samuel Grafton advice on fighting fascists, and notes sports rookies, Hess criticism, and a string of aphorisms from typewriter and humor writers.
The Southern Retail Dealers Association meets at Sedgefield Inn with hosts from Winston-Salem Greensboro and High Point. Free swimming week at the Y observed with soap and towel for boys. High Bar Association to hold May meeting at Elwood Hotel. Mrs. Waynick in Durham and Mrs. Reitzel visiting in Durham with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ingram visiting Asheville. Dorothy Hoskins guest soloist at Oak Ridge Institute baccalaureate. Prohibition troubles discussed by educators. Walbur to visit Great Smoky Park area. Four men killed in Chicago plane crash while pursuing a 2000 kilometer speed record. Shelley Thomas on East Green Street. Willis Slane to visit Statesville. Mrs. J S Adams and Celeste of Goldsboro visiting relatives here.
Local High Point Methodist campaign to raise several thousand dollars for Christian education begins Sunday afternoon. Eva M. Smith, Brenau Conservatory graduate, will teach music at the high school auditorium this summer. News Briefs note Dublin raids killed over twelve people and 18.9 percent growth in North Carolina's white population in the past decade. Eighteen deaths from bombings in Sofia, Bulgaria, with King Boris narrowly escaping harm.
Sidney Hillman associate director of OPM warns that risking a split between two ways of life could leave the nation isolated. He urges cross party cooperation and steady leadership to avoid a hostile showdown during escalating tensions. He frames the issue as a test of national purpose and unity.
Peter Edson reports that cabinet members like Stimson and Knox advocate repealing the neutrality act, a move seen as a signal of possible war as the Hull policy has long anchored U S efforts to stay out of conflict. The piece traces the act to 1935 1939 and outlines six peace paths debated then plus current implications if repeal occurred.
The Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply reports pepper stores in the U.S. total two and a half years of normal consumption, easing fears for the roasting ear season. Some speculate La Guardia’s Civilian Defense could arm the public with pepper to deter enemies.
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