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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1937
Page
4
The Community Chest in High Point announces the 1937 drive to support six agencies. Citizens are urged to contribute and back a 100 percent effort Tuesday and Wednesday to reach the community goal through collective action.
Parents visiting the Dionne quintuplets say they are cute while scientists argue over how to raise them. The piece questions future prospects as the children approach marriageable age and leaving the experimental quarters to face a rough world.
Wall Street welcomed a 15 percent margin relief as Washington relaxed controls. The SEC had previously required 55 percent cash outlay, reduced to 40 percent, prompting wide interpretation as a sign of administration weakness and a shift in market policy.
The piece discusses New Dealers defending market controls to curb price swings while critics warn of tighter government grip. It notes US Britain contact on a quick Far Eastern war armistice and hints Greensboro potential Senate bid by C. L. Shuping, with light commentary on local political races.
In this critique, Herbert Hoover is praised for political philosophy yet faulted for failing to separate theory from practical political action. The piece argues philosophy and politics are distinct skills.
State college’s football squad, an underdog, traveled to Massachusetts and defeated Boston’s beans, shaping the outcome of a heated clash as the city watches.
On her eightieth birthday eve Ida Tarbell tells S J Woolf in the New York Times she looks forward rather than back. She links ethics and economics and cites shorter work days higher wages and social measures as signs of progress aided by radio and cinema education.
Moorer argues Republicans cannot succeed on anti administration sentiment alone. He asks why they cannot present clear guiding principles, noting Democrats won in 1932 by presenting distinct aims rather than opposition alone. He implies policy clarity matters for electoral success.
Commentary notes Germany’s new treaty guaranteeing Belgian neutrality and the return of Rheims cathedral, but warns Europe remains haunted by the eight million dead, presenting a stark view of a cycle from past to present.
Bruce Catton reviews Goering’s demand that German born citizens abroad become Nazi agents. He argues the move harms Berlin, sows distrust, and undercuts American democracy. True allegiance requires embracing American citizenship and rejecting Nazi ideology.
Bruce Catton notes a rise in U S tuberculosis deaths from 54.5 to 55.4 per 100000 between 1935 and 1936. Dr Kendall Emerson of the National Tuberculosis Association calls the trend a warning and urges renewed effort ahead of Christmas seal campaigns.
Bruce Catton discusses a tax study by Dr Mabel Newcomer for the Twentieth Century Fund showing city residents pay hidden taxes through rent and purchases, totaling higher percentages of income than rural farmers. The piece urges urban protesters to push for tax relief.
A Tokio spokesman states Japan’s sole desire is peace in Asia. The line raises questions about how this commitment would apply to regional tensions and security issues.
Vague report notes a horseshoe was nailed above the doorway of the room housing the Spanish non intervention committee. The text suggests mockery of the committee with a jab about flying hooves.
A prominent North Carolina college football star exits school after confessing to falsifying the amount of financial aid received. The case highlights ongoing concerns about integrity and character building in college sports as the program reviews its policies.
A quoted remark from Dr Reginald Fits of Boston University Medical School argues that people overeat and exercise too little. He suggests that correcting these conditions could be attained through changes in lifestyle and public health guidance.
Washington reports show the clash between the C I O and the A F of L over control and structure of a post reunification labor movement. Debates center on autonomous C I O status versus absorption under A F of L rules with contested membership figures and voting power.
Public moment at the Ambassador Hotel shows Jobo L. Lewis laughing loudly while viewing an NBA Service caricature of himself carved into a pumpkin with acorns and a carrot. The image portrays a rare jovial side of Lewis.
Washington expects Jim Farley to run for governor of New York in 1938. He has not spoken publicly but is seen as a likely nominee salvager and eventual winner, with his backing of Jerry Mahoney in the mayoral race signaling party allegiance. The White House stance appears hands off, while Ickes publicly backs LaGuardia and the Mahoney bloc.
A California Civil War veteran, aged 101, died recently, crediting his long life to rye whiskey. The oblique remark about drink hints at his famed habit and enduring vigor.
Hope mounts that the Duke of Windsor will arrive in New York promptly as the stock market crash has left a surplus of ticker tape. The scene captures lingering urgency in the financial district with crowds expecting a notable visit.
New York Mayor LaGuardia claims upon taking office that Tammany Hall added 888 unnecessary workers to the city payroll. He argues the size of the payroll reflects the machine’s reform status and challenges the idea of genuine reform.
The note claims Italy supports Germany in efforts to reclaim former colonies. It notes that timely Italian aid would have been valuable in Berlin, specifically referencing the year 1914 as the missed opportunity.
A New York diary entry recounts gifts including an autographed book The Rains Came from Louis Broomfield and preserves from Jersey. It mentions letters from Wendy Barrie and Gilda Gray, plans to broadcast with Will and Jessie Hays, and visits with the Kennedys Emerson Baker and others before ending at home.
More than a million followed David Grayson’s Adventures in Contentment a decade and a half ago. Recently he revived the essays and they again drew readers with their quiet, plotless ramblings about simple joys beside the road. Grayson is Ray Stannard Baker of Amherst Massachusetts.
A long running Fleet Street feature on rural life titled A Countryman's Diary appears on the editorial page. The musical list of countryside observations covers wrens moss and old fashioned scenes and has run for twenty years, drawing strong reader protests when omitted.
Oblivion to critics who laud a film star triggers an aggressive fan club reaction as supporters flood the columnist with letters. The burst of correspondence marks a volatile reaction to favorable coverage of the star.
Mrs Laura Henderson a 73 year old London patron of the stage plans a visit to New York. She reopened a closed London theater creating Bevudeville to aid unemployed actors. Her venture, once barely profitable, has become a money maker in four years. She spent much of her life in China and India.
In China amid the Shanghai uprising, friends of the Lambs and Players seek news on dap per Tom Millard. Native Rolla Missouri resident Tommy Millard, noted for snow white spats and brown beaver derbies, has not been heard from.
Property valuations in High Point could rise 20 to 25 percent while the council aims to hold the rate at 1.60. The board of review includes A E Tate and C C Robbins among others, with assessors J D Brame and T R Short. Secretary of Agriculture David Franklin Houston invited to visit. Marianne Martin leaves for Charlotte for library meeting. local college leads Little Five football. Notables include Mrs Frank Armfield of Concord visiting, and locals heading to Greensboro and Charlotte for various visits.
A fragment recalls a foreign correspondent with thirty years in the field who later served as a public relations adviser for the Chinese government. The snippet mentions his role connected to Shanghai and a shift in stance or affiliation.
Hollin Kirby, noted cartoonist, shows expertise in bottle pool while Col BE M House follows a strict diet and exercise plan since turning twenty. Sinclair Lewis is described as fond of chilled raw tomatoes with coarse salt.
A reflective piece likens ukulele tones to a dead cat’s requiem sung by two plaintive kittens. The humorous comparison blends whimsy with melancholy, framed as a light musical reflection from a bygone era.
Twenty years ago local notes report cigar prices rising to six cents due to tobacco and labor costs amid war. The municipal court remains a paying institution with October fines totaling 179.55 and costs 588.42. R E Snow and T D Grantham attended Elke minstrel in Greensboro, Catherine Burns of Asheboro visited the city, Italians have lost 180000 men, and three-cent postage arrives tomorrow.
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