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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1937
Page
4
A High Point newspaper notice from November 7 1987 outlines subscription terms carriers and office payments. It lists publisher names Hammett Cecil J P Rawley and notes Associated Press news rights and republication policy.
In observance of American Education Week the piece argues for distinguishing education from propaganda and urges teaching to foster peaceful emotional attitudes. It questions glorification of militaristic heroes and highlights the cost of war, urging neutrality toward propaganda, an honest cost of conflict, and the belief that might is never right. The essay cites debates over school holidays and parades as examples of how educators influence national sentiment.
The Carolina Political Union at UNC struggles to secure propagandists for its campus program. Earl Browder has accepted while Norman Thomas requires a $40 travel allowance, not 20 cents a mile. The CPU offers no fees or expenses, prompting private donations to cover Thomas’s cost.
The piece argues that the Golden Rule guiding life leads to peace education and notes a revival trend. It cites High Point residents who doubt revival will return, saying this generation would need to witness an unquenchable fire before accepting it or fleeing.
Charles A. Jones of the North Carolina Republican Party calls for inviting all groups opposing New Deal policies to form a coalition to preserve the American system. He questions what the American system means beyond bread, butter, and clothing for the average citizen.
The Junior High School invites parents to Monday night Parent's Night at 7:30 to learn about the school program and see how teachers and families can cooperate in their children's education. The piece urges parental involvement and support for student welfare.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor will not tour the United States as planned due to grave misconceptions held by certain individuals and agencies, nullifying the scheduled visit.
A Greens boro column blends a reflection on democracy with a humorous tale of a bachelor’s bed and a maid’s lapse. It recalls Emil Ludwig and Windsor in a critique of sensational press and hints at local history along Market Street and the old Plank Road.
Betty and John Mebane discuss Caroline Gordon's The Garden of Adonis and a second novel Youth In Trust by B M Wight, praising realistic characters and psychological depth. Short notices cover Dutch Flower Pieces and Stained Glass of York Minster with emphasis on plates and scholarly introductions. They also critique Apollo Sleeps and To the Queen's Taste Cook Book For Moderns for style and practical value.
A reflective essay considers happiness, life’s many trials, and the value of action over talk. It references Abraham Lincoln, the Curies, religious thought, and self mastery, arguing that progress comes from effort and inner truth rather than mere words.
The Raleigh News & Observer argues that soil erosion cannot be solved by engineering alone and calls for human conservation. It notes that more than half of NC farm tenants have lived on their current land for less than a year and predicts upheaval among destitute tenants unless a social remedy is found.
A statement from Secretary Ickes in Texas last week claimed business prosperity was at a peak, reflecting a nationwide trend. The remark highlighted the optimism of the era about economic conditions and growth.
A wry critique notes that talk of another war to reduce the surplus population seems unnecessary since sulfanilamide is described as effectively killing off people. The piece relies on satirical tone and modern pharmacological reference.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, voting at Hyde Park, described his occupation as farmer. The piece notes critics and rival entertainers Groucho and Chico Marx facing copyright infringement charges, with lawyerly quips about originality in comedy.
Charles KE notes Bedeaux's system clipping the Duke of Windsor's proposed American visit. The piece laments that even a cat can look at a king, but America cannot currently spare a glimpse of the duke and duchess.
A Mississippi era voice praises Congressman Lambeth for noting North Carolina Negro doormen at the American embassy in Paris. The colorful critique mocks their distance from home and jokes about travel to Paris as rare for Tar Heel Black men, finishing with a jab about their hats and “Paree.”
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