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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1937
Page
4
Public notice in High Point and nearby towns announces rates for daily and Sunday subscriptions by carrier. The text presents a cryptic biblical quote and a note on forbidden fruit from Latin origins.
The piece argues for compulsory school attendance and names agencies—Boy Scouts to the American Legion—that must actively ensure every child in High Point attends school. It cites Hoover on free speech, urges public backing, and likens youth education to a football team needing reserves and teamwork.
An authority argues that raising the school attendance age to 16 and reforming curricula can reduce juvenile misbehavior. He notes truancy stems from youths with lower mental capacity and advocates vocational tracks without segregation to avoid prison outcomes. Quote from Judge Braude contrasts social views, while Michigan hats remark ends the discussion.
Rankin D Boling of High Point writes in response to Mr Gawthrop's editorial on job seekers. He claims three years registered with the State Employment Service without job offers and questions who benefits from the local office.
The piece condemns fox hunting practices in North Carolina where shipped foxes are released to bait hounds. It cites a crippled animal as a trophy and predicts the animal’s drowning at the Hunt breakfast, signed by Valette Jones Harris.
Six years after a Cleveland businessman served 14 months for automobile manslaughter and paid 24000 in civil damages he was arrested again after a hit and run with lights out. The piece argues such a man should not be driving, given all the accidents and injuries linked to his car.
Elmer Davis, born in Aurora, Indiana, rose from short editorial stints at the New York Times to a prolific freelance writer. A Rhodes scholar and Henry Ford peace ship participant, he now writes, hosts radio commentary, and lives in Morningside Heights creating diverse essays and books.
Henry Luce, publisher of Time and Fortune, aims to invest 5 million dollars to elevate Life to their level. The maverick editor faces circulation and advertising challenges as he pushes pictorial concepts. Luce, a Yale graduate born in China to a missionary father, collaborated with a classmate who died. his wife Claire Boothe is linked to notable philanthropic royalties.
Erskine Gwynne launches a monthly Paris Boulevardier after the weekly New Yorker. A Vanderbilte relation with wartime service ties to Paris, where his mother resides. He survived a twin brother killed in air combat and is noted as a silken voiced, playful social figure who has fooled many in fop image.
Broadway Buzz led by Eustace Hale Ball failed to gain traction as a sophisticated gossip magazine. Leander Richardson and W. A. Brady also attempted ventures, but none prospered.
Paging Father Time reports a hunting party leaving for Paradise Point with 14 dogs and guests joining later for deer and bear hunting. The Wesley Memorial bazaar hosted over 200 attendees with flower exhibits led by Mrs. B C Clark and Mrs. L R Terry. Armistice Day plans include a Legion auxiliary sale of forget me nots and bank closures citywide.
The piece traces early gossip column history from Richard Harding Davis to Broadway Brevities. It notes the editor faced blackmail temptations and suspended publication while he reflected in Atlanta. Broadway sought publicity but remained part of a larger survey, with copyright noted from 1937.
A returning exploring party presents a new vegetable that stumps prominent cooks. They cannot identify its origin or full use, leaving chefs puzzled about its culinary potential.
Authorities clash over why men sleep with remarks that sleep is used to evade authorities, reflecting broader disputes over behavior and control.
Twenty years ago Capt. B F Dixon of the 12th Infantry was killed in France after spending hours en route to Camp Sevier. Mr and Mrs D H Parsons and son visited Greensboro. Mrs Price and Mrs Prince attended a matinee in Greensboro. Ital y and German troops faced on a 45 mile front in Italy amid expected Austro German drive. British gains in Belgium. American hotels urged to save food. Frank Wineskie sold his Winston ice plant to Arctic Ice and Coal Co.
The 1937 special and regular sessions reopen with battles over wage hour laws surplus crop control and regional development. Roosevelt seeks expanded federal power amid conservative opposition and looming 1938 elections. Lobbying and party splits mark the coming months as the New Deal agenda faces fresh resistance.
Bruce Barton, advertising man and congressional candidate, declares he will seek the repeal of one obsolete or useless law cada week if elected. He presents the pledge as a core reform plan.
Pennsylvania groundhog specialist William G. Hensel notes last year unbelievers sealed multiple groundhog burrows and a polecat was recovered from one such den.
Variety declares Rolle Seven on November schedule while a commenter questions Greek as a dead language. The note interweaves entertainment timing and linguistic debate.
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