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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1941
Page
3
Learn to make plaster of Paris casts from a simple water mix. Grease molds with vaseline, pour, and set to create paper weights frames and decorative pieces. Add color with dyes for marble or two tone effects and even craft a chocolate cake display. Casts serve in education art and restaurant displays with lasting durability.
A provocative employer proclamation declares that no one works long hours because every hour has the same length with no minutes. The quoted statement emphasizes equality of time across all shifts, challenging standard labor norms.
Dorothy Semrow of Bristol Connecticut wins this week’s prize in the Money Makers Of Our Readers feature. She earns a dollar by sharing how her brothers’ shaving routines generate her weekly income. She notes two paydays this week and invites readers to send details to the editor for future prizes.
A report notes that plants absorb minerals in direct proportion to soil availability. Leaves and needles burned and analyzed with a spectroscope show which minerals exist and their relative amounts. The method detects tin, zinc, copper, manganese, molybdenum, gold, silver, tungsten, and more in surface deposits. A dialogue snippet shows a student pilot asking what to do next while an instructor replies.
Katherine Houison offers a cozy guide for indoor gatherings. With fireplace games, roasted apples, and corn popping, guests create fun through a letter telegram challenge using alphabet sheets. Prize the funniest or cleverest entry as the crowd reads aloud, ensuring laughter and imagination.
Aerial photography advances rapidly with new nine lens camera at Lowry Field Colorado. Cade Sum's photographers train there and the device can operate at night and capture images through clouds with remarkable fineness.
The passage explains the role of air photographers in the bomber crew, noting their camera capabilities, such as long-range multi lens setups and color work. It outlines training origins at Chanute Field, Illinois, with expansion to universities and schools, and lists requirements including high school education, knowledge of chemistry and light, and parental consent for under 21. It also mentions career paths as professional cameramen after service and includes a note about canal zone airplane stamps.
Constance Hoyt and Bob Andeman explore Hoyt house in Caxton seeking a rumored Revolutionary War treasure. They note old mantels and a possible treasure hunter in Mrs. Arkwright, hinting at hidden paymaster gold and a looming twist as the story ends with a threatened reveal next week.
The Editor reflects on the paradox of a famous scholar who claimed ignorance as knowledge grows. He notes that many young people imitate smug know-it-alls, undervaluing parents and experience. The piece urges listening and learning over flaunting scant facts.
A misprinted note invites Evelyn Beamer of Beamont California to submit a pineapple salad recipe for a dollar prize. The dish uses pineapple on lettuce with a peach half and whipped cream to resemble a fried eye. Readers are urged to mail in their entries for a chance to win.
Readers are invited to submit riddles printed in the newspaper. A list of five questions appears with authors named. Answers reveal light wordplay about horses ships sandals and more. A separate item jokes about a fight and a boxer thinking.
A school dormitory blaze drives occupants outside as they joke about rushing to safety. A student quips about tying a tie and another about pants, illustrating a chaotic scene amid flames and firemen at work.
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