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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1942
Page
4
Quotations from locals and visitors express support for bus stop shelters or booths at bridge ends to protect waiting passengers. Comments cite cold winds, sidewalks blocked for shoppers, and general approval, noting winter discomfort and business impact. A unrelated rail and grocery ration anecdote follows.
The piece portrays High Point as recovering from a period of poor diet and lethargy. It credits heightened self discipline, a revived community chest drive, and proactive efforts by the Furniture and Woodworking Manufacturers Association and the Chamber of Commerce. It notes plans to bring a government bureau to oversee the Furniture Exposition Building during the war and suggests the town may become a stronger business and insurance risk as it regains strength and confidence.
A sermon on Matthew 9 12 13 emphasizes mercy over sacrifice. Levi the publican becomes a follower after Jesus calls him, highlighting Jesus as the Great Physician who heals souls, not the self righteous. The piece urges humble faith, mercy, and world leadership guided by heavenly wisdom.
The Enterprise greets the North Carolina Press Women Association at its annual convention in High Point praising women’s rising role in North Carolina newspapers. It notes the group’s importance grows as women fill positions formerly held by men and urges support for Christmas seals.
The High Point Tuberculosis Association sells Christmas Seals promising small gifts with big impact. Seventy eight dollars buys a tuberculin test for eight children or chest X rays for two people while supplying a visiting nurse for a month or materials for teachers to educate youths about prevention.
An opinion piece arguing North Carolina agriculture faces its core issues in variety, volume, and cost of production. It criticizes modern scare tactics, urges soil improvement through subsoiling lime, legumes, and phosphorus, warns against turning green manure, and envisions a profitable dairy and livestock sector with intelligent leadership.
The column recalls wheat and corn harvests, notes early winter signs, and mentions persimmon beer. It shifts to a local anecdote about a preacher’s son who drank at a posum hunt, rode home, slept off his drunkenness, and later became a citizen. The story ends with the old man reflecting on a son’s ingratitude and a life lesson.
A weary traveler in a West Virginia railroad station shares a night with an elderly man who recalls his son in Cleveland. The exchange leads to reflections on isolation, family loss, and the need for the Sermon on the Mount to inspire action.
A reflective column urges perseverance amid insult and loss, urging action over despair as war and economic strains press. It cites wartime morale songs, calls for resilience, and comments from public figures about national unity and policy.
A compilation of quirky social anecdotes and curiosities from Walter Winchell. Items include Ben Franklin as a “wolf” in Europe, Noel Coward’s In Which We Serve facing the Hays office, and Jolson’s mother nickname Atom. Also noted are odd laws, film lore, and historical curiosities with minimal context.
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