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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1937
Page
2
Partly cloudy and warmer in the west tonight, then mostly cloudy and warmer with rain in the west and central portions on Friday. South Carolina follows a similar pattern with interior rain. Light northerly winds prevail around Hatteras and Jacksonville with generally fair weather tonight and Friday.
The Pont Alexandre II in Paris is noted as the city’s largest bridge spanning the Seine, reputed for its grand arches and central location near key sites.
The High Point Commission on Inter-Racial Cooperation sponsors a second Good Will program at William Penn high school auditorium Sunday at 4 p.m. Charles F. Carroll Jr. will deliver the principal address. Rev W W Fridy will speak on George Washington Carver. Singers from High Point College and local churches will perform. event open to the public.
The annual Baptist convention moved to study feasibility of building two hospitals one in south central and one in eastern North Carolina. It also ordered full printing of the social service report and referred a proposal for a full time anti liquor worker to the general board. The Barton committee was authorized to continue its work regardless of legislative sessions in pursuit of prohibition aims.
A new driver claiming 10 to 30 extra yards was tested by United States Golf Association experts. Technical scrutiny suggests production of the club will be discouraged.
Albanian writer Nexhmie Zaime shares economical beef recipes. Albanian Stuffed Squash uses ground round, rice, onion, parsley and eggs baked under squash with a lemon butter sauce. A second method Pan Broiled Steak with Lemon prescribes thinly sliced round steak pan seared and finished with a lemon butter sauce.
A wife pleads for financial fairness at home arguing her husband prioritizes his mother over his own family. She cites vacations, clothing, and school needs as she and the children sacrifice while the husband and his brothers fund the mother’s lifestyle.
A mother argues for economical living to support her family without imposing hardship on others. She emphasizes budget choices, self reliance, and community resources to sustain daily life.
A woman explains she endures mistreatment at home and has not told her husband, who is very attached to his mother, because she fears causing trouble and lacks support from others.
A speaker urges firm but polite action to secure clothing and house essentials for children. If a husband resists, remind him that his mother would not want the family to suffer, and insist on rights and needs to avoid further trouble.
A speaker argues a man’s family should come first and condemns a selfish mother-in-law who deprives daughters-in-law and grandchildren of life’s necessities while living in luxury. The voice notes the mother-in-law may not see the sacrifices but remains observant of the neglect.
When facing a reluctant mother-in-law, stay firm and polite. State clearly what you need, emphasizing practicality and generosity. Discuss wardrobe and children's clothes openly, avoiding reproach while asserting your essentials.
A domestic dispute centers on a husband allocating family resources to his mother, neglecting his wife and children. The conflict highlights financial strain and unresolved expectations within the household.
A 1940s style guide shows quick beef broil options. The text describes broiling steak with butter and lemon juice, then a ground beef toast preparation with milk and seasonings, served with pickles onions or green pepper.
A freight locomotive needs about a half ton of coal to start and reach running speed. This figure underscores the fuel requirement for initial startup and acceleration of heavy freight engines.
The passage suggests a mother might not realize her sons are giving more than they can afford. She may have come to rely on the luxuries they supply and would seek to adjust matters to a more satisfactory balance.
A landing at Fushan on the Yangtze 120 miles from Nanking marked a new phase in hostilities between Chinese and Japanese. London reports a sharp drop in war risk for Orient and western Mediterranean cargoes due to three factors the Shanghai shift in hostilities the reduction of piracy in the Mediterranean and a more stable European political scene. Shipping rates fell from 10 to 1.25 dollars per 600 of value for Shanghai routes and from 1.87 to 1.25 dollars for the Mediterranean.
Federal court action targets 328 pints of oysters alleged adulteration under the Pure Food and Drug Act. Water added to the product to lower quality cited. oysters face destruction unless owner intervenes.
Five Raleigh reporters at governor's request reviewed the Brady Laurence case and unanimously urged clemency. Governor Clyde Hoey commuted Laurence's death sentence after study. Laurence had killed Clyde Erwin in Iredell County in 1936.
Plans for negotiations between the United States and the United Kingdom aim to deepen commercial ties through freer goods exchange. Observers see political significance alongside economic gains and a response to the Italy Germany Japan alliance. Hull invites public input on potential concession products with hearings to precede formal talks.
The committee backed writing a 20 cent per bushel processing tax into the administration farm bill and suggested marketing quotas for corn. Southern senators to draft the cotton section. Senate leaders aim to cut the ever normal granary program costs to 5.6 billion dollars for 1938 farm benefits.
The Farriss Andrews Men's Bible class will meet in the Post Office employees club house Friday night November 19. Members should assemble at the church by 7 p.m. and proceed to the club house for a business meeting and a weiner roast.
State highway safety division revokes licenses of C. P. Sexton route No. 1 and Frank Saunders 513 Flint Street after convictions for driving drunk.
Carl Allman of 210 Ward Street reported his car window broken last night behind the Arcade building and a .22 caliber rifle missing. Police say no clues have yet been found.
Hoey states 1,500 prisoners leave monthly with less than one in twenty released on parole. Parole mainly grants freedom when a job is available and often lists recommending authorities. Parole reduces costs from 70 cents per day in prison to 10 cents under supervision, and a transfer to work typically shifts a prisoner from negative to positive.
The North Georgia conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South failed to pass a proposed merger of the three main branches, with 288 voting yes and 149 against, short of the required three-fourths. Bishop Paul B. Kern presided as roll was called for superannuated and fellow ministers.
The Mississippi conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South voted 184 to 45 for the unification of the three branches of Methodism, in Hattiesburg on November 18.
New York publicity man Chick Wergeles for the Giants has praised his team for 12 years and notes an unusual sight as two college clubs are on the field in action for the first time.
Logs Ball annual informal dance of the N C State College Forestry club at the Wrank Thompson Gymnasium set for November 20 with Raleigh as the host city.
Firemen responding to an alarm in Camden New Jersey found no flames but a passing truck driver warned of another fire nearby. The crew retraced their steps and reopened hoses to tackle a second blaze around the corner.
Olen Richardson, 23, and Ruby Tallant, 25, marry in Oklahoma City though both are blind. Their romance began 12 years ago in school. Olen sells brooms and novelties and receives a monthly state assistance check. Ruby lost her sight at 18 months and jokes about her cooking while managing housework.
In Shelton Washington rats stole the traps loggers laid out to catch them. In a twist the cats pursuing the rats ended up in one of the traps and were caught within ten minutes.
John Paul Lucas of Charlotte a former Charlotte Rotary president spoke to local Rotarians on the electric power industry expansion in Piedmont North and South Carolina. He cited Duke Power’s growth from 1900 to 1937 with rising watt hours and predicted continued prosperity for farms and industries.
A robber forced his way into a victim’s car near a roadhouse about a mile from town. He boasted of killing a man at a gambling game and claimed serial criminal status. The victim drove to a road exit before the robber ordered a stop and threatened to shoot. Police found the battered car the next morning with no clear leads on the suspect.
California center Bob Herwig aims for a steady print presence in Berkeley as his wife Winsor Herwig writes a column for the local paper. The feature highlights Herwig's prospects and the couple's journalistic ties in Berkeley.
Oakland California reports Saint Mary's College star Lou Ferry a standout placekicker whose precision and leg strength have become a mainstay for the Gaels and drew praise as one of the nation's finest specialists.
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