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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1936
Page
3
A compact reflection cites Psalms 49 10 and a Shakespearean line about wealth and death. It contrasts wise men and fools and notes that riches burden the bearer like a load that death will unload.
A New York health official warns that slow drivers, or mop ers, create as many traffic hazards as speeders and cut ins. The author argues the lethargic pace disrupts flow and may be more dangerous than speeding, urging recognition of moper risk to highway safety.
Rev R Dwight Ware, longtime pastor at Main Street Methodist in Thomasville, is not named in Western North Carolina conference appointments. The list shows him headed to Rocky Mount First Church, a move welcomed as rotation strengthens the system and shares leadership.
An 11 year old boy, a high school senior, dies in Winston Salem after a failed stunt on a cable tower. He contacts a 44 000 volt line and falls in flames before an audience including his sweetheart. The piece laments showy dares and recurring similar tragedies.
Photographs from the Empire show portray cats as refined rulers of the feline world. The images suggest disdain for mice and hint at their poised, aloof character.
The article compares fertilizer content in leaves cow manure and broom sage. It notes a ton of leaves carries 28.8 pounds of fertilizer material versus 23.2 pounds in manure and urges readers to compost leaves with lime ashes or acid in a backyard pit for next year’s garden.
Citizens remark that Main Street and other thoroughfares remain torn up while street railway repairs promise a smoother surface. Observers note that concrete expansion and contraction seams are absent so far, suggesting future weather related buckling or cracking could persist if work ends without proper finishing.
Queen Elizabeth calls Lord Mountjoy a kitchenmaid in private letters and praises Mrs. Simpson for meals that win royal favor. London society shifts to culinary arts as Wally’s dishes delight the king, signaling a notable cultural penetration akin to historic invasions.
Winston-Salem Journal notes Justice Brandeis has turned eighty and reflects on a career as a lawyer and jurist. His liberalism is shown as reasoned and individual case driven, guiding decisions that strengthen democracy and humane considerations.
A GM sponsored talk argues that improving methods and wider distribution of benefits accelerate progress. The message asserts ongoing desire for better living and relentless search for innovations keeps America envied as a land to live in.
A reflective column in a New York paper notes Dorman Smith’s cartoons and compares influences from Billy Ireland to McClutcheon. The writer recalls travel memories, fashion details, stage performances, and personal ambitions with wry humor and self critique.
Fragmentary notes describe a scene at the Gilbert where crowd behavior and social pretensions loom large. The speaker hints at envy and judgment within a crowd, with a sense of unease about refined airs prevailing over authenticity.
Bud Kelland’s face carries a note of keen curiosity, an eager Irishman behind a grocery counter. Will Hays retains a hayfield squint and quick wit unusual for city life. Cole Porter embodies the garb of a country boy, looked upon with a familiar rural air.
A reminiscence evokes a pleasantly named Arkansas town Evening Shade and a faded memory of a schoolhouse quartet. The fragment hints at lyrical phrasing and the culture surrounding small town life.
A Raleigh gathering of the North Carolinians Inc reported a highly successful meeting yesterday. Notables in attendance included Mr. and Mrs. Fred N. Tate Dr. D. A. Stanton Frank Sizemore and Co. M. Waynick with High Pointers among the guests.
A new detour to Greensboro will open tomorrow morning while the old Friendship road is closed.
Police monitor for Otto Wood who escaped from the state prison yesterday morning. Wood, who has escaped three times, is not expected to visit this area, though authorities remain vigilant.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wilson left today for Fork Union Virginia to visit their son Vassie Jr at the Fork Union Military Academy. Mr. and Mrs. Carter Dalton and children will leave tomorrow for Rocky Mount to spend Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Percy Thigpen. Mrs. O. B. Bonner has returned from Elizabeth City where she visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Owens.
Gov W W Brandon of Alabama and eight friends ordered to Bay Minette court over a fishing camp booze party. More than a dozen pints found in the governor's room. Jury guarded as Doheny oil lease fraud case in Washington faces government request and defense protest.
Twenty years ago in November 1916 a war price survey notes butter at 45 cents a pound eggs at 40 cents wholesale and predicts Thanksgiving dinner costs will be high. It states turkey could reach 25 cents per pound.
Mrs Florence Blair and Mrs A G Dixon attended a Winston-Salem conference that convened yesterday. Stephen C Clark visited the city. Dr Charles B Insram and two daughters with Mrs Charles Stanback visited L J Ingram on Elm Street. Mrs Ingram joined the party to Salem College where Anna is a student. The Woman's Club home economics department met at the Piks home with papers on Simple and Attractive Pot Suppers and The Proper Place of Meat in the Menus.
News briefs report German forces have overrun almost all of Wallachia and a large section of Romania. President Wilson sends best wishes to Charles Evans Hughes, thanking him for his congratulatory message. Miss Jeannette Rankin, Montana congresswoman-elect, spent $687.70 on campaign expenses. A group of educators will study the Negro’s condition in the South.
A playful discussion notes sunflowers as a fashion symbol and table decor in Long Island scenes and pro London cartoons. The bloom is praised as a dawn of a new era while skepticism rises about pretenders and visible Atlantic Monthly tropes.
The column notes Fred Knowles proposes $7,000 a week for a ten minute radio talk. The writer jokes about catching a radio host in a true Scotch mood and making him feel squirrely. References the Rabelaisian sonnets about Edward and Mrs. Wally.
In today’s Enterprise summary, Finland stands out as Europe’s only prepared yet peaceable nation ready to wage war if needed. The column ponders an urban myth of a self-swallowing snake, cites Russia and Germany trading threats over Japan and espionage, and jokes about European war talk while noting Smoky Mountain deer hunting and a High Point resident’s mixed views on killing for sport.
The President's Special Drought Committee heard Colorado farmers warn the Resettlement Administration has advanced so much money that borrowers may never escape debt. Rexford Tugwell resigns from the New Deal amid clashes with AAA officials and Wallace, amid pressure over resettlement policy and political hostility.
Spanish officials consider a house trailer capitol as a symbolic solution amid frequent government reshuffles. The concept would offer a portable seat of power, branding a temporary governance hub during political transitions.
Government money has been removed from Madrid. Rebels, who believed they were nearing the Spanish capital, may react to the shift in funds and strategic position.
A husband and wife attend a dinner a night early and joke about the social spot. They atone with a spread at a favored restaurant while noting a Duchess in attendance enjoying herself among the upper class.
The President selects Char Edison son of the inventor as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. The article notes how Edison’s name stirs inventor ambition and recalls past wartime committees led by Thomas Edison and John Ericsson’s Monitor, framing the role as a businesslike yet influential naval leadership position.
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