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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1940
Page
4
Quotation mix cites II Samuel 22 33 praising divine strength and a paradoxical Empedocles line describing God as a circle with center everywhere and circumference nowhere
Scrap movements to seaboard and alien shipments tied to wartime policy. The piece links scrap bans and rapid mobilization to Japan tensions, notes New York eliminated from World Series, and observes Jewish New Year 5701 events and historic resilience amid persecution. It also covers draft boards in Guilford County, Raleigh Times anniversary, and Reidsville Review on county fairs.
A Cleveland railroad clerk born in 1872 develops a big idea after a watchful moment at a station. He forms a Railroad YMCA in Cleveland, then Chicago, growing to 200 organizations serving 51 railroads. His drive embodies Elbert Hubbard’s call to let a big idea get you. Colonel Charles S. Gleim notes the need for trombone players for the band.
The Salisbury Post notes over 3600 Americans donated a pint of blood to aid English forces in the Battle of Britain. Blood will go to British hospitals for transfusions to injured soldiers and civilians amid Nazi aggression.
Walter Winchell recalls a sensayama newsstand owner at 49th and Broadway and an FDR button on Willkie. A cabbie saves two children and is to receive a Valorous Deed Medal. The column riffs on poverty, politics, and showbiz, mentioning Ed Wynn, Irving Edelson, and a Broadway revival amid wartime chatter.
A column denounces isolationist policy as dangerous while warning that defeatist talk invites invasion. It recalls European nations isolating themselves from aid and condemns alleged communist plots against the FBI and Harry Bridges, asserting ongoing smear campaigns to undermine Hoover’s forces.
Washington reports allege Bruce Catto's role in pressuring the ouster of Chip Roberts as Democratic National Committee secretary. The narrative credits White House influence and Carl Vinson’s Naval Affairs Committee with exposing a $900,000 Georgia firm fee list and prompting Roberts’ resignation amid political infighting.
Jimmy Young notes a Shanghai event where Chinese puppets staged a big show with a puppet mayor in morning dress reading a Japanese drafted congratulatory speech. The Japanese general and officials attended as a Chinese band played patriotic tunes. Four days later the Japanese sought the mockers.
Opinion notes that dictators allied against the United States this week while the oceans once protected the nation. The piece warns that the Atlantic and Pacific now surround the country, questioning the idea of oceanic protection.
The Greenville Piedmont reports two quotes: Winston Churchill on freedom shaping enduring spirit beyond disciplined force, and William Allen White on weaponry failing to conquer human spirit, reflecting wartime resilience.
Archaeologists discover 1,500 year old razor blades in Honduras revealing early grooming implements and suggesting a place to store such tools if long enough examined.
Portland Oregonian reports roadbuilders trace the origin of driving on the right but note it does not explain the modern habit of driving down the middle of the highway.
Local reports show over $2,000 in profits from city farm operations. Frank J. Sizemore is re-elected executive secretary of the High Point Chamber of Commerce. Charles W. Phillips spoke to the Rotary Club. Weekend travels include C. A. Craven in Philadelphia and Alexander Rankin in Washington, D. C. Mrs. John S. Welborn attends a VA DC convention in Raleigh. Philadelphia Athletics win in World Series game Cards 2 Athletics 5. Judge James L. Webb dies in Shelby. Herbert Hoover tours toward Kings Mountain celebration. Ruth Barbee visits Greensboro. Nellie Muse and Mrs. Hat tie Sheetz plan New York trip. Carolina alumni news continues.
Twenty years ago the Southern Furniture Exposition Building in the city was set to become the largest structure in North Carolina including cotton mills, while the Rotary Club supported a large city swimming pool. About People R C Buck of Char
John J. Blair of High Point is appointed state supervisor of school buildings. Belfast, Ireland faces ongoing fighting as Dr. L. S. Rowe assumes duties as head of the Pan American Union.
A senator comments that policy progress has driven Japan toward unexpected allies, framing the pivot as a consequence of recent political actions. The remark suggests a realignment with groups previously viewed unfavorably.
A story-brief notes Mayor La Guardia saying keeping busy prevents anger. John Nance Garner is quoted about staying active. A New York radio station conducts a quirky interview with a 20 pound lobster as a novelty feature.
As conscription begins, many men who have never been listed in a draft lottery fear disrupted lives. A Western bandit, under five feet tall, has been sent away for a lengthy sentence, signaling shifts in public order and punishment.
A suggestion to the Senate proposes creating two vice presidents for the United States. The idea argues this would reduce workload overall by distributing roles, though critics contend it would not increase productivity.
A British golf club rules that a ball may be lifted from a bomb crater without penalty, a policy noted with humor at the duffer’s thanks to Adolf.
A social column questions the need to dress well for outings while noting that going out for meals would be pleasant if not for the bother of dressing. It argues that dressing up for routine errands like a drugstore visit seems unnecessary and dated.
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