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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1936
Page
4
The community chest in High Point is off to a powerful start with support from major groups like the Y W C A Boy Scouts Red Cross and Salvation Army. Officials urge every citizen to contribute to broaden the base and ensure a sound community future.
After three years the Special Master Kenneth Brim files findings in the case brought by the bank receiver against former directors and officials. Excep tions by both sides may alter the final recommendation before presentation to the court, a conclusion welcomed by all.
Karl Browder the Communist presidential candidate drew front page attention after Terre Haute vigilantes jailed him for a speech he was barred from delivering. He argues every candidate should spend days in jail to broaden human sympathies, a tactic that critics call his excuse and an overly dramatic method.
A centuries old tale says a Chinaman found a burned pig in a barn and tasted barbecued pork. The discovery allegedly led to cooking without burning barns, ending frequent fires for barbecues after many years.
The state plans a commemorative program to permanently mark Shallow Ford and nearby historic spots. The article laments slow recognition in North Carolina versus Eastern states where such sites attract many tourists and are celebrated as shrines.
Dr. D B Carrick resigns after 22 years with Cornell University including 15 years as pomology professor. He returns to High Point North Carolina bringing rare plant knowledge and plans to advance agriculture locally while continuing scientific research on daf fodil bulbs.
Italy marks the first anniversary of its invasion of Ethiopia with celebrations of African riches and national gains. Mussolini pledged victory and the promised wealth, warning that failure could threaten European peace.
A San Francisco sailor preserves a lifetime stash of ropes with pieces possibly dating to the McKinley election campaign. The collection reflects decades of maritime use and political history through old rigging and discarded lines.
An Illinois school head who hugged his teachers has been dismissed, leaving the field to a student who has spent eight years in the eighth grade.
In reflecting on Fotheringhay, the author recalls its royal connections from William the Conqueror to Mary Queen of Scots. He notes the castle’s ruin, the later restoration of St Mary and All the Saints church, and the community’s efforts funded by individuals and trusts to revive the nave and tower. The piece honors the people’s church surviving amid decay.
Bruce Catton opines that the Harry Richman and Dick Merrill transatlantic flight is a publicity stunt rather than a historic achievement. He argues modern aviation relies on regular carriers and systematic testing, not isolated sensational flights.
A bowler friend with slippery shoes prompts Dora to recall a sit-down strike made the other evening. The moment suggests tensions over the bowling alley's floor and footwear.
A reprint from The Enterprise Raleigh notes worker shortages in North Carolina during 1936 with WPA and private contractors citing difficulty finding skilled carpenters and brick masons, especially those over forty. The piece parodies Osler's theory of age-related uselessness and calls for younger workers, while highlighting local curiosities and social items from Tryon and Charleston.
A half hour power outage at The Enterprise prompts a meditation on electricity as a modern necessity and humanity’s dependence on a higher power. The writer cites Paul and Greek poets to contrast daily reliance with spiritual awareness, urging weekly spiritual contact for well being.
The piece refutes emotional displays in public life citing an Illinois school head's dismissal for hugging teachers and recalls Judge E Yates Webb's past ruling on inappropriate conduct toward a young girl. It argues for restraint in public relations and quoting Wordsworth on quiet over tumult.
A collection featuring Stephen Spender's short fiction praised for warmth and insight, including The Dead Island novelette about a living and dead pair, with several other tales and a note on Spender's emerging strength as a writer. The volume also covers Darragh Aldrich and other works in a mixed literary roundup.
The Hindenburg completed its eighth transatlantic crossing and carried its thousandth paid fare, challenging views that dirigibles are impractical. The wartime airship’s reliability suggests American doubts may reflect our own deficiencies.
A poetical meditation on faith as the force that moves the daily accounts and yields wholesome outcomes. The verse by Victor P. Hammer extols how belief, courage, and fidelity elevate effort and future prospects, transforming doubt into motive as the day of progress arrives, contrasted with earlier door-to-door hitchhiker era.
A night club entertainer reported to have crashed his plane after lining the aircraft with thousands of ping-pong balls. Public response questions the crash outcome while authorities investigate the unusual stunt.
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