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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1941
Page
4
A compact miscellany quotes Psalms 108 13 praising steadfast effort and Edward Gibbons praise that winds favor the ablest navigators. The excerpt frames courage and skill as keys to overcoming foes and steering through peril.
The State Highway Commission moves to clear signs within 30 feet of roads amid safety concerns and erosion of landscape. The piece recalls past efforts by the Federation of Women's Clubs and other lawmakers, noting weak enforcement and limited gains, while praising the current stance as a warning to sign usurpers. It also reflects on veterans from the Civil War era assembling in Atlanta for their annual reunion and honors their enduring resolve.
Reader query about a home airway observer job answered by the Weather Bureau. Pay ranges from 2.50 to 3 a day with hourly or per observation rates at on call stations. About 125 observatory stations on airways and 100 off airway stations. Reports via teletype or telegraph. Apply in writing to one of thirteen airway supervising centers. Training and a written exam lead to a Certificate of Authority to Take Observations. Criteria include grade school education, basic meteorology, knowledge of Circular II, ability to report observations, and 85 words per minute typing.
Citizens rally to entertain arriving soldiers for defense duties as hundreds were expected with thousands more possible. Readers urged to list accommodating homes and contact James W Poole for lodging. also notes found girl Pameli a in New Hampshire wilderness and defense related job shifts at Ford. Veterans from the List Division pledge unity against isolationist sentiment in Raleigh gathering.
A dense column catalogs rumors and notes from entertainment and politics. It references Walter Winchell, Dorothy Gish, John Santo, immigration agents, Mary Lewis, Helen Morgan, Arthur Pegler, Judge Landis, Louis Conn, Jay C Flippen, and other figures, plus theater notes, contracts, and industry quips. It paints a panoramic, rapid-fire snapshot of showbiz, press, and public affairs with speculative hints and gossip.
A collage of Hollywood and Broadway chatter covers Ann Rutherford’s film starlet halo, rumors about senators and Klansmen, shifting club lineups, and industry gossip. Jokes about Lindbergh, Tony Martin, and Simone Simon mingle with hotel openings in Miami Beach and a Westchester-Biltmore staffing change. A broadside of personalities, scandals, and showbiz buzz.
Industrial Lithographing Co of New York will run a warehouse here soon for product distribution. Assistant fire chief C S Canada moves from Station 1 to Station 2 under Chief A B Horney. Marvin B Shoemaker takes his place at Station 1. The school board ponders the fate of the old Shunter High building after a pupil’s TN visit and a threatened fee refund dispute ends with the money returned. Frank B Caldwell of New York visits relatives before returning home. Mrs J P Red and Mrs J W Harris return from Bessemer City. Miss Etta Roextenheimer of Kernersville marries Joe Berrier of Thomasville. Reports persist that Josephus Daniels may run for governor next year. The Cardinals defeated the Athletics 5 to 1 in Philadelphia. Thomas A Edison remains in a final coma.
Twenty years ago local news notes a singing class at the Oxford Orphanage to perform at the Orpheum Theatre Monday evening. October 16 brings fall optimism for local merchants. Work to begin on a sand-clay road along East Green Extension. A circulated report claims High Point rivals Chicago in crime. Dr. C S Grayson refutes it as false. Orchard owners hear good news as school opens in September.
The Agriculture Department runs the biggest information service in Washington with a yearly budget near 1.895 million dollars. It staffs about 100 information specialists plus a large press section and extensive radio output linking to National Farm and Home Hour broadcasts. The unit handles thousands of queries daily, ships millions of farmer leaflets, and distributes most farm bulletins free to Congress and the public, funded by taxpayers.
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