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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1937
Page
4
The notice states carriers may collect for over two months and directs direct payment to office for longer periods. It also reserves AP news dispatches and local news republication rights and notes second class mail status in High Point North Carolina under federal law.
Luther says God writes the Gospel not only in scripture but on trees flowers and clouds and stars. The quote invites seeing divine truth in nature as well as text.
The House Ways and Means Committee member Bob Doughton protests annual salary lists from the Treasury as求 they attract crowds to view and copy them. Lists show names of earners at 15000 or more from corporations and have been sold for 100 each. Doughton backed a repeal bill to remove publicity, with the House approving but Senate status unclear.
Mrs. Mary Pegram a case worker stated the Guilford County Welfare Department strongly condemns unauthorized begging. She noted begging can become a racket and nuisance in society and urged public support for aid to the underprivileged
The latest issue of The March of Time argues prophets of world annihilation overreach. It credits human will to live with resilience alongside ongoing warfare, detailing anti aircraft guns and gas masks. In Spain the conflict rages with modern killing tools and counter measures.
The passage contrasts looming despair with lingering hope noting that war, disease, and famine afflict humanity yet the ultimate annihilation foreseen as Armageddon remains distant. It emphasizes human will to survive amid conflict and suffering and suggests the end is not imminent.
The piece compares France and Britain urging Italy to join non intervention in Spain. It questions Mussolini's stance, asking if he will be a small frog in a large pond or a big frog in a big pond. If he cannot be the latter, he may stay on the bank.
After Attorney General Seawell ruled women may serve on juries, Edenton and Graham courts called women as jurors. A newspaper man was convicted and appealed, but acquittals elsewhere suggest the test case is not assured. Legal experts note de novo appeals and the high cost of Supreme Court review may delay a ruling.
Eddie Cantor buttressed a mock bid for president detailing a Cantorian cabinet of top comedians. Rep Tinkham urged impeachment talks against Roosevelt and Hull for not enforcing the neutrality act in the Sino Japanese war, prompting questions about motive and party ties.
Nicholas Murray Butler notes two clear but undeclared wars racking the world, each violating public morals and flouting many formal international engagements and treaties.
A concise, opinionated line argues that true global peace hinges on dismantling arms production facilities, presenting a stark view of the link between weaponry and conflict resolution.
Co F Kinsey Jr argues in a letter that city firemen’s pay lags behind peers in North Carolina and urges bosses to value workers by raising wages from corporate funds rather than public coffers. He compares attitudes of good managers to those who threaten with quitting if pay isn’t raised.
Bruce Catton warns against premature U S involvement in European and Asian crises as the chestnuts roast. He argues Britain and France fear near home conflicts more than China while Japan presses in Shanghai and warns Washington to avoid being dragged into distant wars. He urges cautious leadership to prevent global entanglement.
Analysis from Washington on Hugo Black joining the Supreme Court and the potential impact on its prestige. Observers note prospective retaliation tactics against Black may target Justices Butler and Roberts, while others argue past conflicts show justices sit in cases despite prior ties.
Reportedly Chinese soldiers receive 14.50 dollars for each Japanese general captured with top sergeants earning about three times that amount.
A Massachusetts woman sought divorce after testifying her husband slapped her for failing to serve spinach. The case drew broad sympathetic reactions from local boys and residents who praised her stance.
During the Duke of Windsor's American visit reporters aboard ship will avoid asking their famed question about American women. The tone suggests a composed approach to crowd interest while detailing royal travel etiquette.
Mayor LaGuardia shouted during a New York budget conference triggering mixed reactions from residents. The incident contrasts with prior calmer discussions and reflects tensions in how city finances are debated publicly.
New York by C O McIntyre notes a string of cultural figures from Joe Miller to Claire Luce and Chiang Kai-shek. The column wryly surveys show business, poets, and stage stars while recalling past New York columnists and amusing anecdotes about public figures.
In old days Bill Fields was a top billed juggler with a flawless comic routine. I watched him rehearse on the Frolic Roof and perform from eight until the matinee, though he was often judged a perpetual drunk due to his red nose and speech. Booze, I noted, is fatal to juggling.
A pictorial description places the Smiths in Poughkeepsie where the famous brothers conceived the cough drop idea. It notes their first manufacturing efforts and initial fortune buildup, with period pictures lining the door.
Paging Father Time announces Charles W. McAn ally elected to the NC Law Review editorial board. Odd Fellows of the 9th district hold a semi annual meeting at Repitom lodge. Mrs. J S Welborn chosen second vice president of the UDC in Asheville. Mrs J W White and Mrs J E Kirkman return from Asheville after attending UDC events. News briefs include a Norwegian freighter rammed by the Paris sinking at New York harbor and the South Atlantic flight by Costes and LeBrix. Col Lindbergh will be welcomed in Richmond today.
Twenty seven conversions marked the revival led by Rev. P. E. Parker at East End Methodist Church yesterday. A separate item notes a bounty for the Kaiser dead or alive offered by Pete Antonakos, with J. C. Henley promising to double it using Liberty bonds and add $25, totaling $5,026, while reports place the Kaiser still at Doorn estate in Holland.
Miss Genevieve Moore a Greensboro teacher dined at Wesley Memorial church yesterday. W T Parker visited friends in Greensboro yesterday. Miss Avery Kirkman attended the U D C convention in Kinston. Mr and Mrs Frank Cressman departed for New York last evening.
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