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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1937
Page
4
An unusual publisher notice lists R. B. Terry as Publisher and Hammett A. Cecil as General Manager. The fragment suggests payments should be made directly to a figure or entity marked as "7" though the text is incomplete and unclear.
A reflection underscores that God should be the object of all desires the end of every action and the governing power of the soul. The quote emphasizes divine focus guiding thoughts and affections.
The piece notes a crowded United States Senate agriculture subcommittee meeting in Winston-Salem where S. H. Hobbs Sr. of Clinton faced heckling from about 1,000 farmers after arguing that compulsory crop control would ruin the nation. Senator E. D. Smith praised Hobbs for his right to be heard. The writer condemns heckling and urges manners.
Farmers in session at Winston-Salem voiced support for compulsory crop control. They recalled earlier complaints about plans to plow under every third row of cotton and asserted a right to change views on government interference or assistance.
The News & Observer recounts a Travel Tourist Executives stop in High Point. Sheraton manager Ted Bower adjusted the chicken menu as officials from the Chamber of Commerce preached about 137 industries and rapid population growth making High Point a balanced city. City Attorney Grover Jones and BE Kirkman spoke to the tour before it departed for Sedgefield where cakes and wines awaited. High Point offered no cocktails this time.
The piece questions travel executives offering cocktails to guests and warns about alcohol on highways. It urges caution on government spending and deficits, arguing taxes and waste will harm individuals until the public wakes to fiscal danger.
Congressman John E. Miller defeats Governor Carl E. Bailey to fill the late Senator Joe T. Robinson's term, marking the first Arkansas independent victory in 77 years and prompting questions on the New Deal's national grip amid local politics. A separate reflection laments alcohol abuse and its social costs during harsh winter months.
The piece argues that a rising federal deficit guarantees another recession and business collapse. It likens the federal government to the nation’s largest business and warns individuals who overspend will be ruined, urging policy concern over ongoing deficits.
Bruce Catton argues that August trade figures show China and Japan as a temporary spur to exports, noting that wartime demand inflates figures. He warns the war boom could collapse and stresses the value of peaceful, broad markets and a strong home market for American production.
In the eastern region a religious sect clings to old beliefs that a man’s word is as good as a contract and that one should not borrow beyond repayment. They reject installment buying and debt yet live in peaceful fellowship with neighbors, content with simple living. Their life appears utopian to a world rushing toward reckoning.
Dr Alexis Carrel urged Dartmouth listeners that modern civilization risks collapse as courage to live dwindles. He linked declining reproduction to leadership needs and proposed psychobiology institutes to shape government and education, while stressing individual responsibility for justice, peace, and health.
President Roosevelt notes in a conference preview that talks may supplant the strike as the primary means to resolve labor disputes. He underscores administrative mediation and public cooperation as key tools for stability and policy direction.
Washington gossip questions Postmaster General James Farley’s future moves as SEC action and securities deals swirl. The piece notes Farley seeks recognition through strong leadership, not large salaries, and may aim for New York governor in 1938 or even the presidency, while retaining DNC chair roles.
Pierre Mathieu, 58, of Quimper France, born with no arms or legs, defies doctors prognoses. He supports his elderly parents and reflects on the doctor who warned he would live only weeks, noting the doctor's own death long ago.
Detroit figure Jack Spargel sues magician Harry Blackstone claiming damages after a stage miscue. The case centers on a $5000 claim and the two parties involved as details emerge from court records.
The duchess wins broad favor though a few longtime critics resist. The duke has been placed aboard a water wagon amid social shifts as novelist Gene Fowler notes in coverage of contemporary celebrity and media.
Quote recalls Louis fighting at his peak and asserts he would not have been struck by a handful of tacks by Jack Sharkey, former world heavyweight champion.
New York observes a decline in the head waiter profession as many move into owning or running cafes. Once rich on tips and market tips, head waiters faded about a decade ago, pressured by speakeasies and rising cafe proprietors who greet patrons directly.
A traveler notes Washington bridge and Hudson River Parkway tolls in New York where attendants are efficient but unfriendly, contrasting with a neighboring state tollbridge where a smiling attendant offered a courteous farewell. The piece questions New York's cordiality standards.
In early days I rode Suh Avenue buses and enjoyed the garrulous Irish conductors who longed for friendly contact. Now city youth, newly arrived, first engage with jobs as servers at corner drink and sandwich stands, sharing a similar sense of familiarity.
A writer remembers the Waldorf Astoria corridor Peacock Alley where crowds met when in New York. He recalls seeing notable figures including Irvin Cobb and his story The Belled Buzzard which loomed large in his view that week.
An inspection of the 262nd Coast Artillery N C National Guards to condemn unserviceable supplies occurred yesterday. Ninth District Odd Fellows met in Repiton lodge. City council urged widening South Main street by property owners W D Simmons Rowland Blair CC Muse. First cold snap of the season as mercury fell below 40. N L Garner elected district governor of Lions at Greensboro meet. The Woman's Chorus meets Thursday at Mrs C F Tomlinson home. W V Evans to Hot Springs for treatment. Mrs W A Ring recovering from operation at Guilford General. Married Monday in Greensboro Miss Lillie Webber High Point to Hassel S Chandler Burlington Rev J Clyde Turner officiating. Marcon advancing radio signals research after 25 years. Earl Carroll finishing federal prison term for perjury in Atlanta. Dynamiters active in Pennsylvania coal region. attempt to wreck St Johns Catholic church in Wilkes-Barre.
The craft endures through a dwindling group of veteran sail makers, concentrated on private work and sail lofts on South Street by the waterfront. The Sail Makers' Union, among the oldest, still presides as youngsters flock to Central Park lakes with toy boats, showing the tradition's continued lure and park recreation.
Havre sits at the Seine estuary as a central channel port serving numerous shipping lines that connect to destinations worldwide.
Twenty years ago Miss Clara I. Cox was named chairman of the Woman's Liberty Loan committee for Guilford County, reflecting wartime mobilization efforts and local leadership.
Mr and Mrs W E Herndon attended a Greensboro play last night. Master Richard Armfield, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Armfield, celebrated his eighth birthday on Monday October 15.
Petrograd reports the government shifts to Moscow immediately. The Romanoff family, now relying on electronic cards for food in Tobolek district. Also two German submarines sunk after striking mines in the Gulf of Riga.
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