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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1939
Page
4
The Guilford County issue is reviewed as a merit worthy reform. The article notes the need for vigilant oversight and examines how an expert group could provide a comprehensive view of county business while avoiding impeachment implications. It mentions local transport and street assessment concerns and dust and mud weather impacts on notices.
Dale Carnegie the self help writer who shaped modern personal development and corporate training passed away leaving a lasting legacy. His book How To Win Friends And Influence People published decades ago became a staple in business classrooms and motivational seminars worldwide.
County commissioners face a petition from Guilford and Greensboro voters to hire outside efficiency experts to audit public operations. Supporters argue for costless taxpayer scrutiny, while officials worry about erosion of authority and bias. 1930s spending rises cited. Kaltenborn to speak in Gastonia next month.
Washington observers describe the embargo repeal dispute as centered on higher national interests rather than partisan battle. Lawmakers from all sides seek to avoid war, acknowledge possible error, and show restraint, reducing chances of a blocking filibuster as they vote with conscience for what they believe is right.
Quotes from Atty General Frank Murphy Senator Elbert D Thomas and Finnish Foreign Minister Erkko warn against eroding civil liberties and democratic rights. Industrial leader William M Jeffers warns America not to abandon allies. Lasell College students wear garters challenging norms. Stalin depicted in old fashioned garb and Baltics. Sally Rand files voluntary bankruptcy petition.
Walter Winchell profiles John Scarne America's top card magician and exposes methods used by card sharps and dice cheaters. The piece summarizes rigged games from thimblerig to loaded dice and crooked wheels, naming tactics like the tip, signs, and prearranged signals.
The Western North Carolina Conference opens Tuesday night at Wesley Memorial Church. A fatal motor wreck near High Point left a Black man dead and a white man badly injured. A radio station will operate from the Sheraton Hotel with programs fed by WNBC Greensboro. People include Pr W J McAnally in Charlotte and Mr and Mrs George T Wood at Chapel Hill for the Carolina Georgia game. Miss Esther Hedgecock visits Chimney Rock. Gratton Foy and his wife in Chapel Hill yesterday.
Washington officials study a plan to convert Brazil and other defunct foreign debts into milreis bonds. Bondholders would invest in Brazil’s undeveloped resources, enabling debt reduction and increased U S exports, as part of expanding South American trade.
Georgia beat Carolina yesterday with a 19 to 12 score. President Hoover plans a five day western trip to promote waterways. Chapel Hill dedicates a new library today. France seeks abolition of the submarine.
Dr. W. F. Kennett of Greensboro is conducting a revival at Welch Memorial Church with many conversions reported. Deputy Sheriff J. E. Wagner asserts he will compile a delinquent tax list despite disliking tax collection, fulfilling his sworn duty. The Elwood Hotel is to be greatly enlarged.
Rev G F Kirby of Cheraw is expected tomorrow to visit relatives and friends here. Mrs T J Gold is spending the day in Greensboro. Mrs Oscar Durland left last night for a visit to Baltimore. Mrs S H Wood left yesterday for Durham for the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church session.
News briefs report renewed riots at the Pittsburgh steel plants with government blamed for sugar shortage. A recall election in Charlotte is expected to fail, with forecasts predicting defeat.
A con man uses staged violence to extract checks from victims. He tears a check to force a replacement, then cashes a dummy check he swapped in front of them. Victims often write a second check, enabling a double cashing on a single crime.
The swindlers palm two fair dice and use two loaded ones to win. After a few wins they switch to the straight pair to influence bets. They stay low to grab dice if inspection is unlikely.
George Bernard Shaw notes the Roosevelts arrange receptions instead of dinners to ease tensions with foreign emissaries. He contrasts Chamberlain pursuing war with Roosevelt seeking neutrality and recalls Governor James of Pennsylvania climbing 56 steps nightly to bed.
A telegraph operator in St. Jo. continues to use the same razor blade for two years, showing little effort to replace it. The odd habit highlights frugality or stubbornness, with locals remarking on the unlikely persistence of the blade.
The report notes nearly a million more sheep and lambs killed in New York than in Chicago packing plants. It questions whether cattle and bulls are on the loose, implying a spike in losses and potential transport or market disruption.
Report suggests Hitler desires U S leader Franklin D. Roosevelt to address Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain about halting the war. The two leaders appear to be on speaking terms through diplomatic channels.
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