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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1938
Page
4
A meditation contrasts biblical wisdom with contemplations from Congreve. It reflects on knowledge and ignorance, urging steady discernment and the pursuit of prudent insight across generations.
The piece argues that a 44 hour maximum will only modestly extend leisure for workers and may trim earnings for those already working long hours. It notes the goal to distribute work and raise purchasing power, but warns of roads and other deficits. it suggests industry can adjust without distress as the law takes effect.
Greg Cherry's solicitation letter to Democrats drew a Republican recipient who replied with pointed critique of North Carolina's education program. The Republican labeled himself a dyed-in-the-wool Republican and questioned the Democratic regime's viability.
The piece contrasts a critic’s blunt view of North Carolina education with a broader reflection on the 1938 wheat crop. It notes unprecedented global wheat production and debates whether bumper yields presage conflict, while observing war’s waning momentum in China and Spain.
The North Carolina state supreme court returned the eighth district election dispute to Superior Court Judge W. C. Harris with orders to decide the case as a matter of law based on the facts found. Lexington Dispatch quips one more court setback could send John R. Jones to Congress.
An Oklahoma insurance official writes to Dear Driver urging caution near schools, recounting his daughter’s activities and needs. A United Press note recalls Aunt Sarah Gudger’s 122 years and her history of caring for orphans, reflecting on aging and race in the Negro community.
A traveler recounts attempting to attend a Volendam church in Holland with a female companion. Fishermen blocked entry, declaring the woman wicked for wearing a short sleeves V-neck dress. The tale ends with a moral about engaging sermons to distract attention from appearances.
NBC director Eddie Dunham recalls the famous soprano Madame Schumann-Heinek arriving at rehearsal and asking what to do while other, less senior staff push to run the show. He contrasts her humility with junior staff who seek to demonstrate superiority. Baldwin accepts prime ministership but asks for prayers, not praise.
A collection of remarks from public figures including Dr. C V Thomas on men at the Y M C A, Martin Snyder after a shooting, George Bernard Shaw on Bolshevism, and Dr John Hayes Holmes and Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick. The items reflect varied opinions on gender roles violence politics and democracy.
A vivid column portrays a foggy dawn in Manhattan with gas stations near Triboro Bridge, payroll delays on pay-toll soil, radio City and Shubert Alley scenes, Grand Central beer, Hell Gate river currents, East River buoys near 42nd Street, Times scribes taking hockey breaks, and Mamie Rhodman famed as a Gotham fem fatale with an Undertaker sign on 144th Street.
Vivid vignettes depict Brooklyn and Bronx crowds on Sth Street and Broadway scenes from Hell’s Kitchen to Fifth Avenue. The piece trails figures from Billy Rose to cabbies, longshoremen, judges, and dancers, capturing a restless urban tapestry across theaters, bakeries, piers, and night spots.
A vivid slice of Manhattan at night shows Sixth Avenue flower stalls near 34th Street, Times Square patrols on the 42nd Street beat, vaudeville advertising at Casa Manana, 50th Street pillared by Radio City, and commuters studying on subways. Wall Street tempo greets the night, while pedestrians admire fur, music shops, and a hospital ambulance racing through lower Manhattan after midnight.
A fragmented street scene blends unusual scents near South Street with markets and sleeping derelicts. Mentions Peter Nemiroff of East 4th Street and the Rus sian Kretchma, Broad Celtic couples on Amsterdam Avenue, Brass Rail workers with a two-room midtown suite, and moonlight-era film emissaries crossing Battery.
About 100 delegates are expected at the 46th annual WCTU convention to meet in the city tomorrow. Senator Thomas W. Hardwick of Georgia will speak tomorrow night in the American Theatre, introduced by Senator Overman. Also noted are social visits by Blanche Moore Irene Snuggs and Delmar Austin of Albemarle, and a marriage in Macon Mississippi.
Herbert Hoover expresses confidence in winning the presidency and asks the GOP to continue its good work. Al Smith shifts his campaign focus to the East. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, en route to bear hunt in Mexico, will scout for suitable landing fields.
Local comment credits practically all citizens for duty in the successful High Point drive. The Bank of Commerce reports a $316,000 bond shipment, with $50 bonds featuring Jefferson, $100 with Jackson, $500 bearing Washington, and $1,000 showing Lincoln.
Miss Flora Coltrane and Miss Lena Coltrane have returned home after two months in Haywood West Virginia with Mrs Coltrane's son J N Coltrane The article lists Red Cross nursing committee members Miss Clara I Cox Mrs A J Owen and Mrs Frank Gurley and notes a great need for volunteer nurses in High Point.
Socialist presses in Germany advocate the gallows for war initiators. The Western North Carolina Methodist conference in Monroe was indefinitely postponed due to influenza, originally set for November 5. Russian women form the Battalion of Death and now fight Germans in their homeland.
Rex Tugwell, once a central brain trust member, shifts from policy work to writing an encyclopedic analysis of the New Deal, a move interpreted as a strategic retreat or a chance to clarify lasting impact for readers and scholars.
A plan positions the President to receive King George and Queen Elizabeth in the U S next summer. The notion is seen as easing domestic concerns, including anxious wives worried about a loose plaster in the spare room.
Ten thousand loyal subjects rise with arms raised in salute to Hitler. observers in democracies call the scene odd or alarming while noting the spectacle resembles a picnic to a pickpocket.
A historical note recalls the Vienna cardinal’s staff during a Nazi resurgence. The cardinal’s butler, quoted in a clipped remark, signals cautious defiance as authorities reassert control.
The Church of the Strangers, founded to welcome Southerners, now operates in an uptown apartment building with church space and two entrances. The 400-seat auditorium hosts singing and preaching, while preserving historic ties to Phoebe Carey and the period’s hymns. Rev. Paul Mansfield Spencer recently returned from sabbatical to lead the congregation.
Rand, a fan dancer, refuses police photo, jailed for failing to appear in court on charges connected to a candid camera incident. Police say the case involves resisting court orders and public disturbance.
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