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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1937
Page
4
A devotional note quotes II Samuel 22 33 about God being strength and making paths perfect. It adds a Cheyne thought urging closeness to God to see eternal realities.
The piece argues for a unified national basic law to regulate travel trailers, noting rapid nationwide adoption caused disparate state rules. It calls for centralization or a governors’ conference to harmonize lighting, height, length, registration, and license standards as transportation and communications erode state boundaries.
In Winston-Salem a debate over parole and pardon grows as Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI, denounces lenient releases. He argues criminals are freed to commit further crimes and cites the FBI’s record of recidivism among the most desperate offenders.
The article notes Hoover pushes stricter parole rules and questions clemency. North Carolina prison changes under Governor Hoey aim to improve efficiency, with parole and pardons part of the system. Hoover’s stance and G-Man experience frame the debate on policy and personnel.
In commentary on Edna St. Vincent Millay and Ricardo, war is framed as a mental disease spreading from Spain and China to Russia and beyond. The piece argues for an effective quarantine to halt this cultural contagion and its weariness.
A poem celebrating the arrival of ships near New York Harbor. The narrator, a writer born in New York and educated at Columbia, recalls a career in literature and publishing and envisions the great gray ships bringing peace. The piece praises sailors, duty, and national triumph with reverent, ceremonial language.
An editorial notes Rev. N C Williams is reassigned by the Western North Carolina Methodist Episcopal conference after four years at Trinity church. He visited hundreds, comforted many in sorrow, delivered two sermons each Sunday, and managed wide duties, earning praise for a job well done. Williams is to be appointed to a pastorate on South Main Street.
Bruce Catton discusses a Kentucky sheriff candidate barred from the ballot for promising not to tax coon hounds. He notes this raises questions about campaign promises and suggests a move toward governance based on principles rather than appeasement of voters. James Dalhover reflects on a life of risk with the Brady gang.
Report notes U S per capita soap consumption reaches 25 pounds annually, leading to questions about global image and how to respond to belligerent nations without resorting to confrontation.
Dr. J. G. M. Bullowa of New York University College of Medicine cautions that treating pneumonia by intoxication is only wishful thinking and lacks medical support. He warns against this outdated idea and promotes proper medical care.
Dr. Nita Mieth argues that a man who boasts of numerous conquests avoids responsibility and true partnership, labeling him not a courageous cavalier but a performer of shallow romances rather than meaningful selection and focus.
The piece reports on Jimmy Roosevelt possibly serving as a weekly liaison between the President and federal agencies, handling minor issues and acting as a conduit for orders. It notes a projected six new administrative assistants and names several proposed figures, with no firm selections yet.
A Canadian golf club installs a sentry on the course at night to deter wildlife. The measure stops short of addressing daytime animal activity, where birds and other animals continue to frequent the course.
September output reached 14.854 trillion cigarets but remains insufficient to meet borrowers needs who stay chronically out of stock.
The piece paints Madison Square at night as a quiet refuge with middle aged couples and el derly visitors, inked by a gallery of street characters. It notes Harry Pileer the East Side entertainer's rise in Paris and his return to perform at a new club he funded for Yankee patrons, with remarks on his French fluency and gestures.
George White and Jack Donahue, Ditto Bill Robinson, James Barton, Harlan Dixon and the duo Doyle and Dixon started as sidewalk dancers. The article links early pavement jiggers to future stars like Ray Bolger and Fred Astaire as recognizable precursors to Broadway success.
Guests toasted a couple on their twenty third wedding anniversary as a waiter presented a cake bearing the years 1914 and 1937. The moment followed casual remarks by a gentleman and his wife to fellow guests during a restaurant meal.
A wealthy, pampered young man shaped by affluence and capitalistic times, playing the role of a refined socialite or parlor pink in society. He embodies privilege and performative gentility within the upper class milieu.
About 1,500 to 2,000 teachers from the North Western District North Carolina Education Association are due in High Point tomorrow for the fifth annual session in the new high school building. Navy Day observed with flags on Main Street in honor of Theodore Roosevelt born October 27 1858. Roughly 100 attendees at a St Marys church supper. Mrs J A Hart visited Greensboro. Mrs J A Johnson and Miss Haze Johnson attended a Greensboro tea for Miss Margaret Mendenhall bride elect. Mr and Mrs Brice Bennett drove to Oakland Ohio Tuesday.
A critic describes a useless figure who aims to attract attention by grand gestures. On West 73rd Street a man tutors many socialites for ten dollars per session, teaching pat phrases and leading questions to provoke discussions in gatherings.
The writer muses on organs in churches and silent films recalling Mary Pickford. He imagines the organ’s memory evoking familiar faces from the aero era, pondering Mary Pickford’s possible return to old silent pictures where the organ still rings.
A Paris France tariff dispute ends with suspension of high American import rates. In New York a clergy poll at a convention shows 2500 Episcopal leaders oppose prohibition, deeming it unsuccessful.
Twenty years ago Miss Bertha Lewis of Troy visits cousin Miss Leona Muse. George T. Penny returns from Eastern North Carolina where he ran several large food sales. Mr and Mrs L C Furgurson and daughter Mildred Theresa visit relatives in Danville. Mr and Mrs Stephen C Clark spend yesterday in Winston-Salem.
Report states American troops occupy frontline trenches in France as Germany seeks early peace by defeating Italy. Commercial Bank Liberty Bond sale totals reach 750000 dollars. December cotton sales open in New York at 27.56 dollars.
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