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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1938
Page
4
A brief note quotes Micah 7 8 and Edith Wharton on life overrunning achievements and ruins. The lines juxtapose faith and resilience with a literary observer’s view of human endeavor.
An analysis of Poland and the Polish corridor as a potential target for Hitler. The piece notes Danzig as a heavily armed free city and discusses East Prussia’s separation by the corridor, warning of another crisis between war and surrender. It cites Hitler’s dismantling of postwar limits and alliances with Italy and Japan.
A former writer argues that forests serve all humanity and criticizes private title as allowing unchecked lumbering. The piece links forest erosion to a rising wood pulp industry greed and cites Hungary’s concern over river headwaters now controlled by other nations, warning of global consequences.
The text argues for intelligent forestation and legislative control of cutting and reforestation. It claims such measures can sustain a profitable Southern industry for centuries, while absence of control risks short term gains and eventual decline. The author emphasizes no hostility to the industry, only prudent regulation.
The piece argues that public trust in U S election integrity is collapsing and demands remedies at state and local levels. It cites Georgia as a recent flashpoint with close contests and disputed returns and urges cleanups to restore faith in the ballot and government, noting funding and accountability as key factors.
The state industrial engineer reports 92 new industries established this year with a total productive capital of about 10 million dollars. This signals a sharp boom for North Carolina despite pull factors from other Southern states.
The article asserts that while German people are honest, since 1914 their military leaders have strayed from honesty by violating Belgian neutrality and breaking key agreements such as the Versailles treaty Locarno pact.
Diplomatic editor Hubert Ripka in Prague warns that Kellogg Briand guarantees, Rhine occupation, Austria absorption, and Sudeten action reveal a chain of dishonest acts. He asks what assurances exist for future promises and wonders if Hitler may cry wolf again.
A biographical sketch of Horace Mann highlighting his rise from poverty to reform the American public school system. It notes his nine year debt to fund a tutor, his later role as founder of normal schools, and his enduring motto to strive to benefit humanity before dying.
Retired minister U S Crowder from Crowder, Oregon writes from 883 Shipping Street Salem on September 15 1938 to The Enterprise. He recalls boyhood timber hauling near High Point and praises North Carolina’s heritage while sharing affection for his ancestral homeland.
A controversial remark attributed to Adolf Hitler foresees Providence removing him from his people and handing a country to the next fuehrer, describing a nation forged by iron bands and destiny.
Quote attributed to German Air Minister Goering extolls Hitler. It frames Hitler as blessed by God and sees divine favor on their people.
A sprawling column lists celebrity rumors and personal news. Walter Winchell reports marriages separations and plans across Hollywood and New York, naming Armstrongs Shearer Earhart and others. notes on Elopements politics and industry hints pepper the item.
A collage of society notes and showbiz whispers from New York and beyond. Theodore Peck marries his nurse Charlotte Atkins. Italian vice consulate in Toronto expects a February heir. Anita Colby teases perfume allergy. Lee Shubert wears a monocle offstage. war plans claim every city block is defended. World's Fair midway leasing lag. Broadway New Year crowds swarm. Sonny Kendis and Louise Platt may elope. Sinclair Lewis tied to Rip Van Winkle revival. Givot to sing again after Cannes. Tom Meany and Westbrook Pegler recover from illness. Ralph Freed family news. pundits phone the President about Jimmy. Hildegarde auditions signal a deal. radio ad exec faces trouble over Pheasant quail.
Frank R. McNinch of Charlotte will address Guilford county voters at a mass meeting in Greensboro Friday night opposing Al Smith’s presidential bid. Mrs. Edwin C. Gregory and Mrs. Layman Cotton of Salisbury will speak to the High Point Democratic club Women’s Auxiliary next Tuesday. The Oak Hill district seventh graders will transfer to the Junior High. After two days’ rain the Pointers meet the Twins in Winston-Salem today.
E M Knox attends city managers convention at Kenilworth Inn Asheville. Vance Welborn leaves for Atlanta to enter the Georgia Tech. Charles and Carter Farriss go to Durham to study at Duke University. O Arthur Kirkman Jr returns from Jacksonville and St Augustine after being marooned two days by the storm that disrupted transport.
Eastern lowlands flood as rains surge along Carolina rivers. Florida reports over 300 fatalities from the storm. Al Smith receives a warm Oklahoma welcome. Packard Motor Co tests a new oil burning airplane motor in Detroit. West Indian hurricane damages wildlife and flora.
In a letter to his parents he says he was gassed, not wounded, on August 24 and is recovering in a hospital. Bishop A V W Darling ton will dedicate Wesley Memorial church on Sunday, October 6.
Reverend Charles P. Coble, W. G. Shipman, Frank Wines kie, George Marton and Wade Rankin have returned to the city after a fishing trip below Marion, South Carolina. Born September 18 to Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ridge a son.
The German city of Metz is under bombardment by long range allied guns. Allied advances progress though German counter-blows slow troop movements. Lt. F Luke, an American aviator, has 13 enemy balloons credited to him in France.
Readers learn Japan has begun producing artificial bristles, replacing the old reliance on natural bristles. The note praises innovation and hints at broader industrial progress, contrasting past limits with new capabilities.
A New York dispatch describes Burgess championing plain language in a magazine piece, toured by a witty, midtown resident who favors clarity. It notes Rev. Kubasek, a cheerful blind priest near Yonkers, and mentions Walt Disney and Mrs. Disney breakfasting with a thrifty pair. Also recounted are crickets in Manhattan hotels and a Great Dane and a tiny Schipperke being photographed for a dog panel.
A fragment describes the Life building on West Street now hosting a hotel a rug store a Chinese laundry a shop and an artificial limb business with the Life word chiseled away leaving a scroll emblem. It recalls how Life magazine symbolized American wit in the 1890s and how wars and changing tastes ended such humorous publications.
Special note to Louisiana friends about vetiver a sweet smelling root grown in the state. The writer received bales boxes crates of it and praises its delicate scent for the household. Mention of a chicken gumbo made with file a recipe from Mrs D Wilson wife of the Commissioner of Agriculture.
A revival of the literary teas era is predicted this winter as publishers celebrate new books with teafocused gatherings. At a recent event in the Rainbow Room Rockefeller Center guests drank 643 tails? six cups of tea were consumed and paid for by the publisher who supplied space and sometimes music.
President Benes of Czechoslovakia speaks on the country’s future amid ongoing political tensions and regional developments. The remarks emphasize national stability and sovereignty as key goals for the republic’s path ahead.
Catherine MacIsaac, a resident of Clydesdale Nova Scotia, dies at age 103. Her long life spanned several decades and she was well known in the community.
Quote from A Sugden of London notes long memories of wartime disaster. The remark frames wallpaper work in a historical light, implying enduring caution and reflection on conflict's impacts.
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