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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1938
Page
8
Roger W. Babson argues Americans fear of Europe will halt the upswing in business. He recalls 1914 1918 war patterns, noting inflation and price spikes, but predicts a rebound after initial wartime shocks if demand remains, while warning against overreaction to European tensions.
Chief of Police F C Smith of Thomasville has been elected a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. The honor marks recognition of his leadership in police administration and his commitment to cooperation on policing challenges locally and abroad. The association, founded in 1893, promotes improved methods in communication identification crime prevention and traffic safety programs across agencies.
The Thomasville city council announced a tax rate cut of 20 cents per hundred dollars for 1938, setting the rate at 1.60. Officials cited city revaluation and department cost cuts, with debt service on paving bonds as the largest budget item. The budget details show income and department revenues and the tax amount needed to balance the deficit.
The writer warns that war driven inflation could trap the nation and debt, but notes early inflation sparks a business boom and an overall Fall outlook remains positive. He cites a 25 percent recovery from last year’s losses despite gloom and urges business people and workers to focus on their own work rather than front page headlines.
The article explains how builders and yard work can damage trees. It warns to protect trunks and roots during site clearing and grading, noting wounds from limb removal, root damage, and improper pruning. Protecting trees can reduce future maintenance costs and decay risks.
In Raleigh a short story smiles at the employment office tale of a girl who fits a uniform and becomes Mrs Candy Dispenser after turning down the job. At UNC Greensboro a 15 year old Holstein leads in milk and butterfat, having calved 13 times and set for another freshening in November.
North Carolina cotton yields are now worse than anticipated due to rains. State agronomists describe lint as dull and dingy, with dirt splashed on bolls, impaired seed, and immature bolls cracked and rotting.
This year the North Carolina State Employment Service placed 23,898 people in fiscal terms. Of these, 17,570 or 73.5 percent were in private employment and 12,465 or 71 percent held regular duration positions.
Michelangelo in Rome toiled on the Sistine Chapel ceiling while Ivine lay flat on his back, crafting a monumental artwork regarded among the world's greatest.
Charlee H. Lewis will become manager of the Carolina theater in Durham replacing the Rialto post. He has two and a half years with North Carolina Theaters in this city and came from Winston-Salem where he led the Carolina theater. Lewis is a High Point Lions club member and will leave his Broadhurst theater duties. Announcement came from Hugh J. Smart, city manager of North Carolina Theaters, Inc.
Officials of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company announce autumn upturn in business will boost building repairs and modernization. The bank partners with the Federal Housing Administration to offer Title I loans for repairs and improvements with flexible repayment and no mortgage required. Eligible projects include painting insulation new floors heating roofing plumbing wiring store fronts and landscaping. Outgoing mortgages do not bar loan access.
Prices for lower quality tobacco rose slightly this week at Middle Belt markets while better quality weed held steady. Federal state agriculture reports show most grades in the Eastern North Carolina bright belt inching up with stronger demand for the top quality.
The governor commission on education met at the University to discuss teacher welfare school administration and the state education association. Dr Julian Miller chaired the session and a follow up meeting was set for Greenville High School on September 30 inviting points of view from individuals or organizations.
The state board of tax assessments chaired by A. J. Maxwell announced it will meet in Raleigh this Monday to continue setting 1938 tax valuations for public utilities and banks operating in North Carolina.
Readers debate hospital bonds and tax implications amid concerns about pork health warnings and urban safety. A parent letter urges caution on fiscal plans while recalling crossing elimination and power plant projects, arguing for a modern hospital and questioning tax fear.
A fragmentary religious reflection cites Bible passages about healing and miracles. It links faith to recovery and purpose, mentioning Jesus curing the blind deaf and sick, and sending the twelve apostles with power to heal and preach.
Alligators measuring up to seventy inches are mentioned as being sent through United States mats. The note references a procedure or capability involving the mammals and a set of mats used in the process.
John Hunter, an English professor, describes a peculiar tale of transplanting a spur to his comb as a symbolic gesture. The anecdote contrasts academic wit with odd patient behavior.
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