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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1930
Page
4
A homely quotation from Ecclesiastes about laughter and scorn is paired with Milton's description of a dismal universal hiss, capturing a mood of contempt. The lines mix religious reflection with literary imagery to portray public derision.
A. J. Maxwell addressed the North Carolina Tax Relief association, arguing public service costs at state, county, and town levels now exceed the state’s total industrial net income by about a million dollars. He urged halting such cost growth to focus on other needs.
William Green, AFL president, testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee on the Wagner plan to relieve unemployment. He cites about 3.7 million jobless and argues that unemployment can be eliminated through shorter hours and reorganized industry, warning rebellion could follow if no action is taken.
Former collector Daniel C. Roper argues the Democratic Party harbors anti prohibitionists and fears within the party may push toward ending Prohibition. He predicts a sharper split between wet and dry factions by 1932 with the issue dominating the campaign if northern Democrats gain influence.
The Cleveland brothers, in 1916 real estate to railroads, now dominate an 18000 mile network spanning Nickel Plate and Chesapeake and Ohio to reach from Bay View Michigan to the Mexican border. They control Chicago and Eastern Illinois and rival big systems, proving personal enterprise remains viable under powerful business interests.
Labor groups critique Judge J. J. Parker's injunction against miners in West Virginia who were bound by a contract not to unionize. Two Court of Appeals judges backed Parker, preventing the case from reaching the Supreme Court.
The article discusses the potential repeal of the exemption for foreign stocks from North Carolina taxation. It notes the 1923 origins linked to E. B. Parker Jr and argues the exemption avoids double taxation while attracting nonresident investors, with opponents claiming it drains state revenue.
The text argues that the exemption would lure wealthy retirees to settle as permanent residents, and regardless of merit the clause will probably be repealed when the next legislature meets. This supports pushing to amend the state constitution to let the legislature classify property.
The item references the complete returns from the Literary Digest straw vote, indicating an analysis of public opinion captured by the survey and its preliminary impact on political discourse.
The aging German leader Paul Von Hindenburg, once widely disliked in the United States, signs the Young Plan against popular German opposition, declaring he has served duty to the fatherland and relinquished personal concerns to accept responsibility without plebiscite or resignation.
A Chicago survey reports gangsters as better pistol shots than policemen, though the final tally shows the gangsters as the bigger shooters overall.
The film director who settled a $100,000 penalty for tax evasion now faces questions about the influence of money in the industry and how finances shape consequences for high earners.
An Italian athlete reportedly walked to and fro in his bedroom for 40 hours setting a record. The report notes uncertainty over whether he found the collar button during the extended stint.
As a razor maker rolls out a $10,000,000 campaign, a fashion note signals beards are coming back into style, amid shifting grooming trends.
Sir Harry Segrave, famed for the world automobile speed record, was arrested in London for driving over 45 miles per hour. The anecdote suggests he would not admit excessive speed, quipping that he never goes over 35.
Mrs Maude Wiseman Comstock lifelong Linville Falls resident dies at Broad Oaks Morganton. Funeral held at Methodist church with Rev McCoy Franklin officiating. Survived by her parents Mrs and Mr J W Wiseman two sisters and three brothers. Also noted are deaths of Harvey Floyd and infant Kinney Bryant in Thomasville area with burials scheduled.
Funeral services were held for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Michael killed by Southern train No 35 at 8 20 Saturday night at College street crossing. Services conducted at Main Street Methodist church by Rev J F Kirk and Rev C Kirkpatrick Mt Airy with a full house paying tributes in words music and flowers.
State Forester J Holmes cites U S forest service data showing over 206 million board feet of lumber entered North Carolina in 1928, with about one third of consumption imported. Production rose to 1 0209 million feet, while outbound shipments exceeded 595 million feet. Holmes says 20 million acres could meet state needs and support others.
The weekly paper The Carolina Democrat appears in Winston-Salem and advocates candidacies of several persons in the upcoming Democratic primary.
Fort Bragg reports Brigadier General Henry W. Butler has left his station and has been transferred to command Fort Eustis in Virginia.
Governor O Max Gardner faced hostile reaction at a land tax relief meeting in Raleigh on April 2 as he argued taxpayers funded by bonds and loans carried the burden. He cited rising state debts and shrinking real property taxes while noting the state shifted tax burden from land to other sources and urged electing strong leaders to address fiscal reform.
The treasury department's March fiscal statement shows income taxes of $627,524,917 collected in the first quarter of the calendar year, raising nine month total to $1,812,123,844. The year’s income tax is likely $50 to $100 million below Hoover's December budget estimate. Second quarter collections typically fall by about $50 million.
German statistics show quacks increasing from 670 in 1876 to 3059 in 1898 and 11 761 in 1927. The ratio to physicians rose from 5 per 100 in 1876 to 27 per 100 by 1927, highlighting widening illegal practice alongside legitimate medicine.
Baden’s Old Home Week highlights New York as home to over 100000 Badenese or descendants. Managers note most Baden born residents and parentage trace to this province except for Mannheim and the city itself.
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