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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1930
Page
4
Washington reports NC plans anti hitch hiking legislation with aims to curb crimes linked to roadside rides. Backers cite robberies after lifts, while opponents note drivers may refuse any passenger and warn of overreach affecting college students and road trips.
The article portrays Bobby Jones torn between golf and law. It compares his golf obsession to addiction and notes his belief he could become a top lawyer if he dedicated as much effort to law as to golf. Time may retire him from top golfing while his legal career suffers.
Raleigh fares with a quiet pride in modest wealth as The Times laments new prosperity. The piece notes Raleigh's few lingering mansions and long serving servants while quoting The Times on the absence of conspicuous millionaires and public attention to wealth in the capital.
Judge N A Sinclair weighs steps after a high road bag search revealed a pint of whiskey. A Williamston man confessed to concealing the pint in the suitcase, underscoring the incident and its prompted commentary on law and order.
The incident marks a potential overreach by a federal officer who stopped a highway judge and searched baggage amid prohibition enforcement. The officer acted on information and may have tied himself to a jokester plan, risking federal service and court reputation. Judge Sinclair should seek a full investigation.
Major George Butler of Clinton files for U S Senate with 50 entrance fee as Wake Forest pastor Grady Dorsett also enters. GOP faces a possible primary. leaders prefer an old fashioned convention to choose a candidate to oppose Simmons or Bailey. Butler, more known, faces potential prejudice over his name and a lengthy political pedigree.
The article argues that shrewd party managers seek a strong nomination contest to purify their party and mobilize the base. It predicts increased Republican involvement in Democratic primaries and suggests cross party participation may regionalize competition. It sees legalized primaries as inevitable and convention bosses losing control as elections open.
The piece argues travel broadens the mind only if you choose to notice the pleasing over the dull. Our outlook shapes memory as we pass through open country, cities, and towns, with beauty and charm seen or missed by mood. We describe ourselves more than our journeys.
The trial of Lila Jimerson, Seneca Indian accused of provoking the murder of French sculptor Henri Marchand’s wife, reveals a tale of unrequited love power and Indian superstition. Aged squaw Nancy Bowen confessed to killing Mrs Marchand to avert a feared evil shadow on the tribe, with the case delayed by Jimerson’s tuberculosis.
In Raleigh on April 3 Enterprise Bureau reports waning voter interest in the Simmons Bailey senatorial race across North Carolina. Bailey's silent strategy steadies his base while Simmons backers fear a light turnout undermining their possibility to energize supporters and sway the primary.
In some regions of China, poultry is used to settle taxes and penalties. Citizens report pressure and uneven enforcement as locals swap coin for fowl in a system seen as outdated and burdensome.
The document recounts a long run of fraud by Smythe over 30 years involving fake stock valued at tens of millions, sales to gullible investors, and a doctor who was paid for a bundle and a wall paper scheme. It notes Smythe’s oddities including no telephone listing and a flyhead legend. authorities pursued him during Mayor Hylan’s tenure with detectives involved.
Washington April 3 AP report says the district attorney’s office continues the Miles death inquiry but no grand jury action is warranted. Basil Miles a diplomat and economist died in June 1928 after a minor operation. Doctors cite a blood clot on the lungs causing suffocation and a final drink prior to death fuels continued questions.
Chicago April 3. A modern crime laboratory joined the search for the ribbon slayer of Mrs Milderd Helsing after police failed to identify the killer by routine methods. The Northwestern University laboratory conducted microscopic tests on suspects and the slain woman’s husband Reuben Helsing, with little progress reported.
A traditional interpretation of a Koran passage claims Moslems are forbidden to wear shades over the eyes. The report notes the authority and context of this interpretation.
Thieves were active in High Point last night with two burglaries reported this morning. Ingram's Pharmacy, moved to Hutchen's building at Emerywood and North Main, was entered via a shattered rear door and items valued around 150 dollars were stolen. Pickwick Cafe in Mechanicsville was also entered with 4 dollars taken from the cash register.
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