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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1931
Page
4
A short reflective note cites Romans 15 13 and remarks that a propensity to hope and joy is real riches, attributed to Hume and framed as a devotional musing on faith and inner prosperity.
The state defers naming seven new road builders as J Elwood Cox from the city joins seven veterans of the old highway commission for a temporary transition. The piece commends the old board’s decade of work, noting 170 million dollars spent with few complaints and praising Cox’s lengthy tenure since the initial bond issue for good roads.
The chief welfare agent and advisers urged High Point employers over a year ago to cooperate to prevent worsening welfare issues. They stressed the value of personnel records and non discrimination to avoid deterring workers, noting crime and indigence rise from transient populations without job prospects.
A 1930 to 1931 comparison shows arrests declined from 995 to 691 in the first quarter, with fewer six month residents becoming charged. Welfare agency strain during winter prompted extraordinary measures, yet officials credit organized city forces for easing the jobless burden and maintaining order.
A historical reflection argues taxpayers receive more for their dollars as government grows spending power. It criticizes rising tax levels and larger resource pools for administration. It notes appropriations committees delay floor action awaiting finance-committee totals, challenging the old view of minimal state operation.
Cary Wake County marks 60 years since incorporation praising A. Frank Page who built the town and named it after a temperance leader. His vision guided Cary from lumber to railroading and banking, with the Page family last seen guiding the town’s ongoing growth while its breath remains the town’s hope.
In Raleigh the House writes a section taxing admissions to all games including baseball and football. A senator proposes a $3 per capita tax on club members affecting dancers golfers hunters and fishermen. One senator objects to taxing leisure for the poor while taxing the rich. The exchange ends unsettled as the bill lingers.
The piece discusses funding state agencies including public schools, proposing a stamp tax on bank notes and debt evidence. It notes baseball and college activities could suffer, clubs face burdens, and warns the state may yield to many such petty proposals to raise money.
The church must earnestly follow Jesus Christ as God incarnate and live by Scripture with intelligent use. It urges fuller obedience to the Holy Spirit, persevering prayer, and faithful stewardship to broadcast faith without hostility. The piece contrasts radical disbelief and harsh orthodoxy, urging balanced loyalty that leads to service.
The text urges true stewardship beyond money, including time and talents, to advance God’s cause daily. It asserts daily life should be colored by one's relationship with Jesus Christ and challenges Easter to mean applying Christ’s teachings, not merely praising His victory over death.
A High Point letters page praises city streets and suburban work by officials. Readers discuss Sunday golf, youth recreation, and spring poems. An Easter weather note and a lighthearted quip about ships needing a gender finish the batch.
A poem penned by Mr. Schwarz memorializes Mrs. W. L. Barneycastle of Rockford, NC, who died on April 1. The verse portrays a land of peace and remembrance, reflecting on friends, departed souls, and the enduring hope of reunion.
The speaker poses a mock proposal detailing a fantasy of a lavish life. She lists costly desires from fifty thousand dollars a year to Rolls Royce, diamonds, a sea side home, lakes, gardens, airships, and ten months of travel, while downplaying housework and grand plans in a witty, clipped verse.
Many High Point residents rushed to claim a free full size bottle from E F Pharmacal Co. announced via the High Point Enterprise. E F Olmsted expressed gratification at the strong turnout though many were turned away for lacking coupons as the weather kept crowds steady at Economy Drug Store.
Adana Turkey April 4 Miss Grace Towner Boston director of the American girls school here awaits Turkish court decision on charges she insulted the nationalist government. The case stems from a student protest over compelled red white and blue uniforms and alleged Christian propaganda by American teachers. Towner says the uniform choice was made by students in a contest and that the complaint came from rivals whose designs failed.
A playful verse by Blanche Berrier celebrates a vow of plenty and domestic bliss by the sea. It praises wealth and care in a shared home while contrasting stereotypes about women and money with a lighthearted tone.
A local Enterprise opinion column quotes druggists opposing legal liquor sales by drug stores for medicinal use. It contrasts old saloons with modern stores, notes open front doors and easy access for minors, and argues stores already handle narcotics strictly while resisting alcohol. The piece advocates limited medical alcohol and criticizes wide access.
The municipal government aims to reduce living costs by taking over food sales. Flour bread potatoes and meat would be sold directly from producers to consumers, cutting out middlemen. The plan has broad support from city residents.
A Jamestown column reflects on Easter weather delays for spring fashions, notes a courteous pedestrian car interaction, and defends the city’s five member Board of School Commissioners. It argues against politicking for mayor or council roles, praising board harmony and public service. The piece also riffs on local references to Willum Wrigley and Hershey chocolate philanthropy, closing with seasonal contemplations on rabbits and eggs.
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