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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1929
Page
4
The editorial argues that capable business leaders face a reluctant call to file for city council positions, praising public service as a civic duty. It notes elections loom as a $44 million corporation creates a new board of directors, urging citizens to persuade suitable men to run.
The letter from Mr Williams discusses a legal angle in the charter amendment battle. He argues that a repealer via vote may be invalid and cites a 1929 move removing public voting on High Point changes, while the 1917 statute still grants charter amendment power. The piece defends existing rights under the old statute and questions the 1929 action's effect.
The piece argues against using Lexington avenue for the highway and proposes an alternate route via Greenwood and Homestead avenues to Five Points. It cites safety, neighborhood impact, and potential for a beauty boulevard with less right of way disruption, plus benefits to traffic flow and access to Route 77. It also touches on North Carolina school improvements and high school consolidation.
The passage argues that a city can amend its charter by popular election under the 1917 statute and that the people may reverse a 1929 legislative alteration if the act withstands constitutional scrutiny. It notes Mr Williams' careful study and invites further dispute and discussion.
The University News Letter cites Department of Commerce data showing sharp splits in several counties. Jones and Pender had no divorces in 1926 27 while Camden averaged 268 marriages per divorce. Scotland Gaston Richmond Guilford show rising ratios. The rate has more than doubled since 1916 when one in 31.95 marriages ended in dissolution.
The State Superintendent’s publication urges high schools to excel by drawing and holding students, while enriching instruction. It stresses attractiveness, retention, and quality learning as measures of success, noting the system’s goal of serving the state through education.
The article argues art transcends nations with German composers Wagner and Beethoven shaping French funeral music for Marshall Foch. It contrasts national sentiment in music with France and Germany. It then notes stock market volatility leaving Mr Average Man warned to avoid risky trading amid uncertain prognostications.
If coast guard operations persist, dangers to mariners may grow and the perilous Davy Jones locker could become a more common fate for ships at sea.
Out in Salem Oregon services were held in the Swearing Chapel near a golf course.
A Brooklyn clergyman tells his congregation that nervousness is normal while observing a man attending services without breaking a $5 bill, highlighting everyday weigh-ins with faith and finance.
Children rolled eggs labeled Faster on the White House lawn attracting surprise from Washington observers who were used to logs being rolled in the capital.
The piece imagines what Ananias could say about photographers Tunney used to punch during his rise to a heavyweight title, reflecting on past gritty boxing culture and personal anecdotes.
The piece uses the tale of a mantel left leaning over a fireplace to illustrate how people defer making needed life changes. It urges readers to act now on goals like buying a home, saving, marrying, expressing love, starting a business, or pursuing self improvement, noting inertia often delays progress.
L B Williams weighs legality of city council election calls to repeal the 1929 charter amendment. He argues Home Rule and 1917 acts grant authority to amend or repeal city charters, with later General Assembly actions superseding earlier ones. He states the 1929 High Point charter amendment remains valid and not repealable by a later delegation.
A reader urges ongoing support for High Point college through endowment gifts. The note cites the Cadia Barbee Welborn endowed scholarship, emphasizes endowments as essential for a college’s future, and invokes figures like Robert E. Lee and James Bowdoin to illustrate enduring educational philanthropy.
North Carolina State College announces 7631 students across all departments including extension work. The 1928 29 year shows 333 more college credit seekers than last year, with 1863 resident students and a breakdown by schools led by engineering at 674. Non residents total 129 in correspondence and 3117 in practical agriculture. Summer enrollment includes 336 regular six weeks and 22 in cotton classing.
Helen Richt plans to become a veterinarian of small farm animals and pets. She is the first girl to enroll in the veterinary medicine curriculum at Kansas State Agricultural College, inspired by a farm upbringing and early love of animals.
The article offers simple at home remedies to ease illness recovery. Fresh pillow slips dried in lavender scent severed heads? ice bag or wash rag cooled, cologne on temples, tepid wash, hair brushing, and small pillows under back or knees to relieve weariness.
In Lexington on April 6 the Republican Davidson County board failed to form a quorum ending a tense session. Tensions centered on County Manager C H B Leonard and Road Superintendent C R Russell over job status and authority. Chairman M Hoover and Leonard reportedly withdrew, leaving only two members and prompting unadjourned proceedings amid calls for Leonard’s resignation.
The piece lists unlikely records from Berlin’s Fritz Lohner who devoured a 300 pound pig in ten days to a Parisian draining a two gallon jug in 2315 seconds. It also cites Francesco Marini eating through two and a quarter miles of spaghetti in one sitting, and Pietro Lucci on a trombone for six hours and twenty minutes while treading water.
Shredded lettuce offers a pleasant change for salad with wash and crisping before shredding. Suggested accompaniments include nuts chopped pickles stuffed olives and relishes with mayonnaise. Arthur Duerr a rural mail carrier of McGregor Iowa has driven his route for 16 years without a hat.
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