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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1930
Page
4
A reflective verse pairing Deuteronomy’s eye for eye with George Eliot on bearing the yoke of one’s own wrongdoing. The lines explore justice and remorse, contrasting retribution with personal accountability and moral weight.
Dr H A Taylor of the state health board cautions that cerebro spinal meningitis may loom as an epidemic across North Carolina. He cites a health map showing spread from east to west, notes activity rises in winter and urges vigilance by the public and physicians ahead of next season.
A detailed column contrasts a Democratic Senate primary with Bailey's restrained, issue-light campaign and notes trepidation within the incumbent camp. It then profiles the Duke Endowment and Wachovia’s focus on James Buchanan Duke's philanthropy, detailing the trust’s decade-spanning plan, war and flood challenges, and its health and education benevolence in North and South Carolina.
A Greensboro minister Rev. R. Murphy Williams will preach this morning on gardening. He will connect the spiritual and physical value of soil contact, noting therapeutic benefits for health and balm for the spirit.
A group plans a nine hole private fee course on the Willard farm arguing land quality and grass growth suit quick development. Compare to Raleigh where a public course drew many players and fees, prompting talks of an 18 hole course at the state fairgrounds.
The Carolina Motorist argues courts treat car theft harsher than hit and run. Eleven thieves convicted recently received a combined 64 years. nine hit and run offenders got about 24 months total. The piece cites 690 traffic deaths last year, including 140 youngsters, and 5,674 injuries, condemning leniency for reckless driving.
Roanoke Virginia landowners turned old cow pastures into golf links and find them lucrative when rented by the round to city visitors. Sedgefield course attracts non members despite high fees, showing strong demand for golf. A public course on High Point outskirts could pay for itself, and planners seem set to move ahead on that belief.
A reprint in the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company monthly issue discusses the nature and implications of Duke's benevolences. The piece repeats an old tale, presenting it with renewed interest and banking context for readers.
The report notes Britain's wish to handle the Indian question with restraint similar to Gandhi. It contrasts Britain’s aims with colonial tensions and suggests renewed consideration of nonviolent methods in India’s struggle for self rule.
Ex Senator George Wharton Pepper is noted for his public profile fading as salt industry attention grows around contemporary figures and new publicity.
A movie lion escapes in Southern California triggering concerns over safety under the new movie code of ethics. Officials emphasize the animal must be kept tame and controlled as authorities locate and secure it.
While Abroad Cornelius Van derbilt Jr millionaire struck a taxi driver with a blackjack to compel directions. The incident illustrates how a wealthy individual once again uses force when traveling.
The author describes an exciting or perhaps reckless hunt for the tsessebe lechwe and sitatunga. He seems the type who would rage at the idea of losing a collar button while pursuing game.
Publication entry for Jamestown Weed issue Vol 6 Number 11 dated April 18 1980. Notes issue number and date for the community bulletin.
A lighthearted local column jokes about spinach as a child aid and recalls Bob Lambeth’s furniture factory where a dust motto stamp sparked a note about settling accounts. It also notes a traffic signal change on Main Street permitting a right turn on red with a green arrow, urging caution with trains nearby.
A nostalgic look at the first Graded School opened in 1897 on South Main Street. The piece recalls short Friday recitations, class splits for large rolls, and rules about selecting pieces. It mentions humorous and comic selections and a wary student who finally resigns rather than declaim. The note closes with a quip about a Diplodocus anecdote from The Greensboro News.
Raleigh April 12 Emphatic denial issued by T W Costen Simmons campaign manager says Simmons and aides are not worried by Bailey silence or anti prohibition charges. Statement asserts Bailey aligns with Raskob anti prohibitionists and that the dry policy strengthens Simmons support as campaign progresses across North Carolina. The camp notes growing Democratic backing for renominating Simmons to uphold party principles.
Ruth Hanna McCormick campaigns on personal fitness and achievement for Illinois senate. She highlights 3200 acre stock farm north of Chicago, certified milk shipping to the city, and efforts to provide low cost milk for all families, portraying a qualified mother, farmer, and businesswoman.
Rio Janeiro reports Banco do Brazil consigned 10 million dollars in gold to Guaranty Trust Company of New York, totaling 25 million in 48 hours for Brazilian credits. The remaining 15 million was sent Thursday due to insurance limits on one steamer.
The Texas league reduced home run totals by pushing outfield walls back. Only Waco saw 266 homers last year, while other parks required greater power to clear the fences.
Spain's cork forests are estimated to cover about 657 500 acres of land according to official forestry data.
Minnie Atkins-Edwards urges North Carolina to offer a Ruth McCormick like figure for the senate praising her as an expert farmer stock breeder and dairy woman whose practical abilities inspire voter trust. She argues for capable pragmatic women and men to run the nation's business free of political trickery.
Spring invites brighter kitchens with colorful curtains and oilcloth shelf papers. Even if you skip painting pantry shelves or furniture, bold fabrics and papers can add a lively, fresh note to the space.
Guilford College hosts the mid year conference of the Woman's Missionary union of the North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends on April 15 and 16. High Point women expected. speaker Mrs. Horace Haworth discusses Real Work in a Margaret Fell Circle. The program includes worships, hymns by Joseph Peele, a banquet, music by Guilford College Glee Club, and missionary messages by Edgar T. Hole and Edna Haviland.
Thomas Dixon Jr of Durham remained in a semi conscious state with possible skull fractures after a collision in Charlotte. A speeding police car pursuing a suspected bootlegger struck Dixon's vehicle, injuring patrolmen Altman and Honeycutt who were riding in the police car. Witnesses say Dixon had the right of way at the traffic light when the crash occurred.
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