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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1930
Page
2
Raleigh April 14 officials warn that spinal meningitis is more prevalent in North Carolina than in years past and urge early testing and serum treatment. Dr Laughinghouse cautions early serum is most effective and carrier presence means risk through summer.
Des Moines Iowa April 14 three North Carolina high school journalism students were named winners in Quill and Scroll contests. Mary Katherine Brandt of Asheville placed seventh in national news writing, Susan Jackson of Asheville was fifth in national headline writing, and Emma Carr Bivins of High Point placed fourth in the southeastern district news writing contest.
Correction notes point out Mt Whitney as the highest peak, Chesapeake spelling, porch rail post mismatch, boy's skates not mates, and the scrambled word CASHTUER.
A quaint sea-green tulle frock features empire waist, long straight skirt, and a matching green taffeta bolero trimmed with rosettes, presenting a coordinated dressing detail.
North Carolina collected 12,006,384 dollars from motor fuel taxes in 1929 and statewide totals show 431,634,454 dollars for all states and D C. The report notes average tax per gallon at 3.22 cents with varied state rates and 13.4 billion gallons taxed nationwide. The North Carolina figure appears alongside other southeastern states and regional totals.
Honolulu divers who retrieve coins thrown from ships plan blue outfits with yellow emblems to attract more offerings. Officials estimate over 10000 dollars in coins are cast into the harbor each year for these divers to recover.
A Berlin resident recently consumed a 300 pound hog in ten days as part of a bet. The feat drew attention from locals and raised questions about appetite and challenge culture in the area.
In a punchy exchange from The Humorist a film producer and actor recount a dramatic rehearsal. The producer boasts of carrying a woman from a burning building through a roof and along telegraph wires as the troupe imitates a daring escape. The actor concedes he has just performed it, noting it was only a rehearsal.
Colonel J W Harrelson director of the Department of Conservation and Development will travel to Asheville on Wednesday to arrange final details for the Governors conference of seven southeastern states. The Grove Park Inn is set for sessions with about 70 official delegates and many observers, and organizers aim for over 100 attendees. The event draws national attention with Washington experts offering support while Governors from Virginia Tennessee South Carolina Georgia Alabama and Florida weigh conflicts to attend on April 26.
Dr W M Anderson pastor of Dallas First Presbyterian Church opened a three day evangelistic series in Davidson. He spoke at morning church services and 6 pm college vesper, with two more talks planned for today and tomorrow at chapel and 7 pm each night under YMCA auspices.
Raleigh April 14 AP The oyster season ends Tuesday April 15 after months of steady demand and strong prices. Dredgers earned good returns while most of the remaining catch will go to North Carolina steam and canning plants as raw markets tighten. Captain John A Nelson, fisheries commissioner, notes the season has been notably satisfactory with many out of state buyers visiting the state.
Robert Latham editor of the Asheville Citizen will deliver the graduation address at Morganton High School. In Raleigh more than 250 student nurses seek graduate certificates from the North Carolina Board of Nursing Examiners. At Davidson College J W McCutcheon of Warm Springs Virginia is named editor in chief of the Davidsonian Weekly.
In Charlotte Dr. R Z Tyler of Atlanta denounces communism as the most subtle and terrible of the three modern foes facing the church during a sermon.
Dr. Walter L. Lingle, president of Davidson College, will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon at the University of North Carolina on June 8.
J Wilson McCutcheon of Warm Springs Virginia won the Davidsonian editor-in-chief post after a third ballot, defeating P Alderman of Alacula South Carolina. He is a junior active in campus literary work and varsity staff roles.
The ad claims Sargon, a medicine, has gained broad support from well known figures. It cites Ephrim Hensley of Carolina Wood Products Co. in Asheville praising Sargon for restoring his wife and easing his rheumatism and indigestion. He says Sargon made him regain appetite and energy, with laxative pills and liver stimulation. It notes availability at Cecil's Drug Store and Mann Drug Co. in High Point.
Voting starts immediately to choose class officers and student council members after the president and executive officers of the student body Y M C A and Athletic Association were already selected.
Pastel colored wools in lacy weaves make the season’s top sportswear and blouses. The pieces pair with tucked skirts for a refined summer look.
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