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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1927
Page
4
John Viis, aged 24, is mentioned in a brief line that offers a moral reflection on judgment by appearance. The fragment provides no further event or context.
The piece flags Mr. Lowden as a strong substitute for the 1924 Republican ticket, highlighting his farming background in Illinois and cotton interests in Arkansas. It notes his appeal to western voters disaffected by Coolidge and the McNary Haugen farm relief veto and suggests he could be a valuable fallback nominee if needed.
The wife of a New York stock broker files for divorce alleging that he punched her during a bridge game after a mistake. She said his cultured veneer hid a wild cruel nature revealed in the incident and cites previous bridge row violence tied to a Snyder murder in memory.
The city primary arrives Tuesday in High Point with five incumbents or candidates pledging a business like administration. Voters face a short ten day pre contest period and a need for clear policy to execute the council will. The editorial notes a demand for definite readjustments to implement pledged reforms.
A Princeton politics professor derides today’s universities while arguing Lincoln would attend if poor and inspired by learning. He contends Franklin and Jefferson would fit modern life and notes Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson as unique students. The piece pivots to crime law, arguing swift punishment and opposition to lenient sentencing.
Raleigh dispatch reports that the state wage and salary commission issued a formal order prohibiting heads of departments and bureaus from employing members of the families of state officials. The move follows Senator Frank Griers nepotism bill and raises questions about existing state law and equal opportunity in state employment.
The piece raises concerns that the salary commission exceeds its authority by restricting state employee selection with discriminatory aims. It argues that while avoiding nepotism is legitimate, granting the commission veto power over all hiring amounts to an improper arrogation of authority.
The Manufacturers Record cites Frank O. Prentiss stating crime costs the U S billions annually, surpassing farm product values and wartime loans. He blames criminal lawyers for profits over justice and criticizes court rulings that shield criminals, citing Florida cases as examples of evasion.
A group has launched a campaign to stop vulgar language in the Spanish army with similar concerns voiced in other forces where soldiers reportedly use coarse words.
The 1926 North Carolina tobacco season saw 382.8 million pounds sold, up from 241.9 million in 1925, with average prices at 25.53 per hundred pounds and top markets in Fuquay Springs and Greenville. Wilson led sales with 61.8 million pounds and the Center Brick Warehouse posted the highest state sales, while taxes from tobacco totaled 370 million dollars.
NEA Service writer profiles Frank O Lowden at Sinnissippi Farm near Oregon Illinois 109 miles west of Chicago detailing his belief in farm co operation and market co ordination. The 4500 acre model farm runs on scientific methods with 11 units and tenant labor sharing profits on a live stock basis. Lowden describes agriculture as out of gear with other sectors and advocates cooperative marketing as essential to reform.
A reflective piece links Easter joy with a laurel tree gift for a brave boy. The narrator sees life’s drama in a seed’s struggle, noting force enduring beyond death from ancient eras to humanity’s dawn. The garden becomes a daily miracle where force conquers death.
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