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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1927
Page
14
A reflective note cites a Bible verse and Cowper on many called but few chosen. It laments ongoing dreams of success that end in continued disappointment, expressing a somber mood about unfulfilled aspirations.
John Keats reflects on mortality and memory in Ode to a Nightingale. The poem speaks of immortal song, echoes across ages from emperor to clown, and dreamy visions of perilous seas and faery lands as the speaker questions waking and dream.
North Carolinians show higher earnings in 1926 with income tax revenue in Raleigh surpassing previous peaks. Analysts note more money in wallets but caution about persistent sales pressure making luxury seem essential as the year proceeds.
North Carolina county officials from over four fifths of the 100 counties met in Raleigh to discuss strengthened county government. The conference aims at reforms and greater cooperation, with the governor backing reforms to improve county administration statewide.
The state auditor warns the state salary and wage commission against overreach and vows to approve pay vouchers for department staff as directly named by department heads. Antagonism grows as officials dispute control over employees and fixed compensation.
The text argues that objections to nepotism are as strong as those against the commission and that the commission is overstepping its authority. It notes the commission’s actions border on excess and acknowledges its dwindling legitimacy may threaten its ongoing effectiveness.
Greensboro formally opened the splendid new Southern Railway passenger station with a safe underpass providing a subway crossing. The facility aims to ease traffic in a major travel center and marks a key step in Greensboro’s plan to remove grade crossing hazards.
Raleigh's voters show strong backing for the city clerk in the mayoral race. The clerk is a municipal government expert with state and local reform experience and is seen as best qualified to handle town control and legal issues. The city's political mood hints at testing a candidate who truly knows the job.
The article argues that while World War I battles like Chateau Thierry and St Mihiel dominate memory, Saratoga’s victory remains one of America's most significant. It cautions not to forget Saratoga’s importance despite smaller casualty figures in earlier wars.
Police raided a middle western gambling club. Detectives masked faces with burnt cork to pass the door lookouts. The piece criticizes biased guards and calls for firing the lookouts once the club’s members are released.
A collage of wry quips on phonographs, radio, and gadgets mocks broadcasting woes. Comments jab at saxophone players, remote use of receivers, and absurdities from X-ray movies to lettered rice tales.
The piece argues that society’s heroes reflect its values highlighting financiers athletes and celebrities while noting admired thinkers artists and scientists also achieve fame. It lists Henry Ford Babe Ruth Gene Tunney Mary Pickford J P Morgan and others, praising diverse achievers and urging balance between wealth and cultural contribution.
The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce releases an honor roll of 30 cities that achieved a transport fatality free month. The piece notes a broader idea of recognition and mentions a planned special two-cent stamp to celebrate Burgoyne’s Revolutionary defeat at Saratoga.
The March Southern Furniture Journal, produced in High Point with editor Hugh Murrell Jr. of Charlotte, is lauded as a landmark in Southern furniture industry coverage. The publication is described as attractively made, typographically perfect, and filled with material for manufacturers and customers across the South.
The Yale Alumni Weekly essay by Professor Robert D. French praises current undergraduates as morally strong and chivalrous. He argues this imperishable code persists through prohibition, flapper era shifts, and gender equality, guiding youth to defend the weak and respect women.
The week of April 24 to May 1 is set for Better Homes Week with 3,500 local committees inviting participation. Secretary Hoover notes progress in housing, ownership, and home making, citing exhibitions reaching over four million last year and costs under $5,000 for demonstration houses.
The North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants plans its Bighth Semi Annual meeting at the Oceanic Hotel Wrightsville Beach on June 17 and 18. Mit. d. 3. McCabe, former association president and Wilmington chamber of commerce president, is named general chairman of arrangements as programs are developed.
Reports describe a second class coach blaze that killed a wife and five children, driving a man to madness as flames trapped his family. A presidential official condemned the incident as a rebuke of church-led spiritual control and linked it to historical Catholic coercion. General Carolli reported bandits and priests fleeing toward mountains with a lawyer and other accomplices.
Mrs Hoff man told a Detroit newspaper she was questioned before Judge Raymond the prior night. The interview centers on her defense of his official conduct. She says her corridor talk with Miller concerned only the proposed real estate sale by her and her husband.
A humorous exchange features a tired bill collector and Mr Jones joking that his long-running account is exhausted. They comment on letting the matter rest for a while in light conversation.
State Forester J S Holmes of Raleigh will address the Kiwanis club at the Country club luncheon at 12 15 PM observing American Forest Week. He will discuss Forestry in a Nutshell and outline the state department's work in conserving timber lands.
The state federal employment office in Charlotte accounted for 78 of 715 placements last week as 1042 job requests and 940 requests for help were received. Unskilled labor led with 481 placements, followed by domestic help 163. Wilmington posted 139 placements, followed by Asheville 117 and Greensboro 114.
Louisville. The Southern Baptist convention opens May 4 with a record number of recommendations. A budget control policy, expansion of the executive committee’s powers, and a broader survey of convention work are among proposals. A debt-raising campaign to liquidate agency obligations is also planned.
Synopsis overview notes by Braucher accompany Bessey’s sketches showing American life and civic ideals. The piece surveys themes of patriotism progress and social change through concise historical scenes and commentary.
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