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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1930
Page
4
The piece surveys how Christ’s life, death, and resurrection shape Christian hope. It argues immortality anchors faith, contrasts selfishness with unselfish service, and notes debate over a creed where personal immortality is not essential. It concludes Christendom holds the Risen Lord as joyous proof of abundant life.
The defense requests a postponement of the case against Judge N A Sinclair on a charge of transporting a pint of whiskey. The trial may occur within a week or be delayed longer. The piece questions judicial delay and urges prompt illumination of facts in the judge's own case.
Superior Court Judge John M. Oglesby of Concord urges establishing reformatories like Stonewall Jackson Training School in every North Carolina congressional district. He argues one salvaged boy is worth five miles of roads, comparing reform school costs to road-building. The piece questions wholesale commitment of youthful offenders to institutions and notes High Point could fill a large reform school with delinquent boys.
The piece argues that a boys’ commissioner can keep youths at home and guide them effectively. It notes many offenders stay home with help, and that mentorship with authority can replace costly institutional training in many cases.
The Enterprise emphasizes the need to count all residents in High Point as enumerators may miss households. It urges residents to report omissions via an information blank printed daily, noting population figures influence finances and bond markets.
High Point college will host the North Carolina College Press association gathering of college editors and publishers. The event emphasizes idea exchange and social fellowship to strengthen college journalism and student opinion in the state.
The article weighs how rapid travel ages will affect people, drawing on the motor era’s impact on independence, social life, outdoor activity, and thinking speed. Dr. Louis E. Bisch warns some will struggle to adapt, while others will seize faster civilization with optimism about increased opportunities and happiness built from within.
Government census reports will collect regional commodity distribution from retail and wholesale merchants. Data include establishment description, ownership, single unit or chain, business type, principal goods, services, employment, wages, expenses, inventory value, and cash and credit sales.
Noted dramatist Eugene O Neill uses postcards to relay cryptic messages in a playful exchange. The contrived word play hints at hidden writings or stagecraft behind the artist’s public persona.
A Yale dean remarks that bringing back the old beer gardens would be a fine thing, especially for the college hops. He muses on campus social life and traditions tied to brewing culture.
A humorous line suggests Yale fans would cheer for a team with three El Alee on the end in the bowl. The quip imagines a chant blending college culture with a punny nickname. The playful remark captures a college football atmosphere and fan creativity.
Yellville Arkansas remains governed entirely by women though the town’s name predates their election to office.
Minnie Atkins-Edwards argues that greater speed and wider travel demand isolation to preserve individuality. She cites Helen Keller and Edison to illustrate benefits, notes St Regis Cenacle as a retreat for urban women, and supports Dr. Bisch’s idea that adjustments and occasional retreats will revive common sense and personal poise.
J Clyde Donnelly president of a textile union local along with Dad Arnold and George Roberts were arrested in Elizabethton Tennessee on a charge of conspiracy to take life and destroy property.
Guilford County leadership through the County Medical Society prioritizes child health with three health units in Greensboro High Point and Guilford county. The plan calls for birth records vaccination notes six month reminders and preschool clinic exams to detect and correct defects before school entry.
A satirical column recalls Easter parade outfits and memories of old High Street. The piece lampoons city manager Eddie Knox and Mayor York, recounting fish pond tales and a humorous clash with Councilman Parker, ending with a tale of crass bravado and a family’s witness to a fish feeding ritual.
An April 17 1930 Pensacola letter from W C T Carter and James A White extols Rev Charles H Nabers a Presbyterian minister moving to High Point NC praising him as a prince of a man and beloved Pensacola resident inviting readers to meet him.
Charles Scribner chairman of Charles Scribner's Sons died suddenly at his home in New York at age 76. He had been at his office Thursday with a fainting spell Friday leading to medical care. Heart disease listed as the cause.
DURHAM North Carolina April 19 B D Ashlin of Durham was elected president of the North Carolina Association of Public Accountants at the annual meeting Other officers elected were I C Yates Raleigh secretary treasurer W C Raines Tarboro Charles C Adams Charlotte F E Moses High Point and Charles M Eatman Asheville vice presidents
Harvey Harris of Raleigh defeats Claude Council of Chapel Hill 6-3 6-4 6-8 6-3 to claim the state high school singles title. Winston-Salem high teamSouthern Reid tops Rockingham Dockery Flowers 6-3 5-7 6-3 7-5 for the doubles crown.
The Southern Intercollegiate Association of Student Government closed its 15th annual conference at North Carolina College for Women Greensboro naming Baylor College at Boston Texas as next year’s meeting site. Mary Lettie of Florida State College Tallahassee was elected president Kathryn Williams of Baylor College vice president Eleanor Onderdonk of University of Alabama Tuscaloosa secretary and Mary Jane Wharton of North Carolina College treasurer. Martha Stackhouse of Agnes Scott College Decatur Ga is graduate advisor and retiring president.
The reminiscence recalls a pond near West Russell Street where Dr. Brown fed diverse fish. The narrator recalls childhood visits to watch exercises near Willowbrook Creek and listening for the bell as bread drew the fish to the surface of a fifty to sixty foot pond with five feet depth.
A report places New Zealand as the world's healthiest country with high life expectancy. Men average about 60 years and women around 65 years, reflecting longer lifespans and strong public health indicators.
The blue gum or eucalyptus in Australia towers as the tallest tree. Some specimens exceed 400 feet in height, marking remarkable growth and size.
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