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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1933
Page
4
A fragmentary OCR line lists a small monetary amount 7.86 and a smaller 1.96 with the number 65 nearby. The text appears garbled and unreadable, lacking clear names, places, dates, or events. No identifiable persons or organizations are evident in the readable portion.
Business Advertising Circulation Editorial and City News Departments listed with key executives R B Terry president and I P Rawhey publisher among numbered office lines. Names, roles, and department references appear as a compact organizational notice.
The verse from Psalms 14 2 notes the Lord scanning humanity for those who understand and seek God. A Plautus quote adds that no man is wise enough by himself.
The article explains that dumping the gold standard may raise prices and wages, while reducing debt for borrowers through inflation. It notes halted gold exports, the dollar finding a new level, and the Washington conference aims to stabilize currencies. It presents a cautious optimism about inflation staying within limits and potential recovery.
Britain acts swiftly to defend its citizens after a Soviet court sentencing. King George proclaims an 80 percent embargo on Russian imports in response to charges of sabotage bribery and espionage against a British electrical worker. The cases are described as frame ups by British officials and allies.
Helen Keller praises a blind and deaf girl who self taught piano harp and reading for the blind. The piece extols courage and the idea that loss of sight or hearing heightens appreciation of beauty and value.
A News and Observer editorial discusses passage of a higher general sales tax and warns the budget may still not balance. It argues the House has shifted balancing to the Senate, highlights risks of tax shifts, and notes broader state power growth. It also references Dr. Alphonso Rockwell, the electric chair, and a proposed federal mortgage relief plan for small urban homes to aid banks and cities. It ends with quotes on Roosevelt's Conservation Corps and Secretary Roper on trade recovery.
An amusing reminiscence recounts attempting to sow grass with mixed seed and dog mischief, detailing the tedious prep, slow growth, and repeated failures. The narrator then recalls early bicycle joys, harsh hills without brakes, and sledding adventures interrupted by teachers wanting rides.
G A Lewallen writes in response to criticism of a prior letter and literature distributed in High Point. He details his WWI service including gas exposure and shrapnel wounds, notes disabled veteran compensation, and rejects demagoguery while offering to sacrifice his compensation to restore prosperity.
The piece notes possible severance of Anglo Russian ties and a Soviet petition to commute exile sentences. It discusses the impact of an embargo on trade totaling over 33 million dollars annually and argues it could shield citizens more effectively than war, suggesting Britain favors this approach.
Bruce Catton discusses the Hastings New York case where parents barricaded their doors to prevent a hospital for their infant from performing a life saving operation. He argues that modern times test parental rights against societal intervention and questions the tradition of deference to parents in such emergencies.
Dr. Howard W. Odum of the University of North Carolina faculty spoke here stating that the present offers the greatest opportunity for mastery of peace-time problems.
On Molokai, Father Peter d Orgeval, a Maryknoll priest and fourth successor to Father Damien as leper chaplain, has moved to a separate house on the island. He contracted leprosy while serving and plans to remain to minister to the afflicted, continuing his wartime preaching and service.
A dubious advertisement claims Peterson's Ointment cures eczema pimples rashes acne and cracked hands quickly. It touts 35 cents per box and asserts relief from athlete's foot within three days according to druggists.
Foreclosure sale by trustee W A J Idol for J Everett Taylor and Ada K Taylor to Equitable Life Assurance Society. Property in High Point Guilford County North Carolina at 1610 Ward Street described by metes and bounds. Auction set for May 8 1933 at 2 PM in front of the Greensboro Court House with cash terms. Dred Peacock attorney.
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