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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1929
Page
4
Opinion argues the public backs the Federal Reserve and resists calls for a full congressional probe. Proponents warn against undermining a system seen as powerful and vigilant against credit expansion while defending ongoing policy.
Gene Tunney and George Bernard Shaw vacationing on an Italian island have met privately. Tunney has praised Shakespeare, while Shaw hints Shakespeare is the world’s second best dramatist. The press seeks to know their private motive.
The article critiques the practice of politicians arranging White House visits for constituents to meet the President. It notes Hoover reduced at home days and urged fewer admission tickets, arguing the ritual burden on the President and the crowding of the “caged” leader. The piece calls for a necessary contact man rather than perpetual social handshakes.
The article notes caution from Assistant Attorney General Wille Brandt over harsh enforcement of the Jones Stalker statute. It argues juries resist extreme penalties and contrasts drys’ hopes with leaders’ fears, while highlighting accountability for city and county officials in clerical finances and audits.
The Chicago grand jury investigates waste by sanitary district trustees. Five trustees spent 6700 in one New York hotel night two years ago and the panel alleges total graft of fifteen million dollars over two years. The writer notes focus on cleaning up city officials.
The article discusses the annual rush of graduation ceremonies and the role of the commencement speaker. It notes the speaker must address both graduates and their families, balancing familiar tropes with inspiration, and that despite cynicism some speakers truly provoke thoughtful reflection.
Friday’s special meeting reviewed a municipal court clerk cash discrepancy of over 21 000 dollars found by an auditor. A councilman cast doubt on city responsibility and urged clear action to recover funds and fix accounting procedures.
Henry Ford advocates learning every task before directing others. The interview notes Ford’s method in factories and hobbies like reviving old dances, insisting leaders must master a job first. A caution to ambitious workers who seek status without hands on skill. Home accident data show men spend time at home, contradicting beliefs about leisure away from home duties.
If looks hinge on diet, many people appear to rely on simple meals. The remark links appearance to eating habits, noting a broad trend toward plain fare among observers.
The Statue of Liberty experienced a brief power outage in New York harbor the other night. No rum boats were reported to have lost their way during the incident.
A Washington dispatch explains that individual house members will have little say in drafting tariff rates as the constitution assigns revenue legislation to the house, but current rules limit floor amendments and place most power with Senate Finance Committee leader Senator Simmons from North Carolina. The piece notes how Fordney McCumber era rules shape the process, and argues the Senate can amend the house bill to achieve changes, raising constitutional questions.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina met with President Hoover to discuss a bill proposing $12,000,000 to fund planned rural settlements in the South. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Reclamation supported the idea after extensive study, noting success in foreign countries.
Bearded men at Brigham Young University held a bear contest judged by a co ed and two students. Prizes included razors straps and face lotion donated by city barbers for the heaviest beard the longest beard and the most beautiful beard.
The United States Naval Academy was established in Annapolis Maryland in 1845 by Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft.
A list of attractive hardy perennials and annuals suited to sunlit patches with poor soil. Species include Achillea millefolium Rosy Milfoil Alyssum saxatile Rock Madwort Anthemis tinctoria Marguerite Arabis alpina Rock Cross Aster varieties Coreopsis grandiflora Lanceolate Gaillardia Helianthemum rock rose Hemerocallis Fulva Day Lily Liatris spicata Blazing Star Linum perenne Flax Papaver indicale Iceland Poppy Phlox subulata Rudbeckia Golden Glow Salvia pratensis Meadow Sage Sedum Thyme Yucca filamentosa Adams Needle.
Senate agriculture chairman McNary reports a farm relief bill with export debentures to be sent to the Senate Monday despite the administration's position. L. J. Taber of the National Grange visits the White House amid warnings of a possible July 4 enactment. House opposition grows as Democrats press for an early vote while Republicans weigh germane objections about tariff focus.
In 1927 North Carolina led the nation in dining room furniture production and held high shares in bedroom and kitchen goods. The state and Virginia together produced about 12.92 percent of all U S wooden household furniture, with sizable gains in southern output while national totals lagged. The letter notes NC's continued rise since 1925 and its role as a key furniture producer.
The air mail division of the U S postal service has operated since May 1935 highlighting an early expansion of airmail service.
Berlin April 20 Prince Henry of Prussia brother to the former Kaiser died at his Hemmelmark estate near Kiel at 66 after laryngal trouble and pneumonia. Hehad planned February visits to Doorn and was hospitalized with the cancer diagnosis. His wife Princess Irene and son Waldemar were with him. funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon in the family vault.
In Washington at the DAR 88th congress banquet Mrs. Adam Wyant, retiring treasurer general, is humorously credited with a White House letter proposing her as secretary of the treasury in Hoover's cabinet. The joke letter, floated with Hoover’s supposed approval, was explained by Mrs. Wyant as staged by former officers. Mrs. Reed did not deliver her planned speech as press notes had indicated.
A young British planter on a Solomon Islands island runs a coconut plantation and endures extreme loneliness, receiving letters from home only after ten months or more. The piece highlights isolation and distant family ties.
Berlin officials weigh a second Dawes committee path as Dr Schacht proposes using 25 percent of exports surplus to back annuities of 1 650 000 000 marks. The German cabinet, led by Mueller and Stresemann, seeks independent expert input to avert a possible fiasco and to find a compromise with creditors.
In Santos Brazil two states open fishing training for youths to exploit coastlines and rivers. Sao Paulo operates a school near this port and Rio de Janeiro area centers to follow. Courses cover deep sea fishing navigation marine motors and fish preparation for distant markets.
The country issued its first postage stamps in 1847 and introduced the stamped envelope a year later in 1853, marking early postal reform milestones.
A Chicago area suburb is reported to have a population of 500000, highlighting its sizeable community footprint and regional significance within the metropolitan area.
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