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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1931
Page
4
A compact reflection cites Hebrews 13 5 urging contentment and a Phaedrus maxim warning that a man loses his own property by taking that of others. The aphorisms present timeless counsel on restraint and justice.
The piece argues opponents object beyond merchandising penalties. It cites revenue estimates from the one percent sales tax and luxury tax plans, noting feared deficits and political pressure in 1933. It warns a $5,000,000 deficit in two years could push taxation policy toward a disastrous precipice.
A 1931-33 outlook shows little action on county consolidation despite Brookings Institute urging reorganization. Proposals aim to trim 100 counties, with Forsyth and Stokes previously most advanced. Fiscal caution and possible future mergers loom as tax limits constrain local government.
A York article highlights a 50 plus year old wistaria at Miss Elizabeth Barron’s home, covering a portico and elm trees. The lavender blooms draw motorists and visitors, with the vine planted by Mrs. A I Barron, grandmother of the current owner, measuring 41 inches in circumference near its split trunks.
A South Carolinian, David R. Coker of Hartsville, urges optimistic reform in agriculture. He cites overreliance on cotton and tobacco, need for better soil use and rotation, foresting poor lands, and wider adoption of extension methods to raise yields of cotton, corn, sweet potatoes, turnips, and livestock.
The piece highlights giant wistaria vines in High Point at the Harmon home on North Main street and in Virginia’s Westover estate near the James River. It notes the Westover vine’s two century age, possibly planted before the American Revolution, and extols the enduring beauty of wisteria as a lasting gift to the earth.
The passage calls for clear thinking and courageous action to redeem the country by restoring farmers to the land under conditions of fuel, shelter, and instruction. It emphasizes producing basic crops and securing a money surplus for essentials.
Bruce Catton reflects on Alfonso XIII’s abdication signaling the end of Europe’s Bourbon dynasty and a shift toward democracy. He argues that while thrones fall, democracy progresses, citing Chicago’s fight against organized crime and the role of reformers and institutions in restoring order.
A meandering column discusses primary day mood, playful gag origins, and a cat name contest ending Friday. It notes performers, broadcasts, and Hungarian cymbalum trivia, with reflections on happiness, luxury, and life advice from Maeterlinck and Van Dyke.
The fragment notes a historical view that before the Velstead act the Virgin Islands produced good rum value.
A Boston scientist highlights similarities between human and eel brains and muses that eels may have grown smarter while moving in schools.
The passage hints the Prince of Wales rarely sits out dances and now faces lessons in etiquette and social grace. It notes his many dances and suggests ongoing instruction in ballroom manners.
The office sage opines that a political machine operates most smoothly when fueled by banana oil, a metaphor for smooth talk and slick tactics. The remark frames pragmatic, cynical views of power and political maneuvering.
A wry note suggests a rich man avoids weighing a bulky letter and instead stamps it with two two-cent stamps, implying a careless approach to postage.
A fragmented text mentions buying a faree ticket at a Lon and receiving two tickets for erby, with an incomplete claim that the purchaser has not got something. The readable portion is unclear.
Harris Blasingame 37 went to jail so Gene Holthams of San Francisco could marry him after Holthams posted 500 bail for Blasingame on an intoxicated driving charge. Three weeks later Holthams withdrew the bail money triggering Blasingame’s return to Modesto.
The piece notes varied responses to suffering and previews U S naval actions amid Honduran unrest. American ships including the Memphis Trenton Marblehead Langley Rochester Asheville Sacramento covered coastlines and ports to protect lives and property while Nicaragua faced insurrection.
Mrs R E Ranson principal of the Junior High learned last night of the death of her aunt Mrs D M Baker of Kings Mountain at Lincoln hospital after a week with angina pectoris. Baker formerly Miss Mary Jones of Union South Carolina was wife of D M Baker bank president and a prominent Cleveland county businessman. The couple lived in Shelby and later Kings Mountain. Mrs Baker had no children and was active in Lutheran church D A R and United Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs Rawson left for Kings Mountain this morning to attend the funeral arrangements pending.
The article reports a rebel force of about 200 poorly equipped peasants sacking Progreso, looting 20,000 pesos from the Banco de Honduras, and retreating before government forces. A later Tela assault was repelled by General Jose Maria Reina’s defense, yielding captured artillery and bombs. Casualties occurred on both sides.
Along a 600 mile stretch US warships were posted to guard Americans from insurgents. Seven fighting vessels received orders from state and navy departments to depart for seaports in Honduras and Nicaragua. The cruiser Memphis anchored at La Ceiba and reported none of Honduras ports La Ceiba Tula Puerto Cortez and Puerto Castillo-Trujillo Bay were secured.
Republicans sense another fortune for the Hoover organization in a national election. Curtig's stance draws close scrutiny from uncertain strength Republicans who fear a convention overthrow. The core group stems from the 1928 Hoover faction in the South led by Horace Mann.
A loiterer in the Washoe county courthouse corridors discovered that the colored tile design outside the two courtrooms depicts a broken heart. The tile set was laid more than 20 years ago and townspeople wonder if the setter remains on the job.
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