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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1929
Page
4
The line recalls Romans 7 9 describing life before the law and sin’s revival when commandments arrived. It cites Solon asserting that for an empire to endure both magistrates and people must obey laws.
An editorial urges the new city council to revamp police rules and grant the chief decisive authority to hire and fire for discipline. It notes repeated friction, cites three officers defying orders, and argues backing the chief is essential unless the chief proves unreliable.
The Asheville Times plans a one month scientific expedition into the Great Smokies near Asheville. Horace Kephart assists, guiding a small party to seek rock inscriptions and ancient tools while The Times publishes the exploration as a feature for readers.
Will Hays, once called the Landis of the films, has ended his marriage in a quiet, decent divorce. He pushed Hollywood to end sensational scandals and enforce a new standard of decency, reshaping how the industry handles domestic issues. He now demonstrates the cleaner approach.
Public Service notes that 350 000 farms had electric service by January 1 1927 as rural electrification expands to light heat and power uses. The article highlights benefits from lighting farms churches schools and community events and from powering farm chores improving living standards in rural areas.
A Gastonia street clash during a strikers parade led to one reporter injured and several strikers and marshals jailed. Police broke up the march after a hastily enacted ordinance banning unpermitted parading, prompting debate over the balance between order and peaceful assembly.
Bruce Catton surveys Geneva disarmament sessions as a grim farce with a tragic undertone. He notes Russia’s half armament proposal as superficially reasonable yet impractical, amid public fear of a coming holocaust. He contrasts poverty and piano priorities with a curious Iowa tale, then turns to baseball season and fans venting at umpires as a release of suppressed tension.
The piece points out that the so called new Mrs Babe Ruth is actually a former Follies showgirl. It counters headlines calling her an actress and emphasizes her beauty background from the Follies.
A French biographer credited the United States with winning the war while noting America is still trying to collect some of the money owed.
An 18 month old appeared in an English court and was seen smoking a briar pipe. The report offers no stated charge or reason for appearance, though divorce is suggested as the probable context.
A salute of 21 shots fired as King Victor Emmanuel left the palace for Parliament opening in Rome. No shots struck the target as guards fired the ceremonial gun salute.
A Lynn Massachusetts man ended eight years of marriage following a head injury from a falling stovepipe. He filed a court petition to end the union saying the accident prompted his decision and implying a hasty departure with a poker referenced as a motive.
Miss Vivian Matson, YWCA secretary, spoke to HCH school girls about Girlhood and Springtime. She linked youth with spring’s freshness and power, noting spring as a time of beauty and vitality. Nancy Myatt led devotion, Annie Laura Patterson spoke on A Girl's Appreciation of Spring, and Dorothy Franklin sang.
A letter from Lela Bulla Jackson of Hamlet North Carolina refutes rumors that her husband D. F. Jackson has been imprisoned. She requests formal clarification and cautions against spreading false accusations.
On April 25 High Point residents can meet Ralph Hepburn famed race driver guest of Henry Motor Sales a Studebaker Erskine dealer He will showcase a stock President Hightroster which logged 30 000 miles in 26 326 minutes on the Atlantic City speedway Hepburn known for fearless skill has raced Atlantic City to Los Angeles and recently shifted from specialized cars to stock car racing
Mrs. Carrie Huggins wife of O Huggins of Red Springs died at her son G R Huggins home 1608 Bradley Street High Point after becoming seriously ill on Tuesday she was born September 17 1876 in Montgomery County South Carolina survived by her husband five sons one daughter five brothers four sisters and five grandchildren funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 am at the Red Springs Baptist Church where she was a member
The passage discusses the U S stance outside the preparatory commission and conditions for a future international conference. It notes potential venues in Geneva under League disarmament efforts or a merger with the second Washington conference set for 1931, outlining invitees and arrangements.
Washington reports that Ambassador Hugh Gibson’s remarks before the Geneva disarmament commission are seen as a hopeful move toward breaking the stalemate over naval arms. The policy favors a political approach, emphasizing renunciation of war under Kellogg, and suggests joint acceptance of a French thesis on reduction methods to reassure Britain and other powers.
Hoover's Law of America seeks steady daily pressure to strengthen enforcement agencies and remove incapable or negligent officers. The administration has begun weeding out officers, including district attorneys, regardless of status.
Six trunk line railroads filed for an injunction in a statutory court in Richmond Virginia to block an Interstate Commerce Commission order lowering refrigerator car charges on perishable goods starting May 1. The petition lists Seaboard Air Line Richmond Fredericksburg Potomac Pennsylvania Florida East Coast Baltimore and Ohio and Atlantic Coast Line as challengers.
A brief Koelner Zeitung snippet records inquiry about whether a husband habitually talks to himself when alone. The speaker answers uncertainty, saying they have never been present during such moments.
Raleigh April 28 More corn is urged as livestock feed to strengthen the animal industry. G M Garren cereal agronomist at North Carolina State College says farmers must raise yields from about 22 to 50 bushels per acre. Demonstration contest results show 90 bushels per acre possible with competitive effort. Home grown grain rations can cut costs for hogs poultry and dairy cows. The Atlantic Coast Line Railway offers 259 in cash prizes to boost yields in its 233 eastern counties along with other awards from educational groups.
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