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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1927
Page
4
AThought presents two quotes about beauty and joy from Isaiah and Emerson. The first cites giving beauty for ashes and praise for heaviness. The second notes beauty must be carried within while traveling the world to find it.
The poem recalls Ghengis Khan Caesar Napoleon and the Hun among historic conquerors. It notes their ruthless fame and doomed fates before, at last, Christ arrives as a peaceful conqueror riding a humble ass. Harry Kemp contrasts worldly omens with spiritual triumph.
The Fund for Homeowners asks High Point to help raise a five million dollar relief fund for Mississippi Valley flood victims. Dr. Owen-Smith leads the Red Cross drive as the paper pledges to publish subscriptions, urging immediate, generous action for homelessness and potential death toll rises.
Hannibal L. Godwin of Dunn forecasts the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina reaching 100000 members next year. He links the growth to political influence and notes past split losses leaving about 4000 members. He speculates on nightly dues at ten dollars and potential fundraising near a million dollars amid anti Catholic fears.
The sheriff of Yancey county must arrest John Early the leper and escort him to the federal detention hospital in Carville Louisiana. He expresses dread over the task while noting health department leadership shifts pass some responsibility.
The article urges caution in transporting John Early amid leprosy fears. It argues only a physician or specially instructed lay officers should manage the prisoner, given infection risks. It suggests an escort from the state board of health would be safer than the local sheriff's handling.
The 1927 legislature enacts a Public Securities Recording act requiring bonds and notes of political subdivisions maturing in over a year to be recorded with the state auditor. Failure to record invalidates securities and potential misdemeanor for public agents. The aim is to compile debt statistics and guide credit policy and borrowing costs.
The article urges restraint after a striking photograph of American Marines in Shanghai. It argues the flag inspires but should not drive us into war, stressing the delicate China situation and the need to seek peaceful, well considered solutions.
The piece argues equality of opportunity, not innate ability, citing Professor M W O Shea of Wisconsin who reports 35 percent normal mental age, 23 percent above, and the rest below in a state’s public schools. It emphasizes fostering talents through equal access to education.
Police halted a marathon dance in a Los Angeles suburb to curb a nationwide endurance dancing trend. Experts warn publicity from one victory could spark many imitators, recalling past epidemics and urging deterrence by swift police action.
Mexican government cites serious charges with incontrovertible proof against church leaders. Prelates face exile or trial after recent train massacre and alleged church-backed banditry. Government statement urges prompt hearing if untrue.
Meredith Nicholson writing in Century Magazine argues Al Smith and McAdoo should quit the race, saying neither can secure nationwide party support. Many favor a moderate, amiable candidate acceptable to regular Democrats, aiming to unite the ticket with a familiar figure from the last campaign.
The passage argues the Democratic Party tends toward national defeat unless it fields a forceful candidate or the dominant party splits, suggesting policy strength is less decisive than candidate impact and party dynamics.
The excerpt cites Spengler's idea that civilized life phenomena act as symbols signaling underlying currents. It invites applying this to American civilization by examining traits echoed in events like the Gray-Snyder murder case Sacco Vanzetti Ford Babe Ruth film moving pictures and bathing beauty contests and asks readers to ponder what modern symbols reveal about society.
Washington correspondent Rodney Dutcher highlights a daily stream of ill advised letters and telegrams sent to Congress. He argues many messages waste lawmakers time and urges readers to limit correspondence to truly important issues.
A satirical column mocks a wig fad proposing color coded wigs for different moods and occasions including taxes. It targets political figures and the era’s propaganda claims, hinting at a presidential agenda while lampooning public figures and social trends.
The jailed author of a banned Broadway play says her first night behind bars yielded material for ten plays and asks the governor for a pardon.
A Chicago doctor advocates lighter clothing for longer life while debates on military life and discipline surface. Critics ask whether freedom or caution should guide policies, with the army seen as a setting for broader social experiments.
A New Jersey woman buried the wrong man as her husband, while many have still not managed to bury the correct deceased. The report notes confusion and misidentification in funeral arrangements. Authorities investigate the mix up and families await proper burial rites.
The Enterprise reader letter commends the editorial on rumors about mayoral candidates Dr. Stanton and W. A. Davis. It condemns mudslinging and family attacks, urges voters to reject false claims, and asks citizens to support honest, capable leaders for High Point.
In Raleigh on April 22 speculation swirls about who will replace H Hoyle Sink as executive secretary of the Salary and Wage Commission when Sink leaves May 1 to become an emergency Superior Court judge. E B Bridges, new Commissioner of Pardons, says he has not been told he must also serve as secretary and is awaiting Governor McLean’s decision.
Delegates fear the wage commission overstepped authority by directing department heads on hiring and nepotism. Critics include Frank Page and W. N. Everett while Baxter Durham and Frank D. Grist acknowledge concerns. The contention divides department heads, with morale dampened across state personnel. In other news, Rev. E. Lester Ballard discusses Jesus will at evening service and church plans to shift all Sunday services to 8:00 pm starting May.
The First Methodist Protestant Church hosts a 9:30 AM Sunday School worship session led by Adult and Young People departments with a Witnessing theme. Rev P E Lindley preaches New Responsibilities. choir performs two anthems O ers the Kreeps of Olivet and O for a Closer Walk with God. organ pieces include Hymne Celeste Andantino and Marche Celebre by listed composers.
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