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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1929
Page
4
A brief reflection contrasts Biblical and Saadi quotes on education and capacity, noting that loving instruction drives knowledge while rejecting reproof becomes folly, and that capacity without education or education without capacity both fail.
The long serving Enry P. Fletcher will retire after more than a quarter century in diplomacy leaving Rome. Hoover faces selecting a successor to Fletcher while noting the looming Italian nationalist tensions and the need to sustain Franco American ties. Charles G. Dawes is named to replace Houghton.
The Piedmont League opener finds Dan Boone's Pointers at a nearly finished home park in High Point. The venue, funded by Willis and local fans, promises improved facilities and crowds for 1920s season.
The News Letter of the University of North Carolina notes a rise in farm tenants in North Carolina from 1910 to 1925. While the total number of farmers grew by 29 575, only 8 790 own farms, with 20 967 tenants. The highest tenancy share is in coastal plain counties.
The piece notes Negro farmers are 45.9 percent of tenants in North Carolina, up from 40 percent in 1900. The Charlotte News condemns tenancy as a major rural harm, arguing diversification and home farming fail while tenancy blocks change, urging focus on root causes before symptoms.
News from New York reports Al Smith has lost prestige with Tammany Hall after John F. Curry’s election to head the organization. Curry’s victory suggests Tammany will limit its influence to city and state affairs, ending its national forays.
Bruce Catton reviews a Government Printing Office pamphlet containing testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about U S Marines actions in Nicaragua. It highlights Lt Thomas and Sgt Dowdall’s deaths in jungle combat, Maj Rowell’s near-miss over El Chipote, and Lt Schilt’s nine daring evacuation flights under fire.
The 57th district Rotary International annual conference in Raleigh opened with district governor George E. Butler’s report and speeches by M Eugene Newsom and John F E Carlson. More than 1,000 Rotarians and visitors attended with multiple fellowship luncheons and tours by air over Raleigh.
An UNC Tar Heel piece urges United Textile Workers to organize Southern mills, arguing unionization is inevitable and should align with the AFL. The editorial questions the young writer’s portrayal of mill village living yet acknowledges concern for workers’ deplorable conditions.
Gallup New Mexico city officials resigned en masse after the district court learned they had accepted protection money from gambling hall operators. The money was used to upgrade street and lighting systems and was meticulously accounted for, with no personal profit. The piece invites readers to weigh ethics and determine whether the officials should be condemned or praised for a novel revenue source.
The state enacts a law prohibiting clipping dogs ears unless essential for health. The measure is praised as humane and a model for other states. Critics say ear clipping appeals to owners seeking flashy pets, not affection for animals.
A Chicago man woke in a taxicab with an alligator beside him and told reporters he had attended a lodge meeting. He explained the strange accompaniment and described his night ending in the cab.
No one in New York has claimed to be the slayer of gambler Arnold Rothstein. The quote suggests fewer teeth and less nighttime pacing as signs of the man of the future amid many publicity avenues.
The piece notes H. O. D. Segrave predicting cars exceeding 100 mph and suggests developers imply rapid city access with suburban lots advertised as "10 minutes from the heart of the city" to entice buyers.
C Bowie Millican, Harvard graduate and 1923 M A holder, has been named the Frederick Shelton traveling fellowship recipient. A native of Springfield Alabama he earned Emory A B in 1922 and Harvard M A in 1923. He will travel in England France and Germany researching for his Ph D thesis on Herbert Spencer and the Fairy Queen.
West Branch Iowa reports the room where President Hoover was born will be restored to its original atmosphere. Owner Jennie Scellars plans widening the porch to serve as a kitchen to accommodate visitors. Since last June about 18 000 people have registered from across the United States and 18 foreign countries.
The principle of artificial refrigeration relies on the fact that when a liquid like ammonia expands into a gas it absorbs heat from its surroundings, enabling cooling.
Senator Borah Idaho replies to Heflin Alabama by urging adherence to the Constitution and religious freedom. He argues the Senate should not condemn Roman Catholicism or endorse Americanism, stressing equal protection for all faiths and warning against political or religious weaponization. The clash followed Heflin and Watson over the farm relief debate as Curtis called for order.
The April 25 1781 clash at Hobkirk's Hill South Carolina saw a British victory as Greene’s small force withdrew strategically. Lord Rawdon retreated after his lines were cut, hastening Cornwallis’s later surrender at Yorktown six months later.
The leaf butterfly of India folds its wings and adopts a leaflike shape so convincing that it is nearly indistinguishable from the plant it frequents.
Approximately one third of Hawaii’s 348 767 population lives in the city of Honolulu and one half resides in the county of Honolulu.
Thirty one nations participated in the world war signaling a wide coalition. Military alliances spanned Europe Asia Africa with major powers leading campaigns and diplomacy shaping postwar settlements.
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh April 24 All aspects of competitive buying for school supplies were discussed during the county superintendents and county boards chairs session. The group plans a study report due Friday from a 40 member committee, led by Duplin’s B C Siske, on competitive buying and cost savings for 1000 pupils.
Pythagoras, a Greek mathematician of the sixth century B C, is described as the first prohibitionist who founded the first society of sobriety. The note emphasizes his early role in promoting abstinence through organized restraint.
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