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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1949
Page
4
The passing of James R. Willis is marked as a loss to High Point with neighbors praising his generous spirit. Residents recall his big heart, friendly smile, and reputation as a great sportsman.
A tribute to Edwin Gill former North Carolina commissioner of revenue parole chief and model public servant. The piece lauds his role in building the parole system and his tax administration for the state while noting his resignation after Kerr Scott took office and predicting higher earnings in future employment.
The piece argues Governor Kerr Scott hides the gas tax detail in a $200 million road bond campaign while promoting a $25 million school bond, accusing Scott of double talk. It critiques the formation of a “Better Schools and Roads Inc.” campaign group and laments secrecy undermining public trust in road policy. The writer labels Scott as misrepresenting facts and warns that secrecy masking truth harms road improvements.
A Greensboro column notes Sewell Avery of Montgomery Ward survived staff resignations after reporting a multi million dollar surplus and strong profits. It also recalls Soong family ties to Chiang Kai-shek and Sun Yat-sen and laments America’s China policy as Communists rise. The piece closes with a Walden meditation on Thoreau and society.
Tony Montiero also known as the Rev Anthony Montiero of the Presbyterian synod of New Jersey leads 11 factory congregations and acts as a community helper. The Reader’s Digest May issue features Fulton Oursier’s biographical sketch noting Tony visits the ill in hospital or jail and has steered Jews to synagogues Protestants to prayer Mass Catholics to faith and converted Communists to Christianity.
A flair in Tide Parade ads shows a businessman clipping young executives, aging the image to 65 or 70. An insurance salesman then visits the office with the altered photo and a note asking what the young man will do for this old man. The tactic shocks every third prospect into buying an annuity.
An article fragment presents quotes about Kremlin changes and a continuing surge in scientific progress. It includes remarks attributed to British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and Dr. Vannevar Bush, president of the Carnegie Institution, noting a historic and ongoing acceleration in discovery.
Washington observes an interview with Judge O Byne husband of Daughters of the American Revolution president general Roscoe C O Byne. He notes the couple reserved rooms at the Mayflower while she led the conclave and remarks on dining apart and his 30 years with D A R. He recalls his wife’s cemetery research and Indiana burial book.
The writer rejects a film titled Anti Negro Bitterness and Hate as sensationalism and prejudice. He argues for entertainment that promotes brotherhood and questions the value of portraying racial conflict, urging focus on humane, individual relations rather than bitterness and hatred.
Washington society notes Lt. Barkley and Mrs. Clapper delight. Libby Holman’s life interest. Ingrid Bergman home life feature dropped. many stars and moguls linked with marriages, elopements, and travels. FBI loyalty checks target NYC principals. Communist trial cadence and international intrigues draw chatter. hotel openings and theatre gloom seed headlines in a brisk society column.
A compact crossword style list of fox and mink related clues with assorted definitions and partial fills across horizontal and vertical entries, including terms for fur bearing animals, measurements, pronouns, and common words.
A cryptic prompt yields multiple definitions and cross hints. The list presents numbers and entries like Entice Rented Spite Revised and District Attorney abbr. with clues leading to solutions that fill crossword style slots in a word puzzle.
Ex President Batista now a Cuban senator narrowly escapes a fourth assassination attempt last week. The era of political peril continues amid Cuban tensions and international intrigue as security remains tight around the island.
The Mirror reports a rise in circulation of about 25,000 and notes Natchez Times as a new client. The syndicate claims the publication has more newspaper clients now than six months or four years ago.
Britannica notes in Tahiti and Tonga that clothing was unnecessary if a person bore tattoos. The text also links undulant fever in humans to Bang's disease in cattle and brucellosis in swine.
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