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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1927
Page
4
A fragment from Richard Le Gallienne titled To the Happy Dead People explores darkness as a paradoxical mirror. It questions whether darkness offers peace comfort or truth beyond the deceiving daylight. The piece contrasts human greatness with divine magnification and wonders if darkness softly reveals enduring faith.
High Point chamber considers erecting a marker on the Greensboro road at the meadow by Sedgefield manor near the tea room. The plan requires the site to be the exact geographical halfway point to fulfill the original purpose of showing equal distance between Greensboro and High Point. If the site differs, the marker plan is frustrated.
The Horne family estate at Clayton in Johnston County, long a local industrial and agricultural force, appears distressed as Charles W. Horne admits owing more to creditors than he can pay under current cotton downturn conditions. Once among North Carolina's wealthier families, the Hornes’ gin, store, and farm operations are challenged by the slump and shifting industries.
The article notes Horne maintains a sizable asset margin despite liability pressures. It states the state hopes the wealth invested in regional projects remains intact amid current conditions and avoids being wrecked.
The Forsyth county incident follows a prisoner death after flogging, with critics citing brutality and urging humane reform. Officials insist they will uncover the truth, while North Carolina counties continue corporal punishment despite lethal outcomes and social reform advice.
An essay argues media sensationalism helps spark wars and notes how elites influence public opinion. It recounts Jimmy Thomas rising from Welsh railway worker to cabinet minister and comments on social mobility in England. It ends comparing college costs with opportunities at 907 other colleges and Yale earnings.
The piece argues against using government power to prevent new railroad lines while praising wartime government control of railroads. It urges extension of the Piedmont and Northern line from Spartanburg to Gastonia to Charlotte and Durham, estimating a $20 million investment and benefits for North Carolina shippers through lower, state-based rates. It calls for united action among state officials and cities to oppose trunk-line monopolies.
The text notes that two thirds of New York University students are wholly or partly self supporting, a trend echoed by many other institutions. This financial pattern is cited as a key factor in the rise of total college enrollment from 60,000 in 1900 to over 750,000.
A satirical fragment notes several proposed weekly observances such as Child Health Week Mothers and Daughters Week and Hard at Hearing Week. It lampoons publicity drives by traction firms and hints at accused Chinese generals and the demand for reform. The piece whimsically suggests a Peace Be With You Week to mock press agents.
An editorial criticizes the county commissioners for poor road maintenance and buck passing, arguing voters elect speakers not doers. It urges generous support for President Coolidge’s Mississippi valley flood relief, notes widespread destruction, and calls for substantial national aid and reconstruction.
Citizens are invited to send in ideas to improve revenue laws. The notice emphasizes public input and outlines how to submit suggestions for potential changes.
A terse admonition urges a young man to mature before taking on civic duty as a juror. The remark implies obligation to fulfill public service with restraint and seriousness.
A partial list shows gifts and donors ranging from Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Douglas to the Monarch club, including American Business club and Dorothy Hinton. Amounts vary with several entries like 5.00 and 10.00 reported alongside names such as Carrie McLendon and Dred Peacock. A public hearing is noted for Emma Blair, with donations totaling 220,038.
Miss Lily E. Mitchell reported at the Mid Atlantic conference that North Carolina's mothers' aid program supports over 300 families with small monthly grants and supervision. The program costs $55.05 per child per year, aiding 164 cases beyond the 300 listed, with 28 families becoming self-supporting and 44 mothers remarrying since 1923.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railway company has offered land in Pender county near Watha for a state forest seedling nursery. Forester J S Holmes inspected the site with Dr C F Korstian and advised on forestry experiments planned for the Watha location. Holmes spoke in Goldsboro and Benson as part of American Forest Week.
Commander Joao De Barros a Brazilian aviator on a route from Genos Italy to Sastos Brazil hopped off this morning at Porto Praya Cape Verde Islands and landed in Brazil two days ahead of schedule in an unexpected turn for the long flight.
Bert Ellis cherishes his wife Lila though she calls herself the Broken Blossom. For seven years she taught school and grew unhappy, then Bert offered to care for her forever as she leaned into dependence and saw herself as the world’s Worst Victim.
The tale follows Bert and Lila Ellis as Bert supports Lila’s illness persona Broken Blossom, keeping doctors busy with new cures. Over time Bert grows weary, ignores routine, and tension rises as sympathy fades and Lila resents the lack of stability.
AP reports two inmates escaped last night from Liberty Hill work farm near Greensboro. Frank Johnson of Wilson County, jailed for larceny with nine to twelve months left, and Cleo Castello of Edgecombe County, serving three to six years for assault with a deadly weapon, were both absent as of today.
A compact synopsis outlines George Bressey or related sketches portraying early American life and themes. Braucher provides a framing overview highlighting regional tales and social contrasts within these portraits.
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