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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1933
Page
4
A devotional note cites Deuteronomy 13 4 urging walking with God fearing him keeping commandments obeying his voice serving him and cleaving to him A Bovee quote follows asserting genuine religion is a matter of feeling rather than opinion
B. B. Gossett, president of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association, at Pinehurst urged reform within the industry to avert government action. He warned of proposed federal limits on work hours and production balance, urging cooperation among manufacturers and workers to prevent a national takeover.
Senator Waynick of Guilford pressed for a selected commodities tax to balance North Carolina’s budget, arguing a general sales tax would hurt merchants while a luxury tax could be passed to consumers. He noted South Carolina’s six year use of a commodities tax and pledged to push his stamp tax plan if the general tax passed.
Those who missed the Thursday and Friday performances should attend the third and final appearance at the Paramount theater Sunday afternoon. The program promises vocal music of notable beauty and broad appeal.
A Boulder story recalls a Fresno clergyman sending a two dollar conscience payment for a long-ago prank at the store of former Boulder mayor JL W Cumberford. The note praises honesty and asks forgiveness as a lesson on conscience and self control.
The Brooklyn navy yard launched the U S cruiser New Orleans amid widespread awe. Observers from pacifist to militarist praised the sight of the black hull with its blend of beauty and strength as a powerful national symbol.
Newton D. Baker called for a centralized national court system to declare and administer law uniformly, noting 48 state supreme courts create varied interpretations. He supported appointment over election for judges and warned that life tenure may still entangle politics in selecting high quality bench members.
A dated column lampoons shifts in education satire. The piece lists subtractions and divisions, then jokingly argues multiplication will dominate. It zings teachers and politicians over funding, mentions a 16 to 1 proposal, and mashes in quotes about labor, poetry, and leaders like MacDonald, Roosevelt, and Herriot.
A medical report states two thirds of the human body is water. The remark hints that a clever entrepreneur may commercialize this finding soon and issue stock based on it.
A noted conductor presents a concert by an orchestra that cannot be seen, entertaining music lovers with unseen performers while listeners stay alert to the kettle drummer who keeps the rhythm pulsing through the hall.
Investors who bought foreign securities believing they were bonds discovered they were simply bagholders. The warning echoes risks in diversified portfolios and market mispricing.
A sizable portion of the U S senate favors replacing the administration theme with Silver Threads Among the Gold to reflect a new tone. The proposal sparks debate over tradition and symbolism in official events.
A statistician reports that one in 86 women drivers has an auto accident while one in 21 men drivers call up the wrecking car. The data do not specify how many accidents involved men under back seat instructions.
A Mountain Home community group titled the Anti-Cussing Club has organized in Arkansas. The item notes the club avoids golf as a possible activity, implying a lighthearted civic or social purpose.
The Enterprise warns that the nation faces a fierce, state by state liquor battle as wet interests interpret the election landslide as a mandate for intoxicants. It argues prohibition supporters must press honest truth to counter beer and wine legislation and Tammany influence.
Coroner's jury clears Sergeant J. B. Garrett of Fort Bragg in the fatal shooting of private Lacy Kirby of Lake City during a disturbance investigation near Fayetteville. Also reports strong strawberry prices at Chadbourn with 4 280 crates sold for 3 to 4 60 per crate.
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