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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1929
Page
4
A brief quotation column dated Wednesday August 7 1929 cites Isaiah 59 12 and Hosea Ballou urging conscience over wealth, noting the estate can be bought but the conscience cannot.
In instalment one Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt recounts her path to becoming assistant attorney general and offers surprising self portraits. She says she was not aligned with any denomination or strict teetotaling stance before government service and questions prohibition success as a noble experiment.
Praise for the highway patrol grows after a month of operation. Wake County coroner commends two patrolmen for handling a fatality scene without interference, noting the force’s competence stems from careful selection and thorough instruction. A materialist farmer’s Orient trip illustrates money’s role in enabling broader, finer life, while poverty hinders cultural pursuits and leisure.
The Raleigh Times and High Point Enterprise critique Guilford County magistrates for handling grievances, advising on legal rights, and collecting fees, arguing such actions erode judicial character. They urge root-and-branch reform, noting widespread risks to liberty and improper legal practice in Greensboro and beyond.
The editorial argues that Senator Simmons cannot be defeated in renomination. It suggests only a temporary coalition with Republicans could beat him, and notes anti Simmons sentiment within the Democratic Party may not translate into a successful challenger.
The piece critiques Dr Edgar Knight of the University of North Carolina for promoting his views on Southern backwardness and his use of sensational letters. It contrasts his approach with H W Chase’s frank Atlanta speech on Southern educational needs, labeling Knight as courting publicity and sensationalism through anonymous, threatening correspondence to newspapers.
The piece argues Democrats tired of Senator Simmons should have a chance to vote for another good candidate in the primary. It notes some may want to retire a representative who treats Thomas J. Hefmn as a political adviser for North Carolinians in a national campaign.
Bruce Catton argues that Americans are seen as materialistic, especially the educated, yet the piece contends the pursuit of wealth reflects broader social values and the tension between material success and higher ideals.
The piece notes Henry Ford’s sixty sixth birthday passed with little fanfare while suggesting race track managers miss publicity potential and a humorous reference to a picture of Charley Cris.
Democrats in the Senate, led by Swanson, oppose Hoover’s plan to delay cruiser construction pending a British naval limitation conference. The piece notes Congress versus presidential power, the Navy program timing, and anticipated talks with Great Britain.
The Greek spokesman for Greece Poland Romania Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia and Portugal warns that Paris experts miscalc debts. He says Greece alone owes 1.4 billion gold marks about 336 million dollars and foresees 500.9 million gold marks about 120.99 million dollars in 58 years under the plan.
In Raleigh on August 7 the State Board of Health meets with Dr. C O Laughinghouse to consider reducing expenditures by about 1 billion dollars for this year and next as urged by Gov. Gardner and the Budget Commission. Officials foresee possible staff cuts and a shift to a leaner operation while noting 600 to 1,000 applicants would take state jobs elsewhere.
North Carolina reports the nearly complete elimination of the little log school. In 1927-28 there were 28 log schoolhouses used by Black students, all located in Caswell county or single instances in Alamance Durham Halifax Person and Vance counties. The state had 896 brick and 4,856 frame rural schools, totaling 5,780. Five years earlier there were 7,130 rural schoolhouses, with 424 brick and 6,642 frame and 64 log. During 1927-28, 1,768 new rural schools were built with 1,079 classrooms costing about 4.0 million dollars, average 24,000 each.
A Grecian statesman noted burdens owed to the United States, France, and England totaling 1.169 billion marks, with dollar equivalents. He argued smaller powers do not threaten the Young plan but urge attention to their financial oversights during the conference.
A speaker wrestles with belief and the idea of a God as science erodes faith. He reflects on old comforts, hears nature’s signs as birds call and grasses stir, and eases into humility before the close, confessing shame for doubting divinity while sensing nature’s living presence.
Colored creams promise to preserve purses and keep their beauty without cracking or rubbing off onto the wearer.
In Sumter South Carolina Circuit Court Judge John S Wilson denied William LaVarre’s motion to dissolve attachments on Harold Hall’s property. The case, Palmer DeWitt and Palmer versus Hall and LaVarre, seeks 13175 dollars alleged as commissions from the purchase of Spartanburg Journal Spartanburg Herald and Columbia Record. LaVarre argues Hall holds no South Carolina assets.
All available planes and men battled new forest fires in northern Manitoba near Lake Winnipeg. Fire crews gained control of the blaze and prevented spread to valuable pulpwood areas. Fires remained active but reports said little commercial timber was destroyed.
Raleigh reports show the highway patrol funding itself through added licenses and fines in July. In district seven 2,484 cars were stopped mainly for faulty lights with five arrests. district four logged 1,653 violations and 19 arrests. Convictions statewide reached 177 as officers emphasize warnings over arrests.
About 24,000 beauty shops operate across the United States contributing to an annual business total of 270,000 in commerce. The figure underscores the sector’s scale and regional distribution in personal care services.
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