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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1930
Page
2
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh Aug 7 Increased purchasing power lowers prices 15 to 25 percent. Budget Director Henry Burke says no essential state service is cut or hampered. Health department faces 30 percent cut and has dismissed 23 employees.
The governor outlines a broad thrift program in North Carolina. Seven stenographers were dismissed in the department of revenue, most securing other jobs while the rest of the staff remains stretched. Other agencies report no furloughs, and educational institutions cut costs by larger classes.
Rear Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn warned at the Institute of Politics that if the United States accepts underbuilt tonnage under the London treaty the 1935 limitation conference will find America with less influence than ever. He noted nations do not understand America’s stance and fear abandonment of collective security. Admiral Hepburn urged parity and ratios agreed in London to preserve U S influence. Sir Herbert Richmond discussed the blockade as an accepted wartime principle.
Two men recall a night of revelry in Paris as one boasts of ending up in the police station while the other says he found his way home. Pele Mele notes a comic contrast in crowd dalliances and consequences.
A new footsore rubber mat on the market advertises strong adhesion to tub bottoms. It provides a firm foothold to prevent falls and injuries while bathing and is available in various colors.
Francis H. Robinson has driven presidents since 1910 and never had an accident. He ferries Hoover on long trips and stays within 45 mph near Virginia roads. Robinson recalls Taft and Wilson driving fast, while today the president adheres to traffic laws unless on official business.
In Wallace Idaho two women, wives of imprisoned men for liquor law violations, won primary nominations. Mrs. R E Weniger led the Democratic bid to replace her husband as county sheriff while Mrs. W H Herrick captured the Republican nod for county assessor. Herrick and Weniger cited wet sentiment and fines collections as stabilizing the town finances.
A fragment from Pages Gat es Yverdon hints at a lecture topic found by a wife in a husband’s pockets. The note suggests material for a lecture rather than a dramatic confession.
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