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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1929
Page
4
The article notes stock prices rising after a thrice testified report of high brokers loans. It cites NY Fed rediscount rate changes as having little impact and highlights optimism from new investment corporations forming giant money pools. Investors expect relief as these firms guide thousands into shares, though many speculators may face disappointment if the optimism fades.
A study of court records shows women defences are far fewer than men in North Carolina felonies. Of 16 810 cases, 960 involved women. whiskey offenses lead, with 5 307 cases. Racial breakdown notes more whites than blacks, yet prior gaps narrowed. The piece questions wealth versus worth in success, citing Dean Inge.
Virginia state chamber of commerce advances tourism with the summer issue of Virginia. Aimed at travelers, the publication showcases relics and modern industry, balancing past and present with impartial, quality features.
A Quebec couple were hanged for poisoning the woman's husband while conditions in Canada contrasted with U.S. practices. The article notes North Carolina and U.S. mercy toward female crime and cites a similar U.S. case where a woman’s death sentence was commuted and the man spared.
The passage contrasts Canadian and American attitudes to capital punishment. It notes the woman’s greater guilt and her preservation from the chair while the man escapes, then claims Canadians have fewer murders due to stricter law. It frames the British Empire view of justice and contrasts it with the U S record.
A reader from Washington North Carolina objects to treating Rev C A Upchurch as a martyr over a worthless check case. He argues law applies to all, questions moral zeal obscuring justice, and warns against letting prohibition dominate public focus. He cautions leaders against double standards and calls for accountability.
The Very Rev William Ralph Inge dean of St Pauls Cathedral London argues success means using life rightly not money. He says true success is doing the one thing one is fitted to do to the best of ability, a view that clashes with wealth as the sole measure of achievement.
The Journal of Commerce notes genuine industrial relations problems in the South's textile mills and urges constructive remedies. Observers say southern managers are aligning households and adopting measures to ease tensions, aiming for a square deal for New England workers and nationwide industry stability.
Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur calls in American Forests and Forest Life for vigilant defense of national parks against water power irrigation and similar schemes. He urges no lowering of park standards and preservation of their educational and inspirational value over material gain.
Ninety four applicants passed the North Carolina bar exam with 133 sitters and 43 failing. The list includes Walter Daniel Allen Weldon Leslie Barnes Aycock Rocky Mount John Huske Anderson Chapel Hill Edwin Ayscue Monroe Burr Tracey Ansell Washington D C Robert Braswell Rocky Mount Edward Burns Carthage and many more across North Carolina with two comity licenses to Walter Daviss Brown Concord and James Edward Butler Glen Alpine.
R M Davis Blair's Dairy Farm manager writes to dispute testimony by Louise Evans and others. He states the Blair gathering was a meeting of High Point farmers and business men, not a watermelon feast for young people. He suggests the youths may have been passing by.
Edgar Hole a longtime missionary to Africa will preach tomorrow at 11 AM at Springfield Friends church announced today. He is slated to share experiences from his missionary work in Africa with attendees at the Springfield service.
The Graf Zeppelin continuing its around the world flight heads toward Los Angeles on the third lap. Strong head winds slow the voyage while a Pacific fog and storms challenge the airship. Nine crew and nineteen passengers aboard with mail cargo en route to the United States and Europe.
John Smith aged 22 a Negro confessed to the murder of R A Reeves a Jackson Mississippi grocer Friday afternoon. Chief of Police Simmons said he wired from Hammond Louisiana to return the suspect to Jackson for questioning and possible prosecution.
Marion North Carolina August 24 Another effort to end the Clinch Field Manufacturing strike was planned for today Judge N A Townsend leading mediation would convene a second conference after yesterday's talks failed Neither side indicated willingness to retreat from its position and officials and striking employees remained at impasse
A historical note recalls August 24 1814 when British troops burned the Capitol, departments and the White House in Washington. The invasion followed a rush of militia requisitions and a defense led by sailors at Bladensburg before British forces moved on.
Roy Bethune of Chattanooga Tennessee a former High Point resident and college student will sing at the 11 o clock service tomorrow at Green Street Baptist church He will sing The Voice in the Wilderness Bethune came to Thomasville Friday to lead music for Rev A A Haggard who is conducting a tent meeting with music director Marvin Huey ill Bethune has many High Point friends who will likely attend the concert
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