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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1926
Page
4
A quoted proverb warns that no reward comes to the evil man and the candle of the wicked shall be put out. The reflection asserts that pursuing good ends through evil means corrupts the soul, a point echoed by Southey as a warning on moral compromise.
A reflective piece argues that wishes often outpace action. It urges readers to abandon idle desire and work to earn what they want, noting that many wishes fail without effort and that possession fuels longing. It emphasizes responsibility and practical effort over mere wishing.
Members of the American Legion favor General Pershing for national commander while mentioning General Wood as another possible candidate. Veterans favor equal footing between high ranking officers and ordinary soldiers, noting past bias has faded and leaders like Pershing and Wood gain support.
The former North Carolina governor Cameron Morrison is laying groundwork for a 1933 bid to succeed Senator Overman. Washington observers note Morrison seeks to build goodwill among key political figures and views the senatorial race as a strong, fitting next step for his energetic public career.
The article argues for rural electrification as a path to agricultural advancement in North Carolina. It emphasizes expanding hydroelectric power to farms, promoting dairying and cheese making, and connecting rural districts like Guilford to utility lines to fuel overall state progress.
The county has run several projects from Greensboro to connect large dairy farms and county villages to the hydro electric source. The improvements are substantial and expected to grow in importance.
The Tiger of France revels in his first letter to President Calvin Coolidge and plans more, addressed to the same figure. The President cannot stop letters though he need not answer. Will Rogers also writes to the President as a lucrative pastime.
Dr Gilbert O Nations a 1920 prohibition candidate argues major parties cannot enforce prohibition. He cites drys and wets in both parties and says only a distinct all dry party can prevail. He notes League strategy favored backing major nominees and boosting prohibitionists only when both parties failed.
A stream of aphorisms and stray notes runs through postwar concerns about 1914 exports, 1927 government spending, and living costs. The piece juggles figures, anecdotes, and quips from diverse topics including oil in Mexico, a Mexico City effect on tamales, Mussolini, and daily life curiosities, ending with a stray rental notice.
Local chamber officials press for a consistent advertising program to lure industrial plants to High Point. They note current labor surplus and the city’s rapid growth, urging an annual fund to support nationwide and North Carolinian campaigns and to convert inquiries into new factories and jobs.
Litigation halts a planned road project in Robeson and Wake counties as property owners seek injunctions to stop the new route in favor of restoring the old path. The Highway Commission cites cost savings of about 250 000 dollars and route changes to Route 20 at Pembroke, while petitioners argue the legislation map requirements must guide construction.
District commissioner John Sprunt Hill influenced the adoption of the Yellow route over Varina objections and construction began. The Newton case decision was feared to set a costly, delaying precedent for highway suits, with possible Supreme Court rehearing by Justice Brogden still unresolved.
The funeral service for Valentino moved from the undertaker featured a high Requiem Mass at the central altar with a nativity fresco illumination. Dimitri Onofrei sang Ave Maria and Guildo Ciccolini performed Elegy with cello. Father Leonard blessed the casket and the sextet performed Tribulations as Father Congedo bade farewell.
Marche Funebre was played as the casket was carried from the church to Campbell's funeral church awaiting Valentino's brother at sea to decide the final burial place.
The past week averaged 89 degrees high and 65 degrees low with three days above 90 including a 95 degree peak last Saturday. Three nights fell to 63 degrees on Sunday Wednesday and Thursday. Forecaster A B Horney noted early fog each day and noon readings near 87 degrees. Maximum yesterday reached 94 with a 69 degree low last night.
Sydney reports the flying boat Widgeon, recently tested here, achieved an average speed of 102 miles per hour.
Roy Stone of this city and Frank Shelly of South Carolina show slight improvement after a car they rode in with Lacy Dameron and Joe Rich overturned at a sharp bend on the High Point Thomasville highway. Shelly remains at a local hospital with a head wound while Stone recuperates at his father G Y Stone’s home. Cameron drove at high speed and the car capsized near Guilford and Davidson county line. an ambulance transported the injured to town.
Governor McLean returns from vacation to find an 86 pound Cobb variety watermelon awaiting him. The fruit was too large for the mansion refrigerator and stunned aides with its size.
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