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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1931
Page
4
A Sunday August 20, 1938 devotional cites Zephaniah 2 3 urging meekness and seeking the Lord along with a James Hamilton quote on divine grace. The piece emphasizes humility before God and confident trust in his Fatherly affection as a path to protection.
The piece questions candidates for high state office on their stance toward local self government and recent legislative limits. It urges clear, specific charges about centralization, the local government act, and the Brookings short ballot proposal. It notes the issue could hinge on a proposed debt extension agency and warns against vague campaigning.
A proponent argues reopening breweries would aid the economy by creating 1 250 000 jobs using 80 million bushels of grain and generating 400 million dollars in tax revenue. The case claims beer would reduce whiskey use but offers limited support for calming Volstead era unrest.
The former Prison News editor Clem Wrenn, a banker editor released on parole by the governor, states he is ready to relinquish his job and goes again to join the colony.
An excerpt from a former prisoner discusses his experiences and views on prison life. He argues the closure of gates does not solve social issues, notes the humanity within prison walls, and hopes lessons learned will aid future relations with society. He reflects on reform and reintegration after release.
A Gastonia Gazette inspired tale shows a family facing tax pressure and possible home loss but choosing resilience. The mother counsels calm, fish meals and salvage of savings while the father, reassured, plans practical acts like buying a large fish and fishing gear as they brace for winter. The story ends noting Gloria Swanson’s freed status.
Charles Haddon Nabers D D delivers a meditation at First Presbyterian Church in a Sunday service note. The item highlights the preacher and church setting without further events.
A narrator contrasts two carnival booths a ring-toss game that preys on disappointment and a merry-go-round that profits from joy. He reflects how the ring seller thrives on failed throws while the ride operator rejoices in laughter, concluding life mirrors these two paths: profit from delight is better than profit from disappointment.
A sharp exchange between a defendant and the bench sparked courtroom tension as the judge admonished the defendant for talking back during the proceedings, underscoring courtroom decorum expectations and potential consequences.
A compact aphorism notes that rock bottom offers a clear point of new direction with no lower depth. It frames adversity as a pivot, suggesting resilience and potential ascent after hardship.
Henry Ford urges his employer to create gardens for vegetables, aiming to teach workers, including boys, to grow and know their onions. The farm board traded surplus wheat to Brazil for coffee recently, and now seeks another trade for doughnuts. When Mayor Walker of New York vacations, Joseph McKee serves as acting mayor, making Walker appear also somewhat acting in demeanor.
Fashion experts say new Empress Eugenie hats could revive corset and bustle trades, lifting industry morale and helping the market recover from the current downturn. The remark frames a positive outlook for design houses and retailers amid cautious consumer spending.
A zoological explorer reports from Central America that malaria cannot be transmitted from a monkey, dodging common fears about primate-borne illness and noting the risks of disease transfer in other contexts.
A review highlights The Doctor and the Devil by Chas W Gardner detailing Dr Charles H Parkhurst’s undercover Bowery investigations that aided the Lexow probe. The Southwest Press plans a Texas history book club offering two annual volumes with no dues, starting with Mary Austin Holley’s Letters for an Early American Traveller Texas edition.
A survey of recent works and author news includes H Ashbrook’s murder topic, Anne Ellis’s sharp social ambitions, General Sherrill’s reassessment of Bismarck, Benedetti and Gramont dispatches, Donald Henderson Clarke’s new novel Young and Healthy, and a Wichita donor supporting Dr Helena Wright’s The Ex Factor In Marriage. Southwest Press fall catalogue highlights include The French Opera At New Orleans and The History of Texas.
R Grant asks The Enterprise to consider the financial strain on unemployed families facing rent and grocery bills. He questions city officials on sanitary regulations and trash can placement, urging a practical plan for the needy who lack means or credit.
A typographical error in Friday’s ad stated Bluebird Ice Cream would install a fast freezing process. The text should reflect that Bluebird already employs the fast freezing machine, making cream with a smooth texture and no large ice crystals, per company officials.
A Greensboro barbecue drew about 3,000 as Wade Renfrow led a candidates revue praising Jeffersonian democracy and denouncing republicanism. The event honored Guilford's state legislators, with entertainment by “Old War Hoss Cam” and “Polite Josiah” and hints of future Democratic action in the U S Senate race.
A. B. Futrelle, Western district agent for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, received a handsome leather briefcase from the company for having the largest production of new insurance business last week. The district covers this city area plus Greensboro and Winston-Salem.
A reader recounts a visit to Carolina Container Company in High Point. Manager Charlie Ingram guides through a fireproof plant, showing a vast corrugated packing case operation with a dragonlike process line and rapid packaging, highlighting local industry and urging readers to explore hidden enterprises.
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