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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1931
Page
4
A quoted reflection on whom to serve and how true service honors both God and his creatures. The wisdom contrasts serving in the presence of a king’s son with serving in the presence of the divine, echoing scripture and moral counsel.
Charles E. Mitchell of City National Bank predicts Europe will rebel against war debts before Senate Finance Committee. He argues the younger generation will reject fathers' obligations. The piece accuses bankers of promoting European loans for profit and links debt cancellation to shielding bondholders at taxpayers' expense.
The federal trade commission requires that endorsements paid for with substantial considerations be clearly presented to consumers. Manufacturers who routinely buy famous names oppose the ruling and may take the case to court, but the public’s interest in truthful advertising is upheld.
The North Carolina governor writes for publication in the Saturday Evening Post ahead of the new year. Editors label the piece One State Cleans House highlighting the state's publicity history and the push for substantial values.
The state is praised for aggressive progress in highways and education while facing scrutiny over debt and tax policy. The governor’s article is expected to clarify misgivings and describe a conservative yet vigorous commonwealth ready to push forward once conditions improve.
The Outlook lauds President Hoover for proposing a permanent Home Loan Discount Bank system with a bank in each Federal Reserve district to discount real estate notes. It notes funding from member banks and possibly the federal government, compares it to the Federal Reserve, and warns it is not a quick cure for hard times. The piece also discusses political expectations for the next year’s party nominations and the potential candidates Roosevelt or Baker.
The piece discusses selecting a head for the 1932 Democratic ticket with Hoover as a likely nominee. It notes W G McAdoo’s openness to revolt and hints at a possible third party movement, while doubting his chances and predicting broad public sentiment.
The essay discusses life arising from warm puddles and the limits of scientific explanation. It notes a proposed mail delivery stunt to the Lusitania via airplane and diver, mocking the idea as folly. It also covers Congressman Boylan's call to add pictures to the Congressional Record to reduce dullness.
The governor's unemployment relief council endorses the Winter Garden plan to plant winter gardens in open ground with cold frames and hot beds. Eastern counties grow cabbage onions spinach and rape year round with minimal protection, while western areas use hot beds and frames. Early spring production via cloth coverings and careful planting helps stabilize prices.
North Carolina's first state owned public shooting ground, Holly Shelter Swamp in Pender county, has proven valuable to the state and local communities. About 25 000 acres are set as a refuge and 20 000 acres open for public hunting. Last year over 100 non residents hunted there, prompting letters praising the area and aiding local lodge and business development.
Dr. E H Lindley chancellor of Kansas University says America should adopt Greek form of recreation over Roman. He argues Greeks favored universal participation while Romans built arenas for spectators and few players, criticizing large stadia and sideline crowds.
Police uncovered a cocaine trafficking scheme run by Jeanne and Rene Sutty who distributed the drug in bouquets at a fashionable rendezvous. A police inspector watched the couple circulate and, on signal, hand out violets. Four tins of cocaine were found hidden under Rene Sutty’s mattress during a search of his lodgings.
In Wilmington North Carolina relief funds are used to hire men for permanent city projects. Commissioner James L Wade says funds pay wages rather than aid bread lines, supporting 614 workers on the Greenfield Lake drive project and planning parks academy remodeling and landscaping work for winter.
Walter McClean, a Black man, is held on 500 bond for January Cabarrus superior court on hit and run charges after striking Charlie Sells on a highway near Harrisburg in December.
Funeral services were held for R. I. Dickens, 65, who died after a weeklong illness. Dickens was a mining engineer and had supervised operations at major gold and copper mines in the south.
Charlotte reports textile mills have begun a curtailment holiday to bolster the print goods market. David Clark of the Southern Textile Bulletin says the move has yielded partial success.
Several hundred people at a mass meeting in Greenville signed a pledge endorsing Raleigh editor Josephus Daniels for the upcoming North Carolina gubernatorial race.
December weather record in Charlotte North Carolina reports Sunday as the warmest December day in 50 years at the local weather bureau with a high of 79 degrees.
Emmett French and Ellis Maples defeated George T. Dunlap and Dick Wilson 4 and 3 in a golf match held in Southern Pines North Carolina to aid the community's unemployed.
Lumberton North Carolina Eugene Penny aged 18 died from shotgun wounds received when a gun accidentally discharged in his hands Friday.
The United Mail Steamship Company liner Segovia burned at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. yards. A five hour fire left the ship a submerged, listing hulk with its masts and stack against the pier. One fireman injured seriously, others minor, as damage was estimated amid prior launches of sister ships Seagovia and Talamana not harmed.
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