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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1926
Page
4
A dated devotional line cites Matthew 26 41 urging watchfulness and prayer to avoid temptation. The quotation contrasts the spirit's willingness with the flesh's weakness and includes Petrarch's lament about youth pursuing desire.
A. L. Barbauld poem contemplates parting with Life as a friend through bright and cloudy weather. The speaker requests not a final farewell but a future greeting in a brighter time, bidding Life to bid them Good Morning instead of Good Night.
In Elizabeth City Mr Cobb, a Kentuckian hunter, claims to have traveled from a hunting lodge to replenish his liquor stock. He challenges prohibition agents by speaking openly about bootlegging. The report notes the potential risk if agents test his statements.
Governor Peay initiated a sharp exchange with Governor Martin about divine motives behind national punishment. The remarks imply caution that assigning judgment to God invites repercussions, underscoring a tense political dispute in Tennessee.
Edgar Pharr of Charlotte opposes submitting the eight months minimum school term to voters. The education commission member questions the plan while urging central control of taxation and management to reduce overhead and avoid burdens on regions. He argues for a county unit system to streamline state schooling.
A column compares schizoid and syntonic personalities, mocks new mental labels, and jokes about White House ice boxes. It then notes Canada’s 1927 debt, China’s civil wars, and ends with a light flourish praising popular media.
Governor Martin of Florida teased Governor Peay of Tennessee over Florida’s hurricane remark as Cumberland River floods rose. Peay viewed Florida’s disaster as a sign of divine wrath, citing misbehavior and thunder in a tense exchange.
Reports of bad whiskey deaths after the holidays push Secretary Mellon to revise federal denaturation formulas. He argues eliminating added poisons could reduce deaths from illicit alcohol while enforcing prohibition. Metropolitan New York sees up to 800 fatalities amid intensified bootlegging raids and $8,000 spent on evidence gathering.
A British writer describes the American flapper as stylish and self assured, noting her wealth through installment buying and her poised, lively outlook. He admires her zest for life, independence, and appetite for improvement while acknowledging American girls are bright yet often superficially formed.
A lighthearted note surveys Christmas cards noting many people display unusually quirky middle names, highlighting the social habit of personal naming.
The Raleigh News and Observer editorial urges restoring the office of justice of the peace to local control. It cites 1,229 appointments at the last General Assembly and warns that governor and legislature should not name magistrates but leave tenure to district voters. It calls for local courts in large towns and end to electing many unqualified justices to curb fee-driven abuses.
A letter from Leaksville-Spray-Draper Ministerial Association requests publication of an open forum notice about a January 11 1927 gathering at Wesley Memorial Methodist church High Point NC. Ministers from across the state are urged to send representatives to discuss reform proposals including restricting remarriage after divorce and requirements for advance marriage license notices.
Raleigh dispatch reports North Carolina Governor Angus W. McLean has spent the past two weeks on pre legisature duties. He has issued a general assembly recommendation, posted an Out Please Do Not Disturb sign at the mansion, cancelled nonessential engagements, and halted daily press conferences.
A philosophical essay arguing that Thought creates reality and the brain is only its tool. It contrasts Thought World with the physical world, urging respect for minds deemed insane and promising life changes through recognizing two realms and living beyond the body.
Headquarters of the state federation of women's clubs will open at the Sir Walter Raleigh hotel on January 1. Mrs W T Best of Raleigh will serve as executive. The office will act as a clearing house for club news and a research bureau and will monitor the actions of the upcoming general assembly. The bureau was authorized at the last executive council meeting in Wilson.
The North Carolina secretary of state records two new corporations. Booth and McGee Inc of Asheville sails a real estate concern with 50 000 authorized capital and 12 500 subscribed by Booth McGee and Thornton. Southern Desk Co of Hickory lists 500 000 authorized capital with 800 subscribed by Ivey Ivey and J Ivey.
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