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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1932
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise masthead lists publication times and office details. It notes second class post matter status and provides telephone and national advertising representatives in multiple cities.
A reflective quotation contrasts wealth with poverty, citing Jeremiah 51 18 and a Swift observation about the difficulty rich people face in imagining others' need. The lines discuss material abundance, moral limits of covetousness, and empathy for those in want.
An overnight meeting voted 42 to 24 against interference with the federal building plan on Green Street. The action clears the local case, informs Washington of the lacking public support for change, and starts bids advertising by April 1. High Point urges proceeding and rapid work on the project.
The district court rules the Texas cotton planting reduction statute unconstitutional, aligning with prior concerns about similar North Carolina laws. The case involves a farmer who had contracted to plant cotton, with Texas charging violation and the farmer pleading the statute. The ruling is not final and is expected to be reviewed by the Supreme Court in due course.
The court ruling challenges the cotton surplus legislation and undermines southern pressure to enforce agricultural policy by law. It frames the decision as a victory for American government principles and signals the decline of state driven cotton control efforts.
The article explains the origin of Sino Japanese by tracing Sinai as an ancient name for the Chinese used by Ptolemy. It notes Ptolemy called the eastern people Sinai in Greek and Latin renderings, linking to the modern term Sino Japanese used in discussing the oriental squabble.
Opinion piece questions Ramsay MacDonald’s stance on Japan and China. It warns that without Japanese concessions war could loom and Britain's leadership might be tested. The piece recalls MacDonald’s wartime actions and asks what kind of nation Britain would be in an emergency if every citizen mirrored him.
In hard times some urge active effort while others favor calm reflection. Wake Forest's Dennis G. Brummitt urged students to fish less and think more. Davidson College’s William T. Ellis proposed quiet whittling sessions on campus with a daily hour of solitary reflection.
The text argues that real change makers are those who can step away from daily grind to think and experiment. It notes men who can be alone, reflect, and develop lifelong understanding as essential for progress, contrasting with those who are constantly busy.
A reflection on Dartmoor prison's Napoleonic era treatment of American sailors alongside later American publishing woes. The piece notes grim wartime conditions and a hard seeing governor, then shifts to authors’ profits and Yale professor Furnas predicting a mechanized future with short workdays and social protections. The author contrasts historic anger with current economic hardship and a mocked utopian forecast.
The piece notes Japan testing the League of Nations with assertive moves while Washington mood shifts after Huey Long’s Senate appearance. It contrasts a bleak mood with criticism of a sensitive business executive.
A woman writer claims the country is full of male nitwits which she suggests explains why many men are joining the alimony club, highlighting gendered bias and social commentary.
A specialist argues concerns about imagined trouble, asking where our wandering prosperity tonight stands and urging a calmer view of potential challenges.
A witty remark notes that the back seat driver exists as a counterpoint to the old view that 20 year old cars lacked accessories. The line playfully credits modern in-car guidance with changing perceptions of automobiled progress.
Editor's note by David B. Robertson reports that railway labor agreed to a 10 percent payroll reduction for one year to stabilize employment. The piece highlights hopes of increased hiring, stimulated traffic, and enhanced cooperation between management and workers, with assurances from railroads to maintain jobs.
London reports Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald will have an operation on his left eye for a slight progressive diminution in vision caused by overwork. His general health is satisfactory but he will not travel to Geneva this weekend. he hopes to go once recovered.
In North Carolina the state insurance department and agents were notified that liability insurance rates for light passenger cars rose again this year. The new rates, effective immediately, follow a prior 45 percent rise last summer by the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters. The change is expected to push the typical policy from 24 to 35 dollars, with some policies increasing to 38 dollars.
Elmer Sink denies riding with Miss Evelyn Jones prior to the fatal accident. Miss Jones was with N L Stewart at the time. Stewart faces manslaughter and DUI charges as he awaits trial before Magistrate B W Stone.
In the Bronx a gun attack on a Commonwealth avenue apartment killed Pasquale del Greco Fiorio Basile and Mrs Emily Torrizello and wounded four others including Lena Vincoguerra Louis Basile and Joseph Parme. Police link the deaths to the Dutch Schultz Vincent Coll gang feud. The victims were among six adults and six children sharing a meal when gunmen burst in and opened fire.
E R Rankin secretary of the High School athletic conference of the state announced basketball standings from Chapel Hill dated February 2. The report lists New York figures including Young Terry Trenton New Jersey and Eddie Wolfe Memphis against opponents Marty Sampson New York and Jimmy McNamara New York with 10 point decisions.
Miss Jones and Parrish encountered Stewart at a filling station where a fight led to her entering Stewart’s car, the incident ending with the overturning of the light roadster.
The article warns players to avoid re-bidding the same values and to picture their hand accurately for partner. It advises covering high card tricks used to justify the first bid and reassessing the remainder before making a new bid.
In Algiers on February 2, the Grand Prix Chameaux was run at El Golea’s new track with twenty camels. Spectators filled grandstands while betting ran heavy and officials attended as the event marks a modern shift from desert sands to a purpose built course.
Ray of New Orleans defeated Jose Estra in a match in Mexico City, with a 7 plan noted in the report. The bout drew attention for the fighters involved and the setting of the competition.
Puzzle note describes placing numbers so every row of three adds to 24. Readers guided to arrange digits strategically to achieve the target sum across all lines.
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