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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1933
Page
4
The President-Elect voices support for a collective push from 32 state representatives to simplify and coordinate taxation. North Carolina joins other states in calling for federal action to relieve high tax burdens and enable a national plan for tax reform.
The American Legion Committee of 100 at Graham rebukes Henry L. Stevens and Paul Younts for alleged breaches of faith. Stevens opposed cash bonus payments as national commander, while Younts backed former Senator Cameron Morrison for re election. The move sparks debate among North Carolina veterans about loyalty and voting autonomy.
Mr Stevene was elected national commander at a convention that went on record against cash payment of the bonus. A Graham meeting chose a drastic course likely to be too severe for many Legionnaires.
The World Calendar Association pushes for a uniform 18 week 91 day year with three 31 30 30 day months and two extra days to be holidays. Officials in Washington New York New Jersey Germany and other regions discuss adoption as an economic recovery measure amid crime parole and social questions.
The state faces a growing prison population and a proposal to transfer 30 day prisoners from counties to the highway commission. Debate centers on consolidating prison camps under one control for economy, while concerns about convict labor impacting costs persist and parole strategies are discussed.
Four weeks into the session only 52 of 464 bills passed with many killed or tabled. Local measures predominate as wiser lawmakers push slow on major laws. An anecdote recalls Bi Green of the 1865 carpetbag era hammering a single local bridge bill through despite broader neglect.
A street conversation with John, a factory worker, wonders if times will improve. He blames automobiles for social decay, recalls older fears about rubber tires, and speeds off in a 1931 car while the narrator walks, noting the race to keep up with the era.
Bishop Kern, youngest bishop in the Methodist Episcopal hierarchy, will deliver the principal address at the General Assembly meeting opened by Bishop Mouron. He returns from Shanghai where he witnessed Manchurian skirmishes and will discuss Far East issues and church unity with a unified financial program for Methodism.
A column recounts the death of Jack Field by his own hand on February 4 1933 and traces the later life of Harry Edwin Field. It laments lost friendships and reflects on self worth, vanished entertainments, and a reader question about future column direction.
A critical review highlights Elinor Mordaundt’s Mrs Van Kleek as a rich study in portraiture on a South Pacific island. It notes the book's lack of plot but strong character depth, and contrasts with Gavas Sier and John Thomas Goodrich works, praising Southern youth writing and Columbia Poetry 1942 for fresh voices and strong female poets.
Jacob Wasserman praises recent poetry and drama in a new anthology. Betty Ballantine Edith Kane Helene Margaret and others contribute sharp, vigorous verse while Arithir Goodman’s If Booth Had Missed offers a tense Reconstruction era drama. Wilhelm Tell translated by John F. Graber appears with strong iambic pentameter and dramatic power.
A reflective sermon-like piece urges self knowledge over gossip, citing David Grayson and Isaiah. It argues inner world awareness shapes deeds and calls for compassion and social action, stressing technology can amplify the human voice to reach the world.
A historical note asserts King Mtesa of Uganda kept the largest harem with seven thousand wives in his sera ilo. The passage likens his fame to ancient Rome and Scipio Africanus and playfully imagines North Carolinians dubbing Mr Pou as Pou the Patriot.
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