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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1932
Page
4
The governor moved quickly to arrange a full investigation with the district solicitor and county sheriff involved. J. F. Spruill, former solicitor, is named to conduct the inquiry, a choice viewed as fair. The public should await his open minded report to avoid snap judgments amid confusion.
The piece argues Congress should study rising use of radio and other waves for contests banned by the post office. Advertisers offer valuable prizes for essays with evidence of product purchases, such as cigar bands, while postmasters block newspapers advertising Ford giveaways at real estate auctions.
A North Carolina truck owners group strengthens its lobbying in Raleigh after railroad influence in 1931. The state association names Senator Horton executive secretary and launches Motor Transportation of North Carolina to press for survival and growth as common carriers amid a 56 000 truck fleet and about 74 000 drivers.
The North Carolina study cites the 1930s Commerce report showing 2.5 percent of freight moved by trucks, and argues if NC matched national truck use as in California, 400,000 more workers would be needed. It notes 18–19 thousand farmers rely on trucks and that truck operators earned over $30 weekly in 1931, highlighting the flexible, transformative potential of motor transport for commerce and farm marketing.
The senate approved Mellon's London assignment with minimal debate though impeachment had been filed days earlier. He is seen as personally integrity rich and suitable for a short diplomatic posting, unlikely to pursue a long career abroad.
Two men from Japan discuss how world problems demand clear thinking and a re-examination of long held emotional and intellectual standards. The essay argues that recent Orient news prompts reflection on national and cultural assumptions.
The piece honors Dr. Hideyo Noguchi who died in Africa pursuing tropical disease research and Admiral Koichi Shiosawa who commanded Japan’s fleet at Shanghai. It contrasts humanitarian science with nationalist military power and questions nationalism in a tightly connected world. It also mentions a “Man a-Block” unemployment plan and Roosevelt on the League of Nations, ending with Allegheny College banning hypnosis of students.
A mosaic of quips and notes on weather, politics, and culture. An astrologer forecast, satire on Governor Pinchot, references to Alice in Wonderland, fashion, theft, stamps, migration, and the stock market. A Chicago surgeon comments on youths chasing fun amid hard times.
Newton D. Baker’s clarified position on the League of Nations boosts him as a presidential candidate. The report suggests Herbert Hoover may need to declare his own stance to avoid appearing out of step with public mood.
Washington daybook notes President Hoover and Patrick Hurley spar over motives behind the two billion dollar reconstruction finance plan. Hurley accuses critics of waging propaganda while praising Hoover’s program as patriotic despite political divisions.
A devotional poem asks for divine guidance to choose the right path. The speaker seeks God’s endless love to avoid sad mistakes and follow Thy light day by day, hoping to stay on the correct path and prevent wavering.
A reflective poem speaks of poets waking in memory though asleep in life. Their writings endure beneath drooping bowers lifting thoughts and minds across time. Katherine Deligny signs the piece.
The United States Lawn Tennis Association executive committee proposes returning major championships for 1932 to prior hosts, except the national clay courts event to Memphis Tennessee. The Memphis clay court tournament will run June 6 to 11, bringing the big circuit to the south for the first time.
A suit filed in Stockton alleges a dairy company mule on the Stanislaus river bridge at 3 AM caused a collision with a family car driven by Mrs. G. M. Pacheco. The vehicle vaulted from the bridge into the river, injuring the occupants and damaging the car. The mule, owned by a dairy firm, is the defendant in the suit.
A. W. Petit of Charleston and three others face trial after pleading guilty to five counts. Petit identified getaway drivers Joe t and Herbert Garner and described the bank hold up of Alton Gaylor. Jesse Weeks avoided extradition from Jacksonville, Florida. Women charged with Mann Act violations were linked to the case.
Edward Rockwell of Angola New York piloted a crash near EAIE landing site misjudged field size then struck a pie truck. He fled but officers halted the craft and seized it until damages were paid.
North Carolina political observers say Piedmont counties will decide the governor and U S Senate nominations. A strong Piedmont showing could propel any candidate such as Ehringhaus Maxwell Fountain Morrison Reynolds Grist Bowie to victory, even if eastern and western regions split.
The text argues that maintaining strength in the east and west, plus a solid win in the Piedmont, can secure the nomination. It notes the 1924 McLean Bailey primary and the 1928 Bailey-Simmons contest as evidence supporting this view.
The Social Science Research Council seeks $100,000 to mount a worldwide congress of social scientists at the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago in 1933. The advisory committee is led by Edwin B. Wilson of Harvard and includes Ray Lyman Wilbur, H W Chase, Harold G Moulton, Robert M. Hutchins, W F Ogburn, Shelby Harrison, Fred Paxson and others.
The first use of chlorine gas in World War I occurred on April 22 1915 when Germany released gas against French and British troops in the northeast Ypres salient.
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