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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1927
Page
4
A historical verse-like reflection cites Matthew and Matthew Henry about blindness and refusal to see. The lines warn that those who lead the blind fall into a ditch, and that none are as blind as those who will not see.
A Rossetti verse excerpt reflects on enduring love and longing. The speaker seeks sight of the beloved in light or twilight, pondering how loss would affect hope, beauty, and the soul when death arrives. The lyric probes devotion, memory, and the meaning of love beyond life.
Mrs Myrtle Huddleston aged 30 swam the Catalina channel a feat that outdid top world rivals in Wrigley prize racing. She learned to swim less than a year ago and was aided by her son who urged her to complete the final desperate effort.
The article notes Emporia Kansas cites a five cent bus fare and satisfaction with buses amid street railway growth. Richmond Virginia uses eight cent fares with independent lines as a satisfactory adjunct. Middleton New York reports ten cent fares and praise for bus flexibility over electric cars. Rutland Vermont switched to buses and is pleased. High Points suburban growth prompts consideration of improving passenger service here.
A North Carolina College for Women telegram to Senator Overman about Mexican affairs was misdated to Mexico and Nicaragua. The message reached the Associated Press, prompting public embarrassment. The senator’s office remarks on the publicity error and criticizes Red Powell for the misstep.
The chamber of commerce studied bus services supplementing electric schedules and, in some cities, replacing them. North Carolina Public Service Co expected to extend bus service, and Greensboro briefly considered buses to supplement transport though no action followed. Petitions for local bus franchises were before the city council.
Col Wade Harris of the Charlotte Observer will join a group of American editors on a Europe tour this year. Sponsored by a foundation promoting international peace, the survey spans mid-summer to October. Harris, with long experience, will study institutions and report back to readers with high expectations nationwide.
The article recounts Emperor Yoshihito’s funeral, noted as the grandest yet, and discusses traditional mourning rites in Japan. It mentions the physician’s suicide custom, contrasts it with modern views, and cites Yoshihito as the 123rd mikado dating back to 660 B.C.
The article notes a fifty fifty split in proposed constitutional amendments in North Carolina. Some factions seek new powers beyond current law while others urge restraint from expanding state actions.
A writer urges readers to apply proper perspective to current events and art. He argues that understanding proportion helps overcome postwar pessimism and misjudgment of sacrifices. Comparing post Civil War reconstruction, he notes fruits of sacrifice ripen slowly.
A Carolina Print column recalls a New York World clip on cotton stockings appearing as a fashionable niche. The piece notes a London dispatch urging cotton over wool and silk for warmth and durability, framing a West-East pro cotton campaign with wool defenders led by Sir W Arbuthnot Lane. The South is urged to back cotton to broaden markets and spare itchy wool undergarments.
The piece laments 1914 as a cusp before a brighter modern era while recalling past woes in politics and society. It contrasts brutal graft and industrial upheaval with the idea that sacrifice forged progress, then moves to satirical notes about appetite, education, and contemporary wars.
The item notes Nellie Kellogg seeking details on the Shanghai gesture and warns that marines may be needed amid many rough foreigners. It mentions a New Mexico movement to rename the state after Coolidge, possibly Calica, and a town renamed Dalbuquerque. McAdoo says he is not aiming for the presidency but pursues the Democratic nomination.
After two men conquered the Catalina Channel a bold plan surfaces as a 10 year old girl aims to swim the same distance with an anchor under each arm and a boat in tow.
Potatoes grown on the Coolidge farm remain priced at three dollars a peck reflecting steady local demand. Vermont growers tied to onion fame are noted for their produce in this concise rural market update.
A proposed amendment would let the legislature set tax allocations to divisions rather than local communities. It would allow a rate above 2.50 under debt service conditions and for bonds paid by assessments or approved by district or general election votes. The bill also would require listing stocks bonds cash and other tangible property for taxation and give the legislature authority to fix rates. Proponents expect lower rates for this property than general property.
Raleigh February seventh. Sixth week of the sixty day biennial session opened with returning assemblymen from the second half of the term. Committee work and bill introductions lag behind floor debates. By reconvening, 453 house and 337 senate bills had been filed since January fifth. About two hundred local bills have passed.
Washington February 7 Pat Morris Neff former Texas governor was nominated to join the railroad labor board of mediation succeeding the resigned Carl Williams.
The piece pleads to redefine My Country beyond private life, urging readers to picture America through vast landscapes, trains, towns, and shared history. It links personal memory to national identity, from Puritan walls to deserts, plains, and the Golden Gate, urging a broader sense of belonging.
New York Feb 7 AP The government opens a second trial against former attorney general Harry M Daugherty and ex alien property custodian Thom Miller reassembling testimonies and ledgers from the first trial. They face charges of defrauding the United States in the transfer of seven million dollars worth of American Metal Company assets.
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