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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1930
Page
4
A historic figure linked to grazing is noted for a claim of eating grass. The fragment hints at a breakfast food tied to a testimonial he intended to pen, suggesting a symbolic link between diet and praise in ancient records.
Major Bruce Craven of Trinity urges abolition of all property taxes in a letter to the Charlotte Observer. He predicts North Carolina could end property taxation within five years and argues for indirect revenue sources while noting possible objections and implementation challenges. He invites public submission of the plan.
North Carolina lore recalls Cobb’s claim that the state needs a press agent. The visiting figure repeats the joke as a mock suggestion that the state should hire Cobb, praising his advertising instinct even as he remains a genial tale-teller.
Congressman Beck of Pennsylvania warned the Republican Party risks doom unless it divorces itself from dry fanaticism. His speech drew applause from both sides of the chamber and across the issue, signaling a shift as Hoover era Prohibition shaped party stance. The GOP historically kept the liquor question limited, accepting federal dry policy during Democratic rule, now influenced by Wilson’s associate and the Volstead era.
The Daily News publishes addresses and names of alleged criminal leaders in Chicago as part of a bold drive against the underworld. The report notes decades of gang bravado and lists major hotels and uptown offices as underworld hubs. The action, paired with citizen awakening after a bust cycle, may hasten a cleanup of Chicago.
Young Peyton Moffitt wins Harmon scholarship, the second awarded to a High Point Boy Scout in two years. The honor reflects well on Scout Executive B. W. Hackney and the local scouting program. Only 52 such awards are given nationwide yearly, making his achievement significant for the city and community character building. Scouting is praised for citizenship and daily good turns.
A fragment discusses how buyers label Americans by beliefs and lifestyles such as wets and drys and modernists and fundamentalists, noting the broad taxonomy that accompanies home purchase decisions.
A Lakewood letter contrasts home ownership with renting, arguing that buying a home creates motivation and hard work, while renters avoid maintenance duties. It notes personal reforms after purchasing a home and suggests ownership offers a clear life objective despite costs. The piece then shifts to naval topics, discussing London conference debates on cruiser limits and the potential rise of 5,000 ton “commerce destroyers” with airplanes. It closes with aviation growth data from 1929 showing record miles flown and passenger numbers, signaling commercial aviation’s rapid establishment.
A photo captures Speaker Nick Longworth engaging in pistol practice. The image shows Longworth at a range, highlighting a moment where political duties intersect with firearms training.
A noted crank insists modern women juggle too many irons in the fire and not enough on the ironing board, arguing that household duties overwhelm leisure time and focus. He frames the issue as a moral and social imbalance affecting progress.
An agricultural journal notes American soldiers carried a potato bag to France and claim the varieties they brought back were the more significant contribution. The piece contrasts the initial crop transport with the richer agricultural legacy recovered from the voyage.
The questions department notes several inquiries about the prior occupations of radio announcers. It records that many announcers previously held positions in public information offices, newsrooms, or communications roles before their radio careers.
Modern homes rely on electricity for most chores though still waiting for a breakthrough to fully discharge the cook. The quote notes that while electrical systems have advanced many tasks are still awaiting a perfect solution for cooking duties.
Receivers with a high degree of selectivity are being shown at the radio exhibits. Programs by the exhibitors show little improvement in that aspect.
F. L. Platt, 30, missing since Thursday, was found in Municipal lake. believed drowned while attempting to retrieve a duck he shot. Other brief items note factory additions, a bribery sentence, a grand jury critique, and a hosiery mill fire in the region.
Washington February 8 William Howard Taft showed further recuperation and was described as very comfortable in a bulletin from Drs Clayton and Hagner. Horace D Taft, his brother and Watertown headmaster, will return to the Taft school in Connecticut as Taft remains under care.
The Bailey campaign names James S. Manning as campaign committee chairman shocking some observers who expected Shuping to run the operation. Manning, noted for his state knowledge and past success with Kitchin in 1908, brings long political ties and a Baptist alignment that supporters say could yield results with denominational voters.
Bailey relies on Baptist lay leaders led by a son of a Baptist minister and editor of the Biblical Recorder to mobilize Baptists. Shuping, a Methodist and Market Street church steward, is expected to bring the Methodist vote, while Manning, an Episcopalian, aims to draw Episcopal votes. The three denominations form the backbone of Bailey’s political strategy.
French premier Andre Tardieu was reported to plan a public statement on needs and aspirations seen as paralleling Stimson and MacDonald. Italy remained firm on parity while France refused concessions, and French circles shifted toward potential Franco Italian positions amid hopes for a five power agreement.
R F Sharp recently passed his duties as keeper of Printed Books at the British Museum after 42 years in charge. He supervised a collection of over 3,000,000 volumes and a special 40 man dusting gang kept the books pristine daily.
The article reports that fishermen apply eye paintings to their boats to guide direction and improve navigation. Local crews explain the practice as a traditional belief that the painted eyes help the vessel to “see” and avoid dangers at sea.
New York banker Herbert C. Heller says he may buy Chicago 1930 tax anticipation warrants totaling 27 million dollars after meeting with City Controller George Schmidt. The move deepens rift with the citizens relief committee led by Silas H. Strawn as county warns it may issue scrip if aid is not forthcoming.
State's Attorney John A. Swanson opened an inquiry into gifts valued at about one million dollars given to Chicago sanitary district trustees under president T. J. Crowe. Items reportedly included radios and diamonds, provided by the U S A company, an electrical equipment contractor.
In New York Dr Bruno Roselli argues women’s hours spent on bridge and clubs could better serve husbands at home, a view voiced at a Women’s clubs convention after a debate with Fannie Hurst. In Washington Mrs Longworth highlights cufflink debate as hands free for torqnette, sparking fashion chatter. New York critiques fashionable weddings as vulgar displays, while New Haven notes Professor Billy Phelps’ Irish setter Rufus keeps a running bill at a butcher, master paying later.
Actor Grant Withers wins alimony reduction as judge rules the 69 dollar monthly payment to his first wife is illegal and the 1925 dissolution void. Judge Guerin notes the former wife may seek a new alimony order, while Withers had eloped with Loretta Young.
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