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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1930
Page
4
A brief quotation contrasts Amos 5 21 with a line from Brainard about hating vices not people, highlighting themes of disdain for solemn assemblies versus personal virtue. The items read as a religious era textual juxtaposition without news context.
The article argues President Hoover may select a second Tennesseean for the Interstate Commerce Commission to win border state support. It notes Tennessee's influence at party matters and hints at ongoing efforts to place Tennesseans in key roles, including a possible G O P national committee chairmanship. It also mentions North Carolina receiving only a tentative invitation to King’s Mountain observance.
The chief state bank examiner reports North Carolina banks ended 1929 with improving conditions. Total resources rose by over fourteen million despite many national banks converting to state charters. In Q4 loans fell twelve million while liquid assets rose eleven million and deposits increased, with borrowings dropping over twenty-one million.
The article notes a split among North Carolina Democrats over Simmons and Bailey. Unity between the factions before November is crucial to win the Senate seat, while the broader goal is to restrain Republican gains. Infighting threatens the party’s chances as it seeks both nomination and consolidation.
The state remains nearly evenly divided politically, creating interesting possibilities for November regardless of June election results.
A California bootlegger faces manslaughter conviction for selling poisoned liquor with appeal likely. Commentary contrasts responsibility of druggists, parallels to trial by ordeal, and notes on readers in North Carolina. It urges school libraries and magazine circulation to improve rural reading habits and lectures on daily paper access.
The High Point college basketball squad, likely headed for a third straight Little Six title, delivers strong play despite lack of local support and no gym. Games are held at the YMCA, with three more tough home tests remaining. the team combines academics and athletics, deserving community backing.
The article reports county by county reading patterns in North Carolina. Henderson county shows low daily newspaper use with 2.5 dailies per family while Buncombe leads in magazine subscriptions with 15 magazines per family. Guilford ranks third in both categories and Mecklenburg follows closely. The state overall is moderate in reading with high school growth linked to future readers.
Congress paused to honor Charles Manly Stedman of North Carolina on his 89th birthday. The last Civil War veteran in Congress, he retired this term after serving as a Confederate major who surrendered with Lee at Appomattox. His friendship with late Senator Francis M. Warren symbolized postwar reconciliation.
The piece reflects on Charles Evans Hughes back on the Supreme Court after 14 years in retirement. It notes the 1916 world of war and peace and leaders like Hoover Smith and Coolidge, and contrasts Prohibition auto ownership and a strong British navy with today. It frames Hughes' possible reflections on a changed era.
Occasional family boxing bouts are staged to award a purse. The matches emphasize enterprising sports entertainment with relatives contending under local promoters and community interest.
A beauty expert promotes cheek slapping to make a dollar stretch but cautions to ensure the person is your own before proceeding. The piece contrasts frugal living with risky behavior and emphasizes consent and safety.
A new motor horn sounds like a harp chord, aimed at Pastrian vehicles. Citizens compare it to orchestral tuning, while officials hint at future musical horn campaigns to accompany street chatter.
A memoir style column recalls a Georgia trip in 1915 selling ads, a corrective book sale sting, and a wholesome curbside lesson. A kind neighbor buys a new football, a group of boys earns approval after a window mishap, and local families rally behind Tom Gold’s potential presidential bid.
A reflective piece on spring driving through the Old North State highlights Bath with its historic church and Whitfield legend. It notes Blackbeard stones on sidewalks and Bath’s old harbor lore, plus a curiously antiquated remark on a Whitfield curse and local governance. It ends urging thoughtfulness and citing Saint Paul.
A High Point youth, just paid $40, splurged on board, laundry, and a $30 car instalment, leaving him with nothing yet craving movies or gas. He sought loans and spent idle hours at a filling station, a cautionary example of thrift habits needed amid calls for insurance, savings, and financial responsibility among young men. The piece also discusses crime causes and society’s duty to address poverty, work, prejudice, illiteracy, and rascality as factors behind crime.
The Girl Reserves of the Senior High School will lead the chapel program Friday and wear insignia for Girl Reserve Day. Sophomore Cabinet meets Monday at 6 pm for supper and planning. Freshman Cabinet meets Tuesday at 5 30 pm then swims at the Y M C A. Regular clubs meet as scheduled. various committees and parties are listed with dates and hosts.
New York reports a gas leak from a hidden distilling setup in Brooklyn after Patrolman Daniel Carroll found Anthony Randazzo unconscious and brothers Giuseppe Randazzo and Joseph Jenna dead. Officers discovered a concealed cellar door to a cave containing a 100 gallon still, five barrels, several cans and many bottles of whiskey and wine.
Secretary of State Stimson may tour Brussels Paris Rome and Berlin after the naval conference. The trip could include Madrid if possible to bolster cooperation between Hoover and Stimson on hemispheric issues and to discuss American-German and American-Belgian questions while conferences proceed.
A Raleigh meeting of Senator F M Simmons supporters nominated a campaign manager whose name was not released. Secretary James A Hartness said Simmons would announce the pick, with headquarters to be set up here. Attending were Hartness CC A Hines Charles D Warren R O Everett and Mrs Charlotte Herkinson.
C L Shuping of Greensboro, named by J W Bailey to run his senate campaign against F M Simmons, met in Raleigh with Bailey and James Manning who will chair the campaign committee. Shuping planned to return to Raleigh for the campaign and Greensboro business matters. Headquarters will be maintained in Raleigh.
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