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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1927
Page
4
Poem excerpt echoes classical Greece and Rome with Helen as muse. The speaker praises Helen’s beauty as guiding light, referencing hyacinth hair and Naiads. The piece situates Helen in a sacred, artful space, likening her to a statue in a window niche with an agate lamp.
Educational association of the Methodist Episcopal church in Memphis denounces anti science bills like Poole and similar measures. They urge opposition to legislation restricting teaching of scientific subjects in schools. Dr. S Parkes Cadman argues faith will endure and science guides progress.
The piece questions Henry Ford's idea of reducing work time to five days and eight hours and explores implications for workers farmers and leisure. It asks whether fame and reform ideas reflect balanced minds or a desire for social recognition.
Mr Coolidge argues that world navies are overbuilt and demand regulation to avoid unsustainable costs. He contends the United States seeks to reduce unnecessary armament and challenge rival powers to join in a fair disarmament effort. Paris hints the move harms the league of nations, yet the president frames it as justice against wealth diverted to war machinery.
Henry Ford predicts that a single farmer using machines can complete a year’s work in about two weeks. He plans experiments to show that the world could be fed and clothed by the effort of a single skilled operator, pushing Detroit’s industrial efficiency forward.
The piece argues that press hype hides dull shows while official censorship grows. Broadway faces pressure from city officials and investigators over obscenity and immorality. It warns producers to revamp performances or face stricter controls.
A columnist notes mankind's urge to surpass others through feats like eating contests. From coffee cups to griddle cakes and oranges, a New Jersey man claims a hot dog record of eighty four in two hours and a quarter, echoing past marathon dance craze.
In the District of Columbia supreme court Justice Smith criticizes divorce cases fueled by alimony. He argues many wives seek divorce to gain support and idleness, though some suits merit support. He questions if limiting alimony to truly deserving cases would reduce filings.
A professor attributes Europe influenza surge to solar activity and absolves tariffs and prohibition. Wall Street stock gains are blamed on a sun spot explanation. The quip box playfully offers sun spots and mocks lawmakers and letters with sun spot humor.
A reflective line notes that many romance disputes end in legal action rather than private reconciliation. The aphorism implies social consequences of public spats and stresses emotions over formal suits.
A 1927 echo of Davy Crockett’s famous maxim urges caution and confidence with the line Be sure you’re tight, then go ahead. The brief note reflects frontier style wisdom carried into modern discourse.
The Civic Music Commission reports a profitable first grand opera season in Winston-Salem. After meeting all obligations, a small balance remains to fund future musical activities. Support praises Breach for leadership and urges continued annual seasons with the Philadelphia La Scala Company invited back next year.
Raleigh notice from Wade H. Phillips Director of the Department Conservation and Development thanks The Enterprise for its effective cooperation in publicizing North Carolina’s advantages and protecting needs. He notes newspapers across the state help build a stronger state through shared information.
Raleigh February 11 Representative Folger of Surry county urges tightening liquor laws. His bill cites 1919 federal prohibition amendment and seeks a misdemeanor for manufacturing selling or transporting intoxicants within the state with six months to two years in county jail. It defines transport as movement within the state and from out of state into North Carolina and would take effect April 1.
West Orange N J February 11 AP Thomas A Edison and Henry Ford guests of the electrical wizard today in celebration of Edison 80th birthday both favor the election of Calvin Coolidge for another term. I would certainly endorse President Coolidge for a third term said the automobile manufacturer. He ought to be re elected added Mr Edison.
The Raleigh Times urges against state bonds to buy land for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, arguing a national park is desirable but the state should not fund land acquisition now. It questions administrative timing and hints at broader political maneuvering during the legislature.
A columnist denounces separate maintenance and alimony in divorce courts, arguing it shackles men and constitutes petty revenge. The piece denounces both alimony recipients and separate maintenance madams as parasitic, calling for constitutional challenges and end to such practices.
A Braucher synopsis outlines Americas broad themes while Bedner provides sketches across various scenes. The material blends historical narrative with visual brief studies, offering concise insights into national identity through paired text and imagery.
City inspector A B Horney reports five permits issued yesterday and this morning for new builds and repairs. Lanier couple receive one-story five room wooden dwelling on Adams Street valued at 2500 dollars. Dallis files for one-story five room wooden house on Crawford Street valued at 1800 dollars. A second Crawford Street dwelling listed at 2200 dollars. Jarvis gets repairs on residence on South Main Street valued at 200 dollars. Spencer Coal Company approved to build a small wooden garage on Broad Street valued at 100 dollars.
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