Just One Drink Too Much for Drivers
A Milwaukee analysis of 119 automobile crashes linked alcohol to fatalities and injuries, with 216 deaths. Dr. Herman A. Heise notes many crashes involve minor drinking yet produce severe outcomes, urging recognition of drunk driving as a broad public danger. The National Safety Council highlights rising drunken driving and calls it a societal peril affecting health, life, and property.
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Milwaukee
Journal of the American Medical Association
Herman A. Heise
National Safety Council
County official urges tax list reform in High Point area
County Commissioner Joe F Hoffman Jr pushes for a full time tax lister to recover unpaid taxes and improve listing practices. He seeks city cooperation to ensure fair coverage and shared cost of government, arguing it benefits business and taxpayers alike.
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Joe F. Hoffman, Jr
High Point Township
Tax dodging blamed in property listings commentary
Commissioner Hoff man cites a $10,000 residence unlisted for ten years to condemn tax dodging and urge thorough, scientific methods to bring all property on the books. The piece argues laws and tax listers won’t reform the dishonest, and penalties should deter noncompliance as a duty of good citizenship.
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Hoffman
High Point High School Clinches Western Conference Title
The High Point High School basketball team won the Western Conference championship in a Friday Greensboro victory. Coach Wade Marlette's disciplined squad earned statewide notice and aligned to face Raleigh high school for the state title in Chapel Hill Wednesday night. The Black Bisons of 1935 rely on solid teamwork and stamina rather than flash, earning pride for High Point regardless of the championship outcome.
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Greensboro
High Point High School
Wade Marlette
Chapel Hill
Bisons
Raleigh High School
High Point
Broadus Caller
Steve
Bob Ingram
Raymond Hayworth
Howell Albertson
Black Bisons
Bion H Butler hailed as Sandhills development pioneer
Bion Li Butler died Thursday at his Southern Pines home Valhalla. A former metropolitan newspaperman, Butler championed Sandhills growth transforming a wasteland into a garden spot. He led civic efforts, earning lasting gratitude from North Carolina for his vision and labor.
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Bion Li. Butler
North Carolina
Bion Butler
A Public Obligation to Honest Men
A prominent citizen, concerned with a cause he believes benefits the community, faces attacks on his motives and character from others. The piece defends integrity and public duty against personal criticisms.
Fighting Spirit Inspires Resolve Against Demagoguery
The passage argues that selfish motives block development but backfire, awakening a respected man’s resolve to push his cause. It stresses that public judgment must reject mudslinging and compel transparent, honest efforts over rotten rhetoric.
Where is that happy land by Tom Alderman Sykes
An essay reflecting on heaven and happiness, urging readers to live like Jesus on earth. It cites a near death revival of John Puckering in Arley and argues Heaven is within us when we follow Christ and practice love, fairness, and good witness.
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Tom Alderman Sykes
Arley
England
John Puckering
John
Jesus Christ
Earth
Heaven
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Christ
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Mr. Horrell
John Lillibud
Robert Louis Stevenson
John Lillibud Abed
Lil
Mr. Hurrell
Stevenson
Dr. Joyl
Mr. Behrman
Theatre Guild
New York
Jane Cow
John Halliday
New Germany
Hugo W'llens
Mr. Relrman
Lady Laelyngate
Rand E'dridge Arette Explorer
Lael
Hobart
Phoebe
Sascha
Nikolai Jurin
PTA thank you note to The Enterprise for school section
The High Point Parent Teachers Association thanks The Enterprise editor for the recent school section. Corresponding Secretary Mrs J H McCall and President Mrs Robert Cottam express appreciation for the interest and space given.
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A. Officials
Enterprise
High Point Parent Teachers Association
J. H. McCall
Robert Cottam
Mosquitoes Find Food Without Bites Says Scientist
An engineer notes day sun aids radio reception while night worsens it. A scientist claims mosquitoes can locate hosts without biting humans, prompting questions on how to communicate this to the insects.
Last Sunday of winter month and Easter prep remarks
The writer notes the season's end and lingering colds, mentions reader questions on cold cures, and reflects in a David Harum style on how a few bad colds prove a man remains human while awaiting Easter.
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Eaater
David Harum
Clinging Vines and Divorce Mills in Public Sage
A newspaper column recalls two couples married by a Justice of the Peace and discusses the so called clinging vine wife. Dorothy Dix says such women lack backbone and work, spark chivalry but may choke their partners, with Reno and divorce routes as solace.
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David
Dorothy Dix
Miss Dix
Public Ledger
Hill Bill sparks debate on liquor sale and prohibition stance
In a column reflecting on North Carolina liquor policy, the author critiques the Hill Bill seeking state sale outlets. He warns dry advocates to address bootlegging and crime, urging abstinence, self-control, and stronger action beyond labeling the state dry as the debate over eventual legal liquor returns intensifies.
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General Assembly
Greensboro News
North Carolina
Johan Sprunt Hill
Coar
Bruce Craven
Sherif
C. L. Gray
Booster Spirit Highlighted By Local Leaders
The piece honors Frank Sizemore and Bion H. Butler, noting Sizemore as Chamber of Commerce secretary and a hard-knocks graduate who boosts the city, and Butler, who died at 77 in Southern Pines after 25 years boosting North Carolina and the Sandhills as editor and feature writer.
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Frank Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
School of
Bion H. Butler
Southern Pines
Editorial urges consistent traffic law enforcement and driver exams
The writer laments sporadic enforcement of traffic laws and urges ongoing, rigorous examination of applicants for driver licenses. He recalls a chipped approach to safety, notes pedestrian protection needs, and cites a Paramount program lineup with Car 99 and Top of the World as upcoming attractions.
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Congress
North Carolina
Bright Mexico and Two Other Book Reviews
Critics praise Bright Mexico by Larry Barretto for its lively travel narrative and sympathetic portrayal of Mexican customs. John Lillibud by F G Hurrell and Rain From Heaven by S N Behrman receive mixed notes for style and entertainment value, with Behrman’s dialogue praised.
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Mexico
Larry Barretto
New York
Farrar & Rinehart
Mr. Barretto
Barretto
Ths
The Toll House Murder by Anthony Wynne review
A praise full note examines The Toll House Murder set after a fatal car crash at a toll house. Sir Andrew Burke is found stabbed inside his car though the crash was not lethal. Witness accounts and snow photographs guide the detective work as more murders unfold.
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Erein
Eustace Hailey
Anthony Wynne
Dr. Hailey
Toll House
Sir Andrew Burke
Sir Andrew
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