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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1931
Page
4
A brief 1031 era verse and Emerson quotation caution against greed. It presents Ecclesiastes 5:10 on silver and abundance as vanity, followed by a comment that vanity costs resources and well being yet yields nothing, highlighting the emptiness of pursuit.
Governor Gardner publicly dispels rumors that he will meddle with committee chair appointments to aid his program. He asserts no irrevocable power to dictate chairs and says he expects the legislature to act as a whole. Gardner warns that relying on friendship networks to push reforms would undermine the process and says he will let the legislature’s own logic drive changes.
A Mecklenburg County jurist recounts police fears of opposing influential violators, arguing that rich or powerful individuals escape strict action while poorer whites and blacks face harsher penalties for minor offenses. The piece highlights a shift in prohibition enforcement toward small drinkers, with deadly consequences from tainted liquor.
State police signaled a shift in policy by announcing that patrolmen would begin Monday arresting all persons caught under the new directive. The move marks a decisive change in enforcement posture as officials emphasize firm actions.
The licensing bureau reports motorists defying new 1931 license rules with warnings issued and a 48 hour window to purchase tags or retire cars. Sales on the cited day dropped from 214,073 last year to 186,081 now, signaling widespread delinquency and potential court burdens.
Col Horace Mann, a key yet elusive 1928 political figure, may push Dixie faction aims in 1932. He sparks possible parleys with Southern Republicans, challenging Hoover leadership and shaping the convention dynamics amid patronage tensions and electoral strategy.
Judge Clayton Moore addresses the Wake county grand jury at Superior Court, arguing democracy requires checks on officers and that the grand jury remains a vital, if debated, instrument. He rebukes claims the system is obsolete and notes grand juries often perform only routine investigations with limited impactful outcomes.
Bruce Catton reflects on the Newburgh Wheelmen's club's 44 years of existence and the faded appeal of bicycling as the automobile reshapes American life. He notes the shift in naval recruitment inland and cites a Travelers Insurance report showing 2.8 billion dollars paid in claims shaping business stability.
A British scientist states the universe will someday explode while across the world in Chicago residents hear pop pings signaling unusual sounds.
The market may inflict losses on investors and even holders of seats on the stock exchange. The passage notes broad strain across market participants as prices fluctuate and confidence wavers.
A Palm Beach winter opera opening is announced with expectations of star divas gracing the stage and a strong chorus of performers. The venue and schedule are noted as part of a fashionable season lineup.
A discussion centers on Dawes plan and Young plan alongside the five year plan, noting the installment plan remains the most popular choice among buyers and lenders.
Raleigh reports Education in city and charter schools costs about 16 dollars more per pupil than rural programs. City and charter districts spend 44.50 dollars per pupil annually vs 28.57 in rural schools, with differences attributed to wealth concentration and better staffing, longer terms, and higher high school attendance in charter areas.
A farmer urges drastic action to avert ruin for Southern cotton farmers. He argues overproduction drives prices down and calls for a five year pledge by landowners, renters, bankers, merchants, and ginners to cut cotton acreage and fertilizer use by 50 percent from 1930 levels. The plan requires regional pledges and local county meetings to set enforceable targets.
Otis Paul of Goshen Alabama appeals farmers merchants bankers and local officials to sign pledges restricting cotton planting to 50 percent of 1930 levels and halving fertilizer use for five years. He urges countywide meetings to collect pledges, file records, and coordinate with landowners and ginners to enforce the plan nationwide in the cotton belt.
Dr. G W Forster of North Carolina State College urges farmers to start 1931 with serious bookkeeping. He recommends an asset inventory, a liabilities list, and separate crop and livestock accounts to track profits and losses. The aim is to plan better and prevent heavy losses in the coming year.
Warren county jailer C. E. Lovell reports three inmates EB Hardy Louis Jungers and Francis Shebaski sparked outages by pulling wire and tearing fixtures to protest jail fare. After separation the trio’s disruption lessened though they still cause noise. The inmates were jailed on robbing a Norlina filling station and confessed to the blackout pranks.
Farmers of the state are urged that they can go a long way toward soothing the howling winds of economic depression battering at their premises, offering relief through steadier production and local resilience.
On January 7, 1718, Israel Putnam, noted for his roles in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, was born in Danvers Massachusetts. While plowing his farm news of Lexington reached him and he rode to Cambridge in a single day, a scene recalling Cincinnatus.
The text outlines General Israel Putnam’s early Revolutionary War actions including a 68 mile distance to Noddle's Island in May where he burned a British schooner and captured a sloop. It notes his role at the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Boston evacuation, his removal and restoration after the Brooklyn Heights defeat, and his 1777 appointment to defend the Highlands on the Hudson.
The article advises saving all house decorations from Christmas and Valentine’s Day by packing them separately in labeled boxes to save time and reduce wear and tear during handling and storage.
A compact listing of crossword style clues for horizontal and vertical entries with given numbers and a yesterday’s answer set. It includes definitions for peeler, adult male, monkey, shaft of feather, beer, float, devoured, to pack away, oak, two fives, confines, harness strap, to exchange and other cross referencing terms plus a prior answer batch including rely for, lamb chops, killed, mad, wild ducks, petty malice, and related nouns and verbs.
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