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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1930
Page
4
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A critical essay notes mass famine in China amid global overproduction in the west. It argues excess food and clothing exist but faulty distribution, urging better cooperation and production mechanisms to feed all and stop needless deaths while markets overstock.
The North Carolina State prison, long self supporting, shows a 1929 operating cost of 150 000 to 175 000 with an estimated 1930 deficit of 315 000. The superintendent labels it costly and argues for shifting inmates to easing alternatives. The piece questions Governor Gardner’s ability to align prisoner labor with home living solutions.
The UDC staged exercises in a public school linking Matthew Fontaine Maury with Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Maury, born 1806 in Spotsylvania VA, served in the U S Navy from 1825 and charted sea navigation at the Naval Observatory, earning lasting recognition as a top hydrographer.
The passage notes Maury served 1861 and briefly with Emperor Maximilian of Mexico. In later years he was a W. M. L. faculty member at Lexington and died there in 1873. His name, though less famous than frontline generals, deserves high regard.
The annual report by President J Elwood Cox of Commercial National Bank highlights rising savings deposits among High Point residents signaling a shift toward safer finances. The piece argues that substantial savings mark dependable citizenship and that thrift and credit together sustain American prosperity and community capital.
Charles L. Amos of High Point demonstrated air travel reliability by meeting a Martinsville business engagement at 1 50 and Paradise Point that night after a Martinsville trip. a return flight Monday through fog and low ceilings ended with a safe landing near the coast.
The piece argues for full cooperation in enforcing the prohibition law while acknowledging two irreconcilable sides. It warns that rigid enforcement tests must prove effectiveness and calls on veterans to support the drys in upholding Hoover era policy.
Senator Simmons declares candidacy for the Democratic nomination and plans to rely on friends for funding and canvassing. He notes a long public career, limited personal campaigning ability, and assertion that a well financed, team driven effort will carry the race.
The Congressional Record notes no regular columnist but suggests establishing a column by Senator Tydings who quips Let him who is without gin among you cast the first stone to spark a public discussion.
A Chicago man refuses to speak at a banquet due to lacking attire. The quip suggests a future where someone else refuses to speak for lacking words, joking that the millennium will arrive at that moment.
A reader advises shaping a son toward practical work over public fame, suggesting a taxi driver career and crafting a personal life story for magazines. The stance reflects midcentury values on suitable male roles and public achievement.
A returning tourist voices strong criticism of customs officers in a tense display. The protest highlights friction with historic American customs practices.
Badin January 15. Badin tonight will host a banquet for 2 000 people celebrating a safety record at the Tallassee Power company aluminum plant. The plant produced 48 000 000 pounds of aluminum last year with 670 man hours logged and over 2 500 000 man hours worked. J M Vann safety engineer led the program as S A Copp hosted a plant tour and luncheon. Speakers expected include Gov O Max Gardner and several state officials. Safety awards will be given at the banquet.
The North Carolina prison board meets at the Sir Walter Hotel in Raleigh to address a surge in inmates. 47 new prisoners were added in two days, boosting the January 1 tally from 2237 to above 2300. The board weighs buying a new prison farm versus expanding prisoner labor on highways, with Governor Gardner backing increased highway use though current figures fall short of the 1000-prisoner goal.
Asheboro January 15 193? Tuesday morning 53 prisoners filled Randolph county jail with a rainy day crowd and the road force at home. several men released later bringing the count to about fifty. Deputy Sheriff T A Brookshire reports whisky charges dominate in custody. R F York of Liberty injured cutting logs shows three fractured ribs and improving at Memorial hospital.
Dr Elwood C Perisho and Mrs Perisho plan a Mediterranean Holy Land and Egypt tour sailing from New York February 15. The longtime Guilford College faculty member held posts from mathematics to lectures nationwide including South Dakota State College presidency and army education corps work in France.
Raleigh reports the state board of health declares aluminum cooking utensils are perfectly safe with no basis for harm. The board notes ongoing inquiries and counterpoints to rumors, citing responsive articles and health bulletins from distant sources.
The slayer of federal dry agent Louis M. Davies remained at large after an all night hunt in Pamlico county swamps. Davies was killed during a whisky still raid by an unidentified Black man. A. D. Moseley said investigators closed in near Broad Creek but the suspect slipped away. Five Black individuals, including a woman, were arrested as material witnesses.
The Australian Health Bulletin reports scientific tests debunking claims that cooking in aluminum vessels is dangerous. It notes aluminum is common in plants and maize ash contains 12 percent aluminum, concluding that dangers cited are exaggerated and no injury results from continued use of aluminum domestic articles.
Gaffney Georgia banker and business leader Maynard Smyth died from gunshot wounds in his brother's garage. A coroner's jury ruled the death accidental after body was found in his automobile yesterday.
Washington officials man the parrot fever effort amid eight deaths and 26 new cases across New York Connecticut Maryland Ohio. Authorities believe a single parrot shipment before Christmas sparked the outbreak and urge avoiding contact with parrots to prevent further contagion.
A cablegram notified Mrs. T A Sykes wife of the Central Friends church minister of the death of her mother Mrs William Falkner at her Market Harborough Leicestershire England in her 98th year She leaves three daughters and six sons all residing in England.
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