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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1932
Page
4
The article presents the publication title, edition times, and staff credits for The High Point Enterprise including editors J. P. Rawley R. B. Terry M. Waynick and advertising contacts across national agencies.
A brief reflection citing Scripture and Seneca on how wisdom comes from God ordained insight rather than luck. It emphasizes that the earth sought Solomon for his God given wisdom and underscores the deliberate nature of wisdom’s arrival.
The governor hinted a special legislative session may be called after March revenue reports. With $6.3 million notes outstanding and no room to borrow, lawmakers could revisit the 1931 revenue act, adjust allocations, and even revise the luxury sales tax to balance the budget amid tight credit.
D. Hiden Ramsay of Asheville newspapers argued that advertising frees journalism from personal journalism. He cited Col. McCormick of the Chicago Tribune who said no single ad interest supplied more than two percent of revenue, challenging claims that advertising subsidizes press bias.
The passage argues that press funding from advertising or secret subsidies undermines independence. Without ads, secret subsidies would be inevitable, while present funding from known sources makes the press more dependable, honest, and courageous in reporting news and views.
Governor Gardner spared a condemned man, delaying the electric chair by sixty days after questions arose over a brother’s possible innocence. The case involved two Sampson county defendants and a fatal confession that later implicated only one man.
Depositors of the Commercial National Bank are urged to subscribe 25 percent of their deposits to a new corporation that would own and operate the bank’s building valued at 625000. The piece warns of possible receivership, job losses, stockholder liability up to 1000000, and the broader civic stakes in High Point as authorities seek courage and practical action.
In urging cooperation for the common good the article notes the bank’s proposition foresees uncertain success at the third readjustment step. It suggests reasons depositors might back management in giving that step a chance.
The Winston-Salem Journal notes State School Facts showing grade progression gaps from 1923-24 to 1929-30. Of 100 white first graders, 63 reach second, 60 third, 57 fourth, 52 fifth, 45 sixth, and 41 seventh. It questions causes like poor attendance, short-term schools, teaching quality, or pupil ability and stresses keeping students through seven grades toward high school.
The piece honors Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes retiring at nearly 91, praising his open mind, liberal record, and enduring personality. It notes his Civil War service and long legal career, while reflecting on age and the impact of his departure on the Supreme Court. It also discusses Germany’s reparations stance and potential shifts in the Treaty of Versailles.
A reader collects humorous student errors and local anecdotes from 1931. The notes mock punctuation slips and word misuse, recounting car near-misses, a snide theatre bet, and a cemetery lamp post mishap with a lighthearted tone. Local references include High Point and Oakwood cemetery.
A letter from Mrs. J. D. Brame, published by The Enterprise, urges voters to back Prohibition in the next presidential race. She warns of regret if the 18th Amendment is repealed and calls for unity among law-abiding citizens to elect leaders who support Prohibition and upbuilding of the country. The note closes with brief facts about color blindness in women and Hawaii’s area.
Georgia congressman Carl Vinson, chair of naval affairs, drafts a 10 year naval program to 120 vessels at 616 million dollars to meet London conference obligations. He advocates a strong navy to defend interests and support policies, noting economic conditions won’t deter readiness.
New York columnist notes wars of wits on Broadway where jokes and gags trigger rivalries and even court threats. The piece mentions Bert Lahr and Joe E. Brown, jealous creators, and a nightclub clash over an overheard wisecrack ending with a disrupted table and a spilled gown.
In a disturbance, glass and china broke as a waiter who never made a wisecrack in his life was injured with a bloody nose while trying to separate the would be wits.
A collage notes Puffs Pare Lorentz's WV university ties and other figures like Thomas Beer born in Iowa, Earle Sande pursuing singing, and Rockefeller’s son studying showmanship. It also mentions Times Square with no Christmas tree, subway turnstiles’ bidirectional woes, and Governor Van Twiller’s island purchase along with John Masefield’s past barkeeping near Jefferson Market.
A French cooperative movement seeks to produce one significant film annually. The Commerce Department foreign Motion Picture Division reports the plan with the film trade press, associations, and artists' union supervising. Journalists provide scenarios and direction while artists participate.
Pathe Na tan offers gratuitous use of its stock and development resources. Proceeds will be distributed equally, 50-50, between the two associations.
In San Francisco William Harrison mistook dandruff cure for nicotine solution and sprayed his potted rose bush. The plant revived with a bloom, but in darkness he realized the bottle contained 87 percent alcohol, yielding a geranium bloom instead.
A 13th century processional cross from Saint Amans church in Toulouse was stolen and recovered for the second time in a few years. The relic’s mysterious return reinforces belief that the cross exerts a penitent influence on thieves.
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