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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1930
Page
4
A compact reflection quotes St Matthew 25 35 on feeding the hungry and sheltering the stranger. It contrasts hunger with the sword in a line attributed to Beaumont and Fletcher.
A large Piedmont gathering heard Frank Sizemore of the local chamber host a dinner for Carolinians. Mr Whitehorne of McGraw-Hill urged forming a South Atlantic council like New England to spur regional development and noted the South's uneven industrial mix. The editors warned against costly intercity competition and called for scientific enterprise alignment with communities. Local observers saw real value in the discussions and the regional exchange.
The former German emperor Wilhelm Hohenzollern celebrated his 71st birthday at Doorn with a quiet Lutheran service and an educational film. Once seen as a warlord, he now appears a gentle, science-curious figure living in neutral Holland after years of exile.
The argument states that executing Wilhelm II or Hindenburg would not serve a high purpose and that their wartime actions are judged unsound. It asserts Hindenburg steadied Germany toward democracy and that executing these leaders would be as senseless as post Civil War plans to execute Jefferson Davis and Robert E Lee.
Former governors A W McLean and Cameron Morrison now back rival sides in the senatorial contest. McLean publicly endorses Simmons, while Morrison had shown cautious or conflicted support, leaving open whether Bailey or Simmons would gain the seat.
An Elizabeth City incident sees the Independent editor suing a man over harsh remarks. The defendant, an ex convicto, was found not guilty as the judge noted journalists’ sharp words can provoke breach of the peace. The piece questions whether truth must bow to sympathy in journalism.
A Washington warning notes unemployment is barely easing yet warns of grim pockets. Two incidents illustrate hardship: a freezing woman in Chicago and a jailed man’s return to a hungry family in Cleveland. The piece urges brotherhood beyond efficiency and stresses bus safety, icy crossings, and cruiser talks.
A marked rise in the sale of five cent cigars is reported for December 1929. The note also mentions that a portion remains in stock.
Fashion arbiters foresee a shift as men display brighter colors to signal superiority, with trends stressing bold choices and visible style cues.
Washington hearing on restoring the Virginia Cut lock of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal to protect fish and fowl along the North Carolina coast. Col J W Harrelson led NC officials citing studies, forecast losses, and urging action to preserve duck feeding grounds and local livelihoods.
Davidson County reports December shows pneumonia as the leading cause of death with five deaths. total births 108 and deaths 49 yield a population gain. white births reach 99 with 39 deaths while colored deaths total 10 with six births. Notable deaths include cancer, heart conditions, meningitis, pellagra, diphtheria, and four premature or still births.
Mrs. Beulah Spiegelberg of New York reported to police in Los Angeles that she misplaced a 202 pearl necklace with a square diamond clasp valued at $31,000 somewhere on the streets of Los Angeles or Hollywood.
Dr A N Ward president of Western Maryland College spoke to the Civitan Club in the Sheraton luncheon meeting about raising 1 billion dollars for a national endowment to aid smaller colleges. He noted the disparity where 10 colleges hold over 50 percent of endowments while 600 others hold about a quarter, with per-student backing far higher at the top institutions. The movement, approved by the Association of American College Presidents, seeks broad support. new member J B Pipkin joined.
The Jefferson Motor Company, Hudson and Essex dealers, moves into a 15000 square foot garage at 809 North Main Street and plans a formal opening tonight. The firm moved today from 155 South Wrenn Street and will offer weather protected display and steam heated service facilities. Officers are J. N. King president Council Tucker vice president and Edgar A. Hatcher Jr secretary and treasurer.
Canton January 28 A 68 year old Champion Fibre employee Cole man Queen was killed when struck by a switch engine in the wood yard. He stepped from behind a pile of wood on the track and the engine severed one leg and fractured his skull. Survived by his widow and three sons.
A congregational meeting will be held at Cherry Street Presbyterian Church tonight at o'clock. All members are urged to be present.
A. N. Caldwell cashier at the local North Carolina Bank and Trust Company branch was taken to Guilford General Hospital after a fainting spell or attack. Doctors did not consider the condition serious and suspected a stomach-related fainting episode pending further study.
Norman A. Boren, Greensboro attorney, will speak tonight at the High Point American Business club dinner meeting. He is set to discuss local business topics and opportunities at the event in High Point.
A talk at 6 45 PM at the country club will cover the present fight between chain store operators and independent merchants. The program is in charge of J B Lovelace.
The Federal Radio Commission granted permission to H. R. G. and A. S. Clarke to construct a broadcasting station at Danville, Virginia. The approval was announced in Washington on January 28.
Funeral services for Donald Obrian Driggers who died at his parents home 426 Mangum Avenue will be held tomorrow at 11 am at the Union Tabernacle West Green and Ward streets conducted by Rev. R L Erickson. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
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