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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1931
Page
4
A compact reflection quotes Jeremiah 17 7 praising trust in the Lord and compares walking in darkness with clinging to God's promise. It also cites Alexander Maclaren urging faith over the brightest day.
The Enterprise publishes the full text of High Point’s proposed new city charter. It notes a Civic American Business Club collaboration with counsel, aims to replace an antiquated charter, and signals likely minor legislative changes. The foreword urges citizen and legislature to improve local government.
Paul Jordan Smith angered art critics by displaying altered works under a fictitious new name Pavel Jordanovitch and signing ultra-impressionistic pieces as Pavel Jordanowiteh. Critics praised the deceptive paintings in Chicago Boston and New York, while the author notes the irony and questions the authenticity of the art.
The author mocks self styled authorities in art and science who, despite little real expertise, issue confident ultimatums about beauty and motion. He notes critics mislabel unfamiliar work as masterpiece and warns against the danger of absolute judgments and blind rebuttal.
An editorial critiques the North Carolina Real Estate Commission for allegedly autocratic powers in revoking E Wray Farlowe’s license. Judge T B Finley reversed the judgment, urging defined powers and due process. It argues the board’s actions threaten constitutional rights and calls for judicial review and proper regulatory structure.
An editorial from the Raleigh Times treats early warm days as spring signs and notes a robin seen January 22 in a suburb tree. It jokes that robins may delay romance until later, while acknowledging a hard winter and suggesting a cautious glow of seasonal optimism.
A playful note likens a cheerful winter resident who whistles whenever he meets a cutie to the Peter Bird, a far carrying clarionet of frosty mornings. It praises robin and titmouse signs predicting an old-fashioned spring despite legislative gloom and ends with a hopeful wish for an ace in the hole.
A reflective column contrasts Gandhi’s restraint with Britain’s imperial might, arguing meekness can shape history. It recalls Mark Twain’s river pilot days, suggesting Twain’s faults helped preserve American letters by keeping him on the river.
A humorously phrased remark attributed to a chiropractor and patient hints at a lighthearted medical consultation. The line uses playful wordplay around joints and treatment, implying a casual exchange rather than a formal medical report.
A remark suggests the youths who pelted eggs at Rudy Vallee in a Boston theatre were mocking him as a ham. The blunder hints at a favorite stage joke amid the audience.
A fashion note predicts snake skin will predominate in women’s footwear this year. It notes bold patterns and textures, suggesting confidence is key to pulling off the trend.
These days demand steely resolve as a man tests endurance and grit. The phrase underscores the need for fortitude in trying times and highlights the value of resilience and personal strength in facing hardship.
A witty aside notes the 11 men of the Wickersham committee resemble a football squad, differing mainly in their skill with highballs. The quip suggests legal reformers lack the onfield drinking readiness of players, turning a sober policy panel into a playful sports analogy.
A board of inquiry heard testimony about possible American ownership and the shelling that killed Captain William P. Cluett of the Josephine K. The cane crew threats and speed tests were discussed as officials weigh whether capture could have occurred without gunfire. The incident occurred off Ambrose light ship with $100,000 in liquor seized and Captain Cluett mortally wounded.
Mahatma Gandhi travels by train from Bombay to Allahabad to meet the nationalist working committee and discuss Britain's offer of potential dominion status. He meets Pandit Motilal Nehru and warns that the All India National Congress will not suspend its non-cooperation actions including picketing liquor shops and foreign cloth sellers.
A Trinity resident urges profitable expansion of a regional canning industry to boost local farmers and stabilize income. Citing Duke Power figures, state crop values, and national canning profits, the letter argues for diversifying away from tobacco and cotton toward canned goods, highlighting potential local advantages and calling for community action.
The De Molay chapter holds a regular meeting featuring a rehearsal of the De Molay degree. Elections will replace Joe Buchanan who moved away. Plans for a district meeting are discussed as High Point hosts delegates from Greensboro Winston Salem and Mt Airy during a dinner at Mother Dallas on Friday night.
Pasadena news reports Dr. Albert Einstein will observe stellar scintillation with the naked eye at Mount Wilson under instruction from John A. Anderson of the Carnegie Institution. The piece notes the contrast between terrestrial film stars and celestial light, explains stellar radiation ranges, and cites Sirius as example of faint energy reaching Earth while pondering Hollywood’s scintillators.
BEAUFORT Jan 28 Sheriff J B McTeer and a posse of 10 deputies left before daylight with the intention of cleaning up Pinckney Island a notorious blockading settlement. The action followed an ambush on two deputies seeking a still in the deep forest. Neither deputy was injured.
Three cases were tried in High Point municipal court on the second day of the January term with jury trials. Two white men, Hoyal, were involved in separate proceedings.
Tucker and Hassell Willis were fined $230 and costs each for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Luther Lane, described as a convict, was charged with violating the prohibition law and taxed $50 and costs. The majority of the scheduled docket was continued.
In Albemarle Western Stanly County farmer W. Brooks, 60, is listed among deaths. In Wilmington, Mrs Edith Sparger Creasy, widow of Rev Walter Creasy, a widely known Methodist minister, is reported.
Twenty two men in Cumberland county prison camps are reported as influenza victims in Fayetteville North Carolina on January 28. The notice lists the affected inmates and notes the spread within the camps as authorities monitor the outbreak.
A cryptic puzzle listing clues across horizontal and vertical entries. It includes terms like Garbed, Torpid, Mature, Vattern, and variations such as Asterisk and Pronoun. The grid features references to objects, roles, and relationships, inviting stepwise deduction.
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