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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1931
Page
4
A concise quotation notes repentance as a twofold act. It emphasizes sorrow for past actions and vigilance toward future conduct, attributed to Hosea Ballou.
After hours of debate in both houses, the McLean School Bill to fund six months of schooling passed the house and awaits senate action. The fight shifts to raising 14 to 30 million dollars without ad valorem taxes, largely burdening industrial Piedmont counties. Tax source debates intensify as land tax cuts face opposition and transfer of burden becomes the central issue.
The Supreme Court decision in Dr. Hayes of Efland held the industrial commission is a court and that a witness may refuse to answer questions on professional opinion unless paid. Hayes declined to answer without expert compensation, highlighting the physician’s role in Workmen’s Compensation proceedings.
The opinion defends the physician's expert pay while upholding a witness’s silence during court examination. It notes doubt about a governor’s authority to intervene in punishment for contempt and suggests the ten-day sentence may not be served, though Morrison's spirited defiance is unlikely to provoke lasting anger among foes.
The Winston-Salem Journal notes the Old South spirit in the Morrison McKellar clash in a Senate committee. It praises Cam Morrison’s ardor and independence while predicting more fireworks between North Carolina and Tennessee. Morrison later stresses friendship with McKellar and alignment with administration policies.
A mother returns stolen money after her son, Samuel Cohen, robs a bank, highlighting duty over pride. The piece contrasts her courage with commentary on Red Cross funding, Osage princess marriage rites, and famine in China, urging charity and civic responsibility.
Ruth St Denis claims dancing will soon rule sports, though her forecast seems late. She notes baseball pitchers have long used a hop on the ball, and wrestlers have always flung, illustrating the expanding reach of motion in athletics.
Rev Dr Wyatt Brown dean of St Pauls Episcopal Cathedral Buffalo indicated he will accept the Harrisburg diocese bishopric elected last night. Official notification will come from a Harrisburg committee. Born Enufala Alabama he studied at the University of the South Sewanee Tennessee earning BA 1905 and BD 1908. He has served at St Johns Montgomery All Saints Mobile Trinity Asheville Church of the Ascension Pittsburgh and St Michael and All Angels Baltimore.
War. N C Jan 29 Duplin county faces possible school closures as about 54 000 in salary arrears accumulate for 300 teachers. Superintendent J O Bowman said the county board will meet at Kenansville to plan how to keep schools open, relying on the state equalization fund and tax funds to extend operations. The delay stems from slow tax payments and weak tax anticipation notes market.
Oklahoma City January 29. A pamphlet Why Investors lose in Oil led to indictments of ex governor J C Jack Walton ex police commissioner Richard E Enright editor Henry Knight Miller and E B Cox among nineteen accused by a grand jury. They face charges in the defunct Universal Oil and Gas company receivership with trials likely at the May term in Guthrie. Roy St Lewis district attorney said Walton wrote the pamphlet aiding the fraud which defrauded the public of 750000 dollars.
Unusual interest is shown in the revival led by Rev. R. L. Erickson at Union Mission Tabernacle Ward and West Green streets. Services run nightly at 7:30 with hundreds attending. three services are scheduled Sunday from 10 to 12, 2:30, and 7:30 in the evening.
Senator F M Simmons 77 visited Duke University Hospital Durham for a general examination and treatment for a minor ailment relatives said He arrived by car from his New Bern home late yesterday for this medical visit and check remains in a patient status with his condition not disclosed
London reports that Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald’s Labour government survived a major test as the trades dispute act faced a second reading. The division ended 277 to 250 with Liberal rebels aiding the government, and a later vote on Baldwin’s motion passed 306 to 244 amid loud celebrations. Winston Churchill criticized the motion beforehand.
County taxes must be paid before 6 o clock Saturday January 31 to avoid a one per cent penalty that takes effect February 1. Deputy Sheriff T R Short in charge of the Guilford county tax office announced. An additional one per cent penalty will be added each month thereafter until paid or advertised for sale in May.
L. W. Taylor, president of the Incorporated Association of Headmasters, argues modern films pull today's youngsters away from school pictures, reflecting a growing separation between entertainment and classroom content.
An advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia for morning sickness and indigestion. It advises a small ice water mix with a teaspoon of milk of magnesia, sipped until relief, noting anti acid and laxative effects. It claims instant heartburn relief and enamel protection, with usage directions and 25c or 50c bottle sizes endorsed by doctors for over 50 years.
A compact word puzzle list presents a grid of clues across horizontal and vertical entries. It includes terms from art color, warfare, anatomy, literature, and geology, inviting deduction of paired and related words.
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