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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1930
Page
4
The excerpt cites Ezekiel 13 3 condemning foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing. It contrasts human vanity with the desire for world recognition and the satisfaction found in the esteem of a few. The Pascal quotation adds a critique of presumptuous vanity.
A Texas sheriff ended a mob demonstration by delivering a single punch to the leading man, ejecting the mob and keeping his prisoner. The piece argues that orderly force can deter lynching and uphold justice, noting that southern officers are increasingly defending their oaths with decisive action.
The University of North Carolina names Venable Hall to honor Dr. Francis P. Venable who marks fifty years of service as a faculty member. He served 14 years as university president and continued steady work after retirement, exemplifying calm dedication through changing administrations.
The High Point city is pursuing a steady reduction of the property tax rate as valuations rise. A potential three to eight cent cut on the $100 of property is discussed, signaling a more businesslike approach and a forward-looking budget policy that accepts some easing of costs while valuing growth.
Governors at Salt Lake City discuss sales taxation as a future substitute for property taxes. North Carolina reports a 35 million revenue year led by gasoline and auto levies, with notable growth but anticipated income slowdowns. state agencies plan to scale down appropriations while awaiting broader tax reform insights.
The article notes improved bookkeeping and stricter receipts and disbursements controls, enabling the council to act with greater assurance. It contrasts current orderly administration with past chaos in municipal affairs where even diligent councilmen found it hard to take hold amid the jungle of city governance.
Admiral Kerr of Britain tells the Rotary Club international convention that the United States should issue an eleventh commandment for permanent world peace. He ignores the timeless rule to love one another and argues peace by decree may emerge from collective effort rather than unilateral fiat.
Wake Forest appoints Dr Thurman Kitchin as president amid debate within the faculty and alumni. Critics note his lineage and medical school tenure while Dr W L Poteat had urged him to decline. Support from students and alumni forecasts a scrutinized administration ahead.
Bruce Catton argues modern life heightens temper stress and heart risk. He cites Dr. Mayo linking emotional restraint to heart strain, notes daily irritations, and warns overwork harms health. He also ponders privacy and press scrutiny facing Lindbergh’s son as a lasting societal burden.
In Lexington on July 2 the deadlock between Davidson county's Republican board of commissioners and Democratic school board over the 1930 31 school budget is to be broken by Judge Cameron McRae at the term beginning July 14. The dispute centers on salaries and capital outlay with the school board opposing reductions in superintendent's salary auxiliary agencies and capital outlay while the commissioners cut these items citing budget limits. The clerk of the superior court sent the matter to the presiding judge for decision, with items listed as salary 3500 reduced to 3000 auxiliary agencies 45400 reduced to 40400 and capital outlay 40252 95 reduced to 16752 95. The school board argues the commissioners fail to specify eliminations for the larger items.
A proposal urges funding public education from a central fund to ease the burden on real property taxes. The idea envisions a streamlined system where the levy is redistributed, potentially reducing local taxation while maintaining education quality.
A Baltimore girl reporter has become engaged to the wealthy John Nicholas Brown, millionaire, a union described as the year’s biggest scoop by local society circles.
A New Jersey peanut vendor died recently leaving an estate valued at 18 000 dollars to two police officers. The note hints at the vendor’s fondness for snacks like popcorn chewing gum and candy.
Bourne mouth July 2 The Rev J D Jones moderator for the fifth international council of Congregational churches warned that religion and belief in God are being questioned. He described a bold moral revolt attacking sexual morality and old conventions, with moderns displaying shameless conduct and defying traditional restraints.
Ben McGuire a citizen of Asia Minor was ordered to depart Lexington after a mixer with police at a bridge project site. He received 18 months in the county jail for resisting an officer and 30 days for drunkenness, with the sentence suspended if he left town.
The Mocking Bird Glee Club of Robbins school will air a program on Charlotte radio station WBT tonight starting at 7 30. The group averages 12 years old and has reached its level under Miss Ellen Owen of the local school faculty. Mrs Miriam Miller will accompany the children at the piano.
Warren was chosen as temporary chairman and is set to deliver the keynote address at the event, outlining the agenda and rallying attendees.
Raleigh on July 2 reports harmony in the state Democratic ranks ahead of the convention with 2400 delegates and speakers including Governor Gardner and Josiah Bailey. Tax relief dominates concerns as farm counties demand action while business groups resist new levies, pushing for a flexible platform plank.
Ithaca N Y July 2 Ultra Violet light from common house bulbs may cure disease Cornell University reports in a public reveal The test shows chickens exposed to UV transmitting bulbs grew normally while those under UV blocking glass did not Health implications suggest broader use of artificial sunlight without overexposure risk Dr George H Maughan notes UV may even illuminate chicken feed
Gatesville North Carolina has 400 inhabitants and only two Black residents, a single family of two. The town remains all white except Aunt Elmira Smith a 90 year old and her daughter, descendants of a former enslaved person who has lived there all her life.
The poem fragment laments slow release of love and compares passion to a fast breaking wave and falling star cited in Harper's Bazaar with Theodoria Garrison as the attributed author. The tone hints at longing and fleeting ecstasy in a romantic medieval motif.
The department attributes the rise to two factors: improved public understanding of license requirements and heightened warden activity in collecting fees.
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