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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1931
Page
4
Telephone numbers and office addresses for National Advertising Representatives Frost Landis and Kobs with locations at Brunswick Building 250 Park Avenue New York People’s Gas Building Michigan Boulevard for department inquiries.
A meditation contrasts Jeremiah’s mournful prophecy of burned mountains and desolate wilderness with a proverb on the need to mourn to mend. It weaves biblical lament with Victorian counsel that neglect of feeling hinders healing and improvement.
Raleigh publisher warns the new state wide road commission may become a political machine. Observers fear county officers and officials could exploit jobs to influence politics, potentially destabilizing party structures as the regime forms.
A High Point reader of long traffic letters urges the editor to publish his communication but the editor alone notes the letter is anonymous. The paper does not publish anonymous letters and says the writer must reveal his name to be printed.
T Wingate Andrews superintendent of public schools reports after a western tour that no whiskey was found on highways railways or at resorts. He says America has been cleaned up and an unescorted woman may travel safely with no contact with drinking or drunks despite acknowledged surface issues.
North Carolina shows rising tenant farms by 20 000 over ten years while farm owners fall by 10 000, driven by mortgages and partial ownership. The News Letter editors analyze causes including high mortgage debt and weak agricultural markets.
Mr. Andrews notes a dull mood across stops from the Pacific coast to the interior. He reports low spending, sparse crowds in business centers and resorts, nearly empty Pullman trains, and a generally sober, decent pace among western travelers.
The Manufacturers' Record notes the South awarded over 384 million dollars in new contracts in the first six months of 1931, with June proposals reaching 79 million. It compares this to 129 million in early 1921 and 258 million in 1922, asserting the South is holding its own amid national construction declines and highlighting public works as a major driver.
The author describes a Paris hotel view on Rue De Rivoli with the Louvre and Mona Lisa nearby. Early morning departure from Paris to Munich by a French train reveals late start, cross country routes, and scenes of postwar reconstruction along the Marne and Meaux as towns regain vitality.
A terse, artful verse fragment reflects a weary writer’s refrain about persistence and self doubt. Names Dorothy Ann Gardyne appear as a signature, while the text mixes metaphor with playful wordplay and references to giants and editorial struggles.
The Portland Herald poem hints at a couple browsing crowded stores and bargain basements with affection. A playful narrator admits limits on indulgence despite a strong urge to shop together. The piece combines romance with retail imagery and light humor.
Miss Gardyne, who previously served as secretary of the local YWCA, is highlighted for her prior role and contributions to the association and community outreach.
Championship battles for the men and mixed doubles closed the southern lawn tennis meet in Birmingham Alabama rain delays. Donald Cram of Nashville teamed with Kendall Cram to face Judge L Beaver of Gainesville GA and Wilmer Hines of Columbia SC in the men's doubles. Miss Eliza Coxe of Asheville and Charles Hume of New Orleans meet Melvin Tarpley of Tampa FL and Miss Beatrice Bryan of Enterprise MS in the mixed doubles. Anna Kell of New Orleans and Miss Coxe won the women's doubles 1 6 7 5 6 2.
A young man scaled 150 feet of St Mary’s church steeple to ask steeplejack E. Stanger for work. Stanger refused due to lack of available jobs, noting the climber remained calm while ascending as if on solid ground.
A concise note describes rolling freshly laundered lingerie in Turkish towels and ironing when dry. The method is presented as straightforward and easy to perform.
The value of farm crops produced in Ohio in 1930 was 20 percent less than in 1929, reflecting a sharp decline in agricultural output and revenue during the period.
A compact word puzzle style item listing clues and numbered entries across multiple definitions. The page fragment includes references to historical political terms and various dictionary like hints, suggesting a newspaper puzzle or crossword style feature.
The editor recalls attending an 8 o'clock Saturday night service at the City Farm where churches from High Point alternated Sunday gatherings for laborers and locals. A speaker shared a talk on The Way to Live, invoking Jesus as a model, with spirited singing by African American congregations and a closing benediction.
A reader credits GEO. H. CROWELL with a mighty achievement and urges others to visit the site to realize its impact. Blessings are offered on the work and its superintendent.
Albert B. Fall agreed to serve his one year prison term outside the District of Columbia. His family said he prefers a New Mexico penitentiary due to health concerns cited by his physician Dr. J H Gambrell. Fall was convicted of accepting $100000 from E L Doheny for Elk Hills oil lease.
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