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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1930
Page
4
A July 16 1930 meditation contrasts Zephaniah and George Eliot, urging restraint in punishing others. It considers human frailty, awe, and pity for those in misfortune, suggesting mercy over retribution.
A union organizer reports to Governor Gardner that Cone Mills Greensboro discharged two workers for joining a union. The governor says no state law was violated and cannot intervene unless peace is at risk. The piece argues labor rights vs employer prerogative and cautions gubernatorial restraint.
The state police chief Captain Farmer urges the legislature to raise the patrol from 37 to 200 members. He argues the force expansion is planned and justified by statistics, while lawmakers mainly seek economy and tax cuts, and the report highlights past staffing levels.
The Richmond VA couple reveals forgiveness for their daughter who ran away with a married man, hitcheshiked to Waynesboro, and became his wife. The piece argues social attitudes soften, allowing repentance and reintegration with family and community.
Senate faces a cautious public mood toward the London conference accord. The piece argues treaties after war differ from peace pacts and warns a consent without full scrutiny risks future frictions. It notes self interest and tariff-like distrust color support for the naval agreement.
Bruce Catton examines the newly enacted tariff and its overseas ripple. Akron jobs may move to Canada as Goodrich shifts tire and footwear exports to Kitchener while Britain and 14 European nations eye retaliatory barriers and a pan American highway gains momentum with a Panama office planned by the U S Bureau of Public Roads.
The text weighs licensing fees, evading motorists, and fines totaling about 10 000 dollars versus police costs. It questions whether life and property improved from patrols and considers may a licensing law next winter to employ many officers and ensure driver fitness or risk weakening the force.
The piece argues suspicion of old world plotting hinders treaties. It calls for openness and candor in negotiations to build confidence and stabilize world peace, urging all parties to recognize the logic behind cooperation with other nations.
Wheat prices slide to their lowest since 1914 while bread remains comparatively priced. Experts note the disparity between grain markets and consumer loaf costs, with buyers watching for shifts in supply and inflation.
Admiral Byrd reached St Louis as the thermometer lingered at 103 degrees, prompting him to reflect on leaving the Antarctic ice and the voyage ahead.
Governor O Max Gardner urges that NC growth, births and rising taxes are growing pains of a state expanding to serve a larger population. He notes a 23 percent population gain 1920 to 1930, high birth and low death rates, and insists schools and roads must expand to educate 15 000 more students annually. He credits past expansions and foresees strong future development rooted in native North Carolinians.
Funeral services were held at Zephyr church near Elkin for William H. Jefferson who died Monday at his daughter Mrs C A Swaney’s home in Thomasville at age 83. He lived in the area for several years and is survived by his widow and several children.
Gov. Q. O. Max Gardner at Raleigh issues commissions for new public notaries. Named: Miss Irene Dimmette of North Wilkesboro, L. H. Jobe of Raleigh, J. O. Reynolds of Charlotte, Oliver F. Roddey of Charlotte, Miss Elizabeth Silcox of Charlotte, H. Thomason of Charlotte.
Reservations are now being filed for the seventh annual Hi-Y trip. Twenty participants, including leaders, will travel July 30 to Ocracoke and Bath with stops at Bay View and Washington. The trip costs 27 dollars with a 5 dollar deposit required by July 23. Herman Stevens oversees arrangements.
Polly Snider appeared before the city council to dispute a fishing limit violation at the city lake. He claimed he and his son caught about a dozen fish, not 54, and asked for a council review once warden J L Kivett could attend.
Page Gravely of Rocky Mount scored a hole in one on the 16th hole at Roaring Gap North Carolina during a July 12 round. The par three 170 yard shot secured Gravely’s entry into the local ace club.
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh July 16 The North Carolina State Prison Board, in session, will not conduct a special investigation into Otto Wood case nor offer a larger reward. Chairman J Wilbur Bunn says the usual $25 reward suffices and hopes Wood remains gone for a long time to ease prison crowding. If recaptured, he would be kept under heavy guard. The board cites highway work needs and seeks more prisoner labor, but Highway Commission opposes expanding use.
Two suits born from a Durham auto crash near the city will move to Davidson Superior Court for settlement. Bradley Crooks of Silver Hill township was convicted of reckless driving in Durham court. Angeline L. Flemming and Sallie W. Thomas of Durham faced liability in Lexington court. Both cases were appealed after the June 5 collision caused heavy damage to both vehicles.
A counter suit for 200 dollars by two women was denied. It claimed Crooks was speeding and disputed that the women drove on the left.
Charlotte voices will be heard across the United States and parts of South America as WBT Charlotte joins the Columbia Broadcasting System in an inaugural hookup from 9 to 19 oclock. Governor O Max Gardner Senator Overman and Mayor George E Wilson will speak. Guy Lombardo's orchestra Jesse Crawford and Heywood Broun also featured.
South Carolina drivers consumed more than 118 million gallons of gasoline in the past year, reflecting trends in travel, fuel prices, and vehicle usage across the state.
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