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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1929
Page
4
A compact reflection contrasts Proverbs urging wise restraint with a note that not all people handle matters discreetly, attributing the latter idea to Cervantes. The pair frames discretion as a valued virtue in speech and action.
The United States Commerce Department data show North Carolina had the highest birthrate in 1928 with 80,893 births and 36,165 deaths, a natural increase of 44,728. The piece urges expanding schools, training, and infrastructure while preserving natural resources for a growing state.
A newspaper review notes three student pilot deaths and a Chicago stunt crash, urging safer training and limits on inexperienced pilots. It argues aviation is generally safe with trained pilots and calls for measures to prevent nonexperts and passengers from flying with novices at the controls.
A letter from Rev. T. G. Vickers of Rocky Mount replies to our editorial about his sermon against using the city pool on Sunday, and in compliance with his request, the discussion continues.
High Point officials show growing interest in a municipal power plant after a tour of eastern plants. The mayor and city manager seek lower electric rates by negotiating with Duke Power and reviewing city and private industrial consumption. They argue current rates are higher than those in nearby towns and in some local factories, justifying action.
Bruce Catton surveys rising unemployment as machinery and mass production reshape work. He cites Stuart Chase on the human cost, calls for unemployment statistics, labor exchanges, public works, unemployment insurance, and shorter hours to balance gains with workers’ protection. The piece notes mixed views on prohibition enforcement and ends with a New York iceman's writing misstep, acknowledging remaining gratitude.
In Washington the Hoover administration faced a broadened probe as the Wick ersham commission weighing beyond prohibition, raising timing concerns for a 1930 report and possible political leverage for 1932. The letter from Chairman Wickersham to governors and Senate doubts about presidential knowledge fueled dispute.
Letter argues citizens share Sunday pool access duties and questions the morality of swimming on Sunday. It contrasts private monopoly pricing with municipal power, urging careful study before deciding on a public power plant and hoping for fair rates from the current supplier.
A quip about carriages without horses and world calamities sparks praise for the author, who deserves recognition in the hall of fame. The line evokes a Victorian sensibility while highlighting clever wordplay and social observation.
Rabbi Edward Israel of Baltimore Md eminent Jewish thinker will deliver lectures at the University Summer School Chapel Hill July 28 29 and 30 under the Jewish Cha taqua Society auspices. Topics include The Literary Aspects of the Old Testament The Old Testament as a Human Document and How the Jewish Idea of God Developed.
The National Education Association, the world's largest teachers organization, was established in the United States in 1857.
A survey of 2 to 1? hens across 18 counties reports June results for 5,563 birds with a net 22.5 cents per hen, averaging 16.2 eggs per bird and 31.6 cents per dozen eggs. Feed costs per dozen eggs run 15.2 cents and per bird 19.2 cents.
Chapel Hill reports high anticipation for the North Carolina Parent-Teacher Association institute set for August 5 to 10. Organizers promise lectures demonstrations and discussions on parent teacher work led by national and state figures with Mrs Rowe and Mrs Miller in key roles and daily sessions with North Carolina leaders.
Daily Eastern time network grid lists WEAF WOR WABC and more with hourly programs. Includes sports scores, orchestras, choirs, and dance hours across stations from New York to Wheeling and Richmond featuring Caroline Andrews Rudy Vailee and Benny Goodman era acts.
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