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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1928
Page
4
A quoted verse from Romans 2 11 declares there is no respect of persons with God and a Thomas Fuller admonition urges self restraint and personal conscience above all others in fear.
A Pittsboro jury returned a unusual verdict finding Lawrence guilty of second degree murder. The panel believed murder occurred though not proven as first degree deliberation. The piece compares deliberation doubts with similar New Jersey cases and jury aims to balance punishment with legal definitions.
A 15 to 20 hour motor trip from High Point to Asheville via Highway 10 and 20 offers scenic views from Salisbury to Marion and on to Asheville through Biltmore. The route is mostly paved with a small Newton section under road works. Travelers reach the land of the sky as mountains rise and streams shimmer, reflecting progress in the region.
The piece explains the power utility is a new kind of public regulated enterprise with private ownership and small shareholders. It describes how public regulation stabilizes rates and returns, and argues for teaching utilities concepts in schools, including kilowatts, peak load, transmission lines, and electrification of farms.
The description highlights a spring and summer beauty route along highway 20 from Asheville to Bat Cave and Chimney Rock, then through Rutherfordton, Shelby, Kings Mountain, and Gastonia. It extols mountains, summer homes, and progressive farming, noting the trip covers towns expanding rapidly and only thirty five miles from here to Salisbury need be traveled twice.
In High Point only one candidate for county commissioner remains active on the ballot though Joe S. Worth initially filed, later withdrew, and now asks voters to know he is not competing with H. A. Millis. The city has long served on the commission with W. C. Jones. Democratic voters are urged to recognize no split between Worth and Millis exists.
A fragment debates electricity distribution and power as a future boon for the state. It weighs the role of industry in education, asking whether companies can fill textbook gaps when schools fail to provide basic physics texts.
The Lexington Dispatch questions Cordell Hull as a Democratic nominee and notes North Carolina voters may back him despite doubts about his qualifications. The piece contrasts Hull with other southern figures and recalls Jim Reed’s smoky room anecdote about 1920.
Commentary notes repeated forced landings and two fatal accidents on the New York to Atlanta to New Orleans air line. It argues pilots may be inexperienced or the route not yet learned and calls for a thorough review by authorities. The piece praises transcontinental routes for safety and speed by comparison.
An Ottawa resident who learned swimming at age 72 becomes the catalyst for a forthcoming match race between legendary grandfather and grandmother aquatic stars. The event highlights late-life athletic achievement and intergenerational competition.
A mighty army of western farmers planned to march on Kansas City for the Republican convention, foretelling a substantial parking challenge for the city.
A quoted line reflects on juries as one of the few remaining proofs of public sympathy and admiration for beauty in life. The remark highlights a perceived connection between legal process and humane values.
Democratic and Republican legislators met in a ball game in Washington recently sparking chatter that Senator Walsh may open an investigation into the event.
A commercial statistician notes women account for about eighty percent of money spent at retail counters, while the remaining fifth goes toward automobiles.
A New York policeman on City College of New York’s debating team won a recent debate. The piece argues more officers should join debating and bets a police traffic squad could beat any college team in the country.
Letter argues for a city manager who can cut costs on streets, water lines, curb setting, and supplies. It cites high Point spending compared to a small town, urging fiscally wise leadership to attract outside capital and improve city services. D. T. Andrews signs.
A letter urges High Point officials to convene the chamber of commerce, city council, and zoning commission to discuss the No 10 highway route without personal bias. The writer, J. T. Burrus, says the routing should serve the greatest good for the city and invites collaborative discussion.
High Point Kiwanis club met at St Marys Episcopal parish house on West Farriss avenue. Dr R M Andrews president of High Point college spoke on the colleges work and future goals as quartet members sang. The program was led by L R Stewart and J H Jennings with strong turnout and enjoyment.
Local Metropolitan Life Insurance staff gathered at the Sheraton hotel for a luncheon at 12 15 PM hosted by J W Marshall High Point manager. About 15 attendees heard talks from M E Block Greensboro branch manager Herman Taylor assistant manager and others on production and boosting new policy sales.
Mrs Mary Ann Teague Wright wife of Henry Wright died suddenly at her home two miles west of the city at 8 o clock. She was born March 26 1856 in Davidson County and lived here all her life. She was a member of Pleasant Grove M P church. Surviving are Henry Wright two daughters Mrs H M Bryant and Mrs P H Carroll two brothers BE Teague and I B Teague and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services Sunday at 11 in Pleasant Grove church with burial in the church cemetery.
Six Sikhs were killed and four wounded, and two Mohammedans killed and five wounded in a fight that broke out yesterday at Malipur near Simla India following an argument about a cow. The incident underscores sectarian tensions during the period.
Hilda Floe of Randle Washington chosen queen of the annual junior prom at the State College of Washington. She is a brunette freshman among the thousand women students who selected her.
Riots flare as Sikhs try to stop a cow slaughter with police efforts to quell the violence. Police fire but report no casualties from their shots. one Sikh constable is later killed by a mob.
The expression open covenant openly arrived at is tied to Woodrow Wilson in discussions of his peace efforts and the postwar vision. Historians cite this phrase in relation to his guiding principles for international cooperation and the League of Nations.
All 14 balloons entered in the national elimination for the Litchfield trophy are accounted for. A deadly electrical storm after Bettisfield on Decoration Day left two balloonists dead and two seriously injured, with most crews bruised. The three survivors W. W. J. American Business Club of Akron and Army No. 1 landed in Virginia and will compete in Detroit. Race officials expect final winner determined after distance checks.
The record notes key dates: 1785 John Adams as first American ambassador meeting George IV. 1792 Kentucky enters the Union. 1796 Tennessee joins statehood. 1861 mail with the South barred as Richmond becomes Confederate capital. 1908 two cent postage between United States and Great Britain established.
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