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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1927
Page
4
A concise aphorism contrasts divine ordination of authority with human excess. Romans 13 1 frames authority as ordained by God while Rufus Choate warns that power when pushed to extremes provokes inevitable backlash.
The city council directs the mayor to file an intervening petition as hearings in Charlotte on June 20 seek state support for extending the P and N railway. Officials argue North Carolina has a strong interest in intrastate transportation and could benefit from competition and tariff adjustments to ease freight burdens.
Greensboro chamber of commerce directs 500 toward a 2500 marker at the bridge by Sedgefield. The piece would be a costly half way sign with Guilford names, prompting debate over its utility and possible conversion to a drinking fountain for travelers.
The Morganton hospital investigation yields a verdict that there was more than permissible neglect, though not the extreme dog-fall alleged by the deceased’s family. The report indicates serious lapses in care but stops short of final judgment on neglect.
In Raleigh a public complaint alleges neglect at a hospital and argues treatment of a loved one was improper. It questions hospital administration and funding, urges state action, and advocates remedies after Attorney General Brummitt’s report.
Glenn Frank predicts five enduring conflicts will shape America. The clashes involve spiritual versus material influence, rural versus urban harmony, majority rule versus minority rights, centralized versus local government, and old fashioned patriotism versus modern internationalism. He sees them as ancient human struggles likely to be settled bloodlessly within twenty five years though that timeline remains doubtful.
A editorial argues cosmetics should be covered by purity laws to ensure safety and unlimited harmless use. It notes surgeon calls to raise medical qualifications amid long training, wonders how to advance detection of untrained practitioners, and jokes about Lindbergh and Washington spotlight.
A collage of playful remarks and brief items touches on Ford production counts, a national oratorical winner, women learning public speaking, labor notes, a presidential trip to the Black Hills, cooking aromas signaling summer, Pixie Browning’s counsel fees, Persian veil trends, police reports, a debate on Man as Machine, and a quip about a backseat driver.
The Veterans Bureau designates June 7 as the final date for veterans to file disability claims from wartime injuries. The piece contrasts Lindbergh’s perilous flight with a Tampa jail standoff, weighing bravery and public duty while praising the pure food and drugs act for saving lives.
The piece contrasts Edison and Judge Stacy on genius and perspiration, defining genius as extraordinary mental power and talent as mere aptitude. It emphasizes a small spark or drive, combined with 99 percent perspiration, as the key to enduring achievement and invention.
Woodmen of the World in High Point announce Memorial Day observances. Sovereigns to assemble at Piedmont camp at 9 AM decorate graves then proceed to Thomasville for joint services with local Woodmen. A program will be held at the First Baptist church in Thomasville.
Final exercises at High Point Normal School begin tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 with a bacalaureate sermon by Rev Charles B Saulter from Saint Paul Normal and Industrial Institute Lawrenceville Va Following Tuesday night 7 30 features the drama The Black Pearl in three acts Class day on campus at 4 pm Graduation Thursday includes commencement address by Dr James E K Shepard president of the North Carolina College for Negroes Durham.
The annual state farm census, led by Frank Parker of the U S State Crop Reporting Service, recovers increasing farmer trust and extended scrutiny. Parker reports a 900 mile tour across 29 counties, with tax listers, county officers, and educators aligning to use the census as a core tool for farm management and extension work.
Tomorrow is Whitsunday, a major church day, with a special sermon and Holy Communion at the Masonic temple next to the First M. P. church on North Main Street at 11 oclock. Saint Mary's Episcopal will join and the rector will officiate, with a church school meeting at 9 30 a m. Visitors are welcome. no evening service due to high school commencement.
A Bible lecture titled Who Made the Devil will be held tomorrow night at 8 o clock in the I B S A classroom located at 118 North Main Street. The event invites readers to engage in the discussion.
The week ending June 4 shows a reserve deficit of 3,511,080 for New York banks and trust companies. This follows a prior week with an excess reserve of 70,404,030, a decline of 73,915,110.
Each year American producers gather about 45 million pounds of maple sugar, representing a major seasonal output across regional tapping areas and sugar woods. The figure underscores the industry's scale and regional harvesting patterns.
Milbourne Amos received his diploma at the Reidsville commencement exercises held Wednesday night in Reds ville after completing the course last January. He has spent the spring employed by his uncle R. T. Amos. Another son, J Elwood Amos, formerly of the Enterprise staff, is traveling from Colorado Springs to Boston with his wife to enter Harvard University.
Robert McKim aged 59, a film actor, died in Los Angeles after two days near death in a hospital. He fell ill in Salt Lake City three weeks ago and was brought to Los Angeles Thursday in an unconscious state. Officials described the illness as a partial stroke of paralysis.
A compact portrait outlines P T Barnum as a showman and promoter whose career epitomizes American entertainment. The sketches by Bessey survey Barnum's public fealty to spectacle, business acumen, and lasting influence on popular culture and exhibitioncraft.
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