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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1934
Page
7
The executive committee of the local government commission in Raleigh sold 95,000 waterworks bonds for Madison to the PWA at par at 4 percent. Randleman and Thomasville petitions to raise and extend water bond issues were granted.
Captain W Elbert Weaver, 93, Confederate veteran from Weaverville North Carolina, will celebrate his birthday at a family picnic. He recently returned from a Confederate reunion in Chattanooga and shared wartime tales including the time he was believed dead and a mule driven cannon misfire. His son is Congressman Weaver and other descendants will join the celebration along with his grocer?
The women of Dutch Guiana are so practiced at balancing loads on their heads that even a simple letter is placed atop the head and weighed with a stone to keep it from slipping, illustrating daily life and ingenuity.
Asheville June 16 The annual convention of the National Association of A and Loose-Leaf Tobacco warehousemen opened with a business session. J B Huston, chief of the tobacco section, said the outlook for American growers is bright if manufacturers' profits stay reasonable. The five year outlook for cigarette grades is promising if manufacturers do not overcharge consumers. About 250 warehousemen from Virginia the Carolinas Kentucky Tennessee and Ohio attend.
Mr and Mrs William Harding of Kentisbury Scotland came home after a rare break from a 48 year marriage. They enjoyed a short stay at Tirracombe by the seaside noting the trip pleasant though home remains best, while a stray line about the batana tree herb appears in the text.
The piece argues success comes from energy and fast thinking, linking breakfast choices to performance. It urges one meal daily of Shredded Wheat, milk, and fruit, claiming it sustains energy, resists fatigue, and keeps regular, recommending this combination as a business booster.
MR ROYALS COMMENTS ON THE PRECINCT TURNOUT Editor The Enterprise notes a large Saturday precinct meeting turnout in High Point, praising it but saying many attendees were city employees. A. M. Royals argues for freedom and voters’ involvement. John J. Michaux of Greensboro endorses a general sales tax to fund government.
War continues in the Carolinas with 23 machines seized in Hartsville and 53 operators indicted in Cumberland County. In Charlotte operators tucked machines away amid a legality dispute, while officials note the crackdown began after Governor Blackwood took office.
Tarboro Steam Laundry was destroyed in an early morning blaze in the boiler room with no insurance. Loss estimated in the several thousand dollars range.
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