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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1933
Page
4
A reflective note quotes Romans 12 18 urging peaceful living with all. It asserts peace as the goal of reason and credits Johann Muller as the speaker or author.
National effort warns North Carolina and others to defend school funding. A NEA backed pamphlet urges fair taxation, elimination of non essential services, postponement of non urgent costs, and careful review of cuts impact on kindergartens special education and evening schools. It stresses that delaying education harms growing children and must not be sacrificed for balance sheets.
The article urges careful, temporary budget cuts in schools guided by the superintendent and staff. It calls for economies, expert advice, and a plan to restore competent services, improve instruction, update subjects, and rely on data to drive decisions amid social upheaval.
Merchants and Revenue Commissioner A J Maxwell discussed how the sales tax will be passed on to consumers. A stamp plan was dropped after merchant opposition. regulations will be issued first at the Winston Salem convention with room to adjust as experience dictates.
The special session shows marked discrimination in legislation though 8 100 bills were introduced and only 81 passed. The 81 measures included some with revolutionary potential and broad support across parties. A notable bill, the Wilcox measure to help debt burdened cities adjust their loads, passed the House but stalled in a Senate subcommittee. It may be revived when Congress reconvenes if needed.
The Home Owners Loan act offers two billion dollars for distressed homeowners facing foreclosure. A three-person county advisory committee will oversee relief entitlement, with lawyers and appraisers aiding, while farmers have a separate relief plan. Proper administration could reduce past due taxes and assessments as mortgagors and mortgagees receive government help.
Bruce Catton analyzes the late thirties downturn and compares past depressions. He notes the slow revival pattern with rising prices and employment, yet highlights differences that affect the recovery outlook and must not be ignored.
The speaker argues that no prior downturn caused such sweeping actions like the farm and industrial control bills and power to the presidency, and notes unprecedented international tension and disillusionment with leaders, institutions, and the public’s will rise if recovery stalls.
The speaker warns that exiting the crisis in the same manner as before is false. The situation is profoundly different, and acknowledgment of the changes is essential to navigate the coming critical years successfully.
Homer Saint Gaudens notes that American painters no longer feel compelled to study in Europe. Only two major American painters remain active in France as the 31st Carnegie Institute show in Pittsburgh seeks works. He says twenty years ago a third of notable artists spent time in Paris. Now artists bring their work home, signaling a strong native art movement.
Dispatches describe the London Economic Conference as a babel of tongues with delegates speaking many languages including English French German Spanish Russian Chinese and others. The challenge lies in getting them to discuss Turkey.
University of Utah professor argues for a courtship education course in high schools. The proposal suggests dating etiquette and social conduct become part of the curriculum as a natural fit for teen students.
Eyewitnesses report a gas explosion tore up the street in a western town causing panicked onlookers to react in early commotion. No injuries are confirmed as responders secure the area and assess damage.
In Baltimore a pig was to be released from an airplane in a pure chute drop, a stunt that Iowa farmers doubted would thrill them as they watched pork drop for three years.
Bryson City North Carolina editor The Enterprise prints a camp poem from Co 413 Bryson City C C C group. The verse describes leaving home for camp in the Smokies with lines about forests creeks bears and rattlesnakes and longing for home and mother’s pie.
Paul Harrison portrays New York waking to spring despite urban grit. From Battery winds and central park squirrels to Times Square showgirls and Greenwich Village poets, the city hints of vernal renewal through vivid, lightly ironic vignettes of daily life.
McKenney discusses false carding in bridge defense and declarer play. An old false-carding tactic arose in a rubber game after South opened 1NT and North supported with 2D. The declarer opted for a false card move to reach 3NT, risking risk if misread.
The column paints spring glimpses across neighborhoods from Wall Street to Yorkville and the Ghetto with pigeons nesting, snakes shedding, kids playing, and signs of seasonal change. It notes street life and a reminder of folklore while a capias is issued for Lewis who failed to appear in county court on a possession charge.
In bridge, South uses hearts and diamonds to build a four no trump hand. Declarer wins a heart trick, plays diamonds, and, after positional plays by East and West, secures four diamond tricks and three spades. Opponents surrender two clubs as South takes the contract.
In Lexington the pastor and congregation canceled two deeds of trust totaling 11100 dollars, clearing the church edifice debt. The cancellation followed the maturity of building and loan shares last week.
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