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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1931
Page
4
A reflective Bible verse entry cites Psalms 35 18 about humbling the soul through fasting and prayer returning to the heart. It includes a quote attributed to La Rochefoucauld on humility as an altar for sacrifices.
State faces a $50,000 annual shortfall for two years due to an enrollment mistake in the revenue bill. Bottlers’ counsel offers no guarantees and asks for a double levy, but collection would be uneven and legally risky. Governor and former Lieutenant Governor weigh whether to accept a voluntary payment or let the error stand and wait for 1933 corrections.
D G Brammitt explains that the budget balancing act does not authorize deficits. The state must balance books, but a shortfall of about 1.7 million remains to pay bills for the biennium ending June 30 1933. Funding may require notes or bonds by governor and council of state.
High Point participates in Fourth of July events at Guilford Battle Ground by aiding the committee on arrangements and relocating Blair Park dedication to the Third. Greensboro remains the primary sponsor, with local leaders advancing the site’s historic role since 45 years ago. A 1930s congressional grant funded General Greene statue, formalizing the ground’s public status.
The Guilford Battle Ground plans a Saturday celebration highlighted by a reproduction sham battle of the 1781 Keene and Cornwallis clash. High Point figures C A York and Dr John T Burrus join the organizing committee, with officials promising broad support and Greensboro cooperation.
Railroads cut cotton hauling rates in the Carolinas by almost fifty percent to fight auto truck competition. The move follows a 15 percent rail rate rise for freight and applies to intrastate shipments until July next year. The industry may seek interstate rate changes to cross borders, highlighting tensions between rail and highway transport amid a business slump and shifting markets.
North Carolina plans to curb reckless driving by suspending licenses of drivers who incur an auto accident judgment of 100 dollars or more and fail to pay or bond future damages. The change stops short of mandatory auto liability insurance, but targets repeat offenders. hired cars must carry liability coverage.
State requires out of state drivers who cannot pay damages to furnish proof of future financial responsibility and to settle existing judgments before continuing to operate vehicles on North Carolina roads.
The Enterprise presents the Sunday meditation by Charlies Haddon Nabers D D at First Presbyterian Church detailing spiritual reflections for worshipers.
The article chronicles Francois Millet born to a poor French farmer family, his early art longings, and poverty in Paris. It highlights his perseverance, religious devotion, and ultimate fame with works like The Gleaners Angelus and The Sower, ending with his unfulfilled dream to illustrate the Bible text about the inn.
The Ardmore Oklahoma court acquitted Deputy Sheriff William E Guess in the June 8 killings of Emilio Cortes Rubiel and Manuel Garcia Gomez. Salvador Cortes Rubio witnessed the event as Crosby and Guess confronted the youths. The killings drew international attention with the Mexican president’s nephew among the dead and prompted a formal inquiry.
Funeral services were held for John W. McLaughlin a leading Hoke County citizen who died Tuesday afternoon after weeks of illness. The community followed his illness with concern as doctors tried every resource before his death at 2 30. A large crowd attended the service in Raeford with many friends and relatives in attendance.
Dr Francis Anscombe of Salem College will be the visiting minister at Central Friends church today. He will address the Brotherhood class at 9 45 and lead worship at 11 o clock, with a vesper service at the playground at 7 o'clock. All are invited.
Dolly Fox reflects on choosing duty over love in a reflective lyric. She acknowledges the inner conflict between romance and obligation, notes the resulting blue mood, and accepts her chosen path while wondering what might have been.
In Portland, Oregon the name of the town was chosen by a coin flip between two real estate men from Boston and Portland. The toss ruled Portland as the selected name for the growing city.
A hardboiled ITV style narrator sketches the life of a crime and news reporter. He endures betrayals of health and career while chasing scoops, dodging interviews, and navigating a world of fires uprisings murders and political pressure.
A line from the Passing Show notes mothers endure anxiety over marriage choices. It observes mothers worry that girls may marry their sons while some men hesitate to marry daughters, reflecting social tensions of the era.
English observers report a large invasion of sawflies stretching into Western Canada. The insects threaten wheat crops, prompting warnings for farmers to monitor fields and apply control measures. Authorities urge rapid reporting of outbreaks to agriculture officials.
In Washington on June 27 256 months after starting the vast inquiry into crime and its remedy the Wickersham Commission nears its end with two working days left before the deadline. Most major reports have been approved but some details of Hoover May 28 1929 assignment remain unfinished.
The remarks outline Horner’s views on labor relief through legislation, American production, protective tariffs, prohibition, North Carolina power projects, and Muscle Shoals guano plans. He emphasizes private operation under government control, fears radical action, and notes speculation about his candidacy.
William Latta of North Caroline was painfully injured when his car collided with a Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train at the Marshall Street crossing in Hampton. He was backing from a side street when the collision occurred and was taken to Dixie hospital for treatment.
The Wake Forest bank trial will reach a Wake county superior court jury Monday morning. Judge M. W. Barnhill will deliver his charge after final arguments. Non suitors were entered against Dr. R. M. Squires and T. M. Arrington, directors of the defunct Citizens Bank of Wake Forest. The jury will decide the fate of J. M. Brewer 8. W. Brewer and T. E. Bobbitt, bank officials charged with taking deposits while insolvent. The bank closed in March 1929.
The record notes that annual losses from forgeries around the world exceed 2.696 billion dollars. It highlights the growing scale of counterfeit activity and its impact on international commerce and consumer protection efforts.
A sparkler in a boy’s hand started a fire in a Spencer Iowa drug store today. The blaze destroyed four blocks of business buildings, about 80 structures, with damages estimated at 2 million dollars. Firefighters battled the flames as water ran out and dynamite was used to clear space.
Calvin Adderton reports a bear at his four to five mile south farm eating honey from a hive night after night despite shots. Rich Fork Baptist church investigates recent thefts of carpets and rugs worth about 40 dollars with a ten dollar reward offered. Superintendent D W Maddox and family return from Virginia trip while Rev. McKendree Long’s tent meetings draw large crowds and strong faith professions.
William Jefferson Meers of El Paso Texas was sentenced to death by Judge Vincente Vera for the June killing of Antonio Visconte a Juarez bartender in Chihuahua Mexico.
Raleigh dispatch reports that North Carolina bottlers agree to pay a double license tax if legally levied. Attorney General Dennis G. Brummitt reviewed the proposal after a meeting with A. J. Maxwell, revenue commissioner. A decision is expected next week.
STATESVILLE June 27 William Brown 21 of Elkin serving a four month term on a Iredell county roads liquor law count was fatally injured today in a cave in on a highway where he worked A coroner s jury found the foreman allowed Brown to dig under the bank and cave in If proper precautions had been exercised the death could have been prevented Brown body taken to Kinston for interment tomorrow
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