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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1934
Page
4
A compact verse reflecting Christian ideals of mutual support and shared effort quotes Galatians 6 2 and a Homer line about lightening toil when many share the work. The passages encourage solidarity and communal responsibility.
The article discusses yesterday’s rollout of higher banking service charges aimed at customers with smaller balances. It argues banks are quasi public yet must safeguard funds, notes big account holders often incur more costs, and questions whether the new fees truly cover costs or just shift burdens.
National City Bank of New York tallies 810 company statements showing total net worth of 14.003 billion and aggregate profits of 441 million in 1933, versus a 46 million deficit in 1932. Eleven of thirty seven industrial groups, including confectionery and beverages, posted higher profits in 1933 despite the banking holiday and codes.
The bank notes an earnings gain in the chemical group and 12 other sectors moving from deficits to profits, led by consumption goods like textiles and meats. Eight groups cut deficits, including iron and steel and machinery, while five groups saw decreased profits due to volume or price drops. Overall profit participation rose from 40 to 62 percent, yet earnings remain below normal standards.
Superintendent E. M. Rollins of Vance county schools ordered Henderson’s schools closed due to severe weather. He cited widespread absences that would lower next year’s attendance average and reduce teacher allotments. About one fourth of students were absent Wednesday, delaying classes for the rest of the week. He warns poor attendance burdens the entire public school system by affecting future staffing.
In an address C R Hill of High Point college argues against the American grading method comparing it to the English system. He says grading such as 80 versus 81 is arbitrary and advocates for questioning the value of minor point differences. He notes professors are fallible and supports continuing the current American practice.
Travelers Insurance cites 1933 auto fatality rise despite more cars on the road. Speeding, off road, wrong side, and failure to yield dominate causes. Humans, not machine quality, are blamed. Also notes a spike in gangster testimony aiding prosecutions and Kuhn, Loeb pool profits during repeal era.
Bruce Catton argues that high traffic fatalities persist despite time, noting the car remains a dangerous, new machine. He contends motorists have yet to learn safe driving and that death tolls reflect ongoing risk rather than skill development.
The piece lauds the conviction and 99 year sentences for the Touhy gang in the Factor kidnapping. It argues successful roundup shows the kidnapping racket can be stamped out by catching offenders and imprisoning them locally, noting mixed results but overall encouragement in Chicago.
A humorous note on male fashion trends as Mae West styles surface, yet men face money shortages after wives and daughters move Westward. The quip highlights social shifts and economic squeeze in a tongue in cheek tone.
A sensational claim cites kidnappers sentenced to 99 years arguing they can lessen their term by standing on their heads. Authorities and legal experts dismiss the idea as a misconception about sentencing rules.
The March 5 term of superior criminal court will hear the case of Emma H. Pulliam charged with murdering Lee H. Harvell. Sheriff Phipps backs efforts to arrest a second suspect, a likely male accomplice, as the case remains unsolved. The 68 year old woman, Harvell’s alleged “second sweetheart,” awaits trial in Guilford County jail, hoping for release while prosecutors press grand jury evidence. Judge John H. Clement will preside during the short March term.
Mrs Blanche Cart Sterne, county civil works administrator, explains regulations of the United States Employes compensation commission barring attorneys from soliciting CWA case claims. No legal service claim is valid without commission approval and no fees without approval. Convictions may face fine or imprisonment. Claims for injuries on CWA work should be filed with Sterne’s office. Attorneys are urged to consult her office before pursuing legal action for clients.
A. R. Harrison of High Point, newly elected president of the North Carolina Labor Voters league, announces a Salisbury committee meeting on March 7 at 2 p.m. to draft policies for a convention in early April. The league aims to elect labor friends to the state legislature and Congress, with units already in Asheville, Spencer, Greensboro, Raleigh, Hamlet and Rocky Mount.
A singing event at Southside Baptist Church corner of Highland Avenue and Stanton Street Saturday night at seven features several singing groups and string music. Hosted by the Fidelis class, admission is free with a silver offering for church needs. the public is invited.
Mrs. Lillie Clark aged 46 died at a Greensboro hospital. A Guilford County native, she lived eight miles southeast of the city and was daughter of the late D A Whitesell and Sue Whitesell. Her husband Robert P. Clark died four years ago. Funeral services set for Saturday at 11 A.M.
Rev F R Mason expresses appreciation for T B Smith and the colored column in The Enterprise. He notes the distinguished service to High Point colored citizens and pride in the paper’s consideration and coverage.
Robert E. Ranson urges school readers to review Dr. Frank N. Freeman's Life Insurance Is Safe article in the Journal of the National Education Association March 1934, and Bruce Barton’s pamphlet What I Have Learned About Life Insurance, to form an informed opinion during Financial Independence Week.
Louis M. Bourne 66 a prominent Asheville attorney died after a hit and run incident. funeral service planned at Trinity Episcopal church with pallbearers including four sons and relatives. Suspect in the hit and run B R Adams held on $1500 bond.
Widow Wood performs with the paraon in The Beantown Choir at the First M P Church tonight at 7 30 sponsored by the Lions Club for the M P Orphanage fundraiser.
A longtime member of the Old Union M. E. church in Randolph county will be laid to rest with interment in the church cemetery. She is survived by a son H. G. Clark a brother Ernest Whitesell a half-brother Banks Whitesell and the step mother Mrs D A Whitesell all of this city.
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