South Piedmont pay scale backed by High Point voters
An open letter reports a public opinion poll of 4 847 voters in High Point showing 4 737 backing a minimum 1560 starting salary for teachers rising to 3000 with 12 years experience under the South Piedmont scale. It argues the state can fund the scale without cutting other programs and urges NC legislators, notably Rep Walter Crissman, to heed public opinion.
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Guilford
South Piedmont
High Point Township
High Point
Walter Crissman
Crissman
One Fold and One Shepherd in Jesus Speech
A sermon reflects on John 10 16 emphasizing Jesus gathers all nations into one flock. It cites Moffatt on other sheep and notes Christian unity across Jew and Gentile. The piece cites Lecomte du Nouy and Fulton Oursler on free will meaning and immortality.
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Jesus
Moffatt
Charles Lamb
James
John
Sons of Thunder
Christ
Lecomte du Nouy
Rockefeller Institute
Pasteur Institute
Fulton Oursler
du Nouy
W.A.B
Youth survey backs Bible teaching in city schools
Mrs. Matt Wall cites a community chest youth survey showing many children have not been exposed to Bible literature and its moral influence. N L Garner recalls a near fatal carbon monoxide incident after starting a car in a garage, gas filling the space despite open doors.
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Matt Wall
Community Chest
N. L. Garner
Local, civic notes mix lights, fund drive, and politics
Alston Clark urges keeping Christmas lights up for a late month boost as VFW plans a rodeo. Claude O'Brien cites March of Dimes progress in Guilford and High Point with a $4,000 goal, aiming a six bed polio ward at St. Leo’s. John R. Peacock criticizes Governor Cherry on wildlife bill.
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Merchants’ Association
Alston Clark
VFW
Claude O’brien
General Fund
High Point
Capitol Square Study Seeks Broad School Reform Evidence
A bipartisan group in Capitol Square backs a comprehensive study of public education funding and administration. Key figures include Senators Ferguson Rivers Johnson Libby Ward and Representatives Edwards Umstead Stoney. The plan calls for a state wide commission to coordinate and suggest reorganization of the Department of Public Instruction, with merit rating, state aid, and vocational expansion among topics.
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Ferguson
Rivers Johnson
Libby Ward
Alonzo Edwards
John Umstead
A. B. Stoney
Commission
Umstead
Department of Public Instruction
Ward
House
Broughton
Continuing Revenue Act Debated by Lawmakers
Education by Lynn Nisbet notes sponsors favoring a school survey. Legislators resist a full rewrite of the revenue bill every two years and discuss if a permanent or continuing act better fits changing needs. Some urge a complete revamp after tax research confirms the need.
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Hodge-Podge
Budget Debate Reflects High Spending, Low Confidence
The piece argues that current budget cuts of 6 billion dollars or 500 million are tentative and not firm promises. It notes presidential estimates rely on inflated departmental figures and that Congress historically overpends, with the nation’s expenditures rising sharply since 1932 as fiscal restraint wanes.
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Congress
Budget Bureau
Hopkins
George Sokolsky on federal spending and waste
The writer argues that federal expenditures rose from 1929 to 1945, with debts increasing from 17.5 to 53.5 billion, and urges drastic budget cuts. He claims bureaucrats and politicians resist cuts, warns taxes burden individuals, and calls for economy without harming defense and essential services. Congress should cut the budget by billions by July 1.
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Army
Navy
Congress
Protests and Parody in the Free Press Tradition
William Allen White and other editors defend a free press against moneyed influence. The piece recalls Munsey’s harsh epitaph, quotes lines about journalism as a noble yet often attacked craft, and notes figures like Damon Runyon and Horace Greeley. It surveys the history of press conflict, advertising pressure, and the role of judgment in reporting.
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William Allen White
White
Frank Munsey
N. Y
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High Point Enterprise
R. B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
North Carolina
General Assembly
Unity OF the Christian Church
Temple
Willie
R. Gregg Cherry
John R. Peacock
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
George Sokolsky
Winchell
New York
G. B. Shaw
Don Marquis
Ed Howe
Howe
Heywood Broun
Heywood
Humbert Wolfe
Wolfe
Damon Runyon
Midwest Gazette
Runyon
Gazetteers
Gazette
Teapot Dome
St. Louis
America
James Gordon Bennett
Horace Greeley
Andrew Jackson
FDR
Harding
Sherman
Hell
By E. Simms Campbell
Harold
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