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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1930
Page
4
A compact devotional note blends I Kings wisdom with Dickens moral reflection. It contrasts happiness with lack of affection and gratitude toward a merciful benevolent Being.
Rabbi Wise argues the United States does not need naval parity with Britain though Britain’s navy is tied to imperial aims. He says the conference shows a reluctance by both nations to bind themselves to a minor navy pledge and warns that fear of being secondary could derail the London talks.
The March cold spell is seen as well timed with little damage reported in the state. It slows budding fruit trees just as heat would threaten frost damage, offering a safer forecast for the crop as the season advances.
An article argues that several American ambassadors are top business figures, notably a Toledo automobile maker, reflecting a shift in diplomacy toward corporate leadership. It suggests government operates as big business and questions the impact on world politics and the future of U.S. representation.
The text argues that only wealthy individuals can hold certain policy posts because the offices do not pay enough to attract professional leaders who lack private fortunes. It stresses the practical need for financially independent appointees.
The Greensboro publisher E B Jeffress is credited with considering a bid for the Guilford county seat in the state house of representatives. The Enterprise urges him to run, praising his patriotism and gumption and noting his prior legislative exposure.
An investigator tells a committee that the south is rife with corrupt politicians who have sold out to utility, sugar, and oil interests. The claim challenges faith in southern public life and questions minority party representations amid potential campaigning scrutiny.
A wealthy winter resident in St John County plans a model county wide utopia to abolish poverty and disease. He backs his vision with gifts to local reform efforts and selects a beautiful site on rich soil with navigable waters. The piece laughs at the prospect, noting long odds and a long lifespanned alligator.
The latest prize fight in Miami flopped both in the arena and at the box office. Poor advance promotion and weak ticket sales doomed the event though the Sharkey-Scott card had the usual Rickard promotion signals. An international angle lingered with a British cruiser in the harbor.
Without promoter Tex Rickard Miami cannot secure top prize fights for winter visitors. The lack of his backing would have drawn steamed-up fans and packed venues, but the current setback cools enthusiasm for expensive boxing events in Florida.
The piece reviews Michael Pupin's Romance of the Machine arguing machines expand understanding of nature rather than corrupting society. It cites steam, gas, and electric engines as mere adaptations guided by solar energy, urging optimism and scientific voices over gloom. It also briefly notes a sensational but uncertain plot to blow up the Senate chamber as winter intrigue.
A jumble of mockery about the big fight and newspaper stories. Dorothy Dease mislabels a baseball figure as an Indian chief while a French premier is cited as a job certainty. Two Chicago racketeers who attacked a hospital cling to the saying While there's life there's hope.
City officers plan to publish a New York magazine featuring travel stories attributed to Mayor Walker. An accompanying page hints at a recipe titled lapper pie with notes on its crust and frosting.
A quirky incident reports a cow milked mid flight over St Louis. Authorities fear a rogue trend could begin in the city, prompting local debate on aviation dairy events and public safety.
Greensboro reports show judges across North Carolina imposing harsher jail terms for car theft and hit and run offenses. January and February saw six car thieves receive 14 years total, while nine hit and run defendants drew eight years combined. Car thefts among club members reached 82 in two months. 1,016 total thefts since 1922, with 976 recovered.
At St Edward’s Catholic Church in Greensboro Rev Father Charles Hannigan S S J preached on The Ways and Means of Salvation. He urged fervor in practice and highlighted the Eucharist as spiritual food and the need for frequent communion. Lenten fast regulations were read at the 9 o’clock mass with plans for other North Carolina priests to preach on Lent Sundays.
In Asheville the Buncombe County Historical Society proposes honoring Fernando DeSoto and General Griffith Rutherford on tablets for the new post office and federal building. Dr Sondley notes DeSoto as western NC’s first white discoverer and Rutherford as the early explorer who may have passed through the area in 1540. Rutherford led 2,400 NC troops in 1776 against Cherokee Indians.
A misattributed open letter from UNC faculty member Dr. G K G Henry questions Al Smith as UNC president candidate. The writer argues Smith’s views conflict with North Carolina ideals and urges the faculty to seek a qualified professor aligned with state values and North Carolinian traditions. The piece emphasizes duty to remedy influential political statements within state institutions.
A study notes 1800 tons of soot accumulate within one square mile annually in a major American city, highlighting severe air pollution concerns and urban environmental conditions.
Dr George W Lay who retired as rector of Beaufort church has taken temporary charge at Raleigh Good Shepherd for six weeks. He and Mrs Lay will stay at Mansion Park hotel while in Raleigh. Lay, 70, previously served at St Marys School Raleigh and Beaufort, with wartime chaplain duties in France.
Paris case pits Mme Violette Morris, noted French sportswoman and football team captain, against the French Women’s Sporting Federation over her wearing of male attire. The federation withdrew her license and she sues to regain it claiming freedom to dress as she pleases.
Wadesboro welcomes Francis Smathers 21 as the new chamber of commerce secretary the youngest in the United States or among the youngest. He previously worked in Orlando Florida.
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