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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1931
Page
4
Tuesday March 17 1931 contains a Biblical verse from Ezekiel 22 12 and a Syrus quote about evil gain. The brief reflects on gifts to shed blood extortion usury greed and forgotten righteousness as a moral admonition.
Governor O. Max Gardner frames government as derived from the people and uses radio appeals to urge legislative action. He supports road-building measures and banking supervision, praising public informed consent and calling for trust in the electorate to decide vital issues.
School children will observe Arbor and Bird Day on Friday to foster interest in conservation of wildlife. The Winston-Salem Journal urges extending the observance to adults to improve care of woods and wildlife and to achieve wider conservation benefits.
The congressional progressives aim to influence major parties to align with their policies. Holding balance in the next session, they seek to turn minority status into influence, pledging support to the party closest to their ideas. They face a challenge with the Republican administration and press Democrats to gain executive influence.
The piece argues progressives Borah Norris LaFollette and allies will back a liberal candidate to oust Hoover. It notes their states lean Republican, their own identities drive votes, and questions whether progressive leaders can deliver electoral votes. It urges a magnetic Democratic nominee to rally voters.
The article notes North Carolina colleges attracting renowned lecturers and artists. John B. Sale spoke at High Point College, other arts events followed including Chernia vsky Trio, Louis Untermeyer at North Carolina College for Women, Vachel Lindsay at Davidson College. It reflects a shift from the Sahara of the Beaux Arts to a thriving cultural era.
The Davis bill to allow sale of liquor on prescription by drug stores is unlikely to pass. Prohibitionists oppose it and many assembliesmen hesitate to vote for it, noting liquor is already accessible and may tempt druggists to compete with bootleggers. Some NC residents seek honest access for sickness and health. The eighteenth amendment does not prohibit medicinal liquor sales.
A druggist suggests allowing police authorities to handle prescription liquor amid ongoing debates over prohibition. The piece notes Virginia permits sale on prescription while the nation orders production for sales, and North Carolina remains dry.
The piece notes the Louisville and Cincinnati Packet Co on the brink of bankruptcy ending a century of river steam travel. It reflects on how passenger river service faded as trains and cars rose, wonders if a revival could spark a new era of slow, unhurried river travel. It also profiles Jim Thorpe, once the top athlete, now a ditch digger supporting his family with honest work.
An office sage notes that tunnels are called tubes perhaps due to the squeeze they provide, offering a humorous take on terminology and spatial design.
A serialized advice column answers reader questions on work, money, romance, health, and household woes. It includes jokey yet practical guidance from “MEANDERING with John mebane” with responses about staying in town work, capitalizing a name, marriage timing, cleaning and laundry, red hair lore, and general life wisdom. Kentucky’s five cent gasoline tax receipts in 1930 are briefly mentioned at the end.
A brief note describes making a small garden for a pet bird and a real estate sale in Guilford County North Carolina. The auction lists the land parcel in Point city with improvements and a start time, conducted by W. R. Smotes and attorneys Winston Brasefield.
Lexington March 17 Farmers Hardware Company announces a new hardware store opening next week in the Buchanan-Sheroff building on West Second Avenue. Frank Hulin, longtime local hardware executive, will manage the store as stock is assembled for the launch.
A weight loss claim promotes rapid four to seven pound weekly loss by clearing toxins with JAD SALTS and eating filling meals centered on fruits, vegetables, lean meats, and whole grains. The ad urges doctor approval and notes the salts serve as cleansing, while the diet does the fat burning.
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