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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1931
Page
4
A Baptist style reflection cites simplicity and godly sincerity as the path of honest discourse. The speaker emphasizes conscience over fleshly wisdom and notes their worldly conduct has been clear to the audience in the grace of God.
A radio address by A. J. Maxwell, revenue commissioner, critiques the revised revenue bill crafted by the Raleigh House finance committee. The speech marks a break with the committee and predicts the bill’s failure, noting growing opposition in both the Senate and House to the McLean sales tax approach. Maxwell’s stance echoes past dissents and underscores opposition to the six month delay on ad valorem taxes.
Maxwell denounces the mandate as unworthy and illogical arguing the general assembly alone can determine statutes. He questions whether current laws outrank the enacted bill and urges correction if it rests on a misconception, positioning himself as a spokes man for minority finance committee views.
Richard B. Harrison son of former enslaved people will receive the Spingarn medal for outstanding achievement by a member of the Negro race. The award will be conferred by Herbert H. Lehman in a special ceremony. Harrison, famed as the fehovaly in The Green Pastures, has long promoted Negro dramatic arts and led the department of dramatic art at Greenboro Agricultural and Technical College.
The country faces a deep business downturn with unemployment around six million in January and tax cuts boosting caution. Signs of gradual improvement exist, but full reabsorption will take months, requiring patience and courage to avert a relapse while the nation's resilience and resources sustain faith in eventual recovery.
The county board of elections approves John W. Clinard W C Idol and R R Ragan as the first municipal election board under the new charter. Citizens praised for integrity and businesslike conduct, signaling good management and a separation of election duties from party control while avoiding partisan influence.
The framers face a key puzzle in appointive quality under the new charter. Leaders must ensure candidates on both tickets meet high standards to offer voters a genuine choice. The sole aim is better city government, and any move toward a municipal spoils system will be opposed. Strong, economical control is desired, regardless of party.
A column presents reader inquiries on contests love jobs and future plans. The narrator offers brief, dated style responses noting uncertainties and advising patience and practical steps while answering varied questions about marriage luck travel and missing persons, with some playful or cryptic replies.
The article notes shifts in money in circulation per capita from 1918 to 1931, detailing declines due to reduced payrolls and prices, large bank failures in St. Louis and Richmond, and withdrawals from Federal Reserve banks. It cites December 1930 and March 1931 figures, plus postal savings deposits reaching record highs.
Conservation and Industry criticizes newspapers for underreporting hunting and fishing in sports pages. North Carolina counts 385,690 hunters and fishermen versus 391,094 total fans of baseball, football, golf, and tennis, urging editors to balance space with stronger factual backing.
An odd item notes a dance tune titled Influenza Foxtrot and a playful jab at the governor. The lifer writer mentions Get hot and a pardon line. The passage blends music entertainment with a political dig in a clipped newspaper style.
A noted stage star struggles to win audience reaction during a matinée film screening. Critics note the performance lags behind expectations as several scenes play to an unresponsive crowd.
The North Carolina State college extension service reports farmers in the state received 42,760,350 dollars less in 1930 than in 1922. Last year net farm income was about 62,000,000 dollars, compared with 104,470,000 dollars in 192%.
Boston business owner James Mac Pherson weighs installing a burglar alarm after burglars visited his Dorchester shop thirty times in ten years. The string of incidents has prompted the owner to pursue security options.
A revival of Blossom Time in New York last week delighted first-nighters with a sentimental tale of Franz Schubert. The production emphasizes romance over strict biography, featuring a shy struggling composer and a charming soprano, delivering melodious music and strong performances that left the crowd moved and impressed.
Guilford College A Capella choir will give a sacred program in the Thomasville high school auditorium tomorrow at eight thirty. Sponsored by the Thomasville Woman's Club and supported by the story club and local churches, the concert is expected to draw a large audience before the choir opens its North Carolina tour. The event marks the choir's final local appearance before spring vacation travel north.
In High Point today the Carolina Good Will Air Tour arrives, celebrating aviation’s progress from early risky flights to modern travel. A feature Autogiro by Juan de la Cierva, touted as safer and slower to fly, is explained with its winged blades, lift, and simple takeoffs.
Cleveland March 91. Speed of 300 to 400 miles per hour is the target for the national air races at Cleveland from August 29 to September 7. Clifford Henderson, managing director, revealed plans for new speed records, streamlined designs, retractible landing gear to cut resistance, wing changes, and variable pitch propellers to gain up to 20 miles per hour. Alfred Williams is developing a compact 1,000 to 1,500 horsepower motor.
Wilmington March 21 Four survivors of five officers who fired on a mail truck driver will be arraigned Wednesday on murder charges filed by A P Gardner Goldsboro. The driver W P Starling was killed after fatally wounding a deputy. Grand jury to review evidence. The four named are A B Crews L M Massey EB J Hale and Foster Davis.
Prince of Wales and Prince George arrived in Montevideo after a Buenos Aires layover where the prince lost his topcoat. He wore a lumberjack style flannel shirt and, despite chilly weather, proceeded with a tight schedule of appointments before departing early Sunday. The missing coat sparked a flutter as coats were checked at the ramp but none matched the kingly garment. The prince called his Buenos Aires visit enchanting.
Sea Soldier, sired by Man o War, won the Carolina Cup race at Camden on March 21 in the second annual running. The event, under the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association rules, drew spectators from nearly every state and Canada to the racing program this afternoon.
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