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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1929
Page
4
A sharp critique declares that speech without action harms more than fire and sword, branding the babbler as a driver of destruction. The remark contrasts violence with rhetoric during a period of unrest.
The editorial urges a well planned campaign for a proposed constitutional amendment allowing property classification for differing levies. It argues that current equal taxation is a constitutional handicap and that legislative freedom would aid fairer, more scientific tax plans, with continued evasion of wealth untaxed until classification becomes legal.
Rev. J. H. Stanberry pastor of an Asheville Baptist church resigns due to ill health from overwork to become a railway engineer. He plans to return to ministry after recovery and has a track record of drawing 7 000 converts as an evangelist and growing church membership by about 200.
The Chapel Hill Weekly condemns a state highway bill that allows counties to spend the added cent gasoline tax. It argues the measure breaks the policy of state control, risks waste, and undermines a unified road system by shifting funds to local governments.
The passage suggests that men whose work is mentally taxing benefit from occasional shifts into different tasks as a healthy escape. It emphasizes the value of variety to reduce fatigue and preserve well being.
The piece debates whether Policeman H. D. Stout may have been justified in using force and emphasizes the burden on prosecution to prove excessive force beyond reasonable doubt. It also argues for careful officer selection and notes a regional push toward coordinated industrial development and interplant resource sharing in the Southeast.
A group of fifteen editors from McGraw Hill publications led by Electrical World visited High Point and toured seven Southeastern states. They studied industrial activity in sixteen cities, noting genuine Southern industrial development and potential for future Dixie growth.
The state highway commission did not set the chairman's pay at the maximum allowed. The chairman will be paid 7500 dollars a year instead of 10000. J Elwood Cox called attention to the factual error. The earlier figure of 15000 dollars for Frank L Page covered a portion of his term.
The piece lauds Congress for voting a $5,000 annuity to Mrs. Leonard Wood, condemning earlier calls to cut the pension to $1,800. It calls pension-cutters small in stature and credits Congress for resisting penny-pinching amid large federal expenditures.
Mr. Hyde, newly named secretary of agriculture, owns three Missouri farms and has taken on a job to supplement duties.
The travel writer observes a cultural note that in Kurdistan a wife and a goat share the same price, while in America the two sometimes marry.
Jule Warren, head of the North Carolina Education Association, criticizes the democratic majority for neglecting schools during the last general assembly. He urges teachers to support Republicans for better school legislation, citing Hancock bill provisions and increased equalization funds.
Lieut G N Coughland, holder of the Irish native half mile record, retires from the Free State army to become physical director at the Irish College of Physical Culture in Dublin. He is in Germany studying modern athletic training methods and remains active in track events.
Gardening in High Point advises extra precautions when transplanting trees shrubs and vines outside the dormant season. Keep soil intact with a ball of earth avoid wilting puddle plants mulch and water during dry spells. Ensure quick delivery and planting by the seller to prevent shock and losses.
Senate agricultural committee plans to draft a new farm relief measure starting Monday for introduction at the April 15 special session. President Hoover backs cooperative effort with Congress and will share ideas after the bill takes shape. Senator McNary to meet White House and guide hearings using last session’s proposal as a baseline with a federal farm board and a $360,000 revolving fund.
A brief dialogue fragment shows the first coed accusing the anatomy professor relationship, while the second coed says she has learned her lesson. The line is credited to Life.
A March 22 1929 letter from an Oak Hill citizen argues the South must protect women and uphold law while maintaining racial distinctions. He condemns violence by blacks and praises white vigilance, urging calm policing and order to preserve the region’s heritage and safety.
London report says the English Lawn Tennis Association will award gold medals to all British women players in the Gutmann Cup nations series against the United States. It will also create ranking lists for both sexes, with the first rankings issued at season end.
Henry L. Stimson arrives to assume the office of Secretary of State as President Hoover plans extended talks. Kellogg stays on to help and discuss Europe as diplomatic appointments and the Root formula for the world court enter focus. Hoover shifts from domestic matters to foreign policy with expected reshuffles in South American postings.
Brockton high school basketball team finished a 20 game schedule without a loss. Five of the nine players are on the honor roll, with Herbert Semino an honor student all four years. Two more first-team members are honor students, while the rest are near that level.
A poetic reflection on a man admiring a woman who neatly ties her shoe and gathers a wandering hair. The speaker contrasts many wives and maidens with the one who could bind him, alluding to a memorable, intimate gesture cited in the Virginia Quarterly Review.
A motorist argues with a COP over parking by a fire hydrant as a car catches fire. The scene shifts to emergency response and scene safety. The incident underscores the risk of parked vehicles blocking hydrants during emergencies.
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