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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1932
Page
4
A short reflection notes that all is vanity and vexation of spirit from Ecclesiastes and quotes William Penn on the vain man being everyone’s tool, warning against self-deception and folly.
A discussion argues against a federal sales tax measure noting its defeat with 153 supporters. Proponents claim income tax is fairer, better reaching net earnings, while opponents fear burden on the public and favor broader base inclusion, lowering exemptions to require more people to share costs.
A clever street vendor on Main Street demonstrated a rapid sequence of pseudo trades from fifty cents to a dollar and beyond, enticing a crowd and prompting police involvement as sales, bonuses, and risky offers escalated. The episode ended with lost bets and a tainted crowd mood as the ruse collapsed.
The piece weighs the proposal to fix Easter by calendar reform citing uncertain crucifixion dates, lunar origins, and secular advantages. It notes support from some church leaders including a Moravian bishop, mentions two candidate Easter dates April 9 and April 22, and warns Easter could fall midweek if reform passes.
Roy Reynolds campaigns for the U S senate adopting an anti prohibition stance and urging cash hoarding to protect funds. The colorful candidate figures in a lively race with uncertain impact on votes, amid polls and past results as observers debate his appeal.
Bruce Catton critiques high society for hobnobbing with gangsters and crime leaders. He cites Helen Worden of the New York World Telegram noting how rummies and vice bosses have entered elite circles, highlighting Park Avenue ties and a broader moral reckoning for the American leisure class.
A narrator chats with a bus driver who rides to Raleigh and Greensboro while promising to make up time. The driver, amused by party girls, rails at gossiping women and parrotlike chatter, revealing a wary view of marriage and life on the road. A brief poem about love follows.
A street merchant sold fountain pens for five dollars, knives for twenty five cents and watches for ten dollars each. He left an unknown number of items after deputies shut him down. Disappointed buyers hunted for refunds while some admitted borrowing money to gamble on quick profits.
Virginia governor signs a measure allowing prisoners ordered to pay fines and court costs to be released on bond while they earn the money. The policy aims to relieve jail crowding by letting offenders work to satisfy financial obligations, reducing state costs.
The piece highlights Gandhi's library in a Polish jail where Thoreau and Carlyle are read as revolutionary handbooks. It argues these authors inspire resistance to oppression and urge action against established order. It then comments on the proposed lame duck constitutional amendment and rapid state ratifications.
A scenario writer reportedly juggling four plots created three carbons of the first script, risking accusations of duplication and potential trouble with rights and originality.
With beer consumption falling, officials in England weigh a prohibition act aimed at restoring normalcy and curbing the decline in drink sales.
A Polish man asserts he can turn sand into gold, while the prospect of more nations abandoning the gold standard sparks speculation about a shift in value and monetary strategy.
The Pee Dee Manufacturing company paid a six percent dividend totaling 22 500 dollars to its stockholders as announced.
Rutherford County has paid its entire floating debt and paid twelve thousand dollars on outstanding bonds this month and is meeting all payments regularly.
Katherine Deligny argues that labeling child actions as bad harms growth. Parents should redirect attention to healthier habits rather than scolding. Early restraint risks deeper issues. explaining reasons to older children helps their reasoning.
A religious lyric on Good Friday recounts Jesus on the cross with sorrowful imagery. The Enterprise notes Archdale hoarding advice and includes a reader letter about Archdale residents spending money, pony clipping, yard work, and a shop being stocked.
The author argues that adults know little about how children think and that parental training should focus on allowing the child to be themselves and on self-knowledge first. He discusses how habits form and how adults mistake guesswork for effective guidance.
A list shaped like a crossword with both horizontal and vertical clues. The grid includes odds and ends such as old liquid measures, animal terms, region names, and assorted nouns. Answers likely span geography, common objects, and language trivia from a compact European style puzzle.
Pastor Edwin Suits of the Randolph M. P. circuit delivered a forceful sermon at the North Hamilton Street Church of Christ last night. He cited 1 Corinthians 15:3 and argued Christ died in the prime of life for a cause hard to die for. Tonight another service at 7 30 with either the pastor or a visiting minister from Winston Salem.
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York will speak at the Charlotte Independence Day celebration on May 20 barring an unforeseen emergency.
With no more than two candidates for each office, Hickory cancels the planned municipal primary set for next Monday to save expense.
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