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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1927
Page
4
The fragment presents two quotations about influence and character. A biblical verse cautions that evil communications corrupt good manners, while a French philosopher notes we tend to imitate others, risking vices over virtues.
Poem about leaving shore and sea voyage with a final voyage beyond time and place. The speaker hopes to meet his Pilot face to face after crossing the bar and fears no farewell sadness. A meditation on death and passing from life to afterlife.
The Enterprise pays tribute to Mrs. Bettie Alston Clark as she begins her ninety-first year. The note lauds her constructive life and wide influence, highlighting her guidance of seven boys raised as her own who grew to manhood and built families, with several achieving notable success.
Raleigh reports department officials are hunting the loophole in the 1927 legislation that raises costs for motorists. The changes include two licenses, a 30 cent card holder for windshields, and six month licenses, with annual renewals to January 1 to align with other states.
Rail company shows awareness of needed grade crossing improvements near High Point and awaits a plan agreement. Authorities push for a workable scheme to ensure safe passage and avoid compulsory action.
The town frets over grade crossings and railroad tracks cutting through the business district. Proposals range from track lowering to a Main Street subway amid mayoral backing and public opposition from retailers. Officials urge expert study to test viability while noting railway rights and property issues. Canada US trade ties highlighted as figures show strong exchange. Forest ranger misperceptions challenged by a Department of Agriculture warning against romantic notions of the job.
The North Carolina D A R convention at Wilmington aims to present a non controversial program. Governor McLean will deliver the main address on Patriotism as Senator Borah is not attending and his invitation was strongly protested. The organizers favor speakers who are dependable patriots with anti radical views and strong southern attachment.
The University of Georgia faces a clash as undergraduate Jen F. Cheek editor of The Iconoclast is accused by a faculty committee of printing disrespectful and scurrilous material. His articles questioned athlete recruiting through alumni scholarships and 40 dollars monthly and opposed 200 000 for a football stadium when funds were scarce.
A satirical reflection questions a census style claim that 38 percent work for a living while 71 million bootleggers are cited as mislead. It jokes that many nonworking figures are porters and press agents and notes a single man who tracks the Prince of Wales's horse falls as proof of genuine work.
The article notes new Pullman sleeping cars include passenger bedrooms and questions whether this device will lower travel costs. It discusses the potential impact on passenger comfort and pricing strategies.
A Connecticut professor spends spare time on street corners in New York and London noting people and things. The article ponders how many bets he has been offered on ponies.
The Enterprise urges confidence in the rural church amid decline in supporting families and rising new denominations, arguing a future “new day” will arrive and that faith should persist despite fears of peasant-like decline. It notes communities may see boundary shifts and local conditions influence outcomes.
A reader rejects lowering tracks or building a Main Street subway. They urge routing traffic off Main and Wrenn by opening Perry Street underpass, extending Willowbrook underpass, bridging Hamilton, and closing multiple crossings to keep only Main and Wrenn grade crossings. The plan aims to relieve congestion at modest cost.
A critic declares last day June as the moment to retreat to the coal cellar to avoid graduates from journalism courses. He argues such programs mislead youths about writing careers, saying writers are born not made and newsroom job spots are far too limited for the number trained.
An excerpt notes a Greyhound running a quarter mile in 25 25 seconds, highlighting impressive pace for the breed and its reputation for speed.
A biographical sketch collection outlines the life of Dr. William E. Gilroy D D, presenting key moments in his career and influence. Compiled as a formal portrait by Kroesen, the sketches trace education, ministry, and public service with period tone and reverent detail.
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