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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1932
Page
4
A brief anthology line presents Psalms 187 5 reminding of Jerusalem and a remark from Ausonius about Barth producing nothing worse than an ungrateful man.
The High Point community reflects on J Elwood Cox banker and city builder who shaped local industry after the Civil War. He allied conservatism with bold enterprise aiding road building Duke foundation philanthropy Guilford College and local manufacturing. He died before the bank collapse was fully assessed.
A Charlotte inventor unveiled the Semagraph, an electric ray powered device that automates Linotype operation. The machine, patented and demonstrated before publishing insiders, claims to let one man run four Linotypes, doubling output and reducing labor. Critics warn of jobs fears amid rising automation.
The piece contrasts 1928 Virginia support for Hoover and anti Smith labor with 1932 trends showing a strong move toward repeal of the eighteenth amendment. It notes Virginia’s growing doubt about Prohibition and hints at a Roosevelt Tammany link, while detailing farm shifts toward self sufficiency and new income from a Farmers’ Produce exchange in Durham County enabling purchases of goods once hard to obtain.
A Philadelphia lawyer bought a standard gauge line from West Denton Maryland to Lewes Delaware at a receiver sale for 26000. The 41 mile railroad has four box cars and a locomotive and the buyer says he plans to run it at least for a time. The move reflects a wish many share to own a railroad for play and curiosity. Separately a Manila dispatch notes the Philippine Civic Union plans a boycott of American goods to press for immediate independence. If enacted the United States would try to break the boycott, risking delay of independence promised by Bills in Congress.
A comic portrait presents a meticulous female shopper testing bolts of blue cloth. The scene captures glare, sniffing, and ruthless selectivity as clerks endure her critique before she seeks the shoe department, ending with a dramatic curtain.
A Republican leader valued for wartime service and belief in capitalism. His role in the community and state was prominent. His death coincides with a banking disaster that ended a force driving the city’s material growth for years.
A Dur ham man, George Watts Hill, asserts farming in North Carolina is profitable despite low prices. He notes personal interest in farming and expects criticism for praising profits from cotton and tobacco.
Several large hat manufacturers are evaluating a merger not to cut overhead but to tighten market position. The talks focus on strategic consolidation while avoiding costly duplication and seeking lasting stability.
The remark suggests a joke about opera star Rosa Ponselle seeking a spouse and hints at financial disclosure. The quip notes the average person speaks 10,000 words daily while asserting wives are not average.
Former heavyweight champion Jess Willard told a Los Angeles court he is broke raising question whether he will attempt another comeback.
Dr Fred F Brown executive secretary of the Southern Baptists Promotion Committee and Knoxville pastor will address Baptists and others at 7 30 this evening at the First Baptist Church. He travels this spring urging revival and observance of April 10 17 as a week of prayer and consecration.
The Enterprise invites High Point readers to hear Dr. Fred F. Brown, pastor of First Baptist Knoxville, at the local church tonight. His decade as pastor has seen 2,470 new members, a half‑million dollar building, and annual mission gifts of about 75,000 dollars.
Funeral services for A. M. Stroud age 80 of Davie County were held at Society Baptist Church. Rev. R L Smith led the service with Rev. W L McSwain assisting. Pallbearers included Everett Stroud and several relatives. a large crowd attended.
March 29 near Tarboro a gun battle followed a still raid. Ash ley Moore, described as a blockader, was shot at and Deputy Sheriff Harry Mayo lost an eye. Deputy Watson was wounded in the face. Hugh Pittman, found at the still with Moore, is held as the first shooter. Deputies Felton and Charlie oo escaped injury.
The earliest entry in Lexington Kentucky track books notes Frog Town running three miles in 5.29 percent in 1872, marking a historic performance for the era.
American scientists report tung oil from Chinese tung trees may transform Georgia to Florida cotton patches into vast oil groves. Gardner cites rising imports and estimates 100 trees per acre could meet oil needs, with yields cited up to 200 gallons per acre after seven years.
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Jane Hyde were held Sunday at 3 p.m. from her daughter Mrs. T. L. Freeman’s home in Springfield. Rev. George T. Tunstall of Green Street Baptist Church officiated. O Arthur Kirkman spoke for the family as a quartet sang several hymns. Pallbearers included W. B. Warner and J. Kidd. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery. Mrs. Hyde died Friday after a brief illness.
First Presbyterian church presented special Easter music with a junior choir of 18 and a senior choir of 22. The senior choir performed The Resurrection and the Life by R Spaulding Stroughton. Soloists included Marion Burgess Elizabeth Munroe Clarence Schultheiss and Bart Abels. Under Dan Smiths plan choir membership doubled in 18 months and average attendance across services and rehearsals is about 20 with free voice lessons offered to choir members.
The regular supper meeting at Central Friends church will feature a musical program as the final event in the annual supper program series. Those without tickets should reserve with Miss Ann Mon.
Dan D. Woods, 77, nearly blind farm superintendent at Tomotley and Cheetee clubs, receives a $10,000 cash bequest from Robert M. McCurdy of Morristown New Jersey. Woods, longtime associate and “sports superintendent,” plans to use the money to support his wife and many children after years of modest income.
Indianapolis driver Jose Russo became the first man on the moto speedway this year marking a swift start to the season for local racing talent.
The Fort Sill Oklaw artillery school expands its sports program by adding volleyball to the athletic curriculum enhancing physical training and team activities for cadets.
The notices list events at Denhall by noon tomorrow. Supper is at 6 41. Junior boys and girls meet at 5 30, Teacher Training class at 6, and a prayer meeting in the church annex at 8.
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