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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1926
Page
4
Meditation on John 17 12 19 emphasizes self denial over cloistered safety. True prayer and deeds rise from unselfish goodness, aiming to imitate Christ as a Life-Giver who serves others. Lord grant grace to pattern thy life and to embrace liberating, joy giving love that serves first. Amen.
The piece challenges Herbert Hoover’s claim that a Senate vote to forgive half Italy’s debt would lift Italians of all moral obligations. It notes French debt talks failed domestically, while the U.S. debt commission backs an Italian plan. It argues the term moral obligations is unclear and not easily lifted without broader action.
The article discusses Charlotte aiming to revive the Twentieth as a central calendar date after World War I. It notes Miss Talley, a new opera star, to visit Charlotte to help promote the revival of the celebration.
Danville Virginia March 29 Rev M F Ham left with a check for 5189 the result of a church revival fundraiser held after five services. William J Ramsay traveling to Wilson New York criticized payment for lights and minister chairs saying working people contributed more. The piece notes past tax talk and calls for prudent separation of church and state in funding church needs.
The Dr Crawford W Long statue was revealed in the national statuary hall in Washington. The Georgia physician, discoverer of anaesthesia, is honored for a world changing medical advance while war and warrior praise are contrasted with slow recognition for scientists.
In Raleigh yesterday a Reidsville lawyer declared his utter contempt for Aaron Sapiro amid federal court charges by the Tobacco Growers' cooperative association. The remark drew counter from North Carolina lawyers who argued Sapiro is not contemptible, noting his skill as a lawyer and mixed opinions about him.
The piece portrays the Irish as whimsical and puzzling yet vivid individuals who lift national mood as the fairy folk reemerge in Erin. It suggests decades of hardship give way to hopeful times with the return of the little people and their eerie music on hillside vision.
A juvenile judge criticizes local businessmen for hiring boys under the school attendance age. He urges employers to cooperate with school officers and the court. He suggests certificates from school authorities proving age to curb misrepresentation and enforce the law.
With the rapid pace of announced polar flight plans, officials warn of a need to bolster Arctic law enforcement this coming summer. Authorities anticipate expanded patrols, search and rescue readiness, and regulatory oversight as missions increase in high latitudes.
During a frantic session the French chamber debated a proposal to ban all day suckers as the franc plummeted and France faced debt, with Deputy Guerin the druggist championing the cause for the sake of the children and La Patrie. Separate notes report New Jersey drunken driving, Menominee student drinking probes, Princeton liquor dives, and dry law enforcement by Gov. Pinchot. Mary B. Dillon rises to lead a major Brooklyn company, prompting questions about women in offices.
Wheeler ridicules the idea of a referendum on prohibition and aligns with reformers who argue the people should be saved from themselves.
Freshmen at Cleveland college who object to the stewed cat initiation dish learn it is a long used Spanish staple. The tale questions whether this background would change their stance on the ritual.
The Lexington Dispatch defends Hoyle Link as sincere and ethical, denying corruption claims about influencing clemency decisions. It asserts Link does not handle pardons or paroles and that Governor McLean reviews clemency, noting Davidson county has seen few unworthy grants since his tenure.
The New York brokerage reports stock in Piedmont & Northern as a promising investment with earnings shown and earnings conservation cited. The observer notes expected extensions north of Charlotte to Winston-Salem and a Gastonia Spartanburg link, with $5,841 shares outstanding and 555,460 dollars in net earnings, or 647 dollars per share.
The High Point High School baseball team will meet Winston-Salem High School tomorrow at 3:30 PM on the High Point College grounds instead of Welch Field. The locals show improving form after three games and plan for a strong showing with Currie pitching and a lineup featuring Foust, Chilton, McAuley, Pierce, Wood, Dixon, Fritz, and Hill. Admission is free.
High Point Red Sox in their season opener at Welch Field lose a well played exhibition to the Brooklyn Cuban Giants. Gaither starred in the field and with two safeties, while both teams’ pitching held the hit total in check.
The Senate tariff commission issued a subpoena to obtain confidential tariff reports including linseed oil records and a sugar report. Chairman Marvin had refused to disclose the vote on the linseed oil inquiry, claiming confidentiality. Senator LaFollette pressed for production, and the session adjourned until tomorrow.
In Washington on March 30 Georgia and the nation honor Crawford William Long, discoverer of anesthesia, with the unveiling of his statue in the Capitol’s statue hall. Daughters Emure Long and Frances Long Taylor pull the cord as Chief Justice Richard B. Russell presents the bust to Georgia, then Attorney General Napier offers it to the U S government, with Senator Harris drafting the federal acceptance speech.
Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton star in Behind the Front at the American Theatre under American Legion auspices. The Swede detective and his partner chase a flirtatious woman, enlist in the army, and deliver broad humor with war-time army etiquette. Clarence Schultheiss performs wartime songs as local crowds pack the venue tonight and tomorrow. Wade Renfrow.
William Wright a Missouri butter and egg man known to sculptors as a perfect Greek God specimen wishes his address kept secret while in town after receiving amorous notes tied to his statue of Adam.
Adam Berry, 71, a retired farmer in Council Bluffs, is learning to read and write with a private teacher. Since his wife died, she managed their accounts and correspondence, and he now spends four hours daily on lessons to keep his finances straight and avoid an uninteresting old age.
Police declare such endurance tests nuisances and announce no further public glass cage fasts by Mr. Jolly following a 44 day record.
Leland L. Duncan and his wife, Rin Tin Tin’s owners, face a divorce action alleging cruelty to the wife. The suit centers on marital rather than animal welfare.
Kiwanis club directors will meet Thursday night at 6 30 at the Country Club according to a new announcement. The earlier notice saying it was a general member meeting was corrected.
A nationwide survey of prohibition conditions will be conducted this summer by Assistant Secretary Andrews who heads the treasury city enforcement organization. After July 1 he will tour the country from the southern border to the Pacific coast and back via the northern boundary line, his first field check-up since taking office a year ago.
The New Orleans cotton market opened firm with first trades up 10 to 12 points as bad weather in the belt brings heavy snow and low temperatures in the west. May at 18.21 and October at 17.35 marked early highs before easing 3 to 5 points. undertone remains firm due to the weather.
Miss Sallie Ratcliffe is appointed to handle the sale of Stone Mountain Memorial Coins at Bay Street school. Practically all students will be asked to buy as many coins as possible.
The Guilford County Medical Society plans its monthly meeting at the Sherdon hotel Thursday night at 8 o clock with Drs Joseph A Elliott L Todd and Claude B Squires as principal speakers. They will discuss skin cancer urinary tract cancers and acute gonorrhea in the male followed by a panel discussion by Drs Perry Parran Jarboe and Keiger.
Reports of continued wet weather and low south temperatures spurred buying on firm Liverpool cables. Early trading showed a 9 to 14 point advance, with May climbing to 19.04 and nearby to 17.95 as the market stayed active and firm in heavy trading.
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