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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1929
Page
4
A compact collection reflects on wealth and stewardship from Ecclesiastes and Goldsmith. It contrasts earth’s profits shared by all with the speaker claiming dominion over the world as creation’s heir.
A Washington address by Rev. Clarence True Wilson attacks the tobacco trust as the northern southern Methodism split deepens. The piece notes tobacco profits funding Duke University and preacher pensions while southern Methodism limits cigarette purchases and power funding shifts.
The article recounts the Sinclair Doheny plot to seize naval oil reserve lands, detailing Fall losing reputation estate and health, Doheny’s ruined life, Sinclair paying 25 million dollars plus hindered mobility and imprisonment, and the United States bearing financial costs and eroded public trust.
S. E. Thomason, a owner of The Greensboro Record, signs a statement denying claims that International Paper owns an interest in The Greensboro Record. The lawyered notice asserts that such assertions are baseless and that Bryan-Thomason holdings are unrelated to IP funds.
The Greensboro Record declares ownership by Bryan and associates and explains past transactions with International Paper. It states no part of the paper is owned by International Paper and promises open editorial content aligned with Greensboro and North Carolina citizens, free from outside business or political aims.
The piece notes a world 100 yard dash record being broken by three sprinters in separate divisions in the United States. It highlights a rapid emergence of 925 seconds men and four new track records for speed skill and strength achieved in Greensboro North Carolina, reflecting the era's athletic optimism.
Washington reports Lindsey Hopkins a Guilford county native now in charge of Georgia Republican reorganization. His selection signals the shift of notable southern figures toward the GOP and hints Georgia may be entering a period of political evolution similar to North Carolina.
The piece warns that municipal campaigns invite mudslinging and discourage qualified citizens from running. It urges raising election standards to reduce petty conflict and political henchmen, so voters can choose town directors with less confusion over minor issues.
An editorial urges citizens to vote on the city charter amendment, arguing the paper has not endorsed the change nor the legislature’s method. It contends participation remains robust under current or proposed systems and stresses electing capable, selfless leaders to steer city business.
Bruce Catton reflects on social contrasts between wealth and poverty in a mid western city. He notes a grand opera week beside a city employment office and argues that awareness of such disparities can spark progress. He warns against a high sugar import tax on Philippine sugar, urging restraint to maintain gains toward independence.
A Missouri girl achieves success by making stylish shoes in Paris while noting years of American Paris shoe manufacture. The article contrasts this with local factory trends and remarks on a town mayor in Illinois earning 50 cents yearly, far less than typical mayoral salaries.
Minnie Atkins Edwards argues for teacher retirement laws to shield aging educators from losing work and income. She cites states with retirement legislation, parent concerns, and comparisons to federal and private sector pension schemes, claiming happier, more efficient teachers and steadier school funding.
A campaign for a German American college led by Dr. Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy seeks a European center to study U S sociology economics and law. An initial 20600 dollar American gift and 2500 dollar annual subsidy are pledged to admit both European and American students.
Heinie Dotterer, a noted football prospect from New York University, left school to pursue a baseball career with the Rochester Internationals. The column notes typical marriage ages for men and women nearby.
A blaze at the New Jersey State Hospital for the Insane in Greystone near Morristown forced 1 400 men from the right wing and threatened 1 000 women in a neighboring section. Fire started in the Cupola and spread to the fifth story before containment. Doctor Marcus Curry pegged damage at 1 000 000 dollars amid frantic evacuations and swift police action.
Charles Evans Hughes Jr. was announced as solicitor general by President Hoover at the White House. The New York lawyer, son of former secretary of state Charles Evans Hughes, is connected with Hughes Rounds Schurman and Dwight and a Brown and Harvard Law School graduate. He was backed by the New York patronage committee and replaces William D. Mitchell.
The record lists Taft as chief justice, John W. Davis who served as ambassador to Great Britain and was the 1924 Democratic presidential candidate, and James M. Beck now a member of the House of Representatives.
The North Carolina pharmacist licensing exam will be held June 11 and 12 in the university pharmacy building Chapel Hill. The Board of Pharmacy members are E. V. Zoeller Tarboro president I W Ross Rocky Mount examiner in pharmacy J G Ballew Lenoir examiner in medicine and C P Greyer Morganton examiner in chemistry. About 25 applicants are expected making it one of the largest groups since the course change from two to three years.
Professor R D W Connor Kenan professor of history and author will speak to university students at chapel exercises Monday morning on The Historical Background of North Carolina This is the second of six lectures in the series Understanding Contemporary North Carolina Frank Graham gave the first lecture Other speakers include Deans Carroll and Hibbard R B House and Dr E Knight of the education school
London May 6 Second Officer Leslie Watson testified at the board of trade inquiry into the Vestris disaster. He said the sinking resulted from a combination of circumstances and that the ship was overladen. He noted the ship failed to steer at noon but downplayed its importance, and he dismissed the need for an early S O S. He later disclosed the draught to Captain Coombs after reaching New York.
Raymond Guest, younger brother of Winston Guest and a noted polo player, cannot play for Harvard this year due to ineligibility as a transfer student from McGill University. The piece notes a separate wartime statistic of 37,000,000 shell rounds used by the British army.
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