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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1929
Page
4
A brief reading item quotes I am the good shepherd from St John 10 11 and adds a Whittier line about simple duty leaving no room for fear. The note appears as a brief devotional snippet dated Monday May 13 1929.
R Hester of Durham argues that power company ownership of newspapers could bias coverage in the Carolinas. He claims such investments pose no harm, while noting many editors insist on independence from advertisers and major interests. He warns that press objectivity could suffer under power company control.
In Forsyth County 4 098 pupils are transported at a mileage cost of four tenths of a cent per mile. Elsewhere Alleghany has no public school transport. Swain County spends 71 1 cents per mile for 304 pupils. The University News Letter notes potential value in broader study.
A comparison shows Forsyth at four tenths of a cent per student mile and Guilford at six tenths, with Forsyth carrying 4 098 students and Guilford 3 610. North Carolina's total student transport bill for 1927-28 was 1 675 979, highlighting volume effects on costs.
In Des Moines Iowa the university board of trustees dismissed the president and several faculty members over charges of modernist ideas while defending the board head against impropriety. The board also cited debt reduction as evidence supporting the president. The dispute pitted religiously supported leadership against reform-minded educators amid personal scandal.
The article argues the Knowles report offers direct proposals for city action and stresses that making the report easily accessible is crucial to maximizing its influence. Reproduced maps are highlighted as integral, marking an excellent step in using the planner’s services for the city’s investment.
The piece argues that modern life runs on trust in unseen others and notes overload on ships like Vestris as a factor in disaster. It laments competence erosion, discusses army aviation and civilian pilots, and critiques privileges like freedom of the port for returning Congress members amid a New Jersey shooting incident.
The Southern Baptist Convention faced a clash over women speaking when Dr. J W Porter of Lexington Kentucky objected to a woman addressing the meeting and stormed out after being overruled. The piece notes growing female participation in religious life and asks why women should not be heard in religious gatherings.
City council authorized a limited edition of Morris Knowles Pittsburgh report on High Point urban planning. The redesigned planner’s report may guide future city improvements, though full execution is financially impossible and changes will be phased as the city develops.
Br B L Doheny purchased at public auction the ranch of his friend former Secretary Fall. The deal labels him as the Fall guy in the transaction. Tom Mix indicted by a federal grand jury for withholding 100000 income taxes saying he does not know about the income tax affair and may have been mixed up.
In December the president and Mrs Hoover will entertain the cabinet and their wives. The piece playfully suggests bringing Al Capone to the capital to settle the social issue.
A pocket tester for bootleg liquor disclosed the presence of wood alcohol and was shown at a New York chemical exposition. The report notes how to respond if the TPs melt and raises safety concerns.
In a May 13 1929 letter MO Wi Hester of Durham NC defends ownership of newspapers by power companies and major trusts. He argues such ties fund colleges churches and hospitals and urges readers to expose connections rather than fear them. He envisions power funds shaping principal moral social and educational aims nationwide.
Emma Smith, a Black resident of 515 Loflin Street, suffered non serious bruises after a brawl at the Loflin flats yesterday at about 6 15 pm. Four Black men were arrested for disorderly conduct and affray and jailed for trial today. She was taken to High Point hospital by Sechrest ambulance and later released to her home.
A poetic excerpt by Harry Kemp praising a quiet bell toll and celestial imagery appears alongside a garbled line about Sumatran rubber shipments totaling nearly 4,009,000 pounds over the last twelve months.
The Department of Commerce weekly state ment from Charlotte notes money turnover rose versus the prior week but lagged a year earlier. Petroleum output fell from last week but topped the prior year, coal and lumber rose or held gains, freight loadings up 6 percent versus last year, wholesale prices flat versus last week but below last year, and loans and rates mixed with stock and failures varying.
The article notes Jamestown Virginia founded in 1607 and marks 322 years since. It highlights the early group of 105 colonists, of whom 12 were laborers, with John Smith as a pivotal yet disputed leader amid wilderness battles and misperceptions about Smith's exploits.
Charters granted in Raleigh on May 13 list Poole's Inc Gastonia Thigpen Kimball Shoe Co Inc Enfield Thomas J Capper Inc Charlotte Martin County Warehouse Company Williamston with authorized capitals from 10000 to 40000 and subscriptions ranging from 3000 to 15000 to multiple local and out of state investors.
A witty dialogue from Vienna features a father lamenting being at the bottom of a social class and his son replying that all other places are taken. The exchange reflects humor about status and competition.
A dense listing of radio programs across multiple stations including WEAF WJZ WABC and WBZ. Highlights include Half Hour of Dinner Music Ben Pollock Hotel Dance Orchestra World Today Frances Papperte and multiple hour long features and concerts across stations like WOR WHAM WSM and WJZ. The schedule shows varied music orchestras opera and news blocks with regional station coverage and times in Pacific Standard Time.
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