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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1932
Page
4
Sunday piece notes candidates for governor and 1938 legislature stressing economy while warning only a balanced budget can prevent a fiscal crisis. Estimated deficits reach six million to double that by June 30, 1933, including a 2.3 million inherited shortfall.
The piece argues for financing past due street assessments through building and loan associations and finance corporations. It cites High Point and Winston Salem as examples, noting multi million dollar arrears and a shift to credit-based relief via the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to help homeowners and relieve municipal strain. It suggests applying the same idea locally.
Government plans a new High Point post office hinge on local labor needs. Officials emphasize employing local workers in construction to support the project and boost community employment.
High Point officials and building tradesmen debate wage scale for the new post office project. The issue centers on localizing work to keep labor in town while balancing fairness to workers and contractors amid federal unemployment relief efforts.
The piece argues for a back-to-the-farm shift amid city unemployment, noting North Carolina’s farm growth while cities shed population. It cites a city survey relocating 200 families to farms and four months of aid, then county support for self-sustaining cases, and links decentralization to economic recovery and the flaws of a system built on mass labor.
This 1932 note recalls Whit Sunday or Pentecost May 15th marked as the first festival instituted by the Christian church and described as the most momentous of the three great church feasts.
The article explores Pentecost as the church’s birthday tied to Jewish festival roots, the gathering of first fruits, and the descent of the Holy Spirit. It covers calendar variability, the term Whitsun tide, baptism customs in white, and ceremonial pageantry with trumpets, fire, doves, and blossoms. It notes royal and literary prominence of the festival across medieval Europe.
E B White writes that personal affairs prevent accepting a Republican sheriff nomination but will vote for Republican principles at the polls. He thanks supporters and remains committed to the party.
A historical argument urges working people to vote to protect independence and labor gains. It warns against flatterers and political tricksters, stresses electing honest lawmakers, and says the laborer earns rewards only through participation at the ballot box. Written as a sharp call to reflect on civic duty by Covington.
High Point North Carolina resident Daily Smith letters President Hoover asking about a rumored wage claim. Letter is acknowledged by Secretary Lawrence Richey who states no basis in truth and that the President opposes wage reductions in industry and government.
The High Point De Molay chapter will host the quarterly district conference with a banquet at 7 PM and a 9 PM dance at the High Point Country Club next Friday. Districts include Gastonia Winston-Salem Mt Airy Greensboro and High Point. Master Councilor Jester Pierce leads the local chapter.
The passage extols nature with sunshine showers birds and flowers. It urges people to drop complaint and open eyes to God’s universe and its riches and to take courage.
Sir Oliver Lodge says mankind nears wonderful discoveries that could release new forces. He warns spirituality lags behind and misuse could lead to war, barbarism, and the ruin of the international dream of peace.
Dr. L. P. Jacks argues in Challenge of Life that modern machinery and trade pressure demand high courage and adherence to sacrifice, honesty, and cooperation for the general good, echoing the heroes who laid strong foundations.
A columnist argues for a return to sound political science and history. He urges strong leaders who resist lobbyists and plutocrats and promote principled policy over self interest.
All honor to Rotary International for the spirit of good cheer and optimism that its members brought to High Point in their district meeting this week. The world is better and life richer because of organizations of this kind. To foster human brotherhood and international goodwill is to lay safe foundations for enduring peace.
The remark emphasizes that future progress depends less on current standings than on deliberate, principled action. It frames problems as calls to concrete deeds guided by values rather than mere reflection.
An essay argues against foolish spending and fake economies, urging prudent use of resources. It notes two current maxims in England, Spend wisely and Buy British, and extends the message to America with a call to spend according to means to aid both self and neighbor.
The passage asserts that America rose to prosperity rapidly yet fell ill gradually. It warns that the recovery will be slow and painful, requiring citizens to cast out fear to regain progress and stand on a solid upward course.
The speaker urges financial retrenchment but rejects lax law enforcement and argues a billion dollars to end kidnapping murder and gang activity would be worthwhile. Emphasizes the hour of trial and the need for effective educators to teach citizenship and right thinking to prevent a blot on the nation’s liberty.
A reflective poem speaks of sowing kindness and effort despite gloom. It urges persistence as the tide of life cycles, promising growth and eventual harvest. Names and places are not specified.
A critical review introduces The Private Life of Guy de Maupassant by Ronald de L. Kirkbride, praising its biographical framing and intimate portrayal of the author’s desires and madness. It highlights the book’s portrayal of de Maupassant’s life, love, and mental decline, with references to his death in a straitjacket and two suicide attempts. The piece also surveys other contemporary works and authors, including John Charles McNeill and Cuthbert A. Palmer, and touches on upcoming publications in English publishing.
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