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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1931
Page
4
On Saturday May 16 1981 a reflective piece laments that people do not repent their wickedness and continue on their chosen paths as if driven by fate. The speaker notes stubborn self deception and a heedless drift away from moral duty.
The 1931 legislative session nears its end as a 15 cent ad valorem tax proposal to fund schools is set for intro in both houses. McLean, who controls the house majority, is pivotal as party lines read 44 to 4 against ad valorem, with debate over who bears school costs and whether the plan aligns with senate will. The piece weighs potential outcomes, political maneuvering, and the pope’s call for economic reform amid global unrest.
The Roman pope spoke on labor themes by radio, echoing familiar stump speech material used by congressional candidates. The event underscores the church's longstanding influence as a stabilizing force in European and global society, regardless of individual religious views.
A tribute drawing parallels between Belasco and other pioneering figures like Steinmetz and Edison. The piece honors imagination over profit, portraying Belasco as a member of a noble “aristocracy of workmen” who pursue joy in craft and improve society through their visions.
Willis Smith spoke to the Raleigh Kiwanis club praising clear handling of county finances while criticizing local officials over the public debt. He warned that many in charge lack competence to manage such vast sums and likened government finance to a busted grocery store mismanaged by incapable hands.
The Twin-City Sentinel reports Corliss Palmer has remarried her former husband after his financial collapse and expects relief for the marital estate. The piece cites that financial stress can disrupt marriages and fuel petty bickerings, while noting some unions survive such strain.
Eugene Brewster once a millionaire publisher and Corliss Palmer wed five years ago amid wealth. After his fortune waned to a few thousand, they remarried to satisfy a Mexican law technicality, proving their bond endures beyond money and luck.
Bruce Catton notes population trends from the 1930 census showing rapid growth in Miami Long Beach Los Angeles Houston Chattanooga and Oklahoma City driven by milder climates and the search for an easier life. He argues this mobility reflects a long American tradition across industrial agricultural and financial centers.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Lines Magazine notes a sharp decline in passenger rail use. Last year Americans averaged 5.8 trips by train, down from 7.8 in 1890, and total passenger numbers fell below 1904 levels despite population growth. Automobiles and buses drive the drop, leaving rail executives anxious.
A wit's remark frames a president from South America as believing every outside shot is a presidential salute. The quip relies on wordplay about shooting and honors in political life.
The passage notes a trend toward reducing military power and suggests this could impact the use of heavy artillery. It emphasizes potential significance if demilitarization extends to large caliber weapons and related capabilities.
Greensboro hosts the 29th annual North Carolina Merchants association gathering next Monday and Tuesday with a program featuring S. O. Lindeman Roy A. Palmer Dr J T Burrus United States Senator J W Batley and Lew Hahn. The event includes a banquet luncheons barbecue dancing theater bridge golf vaudeville and concerts for delegates and guests. King Cotton hotel to house convention with officers J D Blount A A Schiffman R R Gay T C Hinkle Willard Dowell leads the association with a large board of directors and executive council from across the state.
Kingsland Van Winkle of Asheville presents a rare collection of North Carolina session laws spanning 1818 to 1866 to the UNC Law School Library. The gift honors the university that aided him as a student and follows a lineage from George W. Vanderbilt through Van Winkle to the donor, with notes on how the volumes were assembled and their historic use in establishing land titles.
May 16 Raleigh report shows the compromise plan for six months school term financing. Counties would pay 15 cents ad valorem tax, saving compared with sales taxes. The plan targets 18 million for schools, with 4.5 million county contribution. A table lists each county’s estimated payments and reductions under ad valorem versus sales tax.
A puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues mirroring newspaper classifieds. It references job ads, household terms, and geographic hints while mixing terms for sale lease and personal notices, reflecting a vintage style word game in a newspaper page.
Casco Bay fishermen siphon gasoline from boat tanks using Devil's Apron kelp. The kelp stems are hollow and serve as an improvised siphon when no rubber hose is available.
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