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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1927
Page
4
A compact collection of sayings about honor and judgment citing Matthew ADH 57 and Cicero. The lines reflect belief that reputation varies by locale and praise comes from consistent wisdom rather than fame.
A reflective verse in which Thoreau prays for honest striving and steady conduct. The speaker seeks alignment of action with faith and clarity of purpose, asking that his life practice surpass mere words and avoid weak, relenting behavior.
Dr. Edgar W. Knight, education professor, condemns local illiteracy and corruption of debate over Darwinism in North Carolina. He argues the state lags in public libraries and teacher qualifications while fundamentalists oppose academic progress and longer school terms for hundreds of thousands of children. The piece depicts a clash between ignorance, reform, and regional pride.
The debate over whiskey as a medicine keeps the government in an odd stance approving distillation while prohibiting general use. Authorized distilleries will yield up to three million gallons yearly. Medical opinion splits as physicians testified against whiskey in medicine but doctors retain prescribing privileges in many states.
Ruth E. Haefner of the University of Iowa warned at the National Conference of Social Work in Des Moines that rising tenant farming and land control by bankers threaten America's rural independence. The shift risks creating an American peasant class and altering the social fabric, influencing farm relief programs.
A Paris divorce case reveals price quotes for a 29 year old prince husband, set at $250 a month to keep him as long as the marriage lasts and dropping to $126 after divorce. The Sacramento基woman Aimee Crocker, five times married, seeks separation. The article notes the odd market in eligible royals.
The Asheville Citizen notes growing expectations from the Geneva talks with Britain and Japan likely to push for naval reductions. It warns the United States must match capable delegates to avoid weakening world power status while highlighting Japan's budget strain and naval strength.
A writer questions doctors distribution of whiskey under federal rationing praising access to high grade liquor while arguing for less government discrimination in allotting three million gallons a year. The piece suggests doctors may guard prescription blanks more in the South.
The governor hails the North Carolina cotton finance corporation formed last year during the cotton surplus crisis. The article notes its few direct loans but credits its prompt response and the patriotism of the men who underwrote its proposal. It suggests the corporation helped banks aid cotton growers by offering warehouse cotton credits.
The article notes High Point college confers its first class of thirteen graduates, marking a milestone for the institution. It emphasizes alumni strength, enduring traditions, and the college spirit shaping the state through educated graduates.
A note suggests princes offer housing at about $2590 monthly, aiming to attract renters during peak travel season. The plan hopes to balance costs with fuel and smoking expenses, forecasting strong demand for lower rates.
A Denver divine criticizes America for beauty contest frenzy and suggests brain or ability contests as a better use of talent. He argues the nation is saturated with beauty and practical demands push beauties into contests, while a brains pageant seems unfeasible even in Boston.
The cables reveal men are outnumbered by women in Paris by 300000. The American Legion may respond with a remark about women’s numbers. A strike followed when pebbles were found in bean soup at Sing Sing. Convicts search for beans in soup shows persistent optimism. A bigamist is criticized for loving two well rather than wisely.
The Greensboro Record reports that a death by own action club at Davidson College exists only as a hoax. Publicity exposed the rumor as lacking tangible foundation and likely a campus test turned sensational. The piece warns students against compromising their institution’s good name.
The Statesville Daily News profiles Rev Thomas Lee Trott rector of Trinity Episcopal church Statesville and former pastor of St Marys in High Point. It chronicles his Rowan County birth July 2 1885 family background five siblings early schooling at South River Academy private study with Dr Murdoch and Tom Best path to ministry, moves through Monroe Rockingham Salisbury and High Point, arriving in Statesville May 19 1923. It notes his church improvements community ties and hobbies riding horses and admiration for women.
Dr T A Lewis of Washington delivered the baccalaureate sermon to High Point College’s first graduating class before about 1900 attendees at First Church. He urged graduates to avoid barren lives, pursue useful careers, and spoke of Jesus Christ as the central story. The event featured college officials, 13 graduates, and seven junior marshals with musical interludes by Dorothy Hoskins and Dan W Smith, followed by a vesper service and senior address by President Andrews.
The North Carolina World War Veterans Loan Act board of advisers met to authorize bond anticipation notes. First checks covering state loans to veterans were mailed after approving loans totaling 135000 dollars, with 40000 more submitted at the meeting. The maximum loan is 3900 dollars. the average 2599 dollars, suggesting several hundred loans may be issued from a two million dollar original issue.
President W P Few announced a five thousand dollar gift to Duke University toward the Mary Newby Toms scholarship fund in memory of Mrs. Toms of Durham who died in 1925. The donor is her widower C W Toms, a Duke board of trustees member.
This week in Liberty, Congress sought to place a monument over General Nathaniel Greene's grave but the burial site could not be located. The notice highlights the search and the unanswered question regarding the exact grave location.
Motor trucks operate in the United States over a total route mileage of 611,921 miles and buses over a route of 352,800.
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