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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1932
Page
4
An article by Mrs Dan IX Shootee discusses keeping a High Point child disciplined during summer vacation. It argues public education aims to enrich minds year round, viewing teaching as an ongoing, constructive mission rather than a seasonal drag. It notes expanding opportunities through devoted educators and a broader educational horizon.
Eight proposals ranging from 575 to 3600 dollars aimed at auditing the city’s 1931 32 financial year are before High Point officials. The council plans to decide at the Wednesday session, stressing dependability over price as last year’s work was well done and may reduce the scope this year.
City officials report dramatic savings of 87 000 in ten months and project 110 000 to 115 000 in annual cuts. The need to collect long overdue street assessments grows, with extended ten year terms. Authorities warn that weak finances and fiscal missteps threaten credit and tax stability.
Market commentary notes demand remains strong while prices should fall to less than half of the previous level. Analysts warn that the cost burden must ease for consumers and businesses to sustain activity.
Memorial Day observances span the state with Decoration Day ceremonies Sunday moving to May 30. The American Legion holds programs uptown and at the cemetery to honor those who sacrificed for the nation. The piece notes national reflection on fallen soldiers and shared reverence across regions.
The Department of Commerce analysis shows advertising stands out among factors that helped firms maintain or increase sales and profits in the depression. It notes many advertisers emphasize the value of advertising, while wise operators level out business curves by using it judiciously and effectively.
Mr Ryan and a speaker discuss how furniture design mirrors culture and the economy. They urge better distribution and mass production to raise living standards, stressing that demand requires purchasing power and that current distribution lags behind manufacturing advances.
A speaker argues against price cutting and factory closures as remedies for depressions. He urges reducing distribution costs, expanding consumer access, and aligning production with demand, warning that profits and honest distribution are essential for long term prosperity. The talk critiques “the customer is always right” and calls for planning, cooperation, and public education to curb waste and raise efficiency.
A letter from Thomas Turner Jr urges incorporating local labor in the federal post office construction project. The author emphasizes prioritizing local unemployed workers and asks officials to insist on local labor participation to relieve community distress.
Contemporary Trends by Betty and John Mebane surveys Pirandello’s Novelle per un anno and Ferber’s Women Are Devils, noting Pirandello’s dramatic imagination and character studies, Ferber’s vivid true-crime tone, and Julian Sherrod’s Autobigraphy of a Bankrupt, plus James H. Cousins poetry in A Wandering Harp.
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