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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1925
Page
4
The text notes the nickel plate merger could be a lucrative move for the Van Swerengin brothers. It references ad and news departments, national reps in New York and Chicago, and mentions Red Grange and a sleety gridiron game.
Secretary Hoover denounces government controlled monopolies and high prices for rubber and coffee that burden American consumers. He cites rubber from colonial sources, notes Brazil coffee costs, and warns the United States may use punitive methods to protect production like cotton, aiming to curb foreign price manipulation.
Albert T. Reid discusses railroads and government aid, praising humane support while condemning subsidies. He cites Coolidge era politics, river improvements and a dismissive view of critics. The piece closes with a Christain Baptist reflection from High Point North Carolina.
The author traces the half runup and back spin shots from Scotland to America, noting the rise of mashie use and the shift away from traditional pitch play. He recalls Jock Hutchison’s impact, the ribbed club ban, and the cross Atlantic exchange that shaped modern approach play and the strategic mix of mashie and niblick methods.
If a United States of Europe results from Locarno, definite benefits for Americans may appear such as fewer passports needed for foreign travel.
Florida transportation advances including rail, roads, steamships and air routes pass through North Carolina boosting regional pleasure and economic activity for residents.
The court will not delay its own decision on the demand to confront President Coolidge in the court martial. Colonel Mitchell plans to decide over the weekend whether to confront the president as accuser, but the court has already fixed its course for handling the demand if made.
The fifth game of High Point's football season sees the team still undefeated. Oak Ridge and Davidson freshmen were beaten while Guilford varsity and State college freshmen were held to ties, as the locals build a strong fighting machine for the season ahead.
In Bryson City the trial of Al Dorsey concluded with a second degree murder verdict. The evidence described a pistol duel during which seven shots were fired, with self defense and unwritten law arguments dismissed. Judge Webb instructed the jury that unwritten law does not justify homicide.
The piece notes Wilmington pushing for a 30 foot minimum channel to docks and Fort Caswell owners seeking regular coastwise stops between their property and Southport. It mentions Cameron Morrison’s port focus shifting to terminal facilities, a New York ship line planning competing routes Gotham to Miami, and Florida’s population surge boosting southern trade opportunities. It also urges NC openness to private coastwise ships, highlights artifical silk from cotton as vital to the south, and calls for rayon and pulp developments to aid regional industry.
Greensboro leaders discuss a $10,000 fund to study rayon development in North Carolina. The proposal, presented by H. Smith Richardson, urges regional initiative to foster this new industry and seeks to boost the state's industrial growth.
Frank Sizemore outlines how the largest dresser in the world will become a Main Street headquarters for the High Point Chamber of Commerce. The plan envisions the dresser as a dignified monument reflecting the city's furniture craft and providing regional information to visitors.
The association of American golf clubs plans to urge the ways and means committee to relieve dues from taxation, while noting potential harm if taxes apply to gambling money in golf bets. Experts say golf ranks second to horse racing in amount wagered on its outcomes.
In Dayton Tennessee Clarence Darrow faces charges of atheism as he replies that ignorance excludes knowledge and declares that by that standard he is an agnostic. The remark is praised as one of several notable lines from his 19265 appearance.
The speaker contrasts Louis XIV era abuses with modern gains, noting the poor taxed while the rich escaped, and observes a broad shift where women and children gained freedoms while husbands and fathers now seem helpless. He questions whether society properly appreciates these changes.
The speaker recalls May issue remarks about W J Bryan and notes mutual respect despite political and religious differences. He quotes Bryan’s letters of appreciation, saying their cordial ties persisted as Bryan died with goodwill toward the author.
A letter from a educator questions a long standing claim that the Juke Family originated in Pennsylvania. David Starr Jordan states the Jukes never lived there and were active in south eastern New York. The writer asks Jordan to address the original source of the Pennsylvania claim and pauses teaching until the dispute is resolved.
A reflective discussion argues sense varies by era and race. One view cites historical periods with abundant sense followed by long stretches of apparent folly. Another claims many individuals show foolish streaks that seem to diminish intelligence as children begin to think.
A woman requests stop delivery of the monthly to her husband, who has sent seven letters protesting nonreceipt. The notes describe the publisher's troubles with writing and errant copies, framing it as a labyrinth of error in explaining a fact.
A historical quotation laments that the populace fails to accept reality due to mean ness and stubbornness. It notes men willing to endure hell for the privilege of being mean and asserts that few will acknowledge the truth.
A weary reader longs for an end to war and a world where Metternich’s name and similar references no longer appear in print, hoping for lasting peace and less tumult in the news.
The editor urges continued daily prayer and steadfast belief for Primitive Baptists, arguing God calls the illiterate as reformers, defends predestination, and asserts believers are drawn by the Father and given eternal life. It emphasizes reliance on scripture over seminaries and warns against judging others.
Lieutenant Lawrence J. Oxley, state supervisor of welfare work among negroes, travels from Raleigh to Asheville to ease tensions following attacks on white women. Adjutant General J. Van BR Metts will attend the capital cases and keep troops ready as a precautionary measure. Governor McLean ordered the readiness in case of disturbances during the trials.
In Cherryville on October 31 Reverend A. T. Banks 45 pastor of the Presbyterian church was instantly killed when a shotgun he was loading into an automobile discharged by accident while preparing to go home after a squirrel hunt two miles away.
Scheme failed as Max and Sol Lerman, 15, of New York, posed as each other to attend school. They alternated days in class and truancy while their father was fined for the incidental truancy.
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