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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1932
Page
4
A compact reflection cites Nehemiah 1 7 about corrupt dealings and failing to keep the commandments. It urges confession as the start of pardon and repentance as progress toward salvation, attributing the sentiment to Quarles.
North Carolina dean J O Sehaub reports 10 083 farms have electric lighting, up from 2100 in 1924, yet only 138 347 of 644 933 homes in the state are electrified. Rural and urban areas lag, signaling room for full statewide electrification.
Eastern Air Transport lines urge more business from High Point and propose listing the city as an airport facility. The plan hinges on establishing Friendship Airport as a tri city port, with Greensboro and Winston-Salem also connected. Local officials note past investments and the uncertain identity of the airport role.
The report notes air travel rising while local rail service remains a convenient alternative for trips to New York and beyond. It argues the airport’s distance is not a major factor and urges support for north south air travel promoters to boost local use and growth.
Clyde Proctor aged 30 died in a Durham hospital after drinking chloroform by mistake from a car door pocket. The incident followed a night out with friends and his unfamiliarity with the fatal substance. He was known among newspaper men for keen work and restless wandering in his journaling career.
In a comparison urged by Frank A. Vanderlip, former City National Bank president, he links 1720 South Sea Bubble ruin to modern U S banking stress. He notes the South Sea Company survived 80 years post crash with stock never dipping below 13 percent of its high, versus American bank shares falling about eight percent.
The article describes France's vast underground vault for its gold reserves. It notes a two and a half acre chamber two hundred feet underground, protected by forty feet of water and fifty feet of rock, accessed via six steel towers and complex safeguards to resist conquest.
The passage describes electric powered revolving doors and a hidden passage system that evacuates defenders at alarm, drawing water in as they exit. It envisions a gold chamber with a kitchen and supplies for Arctic expeditions, with provisions and housekeeping facilities prepared in advance for wartime use.
Bruce Catton argues that Soviet Russia provides better child health through state programs, citing a study by physicians led by Dr. John Sundwall. He contrasts American neglect of children's health with Russian provision and suggests capitalism should adopt the idea of state responsibility for child welfare.
The piece recalls a elderly woman who chose to die with funeral rites at her bed and a pastor’s eulogy, praising intimate acts of love. It then notes a renewed zeal in this year’s presidential campaign with torches, brass bands, parades, and widespread civic engagement, warning against voter apathy.
A Pitt team that defeated Notre Dame seemed unaware of rivals' 177 point run against others, suggesting surprise at the scoring spree and the broader context of the opponent’s offense.
A professor notes the job seeker’s main obstacle is a single word that keeps returning: No. The speaker laments how hard it is to be a good Matener when rejection dominates every path.
A financial beat reports a dubious dividend move described as a clear weathering bet. Analysts debate motives and market impact as investors watch for a decisive win. Rhetoric from sources questions timing and consistency of the payout.
The report states Calvin Coolidge denies becoming president of New York University. It notes his dealings with a major institution, the electoral college, yielded a decent result.
A reflective column snippet mocks scandal mongering during election season and notes the lure of dirt, then rejects it as unoriginal. It references a pamphlet on breaking into movies and quotes elocution tips by Aline MacMahon, plus a brief aside on George names in literature and film circles.
Chapel Hill Carolina halfback Henry Burnett shows standout punting form as Florida visits Friday. In the State game he averaged 40 yards on six punts, with two 45 yarders and one 13 yarder from State’s 30. Excluding the short boot his average nears 45 yards, placing him among the region’s top punters ahead of a likely duel with Florida’s Rogero.
Chapel Hill readers learn Carolina moves its Florida home game to Friday to avoid overlapping with Kentucky at Duke on Saturday. The schedule change gives football fans in North Carolina a chance to attend both events.
Many states may vote on prohibition in upcoming winter sessions. Referenda in Arizona California Colorado Louisiana Michigan New Jersey North Dakota Oregon Washington Missouri Ohio North Carolina Maine and others could shape federal and state liquor laws as wets gain momentum. States already repealing acts include New York Nevada Montana Wisconsin Massachusetts Rhode Island.
George Clark notes that only four of the last sixteen statewide referenda favored Prohibition supporters, with the last dry victory in North Dakota in 1928. He recalls earlier actions in California Missouri Colorado Montana Nevada New York Illinois Wisconsin Massachusetts and Montana voters on repeal or modification of the Volstead Act.
Illinois voters backed repeal of both state and federal provisions in 1929 with large margins. Massachusetts and Rhode Island approved repeal of their state laws. Texas delivered a surprising wet victory in the same year.
A letter from J Lee Davis of Swepsonville urges North Carolina farmers to support Democrats in the upcoming election. He cites low crop prices for wheat beef hogs corn and cotton and links these hardships to the need for political change. He frames the vote as national salvation and reflects farmer grievances with fertilizer costs and income.
A bolster covered with couch material placed along the wall helps pillows stand upright and provides substantially more comfortable leaning support when resting against them.
On November 2, 1918, American troops breached German lines along the Freya sector and seized Champigneulle Buzancy Fosse Barricourt and nearby positions. The British seized Valenciennes and Italian forces pushed north in Trentino toward the valley as Bulgaria’s king abdicated, yielding to a peasant republican government led by M. Stambulinsky.
On November 3 1918 the American army pushed north of Verdun capturing towns and nearing Ghent. Austrian forces collapsed as Italians seized Trent and Trieste. Italian cavalry entered Udine as armistice was declared. Serbian army occupied Belgrade with Kaiser Wilhelm announcing reforms to empower the Reichstag.
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