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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1934
Page
5
A reader urges High Point citizens to invest locally not abandon the city. He cites stalled factories and bank receiverships, asks civic groups to push factory sales and debt settlements, and proposes financing to revitalize main streets and industry to keep employment and commerce steady.
A Southern States Industrial Council survey shows Southern manufacturing net worth rose 2.2 percent in the first half of 1934 while factory output increased 15.76 percent from the previous year after NRA code effects. The report covers about 400 plants with total net worth over 235 million dollars and compares six month periods to June 1933, December 1933, and June 1934, noting ongoing uncertainty despite higher sales and costs from wage and administrative increases.
A survey by the Student League for Industrial Democracy criticizes High Point relief, reporting average aid of 14 cents daily per person and deaths from neglect. The letter to Irene Price seeks protection for the 204 families studied, arguing broader implications for 1589 relief cases in July 1984 and urging increased funding and a board with labor and unemployed representation.
An Enterprise report quotes a Kiwanis speaker saying no city can repudiate debts. High Point faces 2 455 838 in bonds, with per capita debt about 611.00. The refinancing plan promises low payments but risks long term financial bondage, prompting taxpayer condemnation.
A partisan appeal urges citizens to back the High Point Chamber of Commerce with members and funds. A special committee finds the Chamber essential for community progress and urges continued backing to aid job relief, tax relief, and business recovery amid cautious optimism.
A theological reflection tracing Luther's discovery of salvation by faith over church sale of indulgences. It discusses Luther’s 95 Theses, his Worms stand, and the two core Protestant doctrines: Scripture as final authority and justification by faith.
The Student L I D urged National Relief Administrator Harry L Hopkins and Relief Administrator to form an impartial committee to investigate relief conditions in High Point.
The North Carolina Commission on Unemployment will hold a public meeting in Greensboro on November 12 as the first of eight or more hearings citywide to gauge unemployment burden and public sentiment on unemployment insurance. W. O. Burgin of Lexington, chairman, announced dates for High Point November 12 and Lexington November 18 with further hearings planned in Asheville Charlotte Durham Raleigh and other cities.
A brief note states the United States is the leading producer of sole leather, highlighting its position in global manufacturing and materials supply.
SAPULPA Okla Nov 8 The marital affairs of Wilson Clinton a 39 year old Creek Indian grew tangled enough for court intervention The judge learned Clinton had three living wives and two dead The court annulled one marriage and said proceedings were under way to end another
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