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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1930
Page
4
The piece argues the Democratic victory will prompt diverse reactions across parties. It predicts cautious Democratic restraint on tariff reform, implies immediate, sweeping changes would cause confusion, and notes Democrats already block progress. It frames the party as conservative yet hopeful for national confidence.
Today at Albemarle the Methodist Protestant conference planned a resolution urging organic unity with the Methodist Episcopal denominations. A merger could bolster support for High Point college, aiding its financially strapped progress and potentially benefiting other denominational institutions connected to the union. The public will speculate on impacts for the college and related schools.
A Mecklenburg County candidate for the state senate campaigns on a single plank tax relief through federal tobacco tax rebate to North Carolina. He proposes a 15 percent remittance, about 57 million dollars, arguing federal levies on state tobacco harvests are unfair and backlogged against growers. The piece endorses the concept as just despite uncertain success.
High Point merchants join a nationwide Buy Now push to stimulate dollars and revive commerce. The governor backs the plan urging prudent spending and fair pricing to restore confidence, while writers warn against rumor, encourage steady employment, and advocate responsible saving and investing to weather pessimism.
Bruce Catton discusses Chief Justice Hughes on balancing community needs with individual liberty amid industrial change. He contrasts regulation with freedom, then notes Sinclair Lewis becoming the first American to win the Nobel Prize in literature and the lasting positive influence of his discontent-driven reform spirit.
The article notes a debate between farmers and the Mecklenburger over achieving fair leaf prices. Mecklenburger cites national legislation as precedent for his approach while Pedroa remarks that support may exist but doubts success in convincing Washington to aid North Carolina.
Washington experts predict Senator J Ham Lewis will win a couple of seats when he takes his seat next March. The remark highlights Lewis as a key figure in forthcoming Senate alignments and party strategy.
The Winston Salem Journal notes the State College Student Council suspended a junior for two years after he wrote a piece alleging high cheating rates among freshmen to seniors. It questions the punishment, asks for evidence of cheating and a thorough council investigation, and cites Cal Coolidge on prudent judgment at the polls.
The State Board of Assessment will supervise and advise the 1931 county property revaluation to improve uniformity. Chairman A J Maxwell said the board aims to assist with uniform standards and procedures while counties perform the actual work. Attorney General Brummitt led the push to involve the board, and all four members back the plan to meet with tax supervisors to set a statewide method.
A brisk description calls the senator-elect from Illinois a “gay old blade” while noting he is no ad for a razor. The remark frames Lewis as a witty, polished figure and hints at his sharp parliamentary style.
A music professor worries that girls with sweet soprano voices are disappearing while radio crooners have filled the gap. The item notes a shift in vocal talent and public taste, hinting at changes in music education and performance demand.
Washington November 10 The commerce secretary proposed wartime style relief by hiring men to remove traffic hazards during winter. The plan aims to cut losses from accidents and transportation inefficiency, estimated at about three billion dollars annually. It calls for snow removal, clearing obstructions, grade separations, street widening, and pedestrian safety measures.
Notre Dame fullback Joe Savoldi denied reports he had married or filed for divorce, stating the rumor was news to him after a Ramblers win over Penn. City Justice Hosinski had claimed a 1929 marriage to Audrey Koehler, which Koehler corroborated, while Hosinski offered no comment on the withdrawal. In separate dispatch, a firebombing damaged the Polish Weekly Review plant in Niagara Falls, causing about $15,000 in losses with no injuries.
The Georgetown University seismological observatory records show a severe earthquake lasting three and a half hours Sunday afternoon. It was estimated to be centered about 7,000 miles from Washington with the direction undetermined.
Philadelphia November 10. The Athletics announce the unconditional release of veteran pitcher Jack Quinn and veteran catcher Wally Schang by Conn Mack.
Sidney Colgate, president of Colgate Palm Olive Peet, died at his home in Orange New Jersey today. He was a founder of the Colgate company and led its growth into a major American soap and hygiene products firm.
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