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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1931
Page
4
A short reflective note cites Luke 5 38 about new wine in new bottles and Hosea Ballou’s wish to be useful in his day. The lines frame humility and usefulness as guiding principles for a life of service.
The city celebrates a splendid new hospital plant supported by community effort and the Duke foundation. Dr. John T. Burrus heads the staff as Asheboro links with High Point in a broader Carolinas hospital effort.
The Baptist state convention accuses Senator Morrison of financing Robert Reynolds’s Senate bid. The claim, voiced by Rev. Oscar Haywood, cites Reynolds as a major contender, while Morrison’s prohibition stance provides political safety. The convention pressed for full disclosure, but no action followed.
A concise survey of higher education in the South notes criticism of University salary cuts but emphasizes broader conditions and trends affecting colleges and universities across the region. It frames the salary action as incidental to systemic challenges in state support and institutional vitality.
Edwin R. Embree argues for a South-led renaissance in higher education. He notes southern wealth and talent, but criticizes underfunded, scattered programs and low faculty pay. He cites UNC and Duke implications, urges targeted endowments to attract top scholars and rebuild leadership.
Several corporations allegedly gave the senator 100000 dollars to push for a sugar tariff. The case centers on the alleged improper influence and bribe-like incentive.
Norris suggests employing thousands of unemployed people on road projects to stimulate relief and put more people to work on highways.
New Jersey moves to remove 41 grade crossings, a project that will burden repair crews, medical workers, and funeral directors with longer routes and delays during the work period.
A Texas college announces a new canoeing course opening this term. The program covers basic paddling, safety, and local river navigation for students and community members.
A cryptic line suggests no one will reveal secrets or discuss why daisies and pansies stay silent. The whimsical note hints at hidden motives and quiet restraint in a garden world.
Five thousand heard Frank Graham inaugurated as UNC president with praise for his sincerity and vision. The piece remembers three standout professors Howard Mumford Jones Dean Addison Hibbard and Norman Foerster, detailing their teaching style, humor, generosity, and lasting impact on students.
J Ridley Mitchell, a former Crossville resident and fourth district representative, moved to Cookeville after redistricting left him without a district. The reapportionment placed Crossville in the second district and much of the rest in Edwin L. Davis's fifth district. Mitchell plans to run against Davis after the next session, known for a jovial shtick and a serious record as district prosecutor and banker.
In the 1890s two young geologists Herbert Clark Hoover in California and George Otis Smith in Washington state pursued survey work under the same boss but never met. Decades later both rise to national roles with Hoover as president and Smith as chairman of the Federal Power Commission, while the Senate seeks to revoke Smiths confirmation in a high profile clash.
The account recalls a close working history between Hoover and Smith dating back a decade. Smith recalls a commission draft with margin notes, later revealed to be Hoover’s own handwriting after a lunch with the secretary of commerce.
The article profiles Smith who prides himself on Maine ties and a Yankee heritage. It notes he maintained a Skowhegan residency during his Washington tenure and began in his father’s country newspaper plant, earning pin money by hand setting type after school and on Saturdays.
A forthcoming appearance of the Poets of the Negro Race is announced for High Point, described as a treat not to be missed by readers and patrons of local culture.
A charming woman writes bedtime stories and relays a tale from a lawyer friend about a young man who defended three racketeers. They paid him $25,000 in cash for the case and asked no checks. The account continues with the noon and two o’clock timing.
The subject recalls a story he wrote at age fourteen for his father’s newspaper and his enduring interest in power, tracing his connection to Skowhegan’s electric light plant.
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