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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1927
Page
4
A compact reflection invokes John 15 13 and Virgil to highlight love’s triumph over all. The lines urge selfless sacrifice and surrender to love as a guiding principle.
Poem fragment recalls three sailors sailing west as the harbor bar moans. Women weep in the town watching the sea. In the morning corpses lie on the sands, the tide lowers as the sea claims the lost.
A. J. Maxwell of the corporation commission told the North Carolina club in Chapel Hill that most counties have done little to advance fair property taxation in seven years. He said no state relies mainly on property tax for revenue and urged a state level system to curb local valuation discretion.
The Elizabeth City Independent reports Billie Saunders marrying Sidney Smith in a simple home wedding. The editor’s daughter is praised for homemaking traits rather than formal ceremony, contrasting with standard notices.
A niece of Andy Mellon married today in Pittsburgh in a spectacle reminiscent of aristocratic displays from over twenty years earlier. Reports reflect how Mellon-Scaife wedding mirrors historic lavishness, drawing sensational public attention at the expense of simplicity and privacy.
The national association of railroad and utilities commissioners enters the P and N dispute, aiming to define the I C C s powers and limits. The case could govern interstate rail development and the Charlotte to Winston-Salem line, plus possible South Carolina extension and future state petitions to the I C C. Charles Evans Hughes and Cameron Morrison lead the argument.
A column on Berlin's falling birthrate and excess deaths highlighting urban strain and outside immigration. It contrasts Paris and London, laments hard living and fading old norms, critiques English social shifts, and notes Vermillion mayor Harry Williams's near- lifelong tenure ending by one vote.
In Vermillion the long serving mayor cites jealousy from press coverage as a reason for defeat. Voters may have tired of incumbency or questioned originality as a new leader rises. The article notes voters rarely reveal full motives behind elections.
An advertisement from Perry New York seeks a flock of Methodist sheep lost or strayed. The note, signed by Rev J B Ennis, promises a reward and urges finding the flock and bringing it home or driving it to the nearest fold if necessary.
In Washington opinions hold President Coolidge would be effective at trimming the budget as he faces lawmakers in Congress. The remark reflects confidence in his ability to negotiate fiscal decisions amid partisan scrutiny.
A fragmentary comment notes a stone-age saxophone find and jokes about Adam and Eve being chased for playing one. The playful remark frames the discovery as a curious, fictional scenario rather than a factual report.
Amid a clash on the Mississippi scene, Chicago residents are said to have thrown bombs at each other. Observers attribute the violence to pro British anti flood relief sentiment, reflecting civil unrest in the city.
The dancer advances to prominence by dramatic leaps and bound steps. Her ascent reflects a bold, athletic approach blending grace with powerful motion.
Senator Smoot accuses a New York banking clique of pressuring to cut tariffs to boost foreign competition and free up debts abroad. He says the move would lower tariffs, flood the U S with cheap foreign goods, and push American workers toward the breadline while farmers struggle without a world market for surplus produce.
The piece contrasts Theodore Roosevelt with Confucius and Jesus Christ, arguing Roosevelt relies on hard action and personal individuality to gain results. It suggests Roosevelt’s failures to emulate his father and warns that selfhood, not imitation, leads success, with a Marchiavellian note.
The author argues for strict readings of fourteenth and fifteenth amendments but notes uneven enforcement of the eighteenth. They question why Southern support for strict enforcement differs among amendments and predict public pressure in New York and New Jersey for relief from what is seen as an obnoxious law, mirroring southern resistance.
A letter from William Hurley of Strieby argues against hunting licenses for the poor and cites Bible verses to urge repeal of oppressive laws. It is joined by B. J. Holleman of Smithfield urging safer driving, center-line enforcement, and an educational campaign to reduce accidents in North Carolina.
Yale Daily News editors denounce fraternities for instilling false life values in students. They note many arrive sheltered and privileged, only to face hard realities after four years, requiring a readjustment once outside the university. They argue groups suppress individual development and urge true personal growth beyond popular opinion.
After a long day the tired business man pauses to reflect on the day’s events. He contemplates how his experiences might benefit him and seeks community with a neighbor to learn how the day unfolded.
J F Hassell aged 75 died at his son J B Hassell's home 602 West Farriss Avenue this morning at 4 oclock after a year of declining health. He was a farmer who lived near Greensboro before moving here with his son a year ago. Survived by four sons Edward E Hassell Jamestown Jesse B Hassell Charles C Hassell High Point and Fred B Hassell Charlotte and four daughters Mrs J Rufus Jones Charlotte Mrs Walter Edwards High Point Mrs Frank Brady Greensboro and Mrs A R Stewart High Point, 29 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Short services will be held tomorrow at 2 pm at the residence by Rev Edward Suits and Rev O C Loy, then burial at Hickory Grove cemetery.
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