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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1934
Page
4
The snippet lists business manager George F. Edwards national advertising manager Walter F. Hester local advertising manager G M Waynick editor and identifies A Cecil as business manager and provider.
A reflective line notes that even the wise benefit from the guidance of prudent friends in life. It contrasts headlong folly with seasoned advice, drawing on a biblical proverb and Plautus to emphasize humble counsel.
North Carolina faces a push to study and potentially adopt unemployment insurance. Public meetings, including an upcoming High Point session, invite business leaders to shape financing plans. Prof. H. D. Wolf leads the state commission’s efforts to assess feasibility and report to the General Assembly.
Outside the Tennessee Valley, observers express more concern over the federalization of TVA than residents do. Locals largely support the federal project as benefits rise, though questions linger about sovereignty and future implications for the region.
A fragment discusses the TVA experiment operating on its own power without federal subsidies and questions its success or failure. It considers implications for the nationalization of power and the reaction of private utilities compared to the President's Valley visit.
The seven miles between High Point and Thomasville form the busiest North Carolina highway stretch. Officials urge prompt removal of the Main and English corner building to speed the street widening funded with federal money. The goal is to restore public use as quickly as possible.
Aviation grows with bigger, faster planes and a smoother safety curve. Telegrapher Drinkwater, a Roanoke Island figure, recalls early flights as aviation nears highway-like reliability. The public remains hesitant, but fatal air accidents with trained pilots are few, signaling a distant yet clear future for long distance air travel.
Librarians urge one dollar per capita annually for a city library. High Point’s budget runs about one fifth of that, around 37 000 dollars, with only 20 cents per person spent. Winston-Salem spends about 10 cents per capita, while High Point has just over 10 000 volumes, fewer than peers in similar class. The city has made a modest start toward an adequate library but remains underfunded.
The article critiques the Soviet ideal of service according to ability and benefit according to need, noting the tension between lofty promises and practical realities in Soviet Russia. It implies widespread dissonance as the system unfolds.
Critics note Russia drifts from idealism as it enters the league of nations and widens pay differentials under Soviet state services. The shift toward capitalism is viewed as aiding those who argue the nation is unprepared for utopian citizenship.
Bruce Catton argues that sleek new railroad trains spark renewed national confidence and a surge in industrial planning. He sees a revival of the American spirit, with recovery from past overproduction fears and a commitment to large, enduring projects across rail, housing, water power, and forestry, indicating long-term growth ahead.
The passage mulls political leanings and social quirks with satirical quips about chickens, revivification, the New Deal, detours to success, big business, matrimony humor, automobile scarcity, blame versus praise, and Thanksgiving costs. It reads as a collage of aphorisms and opinionated asides.
The League of Nations might urge Bolivia and Paraguay to seek a court settlement or coax a settlement out of court. The editorial also ridicules social trivialities and that missing half of life by snubbing such events.
The article notes many New York residents live in tall apartment buildings and that night clubs may not accommodate tenants if an elevator men's strike expands citywide, threatening access to venues and buildings.
Scark Young rises from obscurity to prominence with his Civil War romance So Red the Rose, while his career spans work as a professor, theater critic, and editor in New York. In other notes, Don Herold laments hobbyist furniture moves, Central Park South booms with nightlife, and Marion Gillespie is praised as a prolific Indiana writer and "fireraider" editor.
The oil filter should be checked frequently even if recently installed to ensure proper function and avoid potential engine issues. Regular inspections help catch leaks or blockages early and extend engine life.
At the close of 1933 Great Britain operated 810 diesel buses, indicating growing adoption of diesel power in urban transport.
A Dewar Oklahoma woman says Cardui eased a recurring side pain and boosted strength after using 11 bottles. The testimonial claims many women benefited and urges consultation with a physician if no improvement.
A Q and A on business calls ending conversations with tact briefness and the right to close. It explains Pour Prendre Conge meaning depart or take leave and notes that on calling cards it signals a parting call. It also states service plates should be removed before the meat course and hot meat plates placed in position.
A simple recipe suggests soaking tapioca in water to create an odorless harmless glue for kids. It notes the mixture is safe and stain resistant for playful use.
William Francis a longtime verger at Christ Church Oxford retires after 65 years of service. A friend of Alice in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll he served under four deans starting with Dean Liddell whose daughter inspired the heroine. He is 94.
Word study notes explain common usage errors and pronunciations. It defines terms related to misused words and mispronunciations and offers guidance on expanding vocabulary with a daily target word termagant meaning a boisterous quarrelsome woman.
A loose valve plug could cause fuel shortage in the carburetor. To fix, tighten the valve plug or replace the valve plug gasket if needed.
The answers cover Charon as ferryman of the dead, variola as smallpox, Yellowstone as the oldest U S national park established in 1872, Roman Catholic as Spain's main religion, and about 160000 one room schoolhouses in the United States.
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