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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1927
Page
4
The text presents two moral reflections. It cites Isaiah 54 6 on fading like a leaf and Bacon on heat and violent desires needing time to mature before action.
A dramatic voyage poem opens with the gray sea and land as a boat approaches a cove. The speaker describes waves leaping in fiery ringlets and the ship slowing in sandy shallows before a warm shore, a farm, and a sudden tapping of a night winded match signaling a lovers’ reunion.
The Pilot Life Insurance Company lays the corner stone of its new Sedgefield headquarters a rural site chosen to improve working conditions and environmental quality. The move signals a broader shift toward relocating industry from congested urban centers to healthier surroundings, boosting public service and state growth through a robust North Carolina institution.
Major J C Hemphill of South Carolina died in Abbeville yesterday. He began his career in the town where he started newspaper work and rose to prominence in Charleston and the Charlotte Observer. Widely known in southern journalism, he was regarded as among the best editors of his era. North Carolina often cites his tenure at the Charlotte Observer as proof of his impact on the region.
A magazine piece labels women as physically and mentally dominant, while men appear lazy. The discussion cites figures from Ford to Marconi and critiques Yale fraternity influence. Rev. Dr. Robert Norwood is quoted on geniuses, loneliness, and American life.
Liles Gatling argues religion provides practical hope and joy along life's path. He contrasts gloom without faith with a hopeful end, urging humane treatment of criminals, belief in God, and reform through light and encouragement rather than force.
Yale wins the football championship of the East by remaining undefeated except for a single loss. The season ends with Yale as the dominant force in the league after defeating all rivals except one.
The piece argues southern football and wider athletics lag behind the north due to weaker prep school training. It credits northern high schools with stronger athletic development and predicts Dixie will improve as southern preparatories begin systematic sports training. Bobby Jones is noted as a standout in golf.
The piece argues that true Genius remains solitary and self-celebrating, unaffected by loneliness or hardship. It asserts that genius thrives in isolation, immune to praise or marriage prospects, and that historical figures pursued fame through adversity, while genius finds its own sustenance in silence.
A brisk season tableau highlights coal communities as the finest sight in the world is anthracite shining in smoky skies. Locals note steady demand and steady mills, with miners recounting hard work under winter weather.
In a Detroit office lobby a strange device was found and labeled a bomb by police who disposed of it in the lake. A Washington correspondent notes Charles Evans Hughes and Lon Chaney have changed since seven years ago. Separate suits see wives divorce over husbands playing poker or refusing to play bridge. Men, you can't win.
Frank R. Brown former secretary of the Perpetual Building and Loan in Salisbury received a seven to ten year term for embezzling 270000. The Goldsboro News says the sentence is too light, noting the annual value of time served and contrasting with a Raleigh chicken theft case.
A newspaper-style opinion piece argues for individual liberty to follow one’s own morals, conscience, and religion within societal limits. It contends people should not be condemned for beliefs different from the majority and notes humanity’s long history of worship across diverse faiths.
A proverb-style note urging individuals to face moral choices directly. It frames decision as a test of character, placing ethical options before a person and letting him determine his path.
Attorney General Charlie C. McCall ordered the state chemist to examine Louise Monteabaro’s viscera to check for alcohol as officials pursue how she died after being pursued by Police Chief H F Blake. McCall believes the fatal bullet came from the pistol she carried.
Raleigh November 21 Four businesses organize capital stock and ownership details. Atlantic Gun Club incorporated at Atlantic NC to run a gun club with 50 000 authorized and 12000 subscribed. Brasstown Farmers Association to deal in agricultural products with 10000 authorized and 200 subscribed. Elizabeth City Stores incorporated to conduct a mercantile business with 50000 authorized and 700 subscribed. New York Millinery incorporated in Charlotte to engage in general merchandising with 50000 authorized and 300 subscribed.
Official weather bureau records report 24 hour temperatures and rainfall through 8 a m across major cotton growing areas and other regions. The data covers Charlotte and surrounding zones with summaries of conditions for the period.
Davidson county reports total hunting license receipts of about 1650 dollars for the season, the largest in the seventh game district. The district includes Alexander, Randolph, Richmond, Rowan, Stanly, Cabarrus, Iredell and Montgomery counties. Davidson ranks fourth among western counties, trailing Forsyth, Buncombe and Guilford.
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