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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1930
Page
4
A 1930 reflection prints a Psalm verse about valuing a righteous life over riches. The note cites Psalm 27 16 and a Mencius quote praising choosing righteousness even if life must be let go. This brief item conveys moral counsel for readers.
The 1930 Red Cross Christmas seals sale funds tuberculosis fight locally with the Junior Service League in charge. Proceeds support High Point milk fund for undernourished school children and Guilford county preventorium wards in James Town, aiding countywide health efforts.
The murder case against Tom Marion consumed seven days of trial in Davidson County Superior Court as policemen testified repeatedly on similar facts. The Lexington Dispatch notes the two week criminal term has congested the docket with many cases postponed and calls for reducing court waste.
The North Carolina Bankers Association highlights a statute making it a misdemeanor to circulate statements or rumors harming a bank’s financial standing. The piece notes similar Kentucky indictments and argues broad legal support for curbing panic and protecting bank resources from sudden demand.
In remarks about banking, leaders emphasize that liquidity to pay depositors in full hinges on confidence. The sector notes that banking, like any business, rests on trust and sound financial practices to maintain stability.
Editorial laments rising theft across the state with pilfering now widespread beyond prior groups. It warns against leaving valuables in cars or unattended coats in churches or a county courthouse jury room. The piece frets over cultural decline and growing theft percentages, urging concern for state character.
The article reviews the collapse of four county banks and the impact on Buncombe and Asheville public finances. It details deposits in failing banks totaling 8.12 million dollars, county funds in solvent banks, and a 300000 loan to the board of education. Officials warn of a dreary outlook as bonds come due and school funding drags.
A reflective column fragment recounts Thanksgiving aftermath, a humorous reader note on a distant observer, and High Point holiday preparations. The piece touches cold weather humor, shopwindows filling with toys, lights on Main Street, and a playful digression on a Ford car and a Lincoln.
A county that helped found an early tax relief association and safeguarded eight million in assets confronts a disaster that dwarfs earlier financial burdens and tests the community’s resolve.
A sports writer laments a craze for touchdowns over ethics while asking which team can profit from ethics in football, implying the sport’s focus remains on scoring rather than clean conduct.
A statistic cites 640 different automobile makes since the auto industry began, with most now retired. The remark highlights the vast evolution and many obsolescences in early car design and branding.
The High Point city charter section on assessments for improvement districts is criticized for not following the 60 percent abutting frontage rule and for conflicts with state law. It urges repeal or full adoption of general statutes governing street improvements, contracts, and bidding practices, including open bid requirements and mayoral signing.
An inventory of 406 families receiving state aid under the Live-at-Home program shows three quarters live in rural areas or mill villages from Murphy to Manteo and Avon. Data indicate 91 percent of rural families had gardens, 41 percent had cows, and about half kept chickens and pigs. The typical family is a mother with four children, totaling 1624 children aided by monthly allowances.
In Geneva New York on November 28 50 year old August Bengston was found dead after apparently freezing to death. He had collapsed in a field and was later discovered beneath a light snowfall.
In Waycross Georgia Francis M Roberts who had been deaf and mute after a fall from a window regained speech and hearing during a plane dive of 3000 feet when something allegedly popped in the back of his head.
Hundreds visit the North Carolina museum in Raleigh on Thanksgiving as it stays open year round except Sundays and Christmas. Harry T. Davis will deliver a radio address about the Museum and the School. Attendance this year is expected to surpass 200 000 with a feature in Museum News by curator H H Brimley highlighting recent museum achievements.
In Rockingham on November 28 the Richmond County home demonstration club members were instructed in yeast use by home agent Mrs Anna Harris. She demonstrated bread making with yeast and provided each participant a sample of the leavening for future use.
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