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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1930
Page
6
In Moscow eight Russian engineers face treason charges as Prof Leonid Ranzin argues for governance by engineers. He engages the prosecutor, hints at execution risk, and cites historic theories on who should govern, from philosopher-statesmen to the danger of business power.
A conference of prominent prohibitionists weighs a national referendum on changing the prohibition law. F Scott McBride opposes, arguing it betrays dry leadership and wastes money. Some drys favor a referendum if wets permit controlled access while dry states receive intensified federal aid to enforce the law.
A London book publisher asks American women to join a directory titled Principal Women of America. The publisher promises careful selection, no inclusion charge, and aims to fill a European and British Empire demand for hostesses and guests for social events.
Israel Cohen criticizes Britain for drifting from the Balfour pledge in the New York Times Current History. He notes Jewish contributions rise to 42 percent of Palestine revenue from 20 percent population while 80 percent oppose shifting political and economic control. Many leaders split between firm Zionism and pragmatic tolerance as policy shifts.
A notice explains a special price of five dollars for the book, noting practicality for dinners or cards and across the Atlantic. The volume will be edited by Lad Augusta Robinson Col Sir Herbert Bryan K B E CMG DSO and Capt the Rev R Skilbeck Smith M C MA.
Two southern gentlemen spent three months playing checkers by mail and likely followed every instruction to the letter.
A Kansas man wed a California girl by telephone the other day. The groom hoped this would prove the most expensive way to give the bride a ring.
A travel sketch extols Interlaken Switzerland as a hub for alpine trips to the Rhone glacier Lucerne and Jungfrau. It highlights English speaking shops, lakeside pools, the Kursaal, daytime outings, a mountain telescope, and a lively evening promenade of international visitors among hotels, parks, and church services.
The Charlotte article argues the city lacks a suitable stadium to become a major football center. It notes crowds show strong interest and suggests businessmen might invest to build a profitable arena with seating and an amphitheater. The piece expresses cautious optimism for near‑term development.
The writer credits linotype operator Friday Daniel and Olin Love for shaping the paper. Love is praised for artistry and dedication, bending over tasks with a cigarette stump in mouth and eyes watering at times, all in pursuit of art for art's sake.
The Earth's total surface area is 196 950 000 square miles with 139 400 000 square miles of water and 55 510 000 square miles of land.
A series article argues High Point requires modernizing its city charter to align with the Municipal Finance Act. It calls for revising fiscal year end, publishing monthly statements, appointing auditors and treasurers, and removing outdated restrictions on warrants and deposits.
Washington, Nov 29 Rep Reece Tennessee Republican proposed a compromise to harmonize House and Senate Muscle Shoals plans. He favored accepting the Norris compromise with added plant output provisions and government operation of power plants with private distribution. Garner said Norris plan would pass House if voted. The article notes related ceremony and floral tributes, with songs memorials.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida J. Saunders were held at Pilgrim Holiness Church near Worthville after four months illness. Adjutant O Beirne of the Salvation Army and Rev. W R Phillips led the rites with interment in the church family cemetery. Pallbearers included G W O ham Edgar Brooks Paul rendergast
A union young people's meeting at the tabernacle annex on South Main Street starts at 7 o'clock. Mrs. Loren G. Jones of the Stephens party will speak to High Point youths. The half hour event precedes the tabernacle service at 7:30, with reserved seating for attendees.
Miss Lavada Amoss of Augusta, unable to write by hand, becomes an honor senior at the University of Georgia. She will graduate in the spring with a BA in education and plans to teach. She uses a typewriter for all correspondence, dictates exam answers, and relies on peers to write notes as she recalls lectures.
A European invention, a submersible compression chamber, lets divers descend beyond prior limits. It prevents nitrogen bubble paralysis by maintaining pressure, then returns to the ship rapidly, cutting decompression time in half. Depths of 400 feet or more are anticipated.
Over the past sixteen years Norway has seen its national wealth rise by about 8 to 9 percent, reflecting accumulating capital and economic gains amid shifts in production and savings rates.
A long, fragmented column blends Thanksgiving reflections with anecdotes on disappointment and resilience. It cites William Penn and Providence as guiding ideas, threads about weather, humor, and a push for Christmas Seals to fight the white plague, while praising Weatherly School.
A Glasgow barber, unaware of a magistrate as his customer, laments the town council as scoundrels and urges drastic action. The remark emerged during a council meeting amid corruption allegations against several councillors. A suit for damages has been filed over alleged slander linked to a civic contract. An official inquiry is planned, with officials reportedly uneasy.
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