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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1929
Page
4
A reflective note on discerning when correction is needed and when grace should prevail, attributed to a seventeenth century voice praising prudent restraint.
The Marion crisis highlights limits to union rights as testimony shows some unionists ready to use force to block others from working. While strikers have rights, they cannot justify preventing lawful workers from earning a livelihood by threat or force, or justify sheriffly measures without scrutiny.
An editorial notes seven violent deaths in North Carolina tied to labor unrest, all from shootings. Six occurred where law officers were armed, arguing the state overvalues small arms as peacekeepers and urging reflection on disarmament beyond officers. It predicts future losses from gun confrontations and calls for restraint.
With three years of operation the High Point public library reports 150769 circulations 55673 in attendance and 5625 members despite 5850 volumes. Located on the third floor of City Hall access limited readers yet the library thrives. The piece praises staff for making do with scant materials while predicting future growth as demand rises.
Editorial notes the city undervalues libraries, arguing they offer inexpensive, high return education. It asserts a strong library program acts as a free university, expanding access and learning for all residents.
The article notes Senator Borah aligns with his party during elections and opposes many Hoover administration goals afterward. It cites his votes with Democrats and independents against the Hoover program, including opposition to the flexible tariff and farm relief measures, arguing his faith in the separation of executive and legislative powers.
The circuit court of appeals ruling that buyers of whiskey share guilt with sellers is followed by Bishop Cannon's push to amend the Volstead act to include buyers. Critics question if broad criminal labeling will swell jails and erode respect for law, urging psychology to weigh social restraints.
The city council calls a meeting for tomorrow night to decide on an abatement plan for the grade crossing nuisance in High Point. It invites directors of the chamber of commerce and members of the planning and zoning commission to weigh which option best serves citizens study and action.
The council wants a fully defined plan to present to the railway company. It fears only mild speculation delays action and hopes for a decisive, satisfactory response through a concrete proposal.
A curio of daily events highlights Lynn mayoral moral rules, a bridge dispute ending in a shooting, patent bigwigs and ancestry boasts, Borger’s DA murder tag, Boston white slave ring talk, ONeill theater clashes, Elk Hills scandal recall, Rothstein murder trial furor, and a national push toward balance amid rapid activity.
A column muses on evolving women’s fashion from long skirts to high waists and asks where refinement will lead. It discusses education’s purpose with Dr. Hibben’s view that learning is a lived, created process beyond college, noting Anglo American talks in London and naval discussions.
Opened Winston-Salem leaf market shows general satisfaction but fear grows that buyers cannot sustain a flood of tobacco to redrying plants. Analysts warn against bidding low to offload overabundant grades, proposing steady marketing to keep accurate stock levels and fair prices for growers. The season starts now.
A magazine writer argues modern poets often go unseen by critics and readers yet suggests mercy still tempers harsh judgments and public taste remains unpredictable.
A witty reflection notes that appearances do not reveal a man’s marriage, and bachelors may face their own concerns. The line suggests social assumptions about couples and single men can be misleading.
A remark suggests that choosing a career can be a strategy to dodge certain obligations. The speaker implies work can provide a socially acceptable shield from expectations. The context hints at critique of avoidance through professional pursuits.
Eyewitnesses testified at an inquest into a clash at a Clinchfield mill strike. Sheriff Adkins was accused of firing, Sam Vickers was killed, Jonas died after being shot while handcuffed, and Patton reported gunfire near a parked car and a bullet through Mrs. Hollar’s raincoat.
The article notes Hoover remaining at the Rapidan camp with his presidential party for a quiet retreat. This follows his sea voyage to New York and the intense reception he faced there, framed as a period of recreation and rest before resuming duties.
The article notes May Not Pass opposition to board nominees Williams and McKelvie and a promise to campaign on the senate floor to reject them. Wheeler accuses MecKelvie of lacking grasp of wheat producers economic issues and McNary delays a report until Wednesday as admins seek a cotton and wheat coalition to block confirmation.
Carter Clarence Miller and Joseph Kors testified as the defense questions focused on union member conduct. Mrs Grigg described being prejudiced by the union members as she recall ed their hugging and kissing. Grace Duffy testified she saw Louis McLaughlin search the woods after the shooting. Adjournment set with next week plans for A J Roach and Tom Gilbert who were present during the incident.
Newland s Oct 5 One half acre on S J Hughes Avery county farm has produced 75 bushels of onions and over 12000 pounds of Danish cabbage this year County Agent C B Baird reports Hughes sells onions at 200 a bushel and cabbage may bring about 1 per 100 pounds The crop has shipped more than 2500 pounds to Soldiers Home Johnson City Tennessee with orders for 7500 more pounds this week
Lincoln County farmers are blood testing their poultry flocks to eliminate white diarrhoea. County Agent J. G. Morrison reports the testing program underway in Lincolnton on October 5.
Doctor Morris Fishbein outlines a 1200 to 1400 calorie daily diet balancing proteins fats carbohydrates and minerals. The plan includes structured meals with lean meats vegetables and limited dairy and suggests substitutions to maintain variety and about two pounds weekly loss if no constitutional issues exist.
Over the past week 500 birds were tested and all reactors removed from the flocks. County agent reports 600 more birds are to be tested this week and every week until no reactors are found. Morrison says farmers will receive certificates certifying credited flocks.
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