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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1930
Page
4
Telephone line lists Private Branch Exchange 4565 for all departments with National Advertising Representatives Frost Landis and Kohn located at Brunswick Building 250 Park Avenue New York and People’s Gas Building Michigan Boulevard.
A historic newspaper snippet presents religious and labor-themed quotations dated Tuesday October 14 1980. It frames labor as life and cites I Timothy 5 18 and Carlyle to honor workers and their God given strength.
W B McEwen, lumber merchant and chamber of commerce president, urges High Point to build a first class airport as southern transcontinental air routes expand. The Post Office announced a New York to Atlanta passenger service and an Atlanta to Los Angeles mail and passenger route, with a Greensboro stop en route.
The Lexington Dispatch argues the presidential special failed to pause in High Point due to schedule design rather than accident. Flowers awaited delivery for Mrs. Hoover and the U.S. Senate nominee mingled with Mr. Hoover, but the train continued, undermining local plans.
The piece discusses partisan strategies around a taxation amendment claiming to aid the small taxpayer while accusing opponents of favoring the rich. It cites A W McAlister of Pilot Life Insurance and Greensboro matters, questioning how tax burdens are assessed and noting committee findings on campaign spending beyond a $10,000 limit. It mentions potential large donations and the political impact on North Carolina and Ohio races.
Nye committee questioned figures from the North Carolina senatorial campaign last spring showing a statewide organization spent under 10 000 while total expenditures for Simmons Bailey near 100 000. The Bailey manager testified before the committee about campaign costs and adherence to state limits.
A reflection on Malthus and modern overproduction as a sign of theory decay. The essay argues abundance dulls fears of scarcity and notes factories idle from overproductivity. It rails against removing bottom crusts from pies as a symbol of losing national appetite and tradition.
A narrator recalls a morning observation of a small Negro baby staring at an elevator as it moves between floors. The child’s wide eyes follow the dark car and vanish into space, prompting a reflection on life and the origins and destination of existence.
The narrator ponders diverse definitions of life from spiritual beatitude to personal experience. He muses that life includes laughter and crying and even death as release from bodily limits, while dreaming can render life and dreams inseparable. He recalls a promising friend who has yet to stand out, though he owes the narrator money.
The author argues that common maxims mislead many people across history. He plans to use this rainy day to strip away illusions and expose the underlying fallacies in well known proverbs.
A bemused meditation on famous doomed romances from Cleopatra to Romeo and Juliet. The writer jokes about lovers’ hazards, poetic verses in place of work, jealous guardians, and the folly of serenades. A personal bite ends with a taste for heftier suitors.
A park scene shows a young man in naval uniform seated with a pretty girl by a small stream. The observer notes the pair holding hands and imagines the man whispering sweet phrases, likening them to doves.
Duke established an honorary athletic order of Tombs selecting 26 juniors and seniors for membership. Initiations will continue through the week as names include Charles Livengood Jr of Durham and others from Winston-Salem Raleigh Charlotte Baltimore and several cities across the country.
In fitting up one of the present day giant liners, 4000 mattresses are required.
Fashion becomes seaside chic as Europeans at various resorts adopt tinted toe nails to harmonize with their swimwear. The trend spreads among vacationers embracing bold color coordination.
Miss H Marjorie Beal director of the North Carolina public library says requests pour in from across the state. Books are mailed to readers with no local access, including works for children and biographies. Postage is paid by borrowers who request titles such as Poppy Seed Cakes and The White House Gang.
UNC alumni across North Carolina issue telegrams and resolutions in support of President Graham. University Day gatherings show broad loyalty to avoid retrenchment in education funding. Felix Grisette notes ongoing contributions to the Alumni Loyalty Fund surpassing last year’s totals.
The bureau of fisheries reports successful transplantation of smelt eggs to high altitude Idaho lakes, expanding habitat for the species. The operation marks a notable effort in managing fish stocks across diverse Idaho water bodies.
The State Prison Commission met Governor Gardner in Raleigh to outline radical reforms. Unifying prisons under state control, modernizing pardon laws, and adding a full time parole officer aim to cut costs and improve parole outcomes. Expanded prison industries are urged to boost post release self sufficiency and reduce recidivism. a December completion target for the report to the General Assembly is set.
The University of North Carolina will host its seventh annual cake race on Thursday October 23. Prizes include a gold medal, five silver medals and five bronze medals for the first 11 finishers in the two mile run. Participants must pass a strict medical exam and train under cross country coaches before competing. Since 1923 winners have included Harry Thach Luther Byrd Gallen Elliott Minor Barkley June Fischer and Tom Watkins.
Paper first became available for the rest of the world about the eighth century through the Arabs, who learned the art of paper making from Chinese prisoners captured in Asia.
Wake Forest College library adds the Spilman collection featuring 301 books by 140 alumni including Thomas Dixon John Charles McNeill Collier Cobb Gerald Johnson and Laurence Stallings. Thirteen faculty members contributed works across medicine poetry science religion and sociology with notable items from Broughton Robertson Love Moore Porter Robertson and Rockwell war letters among others.
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