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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1927
Page
4
A compact quotation card links Gen 16 12 to Franklin's axiom that there never is a good war or a bad peace. It notes a historical tension between conflict and compromise and invites contemplation of enduring human choices.
Browning’s poem My Star describes a star that shifts colors like red and blue, admired by friends who seek its beauty. The speaker values a deeper personal vision, claiming the star has opened its soul to him and thus holds greater meaning than any shared spectacle.
The High Point city council must promptly choose a fifth member to replace the late Charles F. Blake. Four remaining councilmen will select a qualified citizen, focusing on ability over party, to strengthen the governing body and support public business.
Theodore Roosevelt urged citizens to support forests and replant trees. The American Tree Association and Charles Lathrop Pack promote his birthday on Oct 27 as a national call to plant, conserve, and renew forests to combat flood risks and unused land. A tree planted on Oct 27 would memorialize Roosevelt and aid flood control efforts.
The article notes Gaston Means, once a prominent Tar Heel figure, is recommended for release on parole after serving over half of a two year sentence. It states he was a model prisoner and not among the principals in the looting conspiracies, suggesting courts should focus harsher on the more prominent conspirators Sinclair and Fall who face a DC criminal court trial.
A London woman who claimed to have cut Gertrude Ederle's English Channel record has confessed the tale was a hoax amid widespread British condemnation. An English paper had offered a $5,000 prize for someone to break the record, and the impostor had convinced the newspaper of her tale.
The article reports harsh criticism of a woman who confessed to a fake channel swim story tied to a $5,000 check. Critics say the stunt damaged trust and prompted calls for stricter authentication of sensational feats. The piece notes the public’s resentment after a quick tale of a local triumph was exposed as a fabrication.
A sharp drop in automobile sales in North Carolina is seen despite better general conditions. Higher income and gasoline taxes boost state funds while more drivers use highways, and Ford production delays keep buyers waiting for Henry Ford's new product.
A Russell Sage Foundation report shows that under Canada’s Industrial Disputes Investigation Act 90 percent of 536 disputes ended or were settled through conciliation. The act avoided strikes in many instances though coal mining still faced violations and widespread protests over road signs emerged with some communities burning signs in protest.
The article tallies Lady Skyline of Canon City and 231 eggs in 231 days as part of a broader praise of hens, noting millions of American hens produce about 24 billion eggs annually. Government experts estimate Biddy’s output contributes to a vast poultry economy alongside gold and egg sales. The piece extols the hen as a silent workhorse of the nation.
A mix of quips about a presidential candidate possibly continuing in Mexico, a university student blaming mince pie for intoxication, and jokes about a Ford model not yet released. The humorous items reflect lighthearted commentary on politics and everyday life.
A collection of wry observations on public behavior and events. Notes include pedestrians as a class most prone to conclusions, a careful man with an overcoat in a restaurant, Ford versus General Motors as ad imagery, engineering vigilance in small towns, Mustapha Kemal’s speech plan, political campaigning, worry as a pastime, election cycles, fashion nostalgia in London, and the risk of fashionable boots revealing shins.
A man relies on shooting target practice as a means to earn a living by selling gasoline. The unusual method hints at informal or roadside fuel ventures and ongoing trade in the local area.
The Raleigh News and Observer argues against hiding crime news noting the New York Times ran lengthy murder trial coverage while readers pursue information. It contends crime stories can be printed decently and responsibly and that suppressing such reports only pleases criminals and hides truth from the public.
The Asheville Citizen argues that both women and men form clubs for sociability and self expression as well as service. Even if 90 percent do not yield immediate public action, clubs foster friendship, gossip, and personal growth, making them useful whether or not they accomplish concrete aims.
After a long delay the Teapot Dome scandal trial of Albert B Fall and Harry F Sinclair opened in the District of Columbia supreme court. Prosecutors rely on more than sixty witnesses while the defense plans substantial counter testimony amid the ongoing government case of conspiracy tied to the lease of Wyoming’s Teapot Dome to Sinclair’s oil firm.
A dated sequence of events from 1922 to 1927 detailing Elk Hills and Teapot Dome leases. Key actions include Senate inquiries, investigations, annulment suits, legal filings, indictments, trials, and Supreme Court rulings against the lease deals tied to Fall, Doheny, Sinclair, and others.
The case features a faithless public servant label for Falls and mild censure for Sinclair over testimony gaps in civil suits. Key witnesses, Harry M. Blackmer and James E. O Neil, are abroad. jury pool asks 12 jurors with possible delays of one to three days as selection proceeds amid Washington residency restrictions.
Byron Bancroft Johnson founder and president of the American League for 27 years resigns. Frank Navin takes charge until a meeting calls and a successor is elected. A process server attempted to deliver papers to Levine in a suit with the Columbia Aircraft Corporation as Levine moves by. Levine says he is an American born in North Adams Mass on St Patrick's Day.
The B and B Amusement Company show starts in High Point tonight under firemen from company No. Five. It will be on a large lot in front of Premier Furniture on English Street, western High Point. Workmen prepared rides and facilities for opening night.
Levine describes stealing his own plane in Paris and flying to London. He recalls Croydon ambulance arrival and cheers from a crowd of hundreds at the battery. He hints at future air ventures but defers details, saying others will talk while he flies.
The eighth annual convention of the Carolina circulation managers association opened in Asheville with 50 delegates and more arriving. President Will X. Coley of the Raleigh News and Observer led the opening session as the city welcomed the group, and wives enjoyed a sightseeing trip.
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