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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1930
Page
4
The North Carolina Corporation Commission ordered insolvent Raleigh bank stockholders to pay a full 100 percent assessment. Stock valued at 273 per share par 100, with nearly half owned by a family likely unable to meet the demand. Assessments may be collected by execution if unpaid.
The piece reflects on a hoax kidnapping scare of banker Yocum and the Archer City era frock coat tale in Amarillo showing Texas pride. It notes police work, public reaction, and the anti vanity of fashion in frontier culture while praising Texas resilience and optimism amid gloom.
Mayor Thompson of Chicago is unwelcome in both camps as Illinois senatorial contenders shift alliances. Democrats leveraged the claim he backed Ruth Hanna McCormick until James Hamilton Lewis emerged with a wet Democratic endorsement. Lewis now disclaims responsibility for any rift with Thompson, who is seen as tainted by Cook County’s political unrest.
A nostalgic riff contrasts modern invention with past times when changes came slowly. The piece notes how older men told their sons stories of youth’s spectacular stunts as a benchmark of progress.
Students at Wake Forest stopped the football coach from staying behind to apologize for a statement. They escorted him to a fast plane and sent him to Philadelphia for floodlight practice as the team moved forward.
The piece argues the amendment’s defeat is likely if yet another loss occurs next Tuesday, urging that fear and misperception threaten its passage. It cites A J Maxwell defending the State Tax Commission, noting reports showing intangibles tax declines and a proposed classified method to capture that revenue.
An spirited piece highlights a steadfast community that holds fast to its traditions as the old ways fade. Residents rally around shared rituals, local gatherings, and intergenerational knowledge to create continuity and resilience.
News of a Texas man’s arrest for a murder committed in 1883 offers relief to New Yorkers seeking closure on the Rothstein case. The development renews optimism that long unsolved cases can be resolved.
The passage notes the danger that if Heywood Broun is elected to Congress he might feel compelled as a writer to author many bills. It flags concern that his status as a writer could push him toward prolific legislative initiatives.
A whimsical list describes a dream of wealth featuring an unringing alarm clock a purple awning house a back porch a cow a wintergreen mint factory silhouettes in rooms a bearskin rug a cedar tree ragged robins a quiet radio a bowl of goldfish a leakproof raincoat a bed with four mattresses tapestries a Leonardo painting and meals four times daily.
A lyrical meditation on cold bedroom air and longing for summer. The speaker recalls sleeping beneath a sheet, warm sun on the skin, and rain against the window, expressing a plea for one breath of summer warmth. The verses mix memory, desire, and prayerful yearning.
The speaker likens winter to a woman and a Ford, noting its chilling effect and reluctance to welcome it. Humor turns to sharp comparison as winter is described with fear and irony, ending with a hyperbolic devil reference.
A narrator observes women braving icy air in sheer silk stockings and short dresses, with coats barely covering them. He jokes that the Lord must have a sense of humor, citing the stark contrast between style and winter chill.
A reflective fragment describes love as a looming storm and a vast ocean. The speaker imagines sand, dusk, a wandering cow for humor, white birds, a cold wind, and a towering cliff to symbolize insurmountable obstacles. The scene ends with an implied urge to vanish.
A dramatic reader laments love and wealth, urging devotion while a violent interruption erupts as a gun is heard. The speaker contrasts romance with peril, mentioning coats, frocks, jewels, and a pistol held by a paternal figure. The mood shifts from affection to threat.
J M Millikan of Greensboro was re elected chairman of the board of trustees of the Methodist Protestant Children's Home at the annual meeting. Capt A M Rankin was re elected treasurer and Rev A G Dixon D D was chosen to succeed himself as superintendent and secretary. The home has 100 children with 94 in Jamestown schools. Friends statewide are asked to donate one day’s income on Thanksgiving.
A farmer and his wife debate an unusual sound heard on the farm. The wife suggests Jane is cultivating her voice while the farmer disputes the idea, insisting the noise is harrawin.
Raleigh October 31. Democratic Chairman Odus Mull refutes Republican charges that GOP counties in North Carolina were shorted on state school and road aid. He cites 1930 figures showing 32 Republican counties received 36.3 percent of the school fund and 34.5 percent of the combined school and road aid, while paying 14.3 percent of state revenue. Mull notes tax rates in these counties averaged $1.47 vs $1.16 in Democratic counties, and 63 percent of Republican counties cut taxes after aid, versus 78 percent of Democratic counties cutting taxes. List of GOP counties named.
Giant Tridacnae shells grow to massive sizes and are detached from rocks by severing their cables with an axe. A single harvest often feeds about twenty people in 8008 coastal communities.
A civic essay argues for police selection by civil service under High Point's charter. It emphasizes the police department as a vital, sacred trust, urges merit-based appointments, and cites Grover Cleveland on reform and competent public service.
A new evening slipper features half pink moire on the outside and half black moire along the toe, joined by a curved line and outlined in gold. The design makes a decorative, smart footed item.
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