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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1930
Page
4
A religious reflection cites Fizekiel 18 21 on turning from sins to live. It contrasts Carlyle’s call that repentance is divine with the warning that the greatest fault is no awareness of fault.
The state Supreme Court room hung a portrait of the late Chief Justice William A. Hoke. Hamilton C. Jones of Charlotte presented the tribute, praising Hoke’s justice and humanity and noting his family’s notable NC lineage including Michael and Robert F. Hoke. The News and Observer lauds Hoke as one of North Carolina’s most charming and principled figures.
Edgecombe farmers faced with record low leaf tobacco prices during early marketing days consider stopping consumption of tobacco from manufacturers. They argue cooperation in marketing will yield fair profits, despite claims of China related demand drop. A separate editorial note praises courage of a Princeton student who fought a gunman, raising questions about modern risk and noble recklessness.
The leaf grower earns a bare living supplying tobacco for a luxury product. The piece argues for a right kind of farmer organization to secure fair prices and condemns futile boycotts as ineffective.
The Ruth Hanna McCormick bid for the U.S. Senate uses private detectives to spy on campaign investigators led by Senator Nye. The piece questions dual campaigns and the impact of heavy spending on her credibility and possible discrediting of her rivals.
The Raleigh Times comments on a plan to start a daily Raleigh newspaper to spread republican doctrine. The piece questions capital needs of at least 250000, political leadership, and local competition, praising Miller Wilkison's self sacrifice and warning about risky ventures. It also notes a midwestern brake safety study showing 75 percent of cars tested had faulty brakes, urging motorists to maintain brakes for public safety.
Opinion piece surveys Ma Ferguson's Texas governorship defeat and feminist impact while noting Ontario's Griffon wreck search as a historic find. It contrasts feminist legacy with political power, mentions La Salle's Griffin and early aviation safety versus commercial flying costs, and predicts aviation profitability as economies grow.
J H Spaulding urges readers to beautify homes across North Carolina, arguing that well kept houses attract praise, raise land values, and enhance community pride. He offers to speak to clubs and writes of visiting Raleigh Farmers Convention and potential talks with Country Club Women in September and October. He signs from Durham.
Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte completed the first Paris to New York nonstop flight with a stop in New York, drawing crowds of up to 100,000 at Curtiss field. They received congratulations from Hoover and Doumergue, with Lindbergh praising the accomplishment as Coste and Bellonte prepared for a Dallas hop to claim the $25,000 prize.
If writers mocked the word pill for baseball they should craft a fresh nickname for golf and ping pong balls highlighting the sport’s unique pace and style. The remark suggests a playful challenge to sports writers to invent fitting monikers beyond the old baseball term.
In Berlin a report notes women thugs holding up and robbing men. The incident prompts bachelors to rally behind a creed of avoiding women and seeking safety in male company.
In a brisk quip about addiction to tea, the famed English tennis champion Betty Nut Hall hints a need for another cup. The remark plays on her public persona and coffeehouse cadence.
A columnist notes ongoing tong wars in Chinese communities and urges residents to keep shirts on amid clashes. The piece emphasizes restraint and safety during violent street confrontations.
A concise query about slang origin asks why men loitering on street corners are called rounders, exploring etymology and local usage. The phrasing suggests a column note on language history and urban slang without citing a specific event or date.
Senator Nye and Senator Dale denied charges as Dannenberg pursued an inquiry at the urging of Mrs. McCormick the Republican candidate for U S senator. Mrs McCormick said she was investigating the investigators and demanded action.
The balloon race officializes as the United States eyes a third Gordon Bennett trophy in a row. Capt DeMuyter sparked Belgium’s 1923 24 25 wins to claim the original cup, and American victorie s since 1928 now threaten a third title as pilots battle storms amid a north easterly course toward Maine or Labrador. Van Orman noted thunder showers but pressed on, though one landing was made to avoid over Atlantic drift after nearly 28 hours aloft.
Lindbergh states the westward Atlantic crossing is harder due to head winds and late stage weather. He notes Coste showed excellent judgment in turning back from a storm on his first attempt, praising the decision.
Troves on White Island in Tromsoe confirm Salomon August Andree and companion Nils Strindberg died in 1897 Arctic expedition. A third man Knut Fronkel’s bones were not human but from a polar bear. Analysts Hedren and Lithberg verified the remains using monograms and clothing evidence.
New York reports speculated John J. McGraw would quit after the season and Dave Bancroft could replace him, but Giants president Charles A. Stoneham issued a firm denial stating McGraw will not resign and remains manager and stockholder of the club. He noted baseball law would block any sign with another club while McGraw still holds Giants stock.
In Siloam Springs Arkansas John Ridgeway fifty shoots Oprah Reed fifty five seriously wounds his estranged wife Amzy Ridgeway then hangs himself in the Reed home Officials say Ridgeway believed Reed caused the estrangement Mrs Ridgeway is in critical condition in a local hospital A posse led by City Marshal N O Baldwin found Ridgeway in a barn about an hour after the shooting he died soon after The Ridgeways had lived with Mrs Reed after domestic troubles blamed on Reed by Ridgeway
Thomasville obituary reports W H Sink age 73 died at his daughter Mrs David Wagner's home after months of illness. Survived by four daughters and five sons all of Thomasville area. Funeral at Pilgrim Lutheran church tomorrow at 11 with burial in the church cemetery. He was a member of Grace Lutheran church.
In Boone North Carolina Judge A M Stock declared rattlesnake catchers public benefactors and spared Seph Bradshaw known as rattlesnake Pete from prison. Bradshaw aged 77 or 87 pleaded guilty to theft of bed coverings and other household furnishings. The judge suspended the sentence and urged him to return to rattlesnake catching and steal no more.
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