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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1931
Page
4
The notice lists maleiineane National Advertising Representatives Frost Landis and Kohn located at Brunswick Building 250 Park Avenue New York People’s Gas Building Michigan Boulevard.
A compact excerpt reflecting on wickedness as it flourishes, noting that the wicked endure only temporarily while justice remains sure. The speaker ponders shame and virtue, invoking biblical and Swiftian sentiments about moral conduct.
A speaker praised farmers for large mortgages while noting profits. He traced cotton costs from 5.27 to 11.28 cents per pound, with North Carolina at 13.08 cents, arguing profit depends on farming and rural buying power to sustain industry. He urged southern governors to act to keep agriculture viable as base for national prosperity.
Reports say federal and local officers executed a large cooperative raid in Marion, a small hill country town. Fifty four warrants were issued and likely 54 suspects were arrested for liquor violations, signaling intensified enforcement in the region.
The article questions whether Marion can easily obtain a pint or gallon of liquor today and next week. It asks how enforcement affects access to alcohol and whether the disruption of local liquor tradesmen will make Marion dry and for how long.
The piece discusses Ramsay MacDonald possibly resigning the House of Commons and being admitted to the British peerage if required. It argues the Lords have waned in power, with Lords once holding real authority, and notes MacDonald’s peerage would be a technical qualification for his leadership role.
Fayetteville reports quote Captain Charles Farmer telling Rotary that free wheeling cars violate state law but that patrols targetting them stop because manufacturers money influences enforcement. The piece urges correction if misquote, questions his impartiality and suitability for police duties.
A chamber meeting yesterday aimed to pressure city government to continue adult night schools. The editorial argues private funding differs from public support and notes a prior $5,000 appropriation was withdrawn. It cites North Carolina’s compulsory attendance law and warns illiteracy could rise if enforcement wanes.
The article argues that extending funds to adult education and extra systemic work drains scarce resources. It blames school authorities and citizen groups for pressuring for expenditures outside urgent public service. It calls for tighter adherence to defined duties to avoid fiscally distressed units.
Emma Martin of Chicago 80 and Norville Williams 86 of Niles Illinois remarried after a 34 year split. They had five children and 29 years together before separating then reunited, choosing to wed again for companionship and shared memories. Many decades of life and love frame a quiet, hopeful tale.
A noted brass-rail illusionist once famed for disappearing free lunches has vanished from the local scene. Patrons recall his quick tricks and sharp wit as the lunchroom circuit quiets without his act.
In a brief social note, Paul Whiteman’s fourth wife plans to retain her maiden surname, signaling a personal choice amid the marriage shuffle. The item identifies the pianist and the spouse, with no further details on dates or locations.
An economist proposes bartering rather than buying until conditions improve. The idea includes offering to pull a dentist's tooth in exchange at the next dentist visit.
A New York newspaper declares a renewed push against crime with a bold call to action. The piece urges decisive police action and criticizes perceived leniency toward gangsters.
The column notes more women are entering the workforce, signaling a swing toward prewar gender roles as society recovers from historical disruptions. It cites a visible uptick in employed women and remarks on lingering expectations and norms.
Washington analyst Herbert Hebert of Rhode Island returns from Europe convinced unemployment insurance leads to a dole. A longtime insurance expert, he served as West Warwick district judge for 20 years and deputy insurance commissioner 17 years. He advised state legislatures and Canadian legislatures on insurance law.
Medium height and serious in manner Hebert, famed for music more than insurance, plays violin and viola. In 1929, after sworn in, he picked up a violin during tariff bill discussions, drawing a listening crowd as his chamber music echoed through the senate chamber.
The Hebert family, long a musical group, includes Mrs Hebert a pianist Catherine the eldest daughter a pianist Adrian a violinist Marguerite a cellist and Felix Edouard Jr the third violinist. The Rhode Island governor is now listed among their acquaintances. Adrian practices law in Rhode Island and visits Washington rarely. Senator Hebert has played the violin since boyhood and plays for pleasure, his parents not forcing music on him.
Singers from Guilford and neighboring counties will converge at Midway Methodist Protestant Church on Sunday September 13 for the 22nd annual convention. A. M. Fentress of Pleasant Garden will lead as president with T. O. Reynolds of Julian as vice president. The gathering begins at 11 AM and continues through the afternoon with a 12:30 PM picnic dinner. Those attending are asked to bring baskets. Leading quartets and soloists from the area will participate, using the Truth and Hope hymn book. Public invitation extended.
The High Point German club will meet at the Country Club tonight at 8 for elections of officers and a new board of governors. Current officers are Earl N. Phillips president Sam H. Denny vice president James Richardson secretary and James B. Lovelace treasurer. The board includes Charles McAnally R T Amos L C Matton Henry Foscue Lyman Redding J J Corrigan C C Duke Welch Harriss O A Kirkman and Brooks Reitzel.
Elizabeth Allen, an eight year old girl, reportedly practiced a new dive in the afternoon and, while asleep, leaped from a window eighteen feet above the ground. She sustained severe bruises but no serious injuries.
Thomasville news reports Tom Everhart of Johnsontown is hospitalized with a severe leg fracture near the hip after an altercation with his son-in-law on Monday night. John Creasy allegedly struck the blow. The rest notes civic events and local developments, including a white horse demonstration by Rev. John W. Gibson, new brick houses being built, and plans for furniture and cut-rate stores on East Main Street.
Wales popular with hotel keepers and traders as crowds flock before the season peak. Prince of Wales draws visitors to the coastal resort while word spreads of his coming. Frederick Lonsdale says Hollywood is elegant with servants and guests keeping clear boundaries. Thomas J. Early, 102, hopes for a fireman parade and to outlive Zara Agha. Aristide Briand’s town features little amenities with only one telephone in his house.
The Mills Home school opened for the new session on Monday with favorable conditions. Students return from vacation in good health and buoyant spirit. The Liberty Baptist association relocates its meeting from Lick Creek to Denton due to a fire at Lick Creek’s meeting house.
In a September 3, 1931 letter from High Point North Carolina the writer condemns the 18th Amendment as a crime producer and argues for legal but restricted sale of pure liquor. The letter urges religious leaders to oppose Prohibition leniency and warns of societal harm from illegal liquor and penal consequences under ongoing prohibitions.
Celebration of the tercentenary of Baruch Spinoza’s birth planned for next year in Amsterdam centers on the house at Rijnsburg where he lived after leaving the city for writings that offended synagogue authorities.
General Pershing disclosed that he spent part of his summer in Paris drafting war memoirs. He noted no German translation exists yet and that Berlin publishers showed little demand for the work.
A reader, a man of experience, declares opposition to social drinking and bootlegging. He plans to vote for Reynolds for U S Senate, rejects being labeled Wet, and argues for reducing taxation and government burden by ending bootlegging and crime. He endorses sobriety and calls it a blessing to the struggling masses. Signed Robert Brockbett.
Salvation Army Young People Bible class led by Adjutant John O Beirne enjoyed a Wednesday evening at the municipal lake. About 50 members rode trucks and private cars with teachers and guests. Boyd Jenkins led the event, serving hot dogs around a bonfire. They later toured the dam and nearby sights before dispersing content, praising the outing and fellowship.
Dr. G I Humphreys president of High Point college will deliver the main address at the Raper family reunion at Abbotts Creek church on Sunday September 23 at 11 oclock A picnic dinner will be spread at noon all relatives by blood or marriage are invited and asked to bring a basket of food
NEW WEEKLY ROCKINGHAM Sept 3 4 The Richmond County Journal a weekly paper to be edited by Scott M Thomas of P Shatee is this towns newest entity The paper will be published Tuesdays and the first issue will appear September 8.
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