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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1930
Page
4
An editorial urges J Reynolds and other tobacco firms to support North Carolina leaf growers amid calls to depress leaf prices. It argues profits depend on a stable market from farm to factory, noting state production trends and the broad economic link between growers and manufacturers.
The second South Carolina primary narrows the governorship race to Blackwood versus Johnson and signals Blease’s decline for the U S Senate seat. The editorial calls out a shift away from demagoguery as South Carolina faces road plans and tax questions before March.
The Craige couple donate an athletic field to Salisbury High School in memory of Col. A. H. Boyden, highlighting the rare philanthropy for public schools and suggesting similar endowments for other high schools like High Point. The piece discourages neglect of public education facilities and notes the need for such gifts amid limited budgets.
Judge Meekins rules the state may not exempt foreign stocks held by individuals while taxing the same class owned by corporations. The ruling prompts a renewed debate on the exemption in the revenue act, which has existed since 1923, and anticipates a Raleigh legislative push to remove it.
Bruce Catton notes two gangsters jailed for six months on vagrancy charges in Chicago. The piece argues underworld power and legal machinery clash, showing how cities struggle to enforce justice amid widespread crime and costly systems. It calls the episode a stark editorial on America’s law enforcement state.
A speaker argues that poets are often unfairly labeled as eccentric and silly. He asserts poets are highly intelligent and capable, noting society excuses odd behavior as art. The piece defends artistic rigor behind unconventional living.
A variation on the saying curses the rye that blinds, recalling a traditional motif about the grain’s harm and warning against excess. The line frames a moral about unintended consequences from abundance and intoxication.
A witty piece notes the city jail offers prime views from city hall third floor and praises the library across the way as a calm haven away from collectors. It adds a disclaimer that these observations are not from personal experience.
A Cleveland based Austin company bulletin shows current industrial building costs at their lowest in eight years. It attributes the decline to cheaper materials and more efficient labor and equipment while wages remain far above 1913 levels. The piece argues union labor is not the sole cause of high costs.
The speaker praises the Library of Congress and personal libraries as a blessing while joking about the difficulty of getting lost nowhere. He jokes about bookworms and the embarrassment caused by an overwhelming number of pages in a light hearted, humorous reflection.
Ruth Finney reports on Germany where 40 million voters face welfare dependence with about one third relying on public funds. Last year the state spent roughly 1.25 billion dollars, over half for 12 million dependents, while wage levels sit around 16.25 dollars weekly for skilled workers and about 10 dollars for unskilled, challenging prosperity comparisons with the United States.
A playful speaker pleads for permission to present verse and hearts confessed. The poem traces a courtship moment where a smile awakens desire and anxiety, contrasting romantic longing with a comically plain supper scene. The speaker laments dignity crushed by a beloved’s smile and a dinner tray of beans lemon pie and tears.
A man known for ring toss skill joked about pursuing wrestling, reflecting a quirky anecdote in local life. His remark highlighted a playful shift from carnival skill to potential athletic fame.
A Chicago man proposes to run around the world with a plan to complete the trek. He notes the emotional edge that if he loses the race, his finish would be back in Chicago.
A new fabric described as largely elastic appears in reports and prompts the public to rethink when such material was first introduced, with some recalling earlier laundry experiences.
The bureau of home economics advises parents to give children real money now and then to teach financial skills and responsible spending.
Benny Leonard former lightweight champion takes a post as an instructor at an eastern college. He warns students who neglect class work that he will give them a lesson to take home in a firm, humorous tone.
An elderly South Carolina man stated he has kept a silver dollar in his mouth for 67 years, a boast some may view as a cash-and-carry belief. The claim reflects a curious personal creed rather than a factual ritual.
John Macy argues in About Women that woman is the most interesting thing under the sun. A later line suggests a coy twist on the phrase noting she is most interesting when facing the sun.
A big rattlesnake was killed at the News-Topic shop in Lenoir North Carolina. Somebody stole Editor Johnston Avery's typewriter, a peculiarly bold theft explained by the editor.
Bert White famed parachute jumper is in Rock Hill visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. S. H. White and sharing adventures of sky high feats with locals.
In Kinston North Carolina a rattlesnake was run over six times by a car before it died. The reptile left half inch gashes in the tires and is described as a native of the Kinston area where tales about snakes are common.
In Erwin North Carolina David Stephens recalls a fishing tale where a wife’s hook drawn into a stream led to a tire in the water containing nine catfish nine to twelve to fifteen inches long.
Nearly 300 upholsterers packed the Labor temple on South Main street to discuss a possible general strike over working conditions. Over 100 new members joined, bringing the local union to full strength, with the executive board to decide on next steps at Friday's meeting.
Bor argues for fair treatment of workers criticizing the Bedaux system as a stretch-out plan that forces more work without higher pay, calling for industry-wide peace and better labor standards.
The Lottie Holden Bible class will meet at Miss Rosa Southern’s home on Lindsay Street tomorrow at 3 o'clock. The sixth chapter of Mark will be the lesson. A daughter Pauline Catharine Laun born September 6 at Sternberger Hospital Greensboro to Mr and Mrs Carl H Laun Edgedale Drive.
Rounder asks about trunks by the stage door and Wiseace explains they hold the chorus girls outfits. Pathfinder Follow up ends the exchange.
William T. Buchanan a 78 year old Sanford merchant and noted investor. Liam A. Jones 64 of Gulf former superintendent at Carolina Coal Co mine Coal Glen. Lucretia Piland 82 of Washington NC widely related across eastern North Carolina.
Sol W. Cooper a 35 year old World War II veteran and former Fayetteville banker is noted in the XFORD North Carolina AP report. The brief item identifies his background and profession.
POKANE Washington AP reports Rev J C Kirkman D D aged 88 born in Guilford county North Carolina and a Confederate veteran has died. Separate item notes a new Boy Scout camp near Ashtabula Ohio as a duplicate of an Indiana village.
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