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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1934
Page
4
A brief quotation tribute uses lines from I Peter and Shakespeare to contrast virtue with vice. The lines praise good deeds and small lights in a harsh world, reflecting moral reflection and literary value in a compact form.
The Civilian Conservation Corps grows from skepticism to a core policy. From 1933 start in Luray Virginia the camps expanded to 1 600 sites and 360 000 men. Benefits include fire flood pest prevention and conservation plus moral physical gains and family relief through monthly stipends of 22 to 25 dollars.
The article argues for permanent serving areas at City Lake Park to efficiently manage large barbecues and improve service. It notes inadequate parking and lack of traffic direction, urging improvements that showcase the park’s appeal while preserving its use for gatherings.
Skeptics may doubt a supervised recreation program on city playgrounds but a display of crafts by Negro youths at Leonard Street and Fairview Street schools shows the approach’s impact. Leaders say the program provides leadership guidance and teaches constructive use of time, reducing street loitering and dangerous games.
The investment in playground upkeep yielded negligible ongoing costs and the funds were wisely spent. The author argues dismissing maintenance expenses would be imprudent given the benefits these spaces provide to the community.
The beloved Wesley Memorial pastor Dr W A Lambeth is discussed as a possible new leader for Greensboro College. His supporters urge him to depart from ministry for education, noting Dr S B Turrentine plans to resign at year end and praising Lambeth’s fit to continue the college’s long tradition of service.
Officials and friends of Greensboro Woman's College seek a successor to retiring Dr. Turrentine. Dr. W A Lambeth of Wesley Memorial Church High Point is pressed as best qualified to lead the institution. The Observer predicts little opposition to Lambeth as president.
The article recalls Walter Hines Page criticizing North Carolina farmers for backwardness and contrasts North Carolina with Iowa. It cites The South Atlantic Quarterly using 1930 Iowa land value of $93.68 per acre versus North Carolina $31.78 and notes 1933 returns from Iowa’s two leading crops.
The report shows North Carolina led by tobacco with high crop value while Iowa planted more acres of corn and wheat. North Carolina sowed six million acres versus Iowa’s twenty one million, with crop values of 192000000 and 214000000 respectively. Net cash income per family stayed under 500 in both states, but bankruptcies reached 11.2 percent in North Carolina and 46.3 percent in Iowa.
Bruce Catton discusses the large relief burden facing the United States with about 23 million people dependent on government aid this winter. He cautions the issue will shape policy, require continued funding and eventual work programs, and notes referenda among farmers could influence AAA plans. The piece also highlights European royal marriage interests involving Archduke Otto and Princess Maria of Italy as potentially pivotal.
An investigation into munitions exposes widespread graft in South America with a surprising note that North acts as South’s ally, likened to a bridge partnership.
The speaker argues that munitions makers are not charged for taking sides but are blamed for profits, implying they act only for financial gain rather than political or moral stance.
The president's new board aims to resume talks on a broken thread in the textile yarn, seeking to pick up where past negotiations left off and restore progress.
Charlies V. MacArthur and Ben Hecht unleash their sharp wit in a new motion picture project at an Astoria studio. An iron clad hand-off order kept them punctual, yet their clash of egos defined the unit’s dynamics.
Tammany Young leaves gate crashing for Hollywood success. He joins W C Fields in several films and gains a steady salary. Jack Osterman, son of Kathryn Osterman and J J Rosenthal, also shifts from stage to screen showing resilience and a persevering theatrical back ground.
A reflective look at Broadway theatre life as performers mix grand moments with petty scandals. The author notes the once vibrant sidewalk culture around Circle to Herald Square has faded and the theater world now feels dull and uninspired.
The piece sketches David Warfield as a last link to golden era Rialto theatre life. It recalls promenader habits at the Lambs and the absent peers Belasco Lackaye Erlanger Hammerstein, noting weariness of changing times and the sense of fading, with Warfield as a brave relic of vanished days.
A single layer of a new aluminum foil provides heat insulation comparable to 18 inches of brick. The article notes London usage details including six percent of tons of nuts, 184000 bananas, and 19800 eggs in a domestic context.
In good faith. The king only. It is quite probable that someday Alaska may become a state, as a 1923 movement started. The thyro id cartilage projection of the larynx. Ecuador.
A Q and A discusses matching cordiality in letter closings with "My dear Madam" paired with "Cordially yours" being inappropriate. It notes the hostess receives guests on the lawn at a garden party and states the service plate is removed when the entree is served.
Daily guide lists misused forms and pronounciation tips with synonyms and a word study. Today's focus is disillusion meaning to free from a false impression, plus a request to send 30 cents for three books to W. L. Gordon at 1015 Vine St Cincinnati Ohio and mention this paper.
The guide suggests rolling scarfs on a short stick after laundering to avoid creases and improve display. It also recommends rubbing brass with a cut lemon before using any cleaner or polish. For a steak side, creamed potatoes pair well with a crisp fried vegetable like eggplant.
The number of workers in England's men’s clothing industry increases by 30,200 compared with ten years ago, reflecting growth in manufacturing employment in this sector.
AP Science Desk reports from Cleveland on the American Chemical Society meeting where studies on infant anemia linked to iron and copper intake were discussed. Dr. C A Alvehjem and Dr Dorothy Reed Mendenhall analyzed 7006 Madison child visits, noting many well fed infants show mild anemia.
Seven year old Koontz boy died after being struck by a truck driven by Melvin Collier as he crossed Ninth Avenue South Main Street in Lexington. The collision occurred near ten o clock as two boys stood nearby. the boy died from a fractured skull at Davidson hospital. Funeral planned for Wednesday at 2:30 pm at First M P Church South Lexington. survived by parents Edna Earl Koontz and Don Koontz, sister Edna Earl, brother Don, and grandparents Jasper Koontz, Hugh Workman.
The statement notes that humans cannot live more than about 60 hours without water, while in some circumstances a person may endure weeks without food. It emphasizes the critical need for hydration and highlights resilience factors influencing endurance.
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