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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1930
Page
4
A short citation from Zephaniah promises a cleansing of Jerusalem with candles and punishment for complacent rulers. It is followed by a moral maxim from L'Estrange: judgment rests on life and conduct, not appearances.
A Guilford county political dispute centers on Mason W. Gant. The editorial urges the clerk of the Superior Court to abandon the Democratic ticket amid pension scandal allegations and calls for a full audit of the office to restore public trust. The piece argues the clerkship is the county’s most trusted role and demands thorough scrutiny before reelection.
After five years of service Wade P Renfrow leaves the paper and Liles Gatling becomes city editor. John Mebane Greensboro native and UNC graduate joins the staff as Renfrow shifts to political work with the county democratic executive committee.
Travelogue details Antwerp's International Exposition with its vast pavilions from Italy Britain Canada and France. It notes Belgiums ports and Congo trade while contrasting imperial displays with critiques of German wartime actions and Belgian history. The piece surveys Plantin Museum Cathedral Rubens works and colonial exhibits, finishing on themes of memory and repercussion.
The anti saloon league leader argues for public vote on prohibition changes while noting dissatisfaction with the law. He asserts government pliability safeguards liberty and cites plebiscites as a tool used by municipalities. A nationwide plebiscite on whiskey control could emerge after a decade of enforcement.
High Point's fall flower show exceeded expectations despite drought. Rev. Tom Alderman Sykes, the director, praised a finer lavish display and noted it was almost entirely amateur. A farmer suggested combining the exhibit with agricultural products for a broader autumn festival, which Sykes welcomes as a way to extend community interest.
The resignation of T. L. Johnson as special judge in Lumberton, a potential governor hopeful, signals a strategic move. He plans to join a Asheville law firm and base his campaign there as Ehringhaus, Brummitt, Fountain, and Johnson vie for the nomination amid a fractured party leadership.
Enterprise Bureau report from Raleigh notes Earl Hostetler of State College proposes expanding meat consumption to raise interest in sheep and lamb production. Max O. Cullen of the National Livestock and Meat Board will tour nine cities teaching lamb carcass cuts, with R. E. Nance accompanying to discuss growing and handling sheep.
Gambier Ohio September 13 Bishop William Andrew Leonard senior prelate of the Episcopal church in the United States has suffered a serious relapse at his home and doctors say he is in a very critical condition with illness lingering over some time.
The body of an unidentified man, apparently killed in a gangster style, was found in a ditch near Clemens Michigan. He had been shot four times and strangled with cloth-line. Police described the victim as a murder case with no identification.
Josiah Marvel president of the American Bar Association calls churches schools and societies nationwide to observe Constitution Week starting September 17 urging proper observance and participation in the event across the United States.
About fifty students and Abbe Buffet, chaplain of the Ecole des Beaud-Arts, gathered on the Eiffel Tower upper platform for a religious service 905 feet above ground. He urged meditation on the value of the word infinite from the lofty chapel.
George A. Adams in Lynn Massachusetts received two postcards mailed from New York on October 10 1908. The cards were addressed to his now deceased parents and finally arrived after a 260 mile journey spanning 22 years.
A fragmentary diary note reflects on memories as emissaries of the devil and heaven’s near reach. The speaker laments memories that return as ragged tunes tugging at heart strings, described as powerful emotional forces.
A fragment discusses love as physical attraction and beauty, stating love yields to desire. It argues the inner self grows greedy, feasting on voluptuousness, while the mind that sees an object as its own encircles it with pretended ownership and sues imagined trespass.
A reflective line portrays friendship as a growing tree that provides shelter. It notes that seasons bring shedding, yet the tree regrows with beauty stronger than before.
A reflective passage contemplates isolation and inner turmoil as thoughts swarm the mind, juxtaposed with moments of forced levity and the burden of ideas that arise imperfectly from mental noise.
A reflective aphorism notes that deeper love heightens the urge to feign animosity toward the beloved. The thought contrasts passion with guarded hostility and suggests a paradox in intimate attachment.
Fragments from a Charleston item describe a blue Ford with burned out bearings and casual references to cigarettes and hot dogs with onions, yielding a cryptic, scanner-like note with no clear narrative or outcome.
The author reflects on writing under stress and oppression, arguing sentimentality is a genuine human trait. Tears can ease inward distress and crying signals sensitivity, creativity, and the capacity to suffer for others, not weakness.
A literary line likens remorse to a lean hungry creature stalking the heart. It devours inner light and sinks its fangs into the soul, leaving a dark, erasing scar across inner life. The vivid metaphor explores deep emotional weight.
The speaker recalls sunlit gardens and hopeful dreams, yet notes only tangled hair and a beloved’s calm voice saying I love you. The world fades to eclipse as the earth seems to hang on the beloved’s lips, with thieves stealing image from the mind.
A tense exchange ends with a warning as one party admits an attempted kiss and the other vows to slap the offender if repeated. The scene centers on desire, boundaries, and rebuke in a heated moment.
A reader from High Point North Carolina denounces the Bedaux method at Tomlinson Chair Co arguing it worsens conditions for workers who previously earned fair daily wages. The letter recalls ten hour days five and a half days weekly before the system and notes layoffs during downturns while loyal hands stayed on.
A worker denounces the Bedaux system at Tomlinson Chair Co arguing it lowers pay and forces longer hours. He cites foremen taking 25 percent of bonuses and calls for ending the system to protect workers and needy children in High Point.
The High Point Flower Show Committee chair thanks volunteers led by Mrs. Sheloff and Frank Sizemore for a record exhibit of local fruits, flowers, and vegetables. He credits merchants, farmers, and sponsors like Swift Company and Lindley Nursery for prizes and support, and recalls a childhood tale of farming effort and family pride.
A reader urges locating the new postoffice south of the railroad citing parking, traffic flow, and central access. He mentions Friends Church Commercial Club junior high and a combined site with the Commercial Bank post office and Expo building as an ideal cluster and notes potential petition support.
Cornstalks serve as a source for producing wallboard and paper products. The material is valued for its fibrous content and potential to supplement traditional timber and plant fibers. Industrial use emphasizes fiber quality and processing methods for boards and pulp.
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