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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1931
Page
4
A brief reflection pairing a biblical line from Corinthians with a Victor Hugo maxim. The adage links faith hope and charity, noting charity as greatest, and contrasts spiritual plenty with material emptiness. It presents a contemplative thought on inner virtue versus outward wealth.
Dr A T Allen urges returning control of school budget decisions to the people. He notes state funds for a six month term fall short of prior operating costs and argues only public vote can determine further education cuts. He emphasizes statewide belief in public education and local determination.
The North Carolina governor hopes to avoid a special session as a clash between Louisiana and Texas unfolds. Texas pressures Louisiana's Governor Long after border lines were crossed during advocacy for cotton farmers.
The piece notes Texan lawmakers resist a sweeping cotton reform favored by Louisiana. Governor Gardner might convene an extraordinary session to seek advice, but a special session faces likely stalemate. At best Texas may pass a limited acreage reduction measure, with no broad policy enacted.
The piece says President Hoover plans a four day conference on home construction. It argues federal building could add 100000 jobs by January 1 and private enterprise should supply the bigger boost for carpenters brick masons and other trades. It suggests a definite plan behind the call and notes housing needs as both utilitarian and aesthetic.
Goldsboro man T A Henley writes for the News and Observer criticizing Guilford county moves to abolish the office of justice of the peace. He urges limited elected JPs per township to preserve dignity and usefulness, arguing the office has stood 604 years and should not be overrun by excess appointments.
Carter Glass of Virginia voices strong views on fiscal policy. He favors raising top income tax rates and lowering the personal exemption to widen the pool of taxpayers supporting the federal government. Many officeholders are expected to declare for the plan.
The article discusses Senator Glass proposing a reduction of the tax exemption to curb federal spending. He argues this would spur voters to demand a more frugal national legislature and that lowering the exemption could be achieved without reaching British levels. He notes $3,500 buys more now than when set for a married man.
A columnist contrasts dramatic single rescues with the indifference toward mass suffering from unemployment and poverty. The piece argues for public action, then endorses The Nation’s proposal to invalidate coerced confessions without attorney presence as a curb on police abuse.
Governor Roosevelt of New York urges the legislature to ban private ownership of machine guns. He argues no circumstances justify civilian use and notes no such law exists, framing it as plain common sense.
George C. Hampton Jr a Greensboro attorney is expected to become chairman of Guilford county Board of Elections succeeding resigned Robert P Moseley. The state board recommendation came from Bryce R Holt with Holt noting Hampton’s qualifications and familiarity with precinct changes. County leaders also discussed adding precincts to ease voting, especially in Greensboro and High Point, ahead of the 1933 Democratic primary.
Raleigh Sept 16 North Carolina's treasury shows a cash balance of 2,521,331.90 in the general fund to offset the 2,236,198.09 deficit from the 1929 31 biennium. The combined auditor treasurer report notes total receipts of 6,541,817.91 for the year to August 1.
Phone numbers invite residents to call the City Hall Employment Office for cooks cleaners grounds repairs and other work. Mrs W E Price and an assistant staff the basement office to receive calls and coordinate help, aiding the city’s unemployment relief efforts.
Carolina briefs report the 124th Mecklenburg Presbytery session set for September 22 in Charlotte with a new moderator to be chosen. Additional notes include Major Sprague Silver attending a reciprocity conference in Chattanooga and a libel suit demurrer in New Bern.
Greensboro article reports the death of 45 year old Rev Dwight W Brown pastor of Proximity Methodist Church. He collapsed and died in an ambulance after suffering a heart attack.
In Rocky Mount Ernest Braswell tried to free a dog trapped by railroad ties near the River bridge but both animal and man were killed when an Atlantic Coast Line freight struck. In Raleigh tobacco prices begin broadcasting on WPTF while an early Marion veneer mill fire caused about $8000 in damage.
D L Jefferies aged 50 of Star was injured when the car he rode in collided with an auto operated by Ollie Maness of Star near Biscoe last night about 9 o clock. Maness and Raymond Graham escaped injury.
A Geneva widow seeks news of Willis Baldridge once on the Rochester Times Union and other New York dailies. He disappeared after promising to return to Greensboro for his luggage, leaving his mother worried eight months later. The piece reflects on wandering newspapermen and the vanished tradition of the hard‑driving reporter.
Rev. Tom A. Sykes of Central Friends church will give an illustrated talk Friday night at the church to benefit the Woman's Auxiliary. He will show Venetian and English scenes including gardens and workers homes. A small admission will fund auxiliary work.
Tom Oliver singled in the top of the tenth to score the decisive run, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. The late rally snapped a 2-2 tie and secured the win for Boston.
The peony or piney, long favored beside the iris, is the most commonly grown perennial around homes and in gardens across the northeastern United States.
Dig these summer flowering bulbs before frost sets in. Dig up and dry dahlias gladiolus and other non hardy bulbs then store in a cool dry place for best preservation.
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