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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1931
Page
4
A brief reflection cites Matthew 26 41 urging watchfulness and prayer while noting the flesh is weak. It quotes N P Willis remarking temptation has music for all ears, framing a moral paraphrase on self restraint and awareness.
A critique of state led cotton policies in 1932 arguing mutual distrust and unilateral bans fail. The piece calls for strong impartial federal legislation covering the entire region to prevent disastrous, piecemeal actions and unite Southern states in a common program.
Community leaders in High Point pursue practical aid for jobless while avoiding free handouts. Salvation Army opens an emergency residence with work requirements at a wood yard. Officials favor measured support to prevent moral hazard and preserve work ethic, rejecting free soup kitchens or bread lines.
Professor E B Stimson announces the Heermann Trio, a leading chamber group, will appear in concert at High Point College Friday night. The college has lately relied on outside artists, but public support for paid admissions has been weak, though loyal music lovers will attend. The hope is this concert starts a sustained series of fine programs for the college year.
The phrase evokes a rugged, self reliant ideal that shaped American society and institutions through enterprise courage and perseverance, portraying a public narrative of character as the engine of national progress and growth.
In a thoughtful column Bruce Catton contemplates tax relief amid hard times, arguing citizens must cut wasteful government spending without harming essential services. He notes Ohio groups press for relief, warns political waste breeds higher taxes, and urges organizing to restore sound governance. The essay shifts to Gandhi’s unfamiliarity with Charlie Chaplin, highlighting his detachment from Western amusements and technology amidst a world of differing values. Dispatches from Washington predict a flurry of beer bills as Congress reconvenes, yet a dry majority makes passage unlikely without major shifts.
A collage of witty scraps and thoughts on finance, theatre, and world affairs. Mentions Wall Street with Britain as the lion, rubber prices dipping, Tokyo or Tokio spelling debates, Broadway plagiarism, and playful phrases about greatness, murder, and panhandlers in New York.
The query asks where assets should be frozen most appropriately, noting recent bank closures in Chile and seeking guidance on ideal jurisdictions or mechanisms for freezing assets beyond national banks.
A brief editorial note argues that creditor nations urging Germany to recover must avoid directing aid through monetary loans and instead seek sustainable long term strategies to empower Germany without overreliance on foreign funds.
In Gastonia a Virginia woman, Mrs F M Keeling of Lynchburg, suffered a broken leg after her car collided eight miles from town with a vehicle driven by Charlie Lowe of North Belmont. In Sanford, T L Riddle was named deputy of the Junior Order United American Mechanics for the district.
Concord dispatch reports Cabarrus County school teachers receive two months back salaries from newly available state funds. The payment covers pending wages, alleviating teacher payroll concerns.
Wheat valued at one dollar per bushel will be accepted as admission payment at the Mount Airy fair marked by the unusual barter proposal. The offer ties food with entry to the event, illustrating local trade practices of the era.
Charlotte report: Lee ter Morris, 19, and Dearman Williams, 17, were arrested today on charges of robbing a five and ten cent store of $5. The case notes the ages of the suspects and the location in Charlotte, with authorities confirming the arrest.
Oxford N C funeral services are held today for W P Mitchell 69 longtime operator of the Banner tobacco warehouse in Oxford He died yesterday after years in the business
Editor The Enterprise. I visited Marlborough yesterday for the closing day of a two week revival led by Evangelist Bulla and Pastor Rev Hendricks. Large attendance in Sunday school and preaching, with three adult classes over 100 sensing a Spirit filled service and a message on Life As a Vineyard and Our Call to go work. The revival blessed all present and left the community joyful and at peace. GEO. H. CROWELL.
William Snipes, 28, formerly of Lancaster South Carolina, was executed at Rockview peniten tiary for the murder of Edward Gamils 44 owner of the Blue Spruce Inn Trevose near Philadelphia on February 14. Gamils and his wife Cecilia were closing the inn when Snipes and John Massey 22 entered. Snipes robbed Gamils of 500 dollars and shot him as he handed over the money.
Durham September 28 Internationally known psychologist Professor William McDougall has resumed teaching duties at Duke University after a half year leave. He spent most time abroad in England and Scotland. Mrs McDougall accompanied him returning from England. Kenneth McDougall, Duke Class of 1931, has entered Edinburgh University. He is the youngest son of Professor and Mrs McDougall.
Raleigh Sept 28 The state supreme court will hear two capital case appeals this week. One is Herman Casey of Lenoir County for the murder of J C Causey with questions on newly discovered evidence and juror disqualification. The other is Ernest Herring of Sampson County for murder of Kerr postmaster F F Newton. Additional docket items include Patrick vs Worthington and several from the sixth district plus Hubbard in Habeas Corpus.
A compact crossword style entry listing numerous across and down clues with definitions and wordplay hints across a variety of lengths and topics. Includes Latin terms and common nouns, aiming to fill a puzzle layout with standard crossword conventions and interconnected answers.
The weekly Christian Science lesson sermon centered on reality with the Golden Text from James 1 17 and supporting citations from I Chronicles 29 12 and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. The discourse emphasized that true reality is spiritual and that life cannot unite with mortality.
Wells drilled at New Orleans strike standing cypress stumps in three successive horizons. Some specimens reach depths near 610 feet, indicating ancient timber layers preserved in the sediment.
On September 28 1927 Dr Richard von Kuhlmann addressed the Reichstag main committee praising the Curia initiative as a clear national policy. He said the German people and government support the document and would repulse enemy attempts to split them over foreign policy.
In warm weather Rev. C. E. Jones of Westminster Presbyterian Church relocates Sunday services to a cooler canyon near Upland California. Congregants troop to the mountain cabin owned by the church for worship away from the heat.
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