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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1917
Page
8
Governor Bickett designates April 5 1917 as Planting Day urging action by mayors farmers landlords and merchants to boost food and feed crops amid World War I. Proclamation stresses grain grass peas and potatoes for self preserva tion and national readiness.
Berlin reports heavy losses for the British and French on the main French front. More than 300 British prisoners were fired upon by their own machine guns, with only 60 of the prisoners reaching German lines.
The army appropriation for 1917 totaling 240 million dollars was approved by the House in under 30 minutes and exactly as in the prior session. Amendments to raise the total to 270 million were ignored to speed action.
Fourth A grade pupils of Elm street school present a patriotic play in the South Main street auditorium this evening. Miss Elsie Mae Dillon leads the cast impersonating national figures to raise funds for a motion picture outfit and classroom improvements.
A herd of nine American buffalos brought to Sweden through Prof. C. V. Hartman’s efforts. The animals, obtained from Hagenbeck in Hamburg, will be released on a Stockholm Archipelago island and later hybridized with native cattle. They are the first bison seen in Sweden.
Oxford England April 4 A G Fite of Nashville Tennessee has won ten pounds from Christ church Oxford for the best literary essay in French by a member. Other Americans winning prizes include B H Branscomb of Birmingham Alabama who earned fifteen pounds for translation from the Greek Testament and Clyde Eagleton of Austin Texas who won a prize in modern history.
Petrograd reports the Russian government will cultivate opium extensively at Tashkend, making the product the health department monopoly. Growers must surrender the entire crop to government agents at a fixed price under heavy penalties.
Amsterdam via London reports Tuesday evening papers in west Germany contained no mention of the recent events in Washington. The note suggests limited coverage or delays in reporting major developments from the U S capital.
In Guilford County Jamestown township commissioners J R Trotter and H T Cox announce a public sale of two land tracts on April 28 1917 at 12 PM. The first tract covers about 24 acres southeast of High Point and the second 51 acres adjoining the first. Sale to be cash under an order of resale from the Superior Court.
Under an order of resale by the Superior Court of Guilford County in the J R Trotter and H T Cox administrators v J Ed Cox et al proceeding, the commissioners will sell at 12 o clock on April 23 1917 at the premises four miles southeast of High Point on the Fairfield High Point road a 24 acre tract adjoining Sarah Weaver H W Cox Bright Leonard and Henry Crowder. The parcel from Jacob Leonard to H W Cox and wife Sarah Ann Cox is described in Guilford County Deeds Book 7% Page 402. This sale notice is dated April 4 1917.
An optometrist examines your eyes with careful scientific instruments to determine the best possible pair of glasses. The ad promises the single best option from a competent, experienced optometrist at a reasonable cost.
Venable B Donnell aged 87 88 near Alamance Presbyterian church six miles east of Greensboro died yesterday at 3 p m after illness of about a year. He leaves four sons and one daughter James in Montana Charles Burlington William Climax Thomas and Lillie who cared for him. Two granddaughters Mrs R C Blair and Mrs H C Sechrest attend funeral at Alamance church conducted by Rev E C Murray with interment in church burying ground.
In Paris on April 4 a Danish surgeon introduces temporary paper mache legs costing under 75 cents each for wounded soldiers. These prosthetics last six months to a year with care, can be produced on site in about thirty minutes, and used two weeks after amputation, eliminating crutches during convalescence. The drying process takes a day, allowing use the next day.
Eastern department orders require all soldiers at army posts along the Atlantic coast to appear in field uniforms. The directive affects duty wear and unit presentation as of April 4 in New York.
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