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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1925
Page
2
In observance of Easter The Enterprise will not publish a paper Monday. The weather outlook for Easter remains generally fair, with forecasts sticking to predictions despite some ominous indications. Hats mingle in local political rings as residents prepare for the holiday observance.
The piece surveys oversubscribed stock offerings, seismic observations of an earthquake, and a North Carolina toll bridge shooting verdict. It notes Raleigh politics, speculative lectures, Dr. Osler, and church attendance patterns. It highlights the Industrial Triangle standings in Chapel Hill high school field day and French financial policy debates.
An editorial urges Southern Railway and High Point officials to act on eliminating dangerous grade crossings. It recalls a stalled meeting with the chamber of commerce and warns that delays worsen traffic congestion. The piece argues legal pressure and engineering fixes are needed, stressing the city’s right to demand relief and the railroad’s cooperative obligation.
North Carolina ranks 43rd in magazine circulation and reading, with many blaming climate, tradition, economy, race, isolation, and contact. The University News-Letter notes lower literacy amid urban rural gaps, linking reading to education, invention, and state progress.
The Standard Oil tour department at 26 Broadway announces a new small booklet titled Know Your Own State for every motorist in North Carolina. This follows a series of Know Your Own State advertisements published last year, promoting state interest and travel awareness.
An advance copy from Standard Oil agents highlights Guilford County as birthplace of Dolly Madison and Uncle Joe Cannon, notes the Guilford Courthouse battle site, Quaker hospitalities and colleges, and nearby Greensboro lakes and High Point furniture shows. The piece frames a springtime motorist booklet with local lore and sightseeing tips.
The article describes the annual spring display of flowering dogwood across Carolina forests, noting their abundance among pines and oaks from piedmont to Sandhills. It highlights the tree’s resilience, blight resistance, and rapid regrowth from roots even when cut back by rangers seeking high prices.
The essay traces Easter from Passover, linking it to belief in the immortality of the soul. It notes ancient Jewish doubt, Egyptian influence, and Christian confidence in a future life, contrasting with Paine's deistic view and lingering doubt among some in Christian lands.
The passage proclaims belief in life after death and the divine power of creation. It argues that nature and the human spirit endure before God and celebrates the Christian claim of the Resurrection with exultation in the phrase Christ is Risen.
Rumors of opposition grew as ballots closed on re election, then a full slate appeared. Mr Moffitt announced for mayor with candidates for all commissions joining the field. The slate style ticket suggests backing remains unclear but signals increased public scrutiny and debate of city leadership.
Rev E M Vance, noted southern Methodist evangelist, is secured to preach at East End Methodist Church White Oak Street in a city wide revival starting April 26. Plans include John Dixon of Ramseur leading song services with other pastors, and a conference church meeting to finalize evangelistic arrangements.
A 235 piece Moravian band will march through the city at two o clock, then breakfast at Memorial Hall Salem before guiding worshipers to God's Acre Moravian graves. B J Pfohl will conduct the service for the 36th year with Walter J Hege directing 250 marshals. The Moravian rite began in 1732 at Herfurt and evolved into a celebrated national religious pilgrimage.
Pioneer council No 52 hosted a county meeting of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty in Trophy council hall. Delegations from Greensboro Randleman Durham Winston-Salem Salisbury Burlington and Cedar Falls attended. Officers elected for the year include W F Wrenn Cedar Falls councilor and Miss Carrie Whiteworth Greensboro associate councilor. The Pioneer council of High Point won the loving cup for lodge membership gain and Cedar Falls received the attendance banner. The next gathering is set for Cedar Falls on July 11.
French presidents ponder a coalition reshuffle as M. Painleve and Aristide Briand emerge as front runners for the premiership. Socialists demand stricter party consent, while radicals push to keep Herriot in power with new aides. Possible ministerial lineups include Briand foreign affairs and Painleve to head war.
Following a downtown disturbance, Society Dance Club opens at the Sheraton ballroom Monday night with strict rules. No drinking, no profanity, and ward-only admission. Invitations went to about two hundred potential members, and an approval committee ostracised several young dancers including the Enterprise reporter who covered the prior disorder.
J. W. Fletcher the Kiwanis district leader from Salisbury told a brief story illustrating the cooperative spirit Kiwanis members should show. He emphasized sharing gains with others, praised by the club, with prize and boost details noted. The next Kiwanis gathering will be in St. Paul Minnesota June 22 75 with appointed committee members.
Twenty realtors from High Point Winston-Salem and Greensboro and guests from Asheville Charlotte Raleigh and Burlington attended the banquet in the Sheraton hotel ballroom. Notable participants included High Point mayor J W Hedrick state board president Henry T Sharp secretary C C Knight ex president Frank E Harlan and several Raleigh Burlington and Charlotte members.
The sermon titled The Saviour In the Realm of Death urged prayerful reflection on Christ’s death and suffering. It spoke of death as defeat turning into spiritual life and praised ordinary people as vessels of a new outburst of faith. The speaker urged personal sacrifice to spread the living Christ’s message.
Friends regret to learn Mrs. M. E. Futrell is quite ill at her home on the Greensboro road. She is mother of A. E. Futrell of this city.
Alumni of High Point High School will host an Easter banquet Tuesday night at 6 30 in the Friends annex. Daniel L. Grant of the UNC Alumni Association will speak on Education in a Democracy. Music and short talks by local officials and teachers will follow. Reservations may be made at Randall's Pharmacy.
Police investigate a theory that five Cunningham family members died from arsenic poisoning. Mae, 15, reported arsenic in the kitchen and said her mother used it to kill rats two months earlier. The deaths span 1918 to 1928 with multiple insured sums and a past shooting incident, while neighbors recall the mother as normal.
Funeral services for Henry L. Chandler who died at his Ward street home Friday morning were held yesterday at 10 o clock at West End Baptist church. Rev H O Miller Rev J M Hillard and Rev O L Ruth led the services with Hagard choir providing music. Guilford council No 23 Jr O U W M were pallbearers and handled grave services at Springfield cemetery.
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