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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1927
Page
14
George Adams appeared in municipal court facing a drunkenness charge. Judge Teague offered a suspended sentence on condition Adams remain within High Point city limits for 30 minutes, then warned he would be jailed if located within 80 minutes. Adams had no money for court costs and claimed Massachusetts as his home.
Miss Delphina A. Farlow age 92 died at her Sophia home yesterday after several weeks of illness. Born March 3 1847 in Randolph County she lived in the Sophia area most of her life with brief years in Town. Survived by five siblings Sewell Jabez Margaret Rodema and Ellen. Funeral at Marlboro Friends Church conducted by Rev. Lewis McFarland with burial in the church cemetery.
The city gears up for a busy political week as 238 candidates vie in the High Point primary. Voters across wards are urged to register ahead of Saturday sunset, with all residents voting for mayor and four council seats.
Rocky Mountain states faced a white Easter as forecasts called for heavy snow from the Canadian border to central New Mexico. Sheridan Wyoming and central Wyoming towns reported up to 16 inches of snow, with other areas seeing 2 to 12 inches. The storm, though aiding crops, disrupted traffic and forced air mail planes down for up to 36 hours.
Greensboro and High Point committees plan a 6 o clock meeting at Sedgefield country club to firm plans for presenting the High Point Greensboro highway route. They will decide if opening precedes the Deep River bridge and note the two week completion window with a temporary Jamestown bridge for light traffic only.
Eight weeks old Joseph Reid Southern Jr. died at his parents home 126 West Russell Street after several weeks of illness. Funeral services will be held at the residence tomorrow at 3 PM with Rev. Tom Alderman Sykes and Rev. T E Pierce officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
The Rotary meeting led by R. B. Terry featured brief talks by Charles Ketchum of Greensboro and H. A. Millis who spoke on a humorous political experience. President Wingate Andrews outlined the next two months and the public affairs committee proposed collaborating with other civic clubs to fund paving along High Point College frontage.
Mrs P L Comer and her young daughter were struck by a North Carolina Public Service Dodge truck near their Highland Avenue home shortly after 8 pm. The mother suffered a broken left arm near the shoulder and the child had internal injuries. Yow's ambulance took them to a hospital after the church visit for water.
Greensboro April 14 The receivers of the tobacco cooperative association report assets of 13 382 000 with 45 140 hogsheads of tobacco on hand valued at 9 820 000 and March sales of 109 000 at 73 95 percent bankers valuation. Liabilities include 7 502 000 in member equity and 3 631 000 notes payable with 467 000 due to members as 1 percent commission retained and 1 182 000 reserved for warehouse guarantees.
Four dozen contracting firms appeared before the state licensing board in Greensboro with 37 passing tests and receiving licenses to operate in the state. Many firms hailed from out of state hoping to bid on upcoming state contracts including a $1,000,000 underpass job to be let May 12.
Japanese naval authorities control the Hankow concession with a strong blue jacket presence and heavy barricades. They refuse surrender to Cantonese nationalists, arguing past British concessions moved to protect life and property while business declined, warning against dangerous street conditions for foreigners.
Shanghai April 14 AP telegram reports American consul general Frank P. Lockhart served written notice to American residents that the naval men would under no conditions defend any point in Hankow except the consulate in case of trouble.
The McIntire property on West Commerce street sold at public auction this morning to R. E. Keebler of Asheville for 40000 dollars. The tract was subdivided into 14 lots but the bidder secured the whole parcel as stalls were withdrawn. The lot fronts Commerce 49 feet and runs over 250 feet deep. A good crowd attended the sale.
Bert Acosta and Clarence Chamberlain raised the world nonstop flight record to 50 hours 42 minutes 49 seconds over Long Island. The pair persisted despite engine wear while observers staged a signaling plane to query fuel. Local leaders prepared a bus takeover amid transit changes.
Bert Acosta and Clarence D. Chamberlain pressed toward a fifty hour air endurance as they topped multiple records. After more than 48 hours aloft they neared the goal with two Wright organization fliers joining and greeting them near Mitchell Field. The craft maintained 1,000 to 2,500 feet as the clock neared 9 30.
The telegram reports that the consulate could only be defended during actual evacuation due to insufficient naval forces. The American Chamber of Commerce in the area has protested, seeking full protection of property.
Funeral services were held for seven year old Oceania Frazier at Mount Vernon Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev. W. W. Jones and Rev. W. R. Harris officiating. Pallbearers were R. L. M. Blair Ira Kennedy K. M. Pierce and C. W. Redding. Flowerbearers were Carraway School class members Clyde Hicks Margery Redding Ruth Robbins Irene Spencer Clarice White Anna Laura Plummer Mildred Elder and Hilda Davis.
A seven year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Dock Earnhardt of Grante Quarry near Salisbury, died shortly after being struck by an automobile driven by Thomas Jackson, a man with a Winston-Salem license tag. Jackson was arrested and held for a hearing.
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