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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1925
Page
2
High Point editorials note a return to normalcy in one region as Balkans brace for potential war. They comment on German election gains by speculators, mock a robbery headline with dishes and chairs, and question military control in Spain Bulgaria and Germany. Lloyd George Hindenburg non radical stance is cited.
The article notes Governor McLean praising the National Guard as the governor’s right arm for enforcing law and protecting citizens. It discusses the guard’s minor pay, limited state funding, and the reliance on volunteers who serve out of state pride and honor despite limited compensation. It highlights the push for greater appropriations that the previous General Assembly did not fulfill.
Tomorrow boys will serve in posts usually held by adults for sixty minutes as part of boys week. A boy mayor and boy city council will preside while a high school boy writes in the editor chair. The event aims to spark insight in both generations, with men learning from boys and boys gaining view of adult responsibilities.
The piece notes Von Hindenburg as elected president of Germany, arguing the outcome reflects historical cycles and resilience of leadership. It compares Germany’s shift to past power structures, suggests old elites will regain influence, and sees capable war figures poised to help rebuild politically and economically.
The director under the corpora tion commission has revoked the licenses of two drivers convicted of transporting whisky. The order is new and unusual, believed to deter dangerous drivers and reduce liabilities. State licensing focuses on machine details rather than owner information.
A commentator argues that when a license falls into the wrong hands it should be withdrawn. Revocation is described as almost as severe as jail for a highway addict.
Col. Mitchell departs the army air service as assistant chief and moves to Fort Sam Houston. The article notes his removal from public view and reflects on his controversial stand that stirred the service, suggesting authorities may now weigh his views in forming future plans.
Mrs. Minnie Tinsybloom of Jamestown died yesterday afternoon in a local hospital after several weeks with high blood pressure. She was 43. Survived by husband Eugene, three daughters Pearl Monnis Amatila, brother James Adams, and sister Bertha McGee, all of Jamestown. Funeral at Oakdale Methodist Episcopal Church at 4:30 p.m. with Rev. Womack officiating. Interment in Deep River church cemetery.
Tom Patterson, white, was arrested Saturday when federal prohibition officers allege to have found a small quantity of whisky at his Jamestown area home. He was released on $400 bond for a trial before United States Commissioner Warren G. Brown here next Saturday.
G W Luck four month old son of Mr and Mrs W S Luck died yesterday morning at 5 o'clock at the family home 216 Adams street. The funeral and interment took place at Courtney Yakin county this morning at 10 o'clock.
Fred S. Seibert, a converted Jew, spoke to a capacity crowd at the Haggard tent mass meeting about his conversion and family rejection followed by his eventual success in converting his entire family. Rev. A. A. Haggard preached from Romans 5 6 and critiqued practical infidelity while outlining biblical promises and prophecies.
The fifth annual Piedmont Association Baptist Young People's Union convention closed at First Baptist Church with about 125 delegates. Banners awarded to First Baptist Creosote? Greensboro juniors and Asaboro Street Greensboro seniors. Speakers included H A Helms Greensboro Rev W K Carlins Green Street church and Rev Edgar E White Crescentsboro. The next convention set for April in 1926 with location to be decided by the executive committee.
Dr Lewis proclaimed may God preserve this temple as a beacon for generations. Dr George R Brown welcomed helpers and urged service over pride, noting the new church doors opened to receive about 50 new members and several baptisms during the inaugural service. Dr A G Dixon of Greensboro preached in the evening, marking the dedication of the new edifice.
Voters split on the candidate's chances as the Reichstag plans to reconvene next Tuesday. Von Hindenburg may be sworn in later in the week by Paul Loebe amid a parliament with more opponents than supporters. Centralists Democrats Socialists and Communists hold 277 seats to 216 for the Rightists. early voting in Berlin saw many polling places disrupted and sometimes violent clashes.
Police strained as fighters clashed in Karlsruhe causing two deaths and several wounded. In Ratibor Silesia an erroneous vote lead claim sparked nationalist marches and police dispersal followed by arrests. Analysts say Von Hindenburg’s inauguration waits official ballot counts likely not before May 10.
Geneva reports uneasy mood in League of Nations as Hindenburg’s election prompts concern over Germany’s potential delay or difficulty in seeking membership. Officials warn that overt nationalism clashes with the league’s cooperate and conciliatory principles, affecting future policy and member confirmation.
Paris observers react to Field Marshal Von Hindenburg winning the German presidency with unease. Editors from L Epoque Nouvelle L Oeuvre and Echo de Paris criticize pacifism and revenge motives, noting left-leaning outlets frame the result as a cautious yet alarming shift in German politics.
Paris officials say Von Hindenburg’s presidential win may reveal German sentiment. Women backed the field marshal, seen as sentimental toward war, while men voted party lines for Marx or Hindenburg. They warn allies to reassess assumptions about German pacifism and caution on Austria annexation.
New York reports a record low price of 92 for German seven per cent bonds, down 11 2 points after Germany's acceptance of the Dawes plan. French francs fell to 5.17 cents, dropping 3 1/2 points amid a stock market reaction to Von Hindenburg's election as president of the German republic.
At noon today Carrie Douglas and Lizzie Kennedy were injured in a collision at the corner of West Green and Grimes streets. Douglas is in serious condition with head wounds, Kennedy suffered lacerations but is not seriously hurt. Four Black occupants drove west on Green. Roy Brown, a white man in a Ford touring car, crossed from Grimes. The crash caused broken glass and bloodstains. Brown left the scene with minor or no injuries.
In Geneva a Spanish pistol maker and a German sword dealer ask the League of Nations if the arm trade will be wiped out by the forthcoming conference on arms control opening May 4 with American delegates. Others inquires follow, but officials say small traders mostly have nothing to fear though some revolvers and combat swords could be restricted if the draft convention passes unaltered.
Local police appeal for help in locating the Forg touring car owned by N. E. Garner of Randleman after it vanished Saturday night in Asheboro. The notice appears amid an advertisement by Mrs. Shaw promoting Ferndell goods distributed exclusively in High Point by G. E. Hutchens.
Governor McLean backs a new judicial conference pairing supreme court justices with superior court judges and members of the bar to improve North Carolina's court system. Chief Justice Stacy will likely convene the initial meeting to organize the effort.
Honolulu April 27 The second day of the battle of Oahu saw a notable rise in aircraft and light cruiser activity by the attacking fleet but no major clash occurred with the defending Blackland forces now in a war game off Hawaii. Two Blue fleet destroyers and one minelayer were sighted off Diamond Head moving eastward.
The coast batteries near Honolulu engage enemy vessels off Oahu. One submarine, the S-34, of the Blue forces is reported sunk ten miles from Barber Point after a surface sighting by the Ludlow, the submarine tender of the Black defense forces.
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