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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1922
Page
4
The piece blends light verse and notes on daily life from a nostalgic era. It includes Berton Braley poetry, humorous quips about fashions and gadgets, plus a critique of a battered playground at High Point High School marred by dirt, skipped improvements, and repeated delays.
Automobiles blocked by a freight train at a Main Street grade crossing caused horn blasts and diversions as residents blamed the delay on possible rail strike or carelessness. The piece compares High Point’s traffic halt to a 25 year old crossing, urging modernized bridges and faster courts.
Greensboro reports ahead of the September state convention that Dr I T Mann Andrew Jackson post commander is favored for state commander. Supporters say his administration has grown local membership and his experience will guide public affairs and Legion influence.
Chief Justice William Howard Taft, former U.S. president and current Supreme Court justice, recently traveled to England to discuss accelerating court processes and judicial reforms. His visit emphasized efficient trial procedures and modernizing legal administration.
Greensboro Record laments bystanders drawn to danger as a crowd gathers near South ern Pines after three Black defendants are sent to prison. The piece argues curiosity and cruelty drive spectators, warns of troop intervention, and bluntly dismisses bystanders as lacking judgment.
The Raleigh News notes co operative marketing began well in South and North Carolina with advance payments to farmers. While full satisfaction is unlikely, the principle stands firm. the system aims to market tobacco rather than dump it, promising more money for farmers who deserve a better show.
Four High Point township deeds were filed in Guilford County with two large Greensboro lots selling for about 2500 dollars to C. R. Sutton and wife and four thousand dollars to T. B. Ogburn and WN Edvetchas. Other transfers include High Point parcels on North Main Street and Harmon Street with values from 200 to 1580 dollars and a 600 dollar transfer on the Highland Cotton Mill public road.
Thomas R. Mallock of Phoenix visits Kin in KIdsville and learns his mother, believed dead 43 years, is alive and well in Carroll county. He now handles her affairs and pursues a $30,000 Ireland estate left to her years ago.
The annual meeting of the North Carolina Negro Farmer's Co operative unions at A and T college yesterday was one of the best in the history of the organization. Delegates reported remarkable work being accomplished by the group.
Gastonia reports over 4 000 pounds of donated clothing sent to the Raleigh warehouse for Near East sufferers. The county contributed 306 dollars from 75 cents per 1 9 pounds, boosting total local gifts to about 13 000 dollars in the state effort exceeding 200 000 dollars.
Damage to cotton in the county worsens as boll weevils invade the lower region. Farmers fear harvest may fall to about one half of expected crop yields.
The Wageger's Jewelry store announces an Anniversary Sale winding down shortly. Shoppers are urged to seize high class jewelry bargains before the sale ends.
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