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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1921
Page
1
Two companies of militia on duty at the Locke cotton mill in Concord under Major R. R. Faison. Troops lined the street and restricted crossing to workers returning to the plant, while Charlotte guards maintained quiet at Hartsell Mills nearby. No serious trouble reported.
At dawn the Locke cotton mill opened with guards around the property. An unidentified man tried to cross the guard line, was searched, and found with a revolver before being handed to police. About 150 workers resumed duties as over 300 union strikers jeered but did not act.
In Concord on August 15 the Hartsell mills reopened at 1 pm after closing June 1 due to a general strike. The Charlotte militia guarded the mill and no serious disturbance occurred as residents reported a quieter day and a more optimistic mood thanks to troop presence.
Mrs. Marie H. Cates, 70, of Augusta, Ga., died after an automobile carrying her and relatives was hit by Southern passenger train No. 137 at a Gastonia area crossing. Also injured were Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Leeman of Charlotte, with Mr. Leeman hospitalized after a chest injury as the car stalled on the crossing.
Local firemen drill daily for the coming convention in Gastonia. The water contest team already beat last year’s mark by three seconds and hopes to gain another couple of seconds to secure top honors.
Census returns for 1926 show 241 445 illiterate persons aged ten and over in North Carolina. Of these, 138 516 are black, with urban rural gaps and county rates ranging from 6 4 to 22 4 percent. White natives account for 104 673. foreign or mixed birth 474. The overall illiteracy rate is 13.1 percent, down from 18.5 in 1910. rural 14.1 percent versus urban 9.3 percent. The white native urban rate is 4.0 percent. rural 9.2 percent.
Mar tin Amorous of Marietta Georgia urged government loans to southern cotton farmers before the congressional committee investigating agricultural conditions. He said advances of 25 cents per pound would stabilize bankrupt growers and improve southern business conditions.
Durham hosts the three day reunion on August 23 to 25 with an expected 500 veterans and as many relatives. Notable attendees from UA and DC circles plan to use influence for a successful event. Relatives receive reduced rail fares and dormitory quarters at Trinity College with campus meals.
Companies A and B and two machine gun sections of the Fourth Alabama infantry left Camp McClelland for Birmingham to accompany Clyde Thomas a Negro to Centerville for arraignment on murder charges in the death of a farmer's daughter near Randolph. Thomas was jailed in Jefferson prison after his arrest near the scene, and authorities say the 14 year old girl was attacked and strangled. Police detained about a hundred Negroes who were released after Thomas spoke to Sheriff Wood.
House Republicans planned to pass the administration tax revision bill drafted by the Ways and Means Committee to raise about three billion dollars in 1922. It repeals excess profits taxes and income surtaxes above 3 percent and raises the normal corporate tax by five percent to a maximum of 15 percent. The bill was introduced by Chairman Fordney and to be published after approval in a Republican conference.
London August 15 The war report of the British Red Cross society records the largest voluntary effort in English history. Public subscriptions reached 16.5 million pounds in cash and 1.6 million in stores. Expenditures topped 5 million for hospitals and stores and 2 million for transporting 10 million sick and wounded. Administrativa cost stayed under 3.5 percent. Surplus on June 1920 stood at 1,826,680 pounds. Staff at armistice totaled 9,234 with 126,000 auxiliary helpers including 90,000 women.
The cotton market opened lower by 8 to 12 points on dull trade and weaker Liverpool cables. New Orleans buying and bad crop news from the southwest steadied prices later, with December around 13.47 to 13.54 while nearby months showed similar softness.
The West End Baptist Sunday school held its annual picnic Saturday afternoon at the Baptist orphanage in Thomasville. About 250 people traveled from the city by autos and trucks, enjoyed a feast under the arbor, games and outdoor sports, and children swam in the pool turned over for the day.
Rev James W Little Baptist minister and evangelist of 40 years died Sunday morning at his Charlotte home after months of heart disease. He was about 79 and the end was hastened by a facial blow struck by Dr T A Smith in the doctor's office several months earlier.
Eight fishing yachts will race on Pensacola Bay October 15 and 16 for the Thomas Lipton challenge cup. The Pensacola Yacht Club currently holds the trophy.
The schooner Louise Howard carrying dynamite broke up on the Beaufort shoals during a southwest gale. Coast Guard rescued the crew as salvage was abandoned due to explosive cargo. Vessel valued at $58,000 with no insurance.
John H. Kirby of Houston opened the fifth Southern Tariff congress in Greensboro arguing that protecting southern industries via tariffs against foreign goods is essential. He warned southern leaders face voter backlash if they ignore calls for protection. E. P. Wharton led the NC division in opening ceremonies. the congress runs through tomorrow.
Jerome Whitfield a negro alleged to have assaulted Mrs Elizabeth Irving 19 wife of a Jones county farmer was seized by a mob of nearly 2000 armed men at 11 Sunday morning He was taken to a spot six miles from her home where a rope was placed about his neck and he swung from an oak tree His body was riddled with bullets The sheriff and deputies were unaware of the mob as they searched nearby woods and Whitfield was identified by the accuser who asked that the lynching not occur in her yard
North Carolina United Daughters of the Confederacy press to remove Muzzey's American history from state high schools. They accuse omissions and misrepresentation and seek state action with support from Confederate veterans and Governor Morrison. A separate item notes calls for a Ku Klux Klan probe if Bruce Craven convinces the Morrison administration.
The federal good roads aid bill was favorably reported to the senate and efforts will push to pass before recess. It creates a federal commission to manage the hundred million dollars annual road improvement fund and sets that three sevenths of improved roads must be interstate while four sevenths may be interstate and six tenths of funds go to interstate projects.
In Jones County a mob hanged Jerome Whitfield, a Black man accused of assaulting Irving, a white teen. Between 1,000 and 2,000 men joined the mob, overwhelming the sheriff who arrived too late. Whitfield reportedly confessed and asked the crowd to spare him before his body was riddled with bullets.
The first bale of the 1921 1922 cotton season arrived in Norfolk from Augusta Georgia shipped by Harris Jones and Company and graded middling It will be sent to Liverpool aboard the Barrymore the steamship
Nick Moore a High Point barber is jailed after he allegedly cut the throats of his wife Elizabeth and three children then shot at her. The victims include two women and two children with the mother and infant most gravely harmed. Neighbors describe Moore as quiet. police report he may plead temporary insanity at trial.
Professor N C English died Saturday at his Trinity area home after nearly two years illness. The funeral at Springfield church drew a large crowd of friends and relatives. English, born near Thomasville in 1849, served in politics and education, taught at Trinity College, and contributed to Guilford and High Point enterprises.
In Concord on Friday J Leslie Bell defeated Kenneth Caldwell in four sets to win the local tennis championship. The match started with two close sets before turning into an endurance test as Caldwell faded and Bell stayed steady and smart to secure victory.
Scoutmasters urged to attend a called meeting with A. Kirkman president of the local council at The Enterprise office Tuesday evening at 7 30 to complete plans for the Scouts part in the Kiwanis Boy Scout picnic
President Brum has sent a bill to Uruguay’s Congress to grant women suffrage and all legal rights held by men. The measure has broad support in Congress and is expected to pass, making Uruguay the first South American nation to confer full equal rights on women.
Mrs John S and Cunningham of Greensboro lectured today on fire and accident prevention at Continental Furniture in High Point. She planned daily visits next week to urge cooperative local effort to reduce fires and injuries, with further talks scheduled at Kearns Furniture Ideal Tabla Giant Furniture Stehli Silk mills at 12 30.
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