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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1925
Page
2
Fragments note North Carolina's rank among states in electric power potential, with substantial untapped horsepower. The piece covers expectations for development, highways in Mexico, and regulatory issues, plus remarks on heat records and enforcement leadership in the prohibition division.
The Belgian papers backpedal on the Shylock claim and praise American aid as Wilson recognizes Belgium's wartime experiences. France Italy and Russia hold large debts to the United States with Britain Finland Hungary Poland and Lithuania funding steps underway. Nearly all owe money and bankers favor nations making progress in war debt adjustment. It is cheaper to enter a war than to settle its costs.
The Grandfather Mountain blaze near Blowing Rock and Linville burned 500 to 1,000 acres of virgin and cut over forest. Firefighters contained it at the Avery county line, prompting calls for stricter lumbering regulations and better land protection to prevent future fires and safeguard the hill country’s woodland heritage.
The National Bank of Commerce of New York predicts an autumn prosperity shared by practically all classes of business. It notes market conditions largely unchanged from thirty days prior, with continued strong agricultural outlook, good corn and cotton crops, and satisfactory wheat prices. Unemployment remains slightly higher than normal due to wool and cotton textiles, footwear, and bituminous coal, but construction work keeps steady employment and retail trade remains strong. The report cites broadening inquiries in iron and steel, cotton textiles, and footwear as consumer demand stays high in both agricultural and non agricultural areas.
The city council is to name five men to serve on the city planning and zoning commission. The decision hinges on selecting appointees free of personal real estate bias yet capable of guiding High Point under the new law. The text argues real estate developers should be excluded to avoid conflicts, while vision and public interest should guide selection.
Citizens urged a diverse five member city planning commission to craft a broad growth vision for High Point. The council should back a strong panel with imaginative yet prudent members to balance ambition with practical steps and ensure effective zoning and long term civic improvement.
The Coolidges visited the President's mother in law at Southampton among locals who knew them in earlier times when Coolidge was a city councilman and Mrs. Coolidge taught. The article highlights his frugal $32 per month duplex and contrasts it with Lincoln era simplicity, underscoring a virtuous capitalism view.
J S Kuykendall of the Winston-Salem real estate board spoke to the local board, urging broadened interest beyond municipal borders. He highlighted undeveloped hydroelectric power along Dan River and mica mining in four northwestern Tar Heel counties, noting national production shares and industrial uses. The meeting covered advertising, state licensing compliance, and plans for statewide realtor participation in Charlotte and a booster competition.
Raleigh Aug 21 AP The Secretary of State charted several new corporations including Pendergraft Motor Company of Chapel Hill with 50000 authorized capital and 4000 subscribed by local residents Pendergraft Whitfield Phipps and Pendergraft Locomobile Company of Raleigh Inc with 350000 authorized capital and 309 subscribed by Raleigh residents Horton Freeman and Jones Brevard based Flanoca Development Company with 100000 authorized capital and 2500 subscribed by Breese family Wilson Warehouse Company of Wilson with 50000 authorized capital and 1000 subscribed by Blades Thompson of Elizabeth City and Farrier of Wilson Asheville Pharmacy and Laboratory Company with 10000 authorized capital and 3000 subscribed by C E Cline James P Adams and Mildred Adams all of Asheville Morehead Bluffs Inc of New Bern with 100000 authorized capital and 20000 subscribed by Lane Blades Miller and Howard Purity Products Company of Brevard with 50000 authorized capital and 2500 subscribed by Galloway Henry Mull and Jenkins Charlotte Automotive Service Association Inc of Charlotte with ten shares of no par value and three shares subscribed by Kelly A. Grice
McDonald and J H Juntley both of Charlotte with the Fayetteville Baseball Club Inc Fayetteville report an authorized capital of 5006 dollars and 300 dollars subscribed by Maurice Fleishman C H Farrell and R L Holland Sr all residents of Fayetteville.
Fathered and sons gathered at the Sheraton for a Kiwanis luncheon focused on fatherhood and sons. T Wingate Andrews, superintendent of public schools, urged fathers to guide sons early, with Boy Scout talk led by Eagle Scout Fred Ingram and Life Scout Charla Coble among others.
F B Merrill of the C N W railroad reports from Lenoir that 500 to 1400 acres of virgin timber on Grandfather Mountain have burned. He does not expect total damage to exceed a million dollars, and says Blowing Rock and Linville City are not in immediate danger as the fire continues toward Avery County.
A blaze near a lumber yard spread concerns after it started at the yard. Authorities indicated Caldwell County line patrols were in place and trusted the fire would not cross into the county. A well organized group of fighters was said to be holding the line as efforts continued.
Harry Greb, middleweight boxing champion, was resting easy in West Pennsylvania hospital after an automobile accident last night. Physicians said his condition was favorable and he could leave in two or three weeks unless complications arose. He had a broken rib and minor bruises. Greb was pinned under the steering wheel when the car overturned near Pittsburgh. Two companions escaped injury.
They were en route to Erie where Greb was scheduled to fight Jimmy Darragh that night.
Thomas P. Cooper director of the University of Kentucky experiment station said he would accept as chief of the U S bureau of agricultural economics only if the university grants a leave of absence allowing monthly returns for eight or nine months. He would return after that period. The appointment of Dean Cooper to succeed Dr Henry C Taylor was announced in Washington.
Charlotte August 21 AP reports definite admission that Kirkpatrick will probably run in the upcoming race. The statement signals his probable entry and shapes early campaign expectations in the regional contest.
T L Kirkpatrick of Charlotte announced a statement will be made in the next few days regarding a potential challenge to Senator Lee S Overman of Salisbury. He has not yet announced a definite action.
Hideo Takahira of the Tokyo Nutrition Laboratory earned a Doctor of Science from Keio University for a thesis on The Anagennesia of the Body of a Japanese. He studied fasting for years, testing on himself and fasting three to four weeks. He argues a Japanese person can fast without harm for 50 days.
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