22 Aug 1923
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1923
Page
1
The article questions President Coolidge’s assurance of no fuel shortage amid a looming coal strike. It argues the administration is reluctant to act as arbiter between labor and capital and suggests reliance on substitutes. It also notes pressure to address grade crossing dangers and the broader crisis.
Local leaders urge a practical plan to solve dangerous grade crossings at major hubs like Main Street. The article stresses preventing traffic delays and growth bottlenecks, urging civic groups and the chamber of commerce to unite for a comprehensive solution to keep High Point’s development balanced and safe.
The French note to Great Britain today insists France will not yield on reparations and that any change in demand must come from adjustments among allies. It says the United States and Britain might ease Germany by foregoing debts France owes them, while accusing Germany of bad faith since Versailles. The note questions German ability to pay and implies French insistence on strict settlement as crisis deepens. It also mentions a Boy Scout executive in High Point, praising constructive youth work and predicting few juvenile court appearances if scouts prevail.
The writer, reflecting on probation officers in the chamber of commerce setting, observes officers guiding lively youths. Some boys persist in mischief, requiring removal to institutions for correction, though most are not truly bad but need directed activity to avoid lawbreaking.
High Point Kiwanis at a Sheraton luncheon passed a resolution urging Guilford County to fund hard surface road completion from Greensboro to the Forsyth county line. They also discussed city planning and asked a Kiwanis committee to push an ordinance. Atlantic Bank supported the effort and Dr P T Brockman won the attendance prize.
Hubert Lohr of old Trinity about 20 was shaken up but not seriously injured in a crash with C W Edwards car on the Greensboro road near the AL BP Orphanage. He was taken to High Point hospital for treatment and expected to report for duty at 2 this afternoon as a street car conductor for the North Carolina Public Service Company.
Liverpool higher quotations lent initial lift to Chicago wheat while oats and corn followed suit. Early gains faded as selling intensified with Sept and Dec contracts showing mixed moves. Cotton futures in New Orleans and New York also fluctuated amid crop and weather signals. Market news noted drops in Cotton prices and mixed stock readings as investors weighed government crop data.
The Lexington trial freed James from responsibility while May of Davidson County obtained a $400 judgment against Ed Mungo, desk sergeant of High Point police, for signing the arrest warrant. The city council weighs James bill of costs. Mayo’s arrest involved Mechanicsville chicken theft and deputy Burgess Morris aided in the capture.
Washington Aug 2 President and Mrs Coolidge begin residence at the White House moving from the New Willard hotel. A few tourists witnessed the entry as photographers snapped the arrival marking the thirtieth president place. Mrs Harding had just left to visit friends after urging to stay longer.
The High Point City Council approves amending an ordinance to ban selling newspapers or magazines on Sunday between certain hours. Each sale counts as a separate offense, with a $25 penalty for violations, effective upon first publication dated August 22, 1923. City Manager R. L. Pickett signed the order.
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