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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1922
Page
4
A sailor laments turning a thirty thousand ton battleship into scrap, praising its power and memory. He accepts disarmament and friendly terms with Britain and Japan, yet wishes the ship could be sunk with colors flying rather than repurposed for auto frames and city tools.
A collage of quirky lines references winter galoshes aluminum coins reformers rights and goofball anecdotes. Notable items mention a movie star arrested for speeding a crook in Youngstown overlooking 800 and a Utah man with four wives amid odd public figures and absurdities.
The notice urges parents to vaccinate children against smallpox before school starts, citing state law requiring vaccination for admission and warning of possible delays or missed registration if vaccines are postponed. It emphasizes completing vaccination early to avoid disruption.
At a Tuesday luncheon Civitans passed a resolution endorsing renaming streets to fix the labyrinth like layout. The appeal calls on Kiwanis Rotarians Elks and businessmen to back a planned system of meaningful names honoring the city builders and state history.
The Enterprise urges repeated, broad discussion on improving Main Street crossing safety as a new street between Jordan and Rankin could shift traffic and raise train collision risk. It supports a temporary crossing or an overhead bridge, seeking quicker central-city improvements in High Point.
Citizens urge Chief Blackwelder to push a city ordinance requiring reporting of automobile accidents within city limits. The note argues enforcement would reveal causes, aid in compensation for injuries, and reduce careless driving. It also calls for curbside congestion fixes on West High and Main to Willowbrook with tighter parking rules.
Readjusted wages have revived mining in Alaska with renewed activity in hydraulic and dredge placer work and strong quartz prospects. Prospecting expands Willow Creek district while outside capital is urged for larger projects. Anchorage cannery project demonstrates local capital pooling with outside support to fund legitimate ventures.
The Enterprise reports the limited parking ordinance for High Point has not been published or enforced as planned. Officials have not confirmed repeal or continuation, leaving the measure in limbo while the community awaits formal action.
A discussion urges revising parking rules on Main Street to curb congestion. Proposals include restricting to 45 minutes or one hour on Saturdays and designing zones with limited spaces to balance merchant needs and public convenience.
Funeral services were held at Mt. Airy yesterday afternoon for Mrs. T. J. Folger mother of Attorney J. H. Folger of Winston-Salem. Mrs. Folger died at Dobson on Monday.
Dr Howard Ronthaler of Winston Salem president of Saism College will address the local Rotary Club at a Sheraton hotel dinner tomorrow at 6 30. The governor Cameron Morrison was invited but unlikely to attend due to health. The program promises to be highly interesting and out of the ordinary according to Randall Terry. In Tokyo a note on foreign loans shows Japan held little of its wartime London and Paris borrowings abroad.
Paris authorities boast that the city has more sun dials than any other place on earth, highlighting a long tradition of timekeeping devices in streets and public spaces. The claim underscores Parisian interest in solar time and architectural ornament.
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