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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1922
Page
4
A light verse advising new college students on social life and future ambitions. The speaker envisions glee club, sports, parties, wardrobes, and club memberships aiding entry into elite circles. It suggests balancing study with activities to advance in journals and debate, ending with a note to perhaps study a bit.
A string of brief local and national quips notes political figures like Lloyd George and George VI, headlines on disaster in Johnstown, light commentary on health and travel, and odd observations from Detroit to Michigan. The mood is wry, varied, and lightly satirical.
Amid rapid growth with new colleges buildings and streets, open railroad crossings remain inadequately guarded. Only one crossing has a part time watchman, inviting potential fatal accidents. The speaker warns residents of shared responsibility if they stay silent.
The article notes vacationers still travel to the mountains and sea in August, with people returning home rested or not, and breathing easier by the shore or highlands. It observes stable population as many visitors come from both areas, a pattern described as usual and likely to persist.
The Enterprise notes the shift from common complaints to high satisfaction with the automatic local telephone system. It praises reduced central operator errors, acknowledges occasional storm or mechanical disruptions, and proclaims High Point a proud example of advancing telecom infrastructure and service quality.
About 570 new men were accepted by the University of North Carolina for entrance this fall, including thirty three from Guilford county. The piece urges parents to send sons to college, even with debt if needed, arguing a year away risks losing interest in higher education and the chance to compete with trained men.
Shabby looking dead men figures, meant to guide autoists at street corners, appear to clash with neater surroundings such as the furniture exposition building and the Sheraton hotel on Main Street. The worn statues stand as unwanted relics amid newer storefronts and traffic.
The writer laments shabby traffic posts worn by jitneys wagons and bikes. They urge authorities to strip broken sign frames and bent ornaments and repaint to restore a respectable, prosperous look for drivers.
Two editors present opposing views on renaming city streets and advocate a systematic marking plan. They urge a uniform marking system placed on posts at each corner with consistent height so residents and visitors can easily find street names.
The civic committee of the chamber of commerce notes growing interest in renaming High Point streets. It outlines six elements of city planning including streets transit transportation recreation zoning and civic art with emphasis on future development and zoning rules.
Civil art as city planning grouping public buildings regulation of signs and billboards is discussed in a report by the city planning commission. The American City Magazine May 1922 issue carries the piece. The chamber of commerce civic committee urges continued interest and invites Mr Grinnalds to speak soon. y J Sizemore. High Point August 25.
Judge Waddill of the United States circuit court in Richmond issues a sweeping injunction protecting the Southern Railway from train interference and from interference with its workers. The order limits picketing to one person per depot yard or round house and requires a 200 yard distance. It applies across seven states where Southern operates, promising reduced disruption going forward.
The piece honors Michael Collins as a martyr who sacrificed his life for Ireland. It frames his death as a potent act that could inspire Irish patriotism and support for self rule, suggesting his martyrdom may advance peaceful Irish governance more than years of effort.
New York reports that fewer than half of registered flivvers are actually owned and driven by their owners. Detective findings show many drivers cannot confirm vehicle ownership, likening cars to umbrellas left about. Across the state hotels have silverware collections swelling as old Knickerbocker salad plates surface in Dansville.
Magistrate Me of the night court cites Patrol main Edward Laudien for mercy after arresting a man for disorderly conduct and fining him five dollars. The officer hands over a five dollar bill to the clerk saying the punishment was too severe. The judge revokes the sentence and lauds Laudien as the first model policeman before him.
The Big Five union leaders and rail executives failed to agree at the railroad labor board session in Cleveland. Daniel Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio defended workers rights while shop crafts opposed the proposal, warning it would wreck strike effectiveness. Bert M. Jewell stated unions would pursue minimum terms and nationwide settlement, vowing continued action as talks stretched without a deal. More roads joined the conference as the session ended with no decisive result and a new session planned.
In New York on August 25 the leaders of the media threading brotherhood and road executives met to test possible settlement of the shopmen's strike through individual road agreements. The talks followed a rejection of compromises that did not restore full seniority.
North Carolina school attendance figures are discussed with a college leader asserting about 62 percent of U S children under 21 attend school. He notes North Carolina trails the national average by one percentage point, sits six points above the deep south average, and exceeds many northern states.
Dr. Rondthaler urged pride in North Carolina during his address noting 10,000 students in state higher education and few from outside states. He criticized misgivings while urging citizens to uphold the state with pride, adding a brief bibliography he used to inform his talk.
Allentown August 25. Joseph Gerger was fined 20 dollars and costs after a hearing before Alderman Bower for cruelly punishing his seven year old son. He tied paper around the child s hand and set it on fire because the boy had stolen a five dollar bill. The Lehigh County Humane Society brought the case.
In Cort, Aug 25 a Fulton county court blackmail suit against Clyde K. Byfield, local car dealer, by Walter T. Candler of Atlanta and son of Asa G. Candler, will be pressed in court, Reuben Arnold announcing the wealthy plaintiff’s counsel.
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