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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1921
Page
5
Local items report traffic needs for visitors, school reopenings for children, and a push by Kiwanis to support Boy Scouts with Camp Kiwanian. regional power worries include tax and boll weevil issues while Greensboro and High Point vie for a Piedmont league pennant and state convention.
The Enterpris notes ongoing lack of parking and hitching spaces on Main Street in High Point. Farmers visiting from surrounding areas spend time and money here, so local groups should investigate converting vacant lots into designated parking and hitching areas to support commerce and show appreciation.
The Enterprise editor argues for teaching Spanish in public schools to build better relations with Latin American markets. He says 40 percent of Western Hemisphere residents use Spanish and that understanding language and customs boosts trade, business letters, and friendly negotiations with Latin American buyers.
Aug 29 New York says Mrs. Ronwell Miller daughter of Andrew Carnegie will set up home in Shadowbrook Massachusetts with furnishings sent from Skibo Castle Scotland. Five truckloads arriving bearing pieces Andrew Carnegie brought over on his first Scotland visit. The season begins with four new theater openings and six more soon.
The season opens with lively chatter about out-of-town visitors and theater outings. Critics praise Sonya with Violet Hemming and Otto Krüser, March Hares for its temperamental characters, Six-Cylinder Love starring Ernest Truex, and The Detour exploring American farm life, among others.
Long traffic queues at Hudson River ferries spurred a new business as vendors selling auto accessories like mirrors goggles and gloves set up along queues. Car owners waiting for boats on Sundays and holidays become ready markets for the portable wares.
A traffic officer rides in a weatherproof wheeled box mounted on a four wheel platform. The rolling booth protects the officer from the weather and lets the box roll clear if struck by a vehicle.
Reginald C. Vanderbilt returns from Europe to Newport society where he is hailed as the leader of the younger set. The Newport sceptre wielder, known as Reggie, presides over parties and served as a judge at the Olympic horse show in London while abroad.
The article notes Long Island’s feminine residents face a new ordinance banning bathing suits in public streets unless covered by cloak or robe. Previously swimmers strolled and hawkers marketed in summer attire, a custom now halted by the latest municipal rule.
A clever theft method in which a thief bites an apple or peach in a jewelry store then abandons it, leaving a prize jewel unguarded. The crook returns to claim the jewel, a tactic only recently stopped by jeweler and police awareness and action.
Hundreds of World War I veterans hunger and roam the Spanish consulate in New York seeking enlistment with Spain’s Foreign Legion to fight the Moors. They accept 90 cents a day, saying they fight to stay alive as aid for unemployed ex-soldiers flows from the American Legion. More than 400 have enrolled. stations may open in other cities.
Durham August 29. The city council will discuss possible water famine due to the statewide drought. Rumors circulate about water supply risks and precautionary measures may be needed until dryness eases.
History of Wreck recounts the August 27 30th anniversary of the westbound passenger train wreck on Bastian's bridge two miles from Statesville. The crash killed 22 people and injured 26, with citizens recalling the disaster in this section.
The article notes that Brazil's population equals about one quarter of the United States, highlighting a stark contrast in population size between the two nations.
Miss Bettie Bexum of Wilson patents a table that works like a thermos bottle. The table features compartments for linen chinaware and silver and provides ice cold and hot water.
Mr and Mrs J W Bondurant and children from Martinsville Virginia are visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs June Barker on Richardson street.
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