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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1925
Page
2
Eastern North Carolina tobacco markets open tomorrow for a season with strong yields and good prices. The News and Observer notes the crop’s value, calling tobacco the region’s foremost crop and praising the people of Eastern North Carolina for their industry as weather conditions favor a prosperous year.
The city sold a $750,000 bond issue to fund a new high school and facility improvements. Bonds carried 5 percent interest and brought a premium exceeding $13,000, hailed as the best price High Point has had for bonds, enabling overdue school expansion.
The Greensboro Daily News canvass shows 2000 college applicants were refused this year as high school graduates flood schools. With high school outputs surging toward 20 000 annually and colleges able to accept little more than half that, the state must decide on funding and debt to expand education to meet demand.
City hall approves a satisfactory transaction that clears the way for the school board to proceed with acquiring a site for improved primary school arrangements in the northern part of town.
The midnight walkout of anthracite miners affects about a half million people. the strike harms workers and dependents more than industry, raises questions about government operation of mines, and highlights public indifference to miners’ lives amid the disruption.
The piece argues planning for a booming High Point as it nears 50 000 residents and beyond. It notes 1910 and 1925 census figures, compares Winston Salem growth, and urges expansion of the High Point Country Club to an 18 hole layout to meet rising demand for public and private golf facilities.
The article argues High Point will become a major North Carolina city as golf club construction expands in the city and suburban development plans rely on it. It emphasizes a sound growth base and anticipates a population boom to 50 000 or 100 000, noting naysayers once doubted when the population was only 500.
Real estate figure 8 C Clark relocates from National Bank Building to ground floor of Penny Building on Main Street marking a trend of ground floor offices. Clark oversees Emerywood Own-A Home Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery and Emerywood estates with associates R I Snow David MeJester Alfred Kinney and Alston Clark.
Five people are dead after a car struck by a Southern train at a railroad crossing near Reidsville station. Victims include Jack Hilliard Carter, Mrs Eugene Irvin 46, Mrs Manton Oliver 44, Mrs Lillian Oliver, and Mrs Johnson Cone 45 a New York Asheville cousin. The impact hurled the car over a side track and dropped 25 feet to the ground. Four died instantly. Mrs Lillian Oliver died after rescue.
Chicago August 1 The American Federation of Teachers will seek compulsory education for all children under 18 as a remedy for rising juvenile delinquency. Secretary B G Stecker announced an investigating committee will study laws and conditions and report a model education law. Preliminary inquiry shows inadequately educated youths exhibit delinquent tendencies and limited commercial prospects.
Roscoe Carl Zeigler former Klan minister at Hope faces federal charges for conspiring with Miss Margaret Roberts of Trenton to violate the Mann Act. He has returned to his wife amid divorce proceedings begun before the federal action. Zeigler and Roberts traveled from El Paso to Red Bank and Freehold for arraignment and bail.
Raleigh August 31 The following certificates of incorporation were issued by Secretary of State W N Everett Amendment to Pritchard Paint to Pritchard Paint and Glass Charlotte Makepeace Lumber Raleigh 50000 authorized 6000 subscribed by Makepeace Sanford Anson Alligood Wilmington 50000 authorized 6500 subscribed by Alligood Bowden Charlotte Old Bodies Home of Charlotte Inc non stock incorporators listed Charlotte South Atlantic Packing Charlotte 100000 authorized 300 subscribed by Charlotte residents Craven County Agriculture Fair New Bern 1000 authorized 100 subscribed by Patten Daugherty Farris Shriver Coffey Lowe North Wilkesboro Coffey Lowe 100000 6000 subscribed by Coffey Lowe
The fifty ninth G A R encampment opened in Grand Rapids Michigan as veterans of the Civil War rejoin old friends. National officers led by commander in chief L F Arensberg attended to greet comrades and discuss future plans. A historical pageant featured today with 000 to 9 000 veterans expected to view it.
Charles Hefrin, white, was arrested Saturday night after delivering two pints of liquor to Officer B C Woodell by mistake. Deputies Skhorit Gray and Smith were present. Six pints of Wynor were found at Hefrin’s premises and he was jailed on a charge of violating the prohibition law.
Atlanta August 83. Geo Remus a noted bootlegger, will be escorted to a deputy U S marshal from Cincinnati today after a War den Snook raid. He will be turned over to begin jail sentence at a federal facility Wednesday.
The Brooklyn baseball club announced the purchase of shortstop Corgan from Wichita of the Western League. He will join the team at St. Louis on the next western trip of the Brooklyn club.
Frank Wooten appeared in police court on charges of breaking and entering the residence of Mrs. Minnie Jackson in Washington Jane. Judge MacRae bound him over to Guilford Superior Court after finding probable cause. Wooten was wounded during the break in and later captured after escaping from Guilford General Hospital. Fannie Harstin was convicted of receiving stolen property and Sentenced to county workhouse for 60 days. Several other defendants faced charges including gambling, prohibition law violations, assault, and driving offenses with fines and jail terms.
Officials announce the 21st series stock distribution totaling 44800 dollars with 27500 paid in cash and 17300 as cancelled mortgages. The funds aided the erection of 12 homes in the city and supported residential property development through the association's activities.
Funeral services were held at 11 o clock for Frank Pardue a noted blacksmith who died Saturday afternoon at his home. Rev W R Harvey officiated at Wesleyan Methodist church Newton street with Rev A W Howard and C K Croker assisting Interment was in Oakwood cemetery Pallbearers were J W Whedbee J E Byrd H H Johnson B C Bowles Clark Lanster and Green Coffee Floral bearers included Miss Sara Truitt Miss Texte Truitt Miss Josephine Lewis Mrs A W Howard Mrs Maude Andrews and Mrs W C Braswell
Washington August 31 President Coolidge asked Bert H. Haney of Oregon to resign as a shipping board commissioner but he refused. The action followed concerns over Haney’s attitude toward Fleet Corp President Palmer and the presidency of the Fleet corporation.
In New Orleans the cotton market opened spirited but prices fell with Liverpool cables down about 17 points. Early trades showed 14 to 25 point losses, brief rallies faded, with October at 21.48, December 21.67, and January 20.74 as bearish sentiment persisted and Gulf Coast rain was reported.
The PN-9 number three crew led by Lt Allan P Snoddy includes Lt Arthur Gavin aviation chief Charles Sutter Noah Craven and Clarence Allen. Flight estimated at just over 26 hours with patrol ships every 200 miles between the Golden Gate and Honolulu.
In Swampscott Massachusetts on August 21 President Coolidge shows no interest in halting the run on anthracite mines tonight. He remains unconcerned and believes the administration cannot legally intervene to bridge the breach between operators and miners. He plans to limit activities and arrange government aid to ensure adequate fuel supply for the region. There is no immediate danger of a shortage.
Eastern North Carolina farmers will start marketing an estimated 247 million pounds of tobacco valued around 75 million dollars. Markets across the region open tomorrow with Wilson and Greenville projected to see large increases. Over 35 independent warehouses and many Tobacco Growers’ Cooperative Association warehouses will be active.
Greensboro Aug 61 AP At the North Carolina American Legion executive committee meeting in Lexington the group unanimously invited General Charles M Stedman congressman from the Fifth NC district and the only Confederate veteran in congress to be guest of honor at the Fayetteville convention next week James Caldwell of Albemarle was named vice commander to fill the vacancy from W H Chambelee of Waynesville The executive met with Commander Wade Phillips of Lexington.
Three thousand people gathered in Vienna city hall to back Austria's union with Germany. President Loebe of the Reichstag, returning with a German committee, said Germany does not press militarist aims and will travel to Paris to stress that a Franco German entente is the basis for peace.
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