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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1926
Page
3
Jamestown newspaper endorses National State and Local Tuberculosis Associations urging readers to buy Christmas Seals. It highlights health benefits, sanitation gains, and reduced tuberculosis deaths, urging stamp usage on parcels letters and cards to fund the effort.
Greensboro hosts the North Carolina Northwestern district elementary principals meeting. C A Smith of Ray Street School presides as B T Whitley of Cloverdale and others attend. Kephart outlines principals three functions: business executive supervisor of instruction and maker of citizens. Next meeting set for Winston Salem last Saturday in February with a luncheon at Calvin H Wiley School.
Funeral services for E A Edwards, respected citizen who died Friday night, were conducted at 2:30 PM at 30 Sunset Drive by Rev John W Moore of Wesley Memorial Church. High Point DeMolay chapter attended in a body. Pallbearers included C C Smith H I Coffield J D Brame J W Caffey J H Everhart I T Chappell. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery.
Washington December 4 AP another fight over a presidential appointee loomed in Congress as Senators debated A V McLane s renewal as district attorney for the middle district of Tennessee Opposed by Senator Couzens Republican Michigan the dispute centers on charges that Representative Taylor Republican Tennessee sought campaign funds from appointees The charges have moved through federal agencies and the RNC to a Tennessee grand jury but no action was taken.
A brief note indicates that buttons should not be patched or sewn using an Fasv device or method. The guidance emphasizes avoiding alteration with Fasv for button repairs.
The North Carolina Public Service Co cuts gas rates for High Point customers using over 15 000 cubic feet monthly with a new schedule starting January 1 1927. A 50 000 cubic foot high pressure gas holder is being built to improve service. Ashley B Swaim a local farmer died at 62 after pneumonia. survivors include widow six children and seventeen grandchildren. Funeral at Spring Hill Methodist Protestant Church at 2 30 pm.
The Eighth Annual North Carolina Music Contest for high schools will be April 28 25 1927 at the North Carolina College for Women auditorium. About 200 students are training for soloists groups choruses and an orchestra. High Point seeks first honors after winning second last year without an orchestra. A trophy will go to the first place winner.
Washington reports October export values fell from a year earlier largely due to reduced European purchases. Lower cotton and wheat prices partly explain the drop, while Europe bought similar quantities. U.S. imports rose from most regions except Asia, with rubber price declines cited for the drop.
Advices from Guaymas Sonora report the coast steamship Bolivar with many passengers and 100000 pesos cargo struck a sand bar near Topolobampo river and risked breaking up. The town lacked rescue boats and the steamer Jalisco had nicked Bolivar to SOS aid.
James Henderson of Ohio a minister of the Conservative Friends will speak this afternoon at 2 36 oclock in the meeting at Calvary Methodist church corner East Commerce and White Oak streets He is known as a capable speaker a former visitor to the president on Friends peace principles and has worked with industrial establishments nationwide The public is invited to attend
Fifth district highway officials prepare to erect new yellow and black markers replacing white and black signs. About 500 markers are ready with work to begin tomorrow and continue through the coming months as states seek uniform distance signals.
Farmyard activity among hens on the Fleetwood golf links in England led to the discovery of 400 Roman gold coins buried in a sandpit. Local authorities and archaeologists will examine the find for historical significance and potential cataloging.
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