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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1922
Page
7
A dialogue between Jim and Henry Bates on money and saving highlights differing life views. Bates defends enjoying wealth while planning for family education, and Jim cautions about rainy days. Bates asserts personal design and acceptance of poverty in old age. The piece ends noting the new Irish parliament’s unchanged risk.
Fifteen bidders attend the High Point municipal building bond sale as Ralph LePalma remains jailed in California. The colorful note suggests a bustling market scene and a city’s financial activity amid broader concerns.
French newspapers rally against professional prize fighting while noting that American champions in this country prefer any activity other than boxing.
Kid McCoy, famed boxer and noted financier, has filed bankruptcy proceedings after a string of divorces reportedly totaling around ten marriages. The case highlights his financial and personal struggles as creditors scrutinize assets and liabilities.
Local High Point merchants prepare for Christmas sales with large stocks and prices near pre war figures. Shopkeepers pledge to meet demand, offer courtesies, and support home institutions and charities, urging residents to buy from local stores for community benefit.
Education week speaker Prof. Holland Holton argued that public school faults stem from low teacher salaries. He said higher pay attracts skilled staff, and that underpay drives qualified people to other fields, risking future voters and leaders if children are not well taught. The speaker urged awakening public support to fund the best teachers.
The Senate prepares to debate the Muscle Shoals project with administration opposition to Henry Ford’s offer. Alabama lawmakers have supported Ford from the start, urging the nation toward Ford’s water power plan as a southern and national benefit.
The article notes that chances of reaching a government operation agreement are remote, signaling that Muscle Shoals' power project will have to wait indefinitely.
Editorial urges Salisbury area and main line communities to press Southern railroad for better passenger service. Critics say the road favors the westward policy, harming North Carolina's eastern and agricultural interests and hindering High Point style progress. A Central Development Association committee plans a final appeal, else a fight to the finish.
The North Carolina Literary and Historical Association opened its annual convention in Raleigh with addresses by William H. Boyd and Dr. John E. White. Boyd spoke on the association’s past year and plans for 1923, while White discussed 1896 1900 as a turning point for popular education in North Carolina. The session at the Woman’s Club featured an invocation by Rev. Henry Lane and a reception for members and guests. Friday morning planned formation of a North Carolina Poetry Society.
Nine deeds were recorded yesterday in Guilford County with total value around $11,000. Transactions span five townships including Guilford and High Point with properties along Smith Street Oak Ridge Road and Rainbow Drive among others.
Detroit and New York sportsmen plan a giant seaplane trip to Hudson Bay to invade Arctic lands. The party, including Inglis M. Apperecu and Charles F. Redden, will outfit the craft for comfort and safety for a July departure from New York via Mcfreal and Moose Factory.
Walter Lippman of the New York World will speak at the close of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association annual meeting in Raleigh. The gathering organized a state poetry society with Du Bose Heyward of Charleston as its leader.
The parish house gathering featured J. J. Farriss as the principal speaker. The Men’s club endorsed establishing a local YMCA and coordinated Christmas relief planning with other city groups, urging simple living and high thinking.
A cable from Col. William N. Haskell to Herbert Hoover warns that millions in Russia will die from exposure this winter without warm clothing. Clothing remittances, priced at 2.9 dollars, would deliver wool cloth, lining, muslin, flannel, and buttons to designated recipients in Russia amid severe cold and high prices for existing garments.
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