Local Enterprise notices circulations and policies
One year six months three months the week No 12 No. 12 five dollars two forty twelve shillings ten entered as second class matter at High Point North Carolina under the act of Congress of March 3 1872. The Enterprise invites short letters on current topics from readers and requires the writer's name though it will not publish if not desired. The Enterprise is delivered by carrier in the city at ten cents a week. subscribers missing delivery should notify the circulation department.
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High Point
N. C
Congress
Readers respond on trains and service in High Point
A fragmented letter page rails at Santa misers and rationing while praising Senator Overman and the army, mocks the suffrage vote, questions classifying draftees, and lampoons Greensboro fuel cuts. Citizens demand train reliability, waiting rooms, and a marker for delays, recalling Garland Daniel’s fuel-for-needy tale.
Government Should Go Slow on Railroads Wartime Takeover
Editorial argues the government should study any railroad seizure carefully as it would affect national commerce and war effort. It contends current managers run the system during congestion and warns against placing inexperienced officials in charge. The piece calls for cautious reform and better support to expand cars and power.
We Save Food The Tithe Of An Interesting Little Article
The piece quotes Lord Northcliffe on food control in Great Britain during war, arguing the aim is to feed allied fronts and naval crews. It contrasts civilian shortages with the needs of soldiers, sailors, and airmen, describing the hardship of half rations for those in the front lines and the importance of full rations for morale and effectiveness.
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Great Britain
Britain
Parents threaten removal over German faculty in North Carolina colleges
The section notes parents, while not interviewed, threaten to pull their children from colleges in North Carolina unless German instructors are removed. They claim Americans should raise 100 percent American children, arguing German professors pose risk of sedition during wartime. Some leaders warn agitation may rise soon.
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North Carolina
Ben
An Electrical Christmas Gift Guide
An article lists hundreds of electrical gift ideas for Christmas shopping and warns buyers to know the local voltage. It notes proper voltage matching for items like irons and describes common household utilities such as lamps, irons, fans, washers, toasters, and vacuum cleaners.
Two Way Electrical Socket Increases Home Power Options
A double auxiliary socket screws into a lamp socket allowing a lamp plus an extra appliance to share the same outlet. By inserting the two way plug you gain two additional sockets without losing light, enabling devices like washing machines, vacuums, fans, or curling irons to operate safely.
Y M C A Worker Turner From Wake Forest To France
J B Turner of Wake Forest and brother of Mrs James A Clarke arrived for a brief visit before sailing to France to join YMCA field work in Allied camps. He recently served at Paris Island as camp religious secretary and will depart December 1 for service with American troops. Turner is a Wake Forest alumnus with ties to Beaufort and the Clarke family of Tatewood Avenue.
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J. B. Turner
Wake Forest
J. A. Clarke
France
J.B. Turner
James A. Clarke
Turner
Baptist Church
Beaufort
Marine Barracks
Paris Island
Young Men's Christian Association
Mr. Turner
Baptist College
Janes A. Clarke
Tatewood Avenue
City
Two-Way Plug Device Installed For Versatile Use
A compact two way plug offers instant removal and flexible use similar to other small devices, enabling easy installation and portability in various settings.
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Evan
C. and Y. Railway Schedule Effective November 28 1917
The notice outlines the C Y Railway timetable starting November 28 1917 with departure times and stations including Ly, High Rock, Denton, and Pat RR. It lists a daily schedule with No 22 and notes the line operates except Sundays.
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Ly. High Rock
Denton
Interurban Lines Schedule From High Point 1917
Schedule of the Interurban Motor Lines uses High Point as hub with daily service to Winston-Salem and Greensboro. Timetables show departures from High Point Elwood 7 50 a m and 9 00 p m, with connections to westward trains. Greensboro and Guilford Hotel departures at 7 20 a m 9 09 a m 10 50 a m 12 00 m 2 30 p m and 5 00 p m. Tickets via hotel clerks, red star windshield, per mile local fare, car stops for passengers, one parcel under 20 pounds free, sober drivers, phone 58 for trips.
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Dorothy Phillips
WM. S. Hart
Geo. D. Preedon
Marine Iron & Stel Co
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Municipal Theatre
Henry W. Savage
Symphony Orchestra
Star Barber Shop
E. E. Plummer
Bank of Commerce Bldg
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