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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1925
Page
4
Centre College stirs over football after students call for firing the president who opposes the sport. Colonel House is summoned to a presidential conference amid fallout linked to Woodrow Wilson era splits. The state wage commission pushes for a reasonable annual workdays standard for state employees.
The piece reflects on Jacob F Alexander a North Carolinian who died leaving wealth for his people and on the mixed mood in Congress over cotton gambling legislation The Enterprise Christmas fund lags behind last year with about $800 raised and urgent relief needed for the Ten Neediest Cases Mrs Hammond asks the fund treasurer for a small check amid questions of local generosity compared with 1924 High Point’s harsher winter on the poor is suggested but the city grew wealthier this year
Forest City is home to a prominent house and the story highlights J F Alexander a mountain boy turned industrial and political figure. He helped fuel North Carolina industry through legislative work and banking efforts including banks in Lilesville and his hometown and a major Florida institution the Bank of St Petersburg.
The North Carolina Welfare organ argues that transient black people from nearby states drive social ills in Buncombe and other counties. It cites high inmate rates, illegitimate births, and encounters with the law as evidence of a regional rise in undesirable behavior tied to cross state migration.
The state supreme court rules on an appeal from a superior court involving offensive remarks by a prosecutor about a defendant. The decision signals a move toward restraining such personal vilification, aiming to preserve dignity in trials while preserving law enforcement.
Davidson College faculty force resignation of a student paper editor after deeming an article unsuitable for sixteen and seventeen year olds. Student protest follows as the same issue notes necking party discussions in the university paper.
John Blake argues that true leaders shine only when they credit the people who support them. He cites Napoleon and other great figures who acknowledge the contributions of their soldiers, noting that peacetime success also rests on collective effort.
The speaker, praising Red Grange, notes that success in football and other fields relies on team effort. He argues business leaders, scientists, and researchers owe much to colleagues, assistants, and prior contributors who support major achievements.
The article notes no single inventor for the automobile due to many contributors, praising collective effort. It also comments on football star Grange's wealth and suggests he should share profits with teammates who aided his rise.
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady amid unfavorable weather maps and firmer cables. First trades rose six to seven points with January at 18.60, March 18.25, and May 18.08, gaining 7 to 9 points from yesterday. Short covering occurred as unsettled Sunday weather looms and a Florida coast storm warning was issued after the opening.
Jack Lynch of Phoenix defeated Kid Logan in Tucson with a knockout in the fifth round, highlighting a key boxing victory in the region.
Eighteen men were found guilty of conspiring to steal 30 000 gallons of pre war whisky from the Jack Daniel distillery at St. Louis. Twenty defendants are from St. Louis while five more await sentence. Prosecution calls it a major victory in halting illegal whisky traffic.
Dr. William H. Welch told a Baltimore joint meeting that future cancer cures depend on animal experimentation. He discussed claims by English researchers to an organism causing cancer and said the role of an unstable chemical agent with a parasite advances germ theory and may resolve objections.
Frank Frisch, star second baseman for the Giants and ex Fordham athlete, says he has no desire to become manager. He notes his Florida winter league coaching stint and argues the bench duties wear on the nerves, preferring to stay active on the field.
Chicago wheat prices eased in the first part of the board of trade session as reports of good harvest weather in Argentina emerged. Indications of higher world shipments pulled values down with a later upturn and subsequent decline. Corn and oats fell on ample overnight bids while provisions stayed firm due to steady hog values.
In Charlotte on December 19 inquiries are rising rapidly for carded knitting yarns for delivery after January 1. The bulletin, issued by C Singleton Green secretary treasurer of the Southern Yarn Spinners Association, says spinners have orders to last until after January 1.
Construction of new schools and libraries absorbed five percent of all spending on new buildings in the United States during 1923.
Ten people were injured, five seriously, when Pennsylvania train number 382 derailed near Bennington ten miles west of Altoona. The engine and one car overturned. passengers say the train left the track and rolled down an embankment. Injured include engineer William Pyle and fireman Harry Paschall, among others from Ohio, Colorado, New York and Pennsylvania.
Chicago dispatch reports 20 indictments in two grand jury probes detailing illicit withdrawal of 500 000 gallons of sacramental wine and large scale beer shipments from the east. Ex-prohibition directors Percy Owen and Ralph W Stone cited with possible payoffs including 60 000 and 200 000.
Buying in primary cotton goods markets remains light as year end nears while retailers report strong holiday trade. Mills run at high production with 30 to 60 days business ahead in print cloths and heavy goods. yarns sell better at lower prices, especially knitting trades. inventories are lower than usual.
Washington December 19 The army court suspension of Colonel William Mitchell for five years keeps the fight for a stronger air force active. The record goes to the judge advocate general and then to President Coolidge for action. Supporters in Congress have introduced resolutions aiding Mitchell while his silence continues as officials weigh the implications for retirement and pay.
An unusually interesting Christmas cantata will be given at the First Baptist church Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. The choir is assisted by the Kiwanis club mixed quartet and soloists Miss Isabel Tate Mrs Harmon Abels Carter Farriss and Herman Abels. The cantata The Prince of Peace will be presented.
Public sale to the highest bidder for cash at Greensboro Court House on December 24, 1925 at 11:00 a.m. of a Guilford County real estate lot in High Point Township described as 412 Tomlinson Street with a cottage, set under a deed of trust from P. E. Grubb and wife to Thurman Williams for Atlantic Bank & Trust Co. defaulted note.
In Cleveland Eddie Shea of Chicago stopped Bennie Gershe of Cleveland. Maxie Holub of Akron defeated Art Wander of Buffalo. Eddie Bowen of Sharon Pa earned a decision over Murray Dayton of New York. In Detroit Clarence Rosen of Detroit and Howard Mayberry of Duluth Minn fought a draw.
Jack Ma Lone of St. Paul outpointed Dick Evans of Youngstown in a 12 round middleweight contest held in Youngstown. Evans fought hard but Ma Lone secured a clear decision win.
Memphis fighter Johnny Kaiser of St. Louis earned a decision over Canadian contender Johnny Rosen in a featherweight clash. Rosen pressed early but Kaiser controlled the pace, landing cleaner blows down the stretch to seal the win.
Pittsburgh fighter Tony Ross beat Aramis Del Pino of Havana in a 16 round bout while Frank Gardenia of Cleveland defeated John Simpson of San Antonio in 19 rounds.
Benjamin R. Watkins, prominent Atlanta real estate president, was found dead in his office early today with a bullet wound to the temple. Authorities investigate the death as a possible suicide or foul play.
MOSCOW reports Soviet Russia will accept the League of Nations invitation to participate in the international disarmament conference and the world economic conference.
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