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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1926
Page
4
A concise reflective note contrasts sloth with wastefulness and links diligence to bright rewards. It cites Proverbs and a Franklin aphorism, framing labor as protective against rust and decay and noting a key that remains bright when used.
The poem narrates a father's remorseful night with his son after a harsh discipline. He recalls the boy's bed beside him with simple toys arranged in care. The speaker prays to God asking for mercy and understanding of the divine command to compassion.
The post office reports 69 000 Christmas cards mailed in this city yesterday slowing work and delaying important mailings. The piece questions the spread of Christmas greetings and the strain on workers while noting the season's well meant messages may hinder business.
The annual High Point chamber of commerce meeting merged with weekly civic clubs drawing the year's leading townsmen. The 1926 gathering last night focused on community issues and yielded immediate results including a proposal to have readers of business and professional High Point pay off the city debt balance.
A High Point chamber of commerce meeting reviews finances for unpaid city college pledges, notes potential $15,000 past due, and endorses lowering railroad track crossings. The group lauds the chamber as active and efficient, with the 1926 annual report printed in full.
Federal data place North Carolina 24th among 40 states in automobile death rate at 13.4 per 100 000 in 1925, with deaths rising from 139 in 1921 to 376 in 1925. The piece urges continued legislative action to reduce highway hazards, noting the problem reflects a national trend.
The North Carolina Real Estate and Building Record launches with H W Kronheimer as editor and Dan R Schroder as business manager. Its first issue, from High Point, features Stephen C Clark on home building and sub dividing and R D Douglas on promoting North Carolina real estate interests for builders, bankers and related trades.
Paul Johnson, flying Kansas City to Chicago, searched for Fairfield Iowa after a 200 mile night leg. He circled seeking the new emergency field while townsfolk listened to his near miss with the courthouse. A farmer lit bonfires to guide him to a safe landing.
Pilot John P. Milazzo aims to set a Chicago to Cleveland record in 1 hour 59 minutes as cold air from Boreas chills Cleveland. Pilot Harry A. Chandler follows with a Cleveland to New York record attempt in 2 hours 21 minutes.
Writers weigh creative limits as they craft bold headlines during disruptive weather events and constant news cycles, balancing clarity, urgency, and accuracy while relying on standby phraseology.
Chicago crime expert argues it would be cheaper to pension the thugs. Reports from top jails indicate a multi year plan may have been in effect, suggesting systemic preparation and potential cost saving through early retirement incentives.
George Washington enjoyed fishing as did Ike Walton, the biblical Jonah, and P T Barnum in modest ways, revealing a common pastime among public figures.
A physician claims the typical man holds about 66 pounds of muscle and 3.5 pounds of brain, a remark that some readers may find humorous or thought provoking.
A witty line notes some regions persist in the quaint belief that Santa Claus began life as a jury foreman. The remark uses humor to contrast folklore with legal imagery and regional peculiarity.
Many husbands listed as dead or missing may reappear once debris is cleared from shopping decks and wreckage.
The Asheville community is urged to support two Christmas relief efforts. The Christmas Cheer fund, run by Associated Charities and Salvation Army, will provide dinners for the very poor. The Christmas Seal Sale supports tuberculosis prevention and includes school health work, milk, and home visits.
A Christmas message from W. Hi Townsend in High Point 1926 praises kinship through Christ while a reader, David Evans, laments city zoning and European law as they affect laboring families. He accuses city managers of neglecting poor widows and workers who fund taxes and build the city.
Raleigh December 22 More than 1000 miles of state highways were built by the state highway commission from January 1 to December 1 1926 with 735.5 miles hard surfaced nearly half concrete. Total cost about 23 161 406 for eleven months and construction ran at about 100 miles monthly with two thirds hard surface.
Dr. Alice Maxwell, associate professor at UC Medical College, argues birthplace ignorance fuels America's high maternal mortality. She cites 30 year rates, calls for education of girls about childbirth and maternal health to lower deaths, asking what states and homes are doing to combat ignorance.
CHICAGO December 21 AP Colonel Frank L. Smith has accepted Governor Len Small’s senatorial appointment to fill the McKinley vacancy. Smith will go to Washington soon after New Year to present credentials. The governor said Smith had assurances of prompt confirmation and had already been seated after receiving the appointment certificate. Smith was at his Dwight home inspecting farm properties when reached.
The senate resolution calling for an investigation into charges surrounding the sale of federal patronage was referred to a judiciary sub committee to decide if the inquiry is justified prior to any senate action on the proposals.
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