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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1922
Page
7
A 1921 report from a life insurance company cites over 15 000 suicides in the United States or about 16 per 100 000, urging action on mental health and social support. It argues the cure lies in psychology and real daily compassion, noting religion often remains a weekly affair.
The passage extols ministers as faithful, unswerving servants of God and humanity. It lauds their constant prayer, guidance, and aid, noting their warmth, humanity, and example. Despite underpayment, they are described as a hardworking, unshirked group committed to charity and instruction.
A down and out scene described as Aethe at Christmas with tattered attire and sparse crowd presence, signaling hardship during the holiday season.
Baseball fans note that John McGraw will again manage the New York team, confirming his continued leadership and plans for the upcoming season.
A scattered column muses on weight loss and unchanged weights of figures like Wally Reid and Ros Arbuckle, jokes about Will Hays and Rescoe Arbuckle, and hints at local police figures, YMCA donations, high school basketball, and Armenian matters, closing with praise for Christmas carolers in High Point.
Ray Vance of the Brookmire Economic Service predicts 1923 will be a great business year. He says activity should rise to a peak by mid 1923 with a normal year’s average and stock prices likely higher than 1922, though not guaranteed for the entire year.
A High Point article notes 1922 as a landmark year with major projects starting including the Methodist Protestant college and Commercial National Bank office building and a new municipal hall. Hundreds of homes were built, permits approach 1.5 million dollars and total construction may hit two million. Prospects for 1923 include a large Y M C A building and a public library with church work also advancing.
A proposal aims to guarantee year-round work for men in the building trades, addressing seasonal unemployment and stabilizing labor income. Details outline training, job placement, and potential support measures to sustain employment through weather cycles and economic fluctuations.
Thirteen cases, largely minor offenses, were tried in municipal court today with many other dockets settled outside court as witnesses paid costs or warrants were withdrawn. Several defendants faced convictions for assault and related charges, with fines and county road sentences issued in multiple instances.
During filming of The Primitive Lover in Catalina Constance Talmadge found herself surrounded by eager male partners. They formed a “Men's Cheat” to monopolize her dances and even boasted of weight loss through constant dancing. She jokes about renaming the game to The Wall-Playr's Dream.
Many friends of Mrs. J A Rath learn she is recovering from an attack of influenza after several days confinement to bed.
Paris reports the household of Sarah Bernhardt celebrating improved health as she sat up in her room twice in 24 hours and shared hope of a return to the stage. Doctors caution the condition remains weak and a public appearance may be many months away despite Christmas dinner and renewed optimism.
Former British women’s golf champion Miss Cecil Leitch, now in treatment, says Alexa is the best. She notes Ada Mackenzie and another Canadian rival were outstanding in 1922. Leitch praises U S and Canada courses for easier terrain but better upkeep than England.
Greensboro December 27 A special committee led by R B King of the Gallford County Bar appoints plans for a campaign during the general assembly session to create Galltees as a separate judicial district. The county now sits in the twelfth district with Davidson and Stokes as neighbors. Docket crowding and delays drive the proposed change.
Rio December 3. Japan ese investors incur heavy losses as Moscow cancels timber cutting concessions in Siberia granted by the old Vladivostok regime. Major Japanese firms paid 3,000,000 yen plus monthly royalties, with much timber still awaiting shipment when Reds seized Vladivostok.
Mrs. Cora Sealea Hay widow of Dr. P A Hay died at her daughter Mrs. W V Garner’s home in Winston Salem on Tuesday afternoon aged 80. She was a native of Madison Rockingham County and is survived by five children including Mrs. Garner Mrs. Fred Roblin of Cincinnati P T Hay A M Hay of Greensboro and P A Hay of Waycross Ga.
The annual meeting of Piedmont Building & Loan Association stockholders is set for 7 30 p m Saturday January 20 1923 in the Wachoo Bank and Trust Company directors room. Election of a new board for the ensuing year will be held and other business will be transacted. W C Idol secretary.
The funeral for D B Sheppard, a prominent High Point man who died Sunday, was held at his sister’s home with Rev J M Hilliard and Rev George R Brown officiating. Pallbearers from Guilford Council No 25 Jr C U A M attended, and burial followed at Oakwood cemetery. He had served as a fire department driver and later a watchman for the Asheboro railroad. His death was caused by tuberculosis.
High Point Kiwanis Club will install its newly elected officers at the Sheraton hotel at 6 15 PM this evening. C C Robbins to become president succeeding Thomas J Gold, with R Parker as vice president T Gillam as trustee and Donald oe MacRae as treasurer. New board includes C L Amos Clark EB Hayworth J B Hedrick C F Tomlinson Rev Charles P Coble and L R Terry.
The piece notes Harding's mature symbolism as a president, detailing a mahogany humidor with pipes on his desk and referencing political humor around Uncle Joe Cannon’s departure. It recounts a Shelbyville youth story of James Montgomery and the humor of Nick Longworth as a new congressional butt of jokes.
Passages recall Stanley Dewdle’s death and his victory over Longworth in the 1912 landslide. The text alludes to political rivalry in the capital era with a quip about Bowda’s remark on Longworth and a pun about a “shining pate.”
Mrs. Wo Slane travels to Conway Arkansas to attend the funeral of her sister Flora Sue Clark about 12 years old who died after being seriously burned. Telegrams announced the death and Mrs Slane left with her sister Mrs Lipps for support.
Hanns Taylor former United States minister to Spain and noted authority on international law died at his Washington home after a monthlong illness. Born in New Bern North Carolina he practiced law in Mobile Alabama before his 1893 appointment as minister to Spain and later served as government counsel in the Span ish American claims commission.
London dispatch says the British financial mission led by Chancellor Stanley Baldwin sails to New York on the liner Majesty with Montague Morgan Rowe Dutton and P J Grigg aboard. The party plans to return by late January.
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