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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1917
Page
7
A High Point shop bursts with joy as the society chronicler returns and staff attend church. Weather woes and local trains spark jokes about Jupiter Pluvius while workers resume set-patting. The mood is upbeat with whistling and pride in advertising and daily duties.
Lord Montagu of Beaulieu spoke on aviation's future, predicting England to India air travel within ten years. He cited a mail and passenger route covering 4,600 to 5,000 miles taking three to five days, reflecting his ties to the English air board.
The Southern Cattlemen's association will hold its annual meeting in Atlanta on April 4 to 6 with 600 breeders expected. Prominent speakers will discuss industry issues as bankers and packing houses join in. R K Boney of Duckport is president and Neely Bowen of Memphis is secretary and treasurer. The event will feature cattle sales by Hereford Shorthorn and Angus breeds and may see new state breeders associations formed.
A health report states tuberculosis causes about 50,000 deaths annually in England and disables 150,000 people. It compares current TB deaths to historical smallpox mortality and urges tuberculosis to be listed as a dangerous infectious disease for effective control.
London February 19 reports a government led reorganization of the British consular service. A committee of the foreign office works on a scheme to recruit more business men with knowledge of English traders needs in foreign ports. The aim is to strengthen the service for commercial interests.
Tokyo reports reject German espionage as cause of January 14 explosion on the Tsukuba battle ship cruiser. 157 sailors killed and at least 40 injured. ship sank after blast near Yokosuka. Captain Arima arrived as roar and smoke. investigation cites powder magazine accident and ship’s sinking as the likely sequence.
A U S Department of Agriculture bulletin reports grain sorghums kaoliang kafir milo and feterita vary in protein digestibility with bread and mush tests. Wheat flour is best to supply gluten, yet sorghums can supplement flour in many foods. Water absorption and softening affect palatability with kafir dwarf varieties that pop like popcorn.
About 75,000 Berlin families plan small scale gardens this spring, up from 66,000 last summer. The movement, aided by the Bow Colony and Red Cross land programs, has cleared vacant lots and repurposed tennis courts for vegetables, boosting wartime independence from markets.
Aberdeen Scotland February reports suggest the Duchess of Fife could be offered the chancellorship of Aberdeen University after Lord Elgin’s death. A female head would be a historic shift, though proponents note rising women students justify broader leadership roles. Lord Bryce is also mentioned as a candidate.
London reports the Royal Indian commission calls for broader Indian participation in administration. Key changes include more Indians educated in India in higher civil service posts, a bifurcated recruitment system, and Indians eligible to compete for police posts after five years schooling in England, with ongoing pay equalization efforts.
A Wednesday auction in Charlotte North Carolina at 12 oclock lists high class cars. Items include a new six cylinder seven passenger Studebaker, a $1600 Chalmers, an Overland touring car, a Hupp touring car, two five passenger Fords and two Vim delivery trucks. Vehicles can be seen and tested at Piedmont Garage.
Mrs E B Wolseley, designer and trimmer at Allen's department store, has returned from two months in Baltimore and New York studying spring and summer styles. She says the new fashions are more beautiful and chic with drastic departures in style lines by leading designers.
Trustees of the estate of C T Munford in bankruptcy announce a public sale of one certificate for 10 shares of Atlantic Sales Company stock. Each share valued at $100. Sale March 2 1917 at 2 PM before the Pitt County courthouse door Greenville NC. Bids by mail welcomed to trustees Greenville NC. Harding and Pierce attorneys Greenville NC.
The Carolina and Yadkin River Railroad Company timetable in effect October 1 1915 lists expected train arrival and departure times at stations but notes times are not guaranteed and subject to change without notice.
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