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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1918
Page
4
A 1918 Enterprise issue notes Russia days and U.S. homefront sentiment. It reports a city council plan to close and repair Montlieu Avenue to ease High Point traffic, plus a church rally by Captain Fallon urging money and men for the war effort.
President Wilson sent a telegram to William L. Hutcheson urging prompt cooperation to end the carpenters and joiners walkout. Hutcheson agreed to influence workers to return to their tasks, preventing disruption of the shipbuilding program and reinforcing public confidence in wartime labor policy.
A reader urges High Point authorities to enforce dog laws and taxing, arguing stray dogs waste food and threaten farms. The letter calls for action to round up dogs, collect taxes, or euthanize them to support troops and avoid rabies risks.
Blair-Hosking announces its annual sale at the exclusive shoe store in the city. The event offers genuine cash discounts to shoppers and follows the store’s fair dealing in all transactions.
The High Point Township division mails guidance to North Carolina millers to blend wheat flour with shorts and middlings. New ruling allows mixed flour with less than 50 percent white wheat to be sold without substitutes, urging mills to supply such blends to ease shortages and cut costs. A license by February 15 is required for mills under 75 barrels, with penalties up to 5000 dollars or one year imprisonment for operating without license.
A local shoe store announces a cash only sale removing approvals and delivery charges. Buyers must visit the store, be fitted, and pay cash. No refunds if unsuitable accepted. refunds promised if needed. The sale promises genuine price cuts on high grade stock with no credit options.
Frank Moran, former world championship challenger and boxing instructor at Camp Wadsworth, pounded Sergi Jones until retirement after two rounds in an exhibition held at Camp Sevier Greenville. Proceeds benefited Camp Sevier and Camp Wadsworth athletic associations. Moran set up a February 25 bout with Fred Fulton in New Orleans.
A historical note argues that lodges suffer reputational blame for men returning home late, contributing to their limited popularity among women. The remark highlights social norms and gender expectations shaping lodge membership.
A terse maxim notes that for some men, the most helpful gesture is to distort their character rather than praise them. The line reflects cynicism about reputation and service in social judgment.
United States District Court in North Carolina orders sealed bids for the entire stock and fixtures of bankrupt F F Hobbs at 803 West Green Street High Point. Bids due February 21 1918 with 10 percent certified funds, inspected by trustee G W Clark and appraisers, bid opening at Roberson Barnhart Smith offices. Highest bid may be confirmed by the court.
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