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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1923
Page
6
The High Point High School boys warm up as the weather forecaster is seen as unreliable. A report mentions a predictor rumored to have misread winter and suggests the forecast is off.
The text notes a snowstorm in Los Angeles but says the information isn’t from a local LA paper. It mentions Johnson and says a European trip with speeches is planned. It states work has begun on the Commercial National Bank building under way.
A clipped note questions potential effects on sale prices and salary cuts for solicitors. It mentions wage increases at Ford and contemplates possible salary reductions for legal staff.
The Wilson Times celebrates its twenty first year by installing a new press and printing a large edition. The paper traces its origins to a company led by the late P D Gold and now is managed and edited by his son John D Gold, a versatile North Carolina newspaper man.
Doctors plan several symposia at the medical convention this week. The term symposium derives from Greek meaning a drinking party, but here it refers to the reading of papers on related topics by physicians.
The column commends Billy Plummer for improving High Point by remodeling the Ewood Hotel, calling it a credit to the city.
Fans of High Point showed support in the chamber of commerce rooms last night and the city aims to subscribe enough money to finance baseball during the summer months. When the solicitor calls, respond to the appeal.
A literary quip notes accidents rise with a single motor of thought while police in the Herald threaten short hair for women in prison as a reform measure. The text jokes about bobbed hair and the Parisian Marcel wave as fashion clashes with moral aims.
The text discusses how wealth distribution is wrong and credits Ford with potential action. It notes Ford has not yet acted to change conditions and contrasts the perspectives of the rich and the poor. It observes that some wealthy people work long hours to gain more wealth.
The High Point Ministerial Association protests two measures: one requiring an investigating officer to see whisky in a car before a search and another to legalize divorces in insanity cases. The group argues searches should not target innocent motorists and condemns easy divorce, urging the General Assembly to reject both proposals.
High Point Thomasville and Denton residents oppose abandonment of the Carolina and Yadkin River line. A public meeting at the chamber of commerce will urge continued operation and protest the sale after bids at auction. If not kept, the line could be junked, threatening the city’s economic future.
High Point to welcome doctors from the Carolinas and Virginia for a two day Tri State Medical Society convention. The Enterprise asserts residents hope the visit is profitable and enjoyable for all. The piece notes Asheville already requires uniformed taxi drivers and praises Baltimore style standards in New York.
The Elwood hotel unveils a redesigned lobby and a new first floor dining room praised as one of the state's finest. Modernized kitchen, refrigeration, and storage accompany repainted woodwork, new carpets, and refreshed rooms. News stand moves to lobby as owners Billy Plummer and wife celebrate the renovation.
Val Hannon faces ruin as Redstar the racing king returns to speed for a final desperate ride. Velantine pursues vengeance while Velantine and The Comet close in toward a cliffside ambush with riders from the Flying Y. (Continued in next issue.)
The Christian Endeavor Expert class of Welch Memorial M. P. church met Monday night at 7 30 with Miss Edith Oliver as hostess. After an engaging lesson led by class president Miss Myrtle Tucker, a musical program followed and delicious refreshments were served.
Listing of Poplar Gum and Pine sales by shipment, quantity, and price per M feet across several stock types. Poplar cross bands and sheet stock dominate sections with freight allowed for most items. Gum and Pine lines show respective cross banding and stock figures with prices.
In Greensboro county deeds totaling about 26000 were recorded with five transferring High Point property. Brown Real Estate sold 210 acres on Greensboro Mount Hope road to D B Keaton for 11000. A 1874 deed in Oak Ridge township surfaced after 49 years, tied to a negro school house. High Point transfers include Ray street property for about 3000, Pershing street for 400, Harmon street for 750, Worth avenue for 500, and Tomlinson street for about 1000.
GOLDSBORO February 20 The fifth District Dental society gathers in Goldsboro with 31 eastern Carolina counties represented. President Dr R Weathersbee of Wilmington and speakers Dr Z W Turner Wilson Dr O S Waldrop Kinston Dr L J Meredith Wilmington and Dr E H Lawrence present papers on clinical topics.
Doctors recommend Calotabs as a nausealess calomel tablet to activate the liver and help prevent influenza and pneumonia. One or two tablets at bedtime purify the system without disturbing eating or work. morning relief follows with renewed appetite and energy. Large package priced 35 cents, small 10 cents.
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