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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1923
Page
4
The city outlines aims including a library and YMCA, development of parks and playgrounds, a new passenger station and Main Street underpass, a city planning system, more homes, paved streets, extended sewers and water systems, and hard surfaced roads in all directions.
A humor filled column features Berton Braley's The Bean urging use of the brain with quotes on work, knowledge, and success. It notes the copyright 1923 NEA Service and adds wry lines about Jess Willard, French strategy, and various cultural jests about Prohibition era fashion and Ford.
The article profiles Emil Cone from Nancy as an auto suggestion advocate who credits a two year cure of rheumatic pains to mental treatment. It notes his rapid rise from a French druggist and gardener to a claimed worldwide apostle of cure by mental concentration. It urges public libraries in Lexington Thomasville and High Point and calls for action before end of 1923.
Greensboro Daily News notes High Point as a vital, vigorous center of industrial growth in the piedmont. Editors from other regions observe a best example of manufacturing, viewing High Point as Guilford county’s largest city and a clear symbol of state progress.
Senior girls at High Point High School vote to limit graduation dress costs to two inexpensive outfits. They will wear a simple white gown for graduation and a gingham dress for class day, with party dresses banned. The plan aims for modest, economical attire under teacher guidance.
The Lexington Dispatch notes that three NC cities over 5,000 population in the Piedmont area Lexington Thomasville and High Point lack public libraries. The paper praises their proximity and growth within an 18 mile radius.
Installation of officers will occur at the regular meeting of Repiion lodge No. 62 IOOF tomorrow night. Officers named include noble grand G. Williamson and vice grand G C Howard with J R Young as recording secretary, W T Brown as financial secretary, and L L Davis as treasurer. Deputy B B Tate will administer the obligations. Afterward a report of last year’s work will be read by the committees.
The morning mail to The Enterprise sports desk carries Howard P. Hickman’s letter from Bast Bank West Virginia seeking a club needing a third baseman or utility player. He asks for the manager’s name, club, and opening date for Piedmont area participation.
Guilford College and Alumni campaign committees meet to finalize plans for a 275000 endowment drive tied to a 100000 gift from the General Education Board. Leaders emphasize expanding educational scope while funding deficits, with pledges to be solicited over three years in local drives across Forsyth, Guilford, and surrounding counties.
The gathering included Dr L L Hobbs and President Binford of Guilford College along with Col W A Blair of Winston Salem Dr E C Perisho Miss Many M Petty D Ralph Parker Miss Frances Moore R L Newlin J D White and J S Taylor of Guilford College.
C C Covington of Wilmington leading North Carolina business man dies in Greensboro at 9 20 after pneumonia while visiting sister Mrs I W Murphy He was born July 3 157 in Rockingham and educated at UNC graduating 1878 later becoming a prominent molasses importer in the South Atlantic states
The obituary notes Mr Covington’s prominence in moral and industrial progress, his church membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his memberships in the Pythians and the Cincinnati society. It recalls his distinguished lineage as a great great grandson of Lieut William Covington and Capt Benjamin Coleman of the North Carolina Continental Line.
Postmaster O R York and many local mail carriers will attend the State Postal conference in Winston-Salem at 1 30 tomorrow. Irving Glover third assistant postmaster general and W R Spillman will speak on Your Business and My Business and Post Office Management. The State Letter Carriers convention opens in Winston-Salem today and continues tomorrow drawing hundreds of postal officials from across the state.
Rev. J. H. Jones noted evangelistic singer entertained East Green Street Baptist Church congregations at both morning and evening services yesterday. He conducted the song service at Ama Blair school and plans revival meetings with Cyclone Mack in Wilmington after February.
Fire department responded around 6 15 last evening to a residence at 04 Park Street where an oil stove exploded causing a small blaze and little damage. Alarm relayed from a party at and dispatched to box 47.
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