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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1917
Page
5
A large audience heard national Child Conservation League speaker Charlotte E White at the high school auditorium. She urged strong ethical training for children and warned against harsh discipline, urging mothers to follow Christ's methods of teaching through stories and maxims.
Mrs. J. Ed Kirkman president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy local chapter will take several members to Greensboro this afternoon for the U D C convention. The Grensboro chapter invited High Point and Reidsville chapters to join in observing Lee Jackson day. Those traveling with Mrs. Kirkman include Mrs. H A Mills Mrs. J A Hart Miss Avery Kirkman Miss Helen Brockett and Mrs. T J Gold.
Miss Margaret Mant of Milton visits Mrs. Phillips on Russell street. W. H. Ragan visits Greensboro. J. Harper Johnston remains seriously ill at his Broad street home with no improvement. Mrs. W. C. Idol recovering well after surgery at High Point hospital. Mrs. J. P. Rawley returns from Charlotte visit. Mrs. Joseph T. Weaver returns from two weeks in Asheville with relatives.
New York Jan 19 United Cigar Stores and the tobacco products corporation today announced higher cigarette prices. Advances by United take effect Monday rising 1 to 3 cents a box of a dozen. The tobacco firm lifts prices 25 cents to 1 dollar per thousand due to higher labor tobacco and wrapping costs.
San Angelo Texas January 19 testimony resumed in the murder case of Harry J Spanell for the July 20 Alpine slaying of his wife. The case charging Spanell with the later murder of Lieut Col M C Butler is scheduled for January 25.
Consul Willcox reports the Evie B. Hall ran ashore in Guadaloupe West Indies and became a total loss. Mate Lawrence Crouz drowned and the ship's papers were lost in the wreck.
M C Crowson announced a meeting of Mutual Building and Loan subscribers for 7 30 pm at Home Banking company to perfect the formal organization and elect directors and officers. Over 50 shares are subscribed and attendance is expected to be large as the exact opening date will be announced tonight for the third Billy Malone operation in the city.
In the Enterprise report on the Bank of Commerce annual meeting the name of vice president J. H. Adams was unintentionally omitted. The corrected officers and directors list includes O. E. Kearns as president and J. H. Adams as vice-president among others.
Dr. C L Pridgen of Wilmington was chosen grand master of the North Carolina grand lodge of Masons. George H Norfleet of Winston-Salem selected deputy grand master Henry A Grady Clinton senior grand warden J C Braswell Rocky Mount junior grand warden and William W Wilson Raleigh named grand secretary. Wilson won on the second ballot after a close first ballot showing eight aspirants.
Geneva via Paris January 19. The courteous and flattering reply from the entente allies to the Swiss note backing President Wilsons inquiry on war aims pleases Bern. It signals that any future step toward peace would be premature and unwelcome and shows Swiss authorities acted under pressure from public opinion at home and abroad.
Topeka Kansas January 19 the Kansas Educational council urged provisions for a teachers pension system and a state school architect. Leading educators from across the state met in annual session to consider legislative and other educational matters and will continue the two day meeting.
Rear Admiral James H. Watmough aged 95, last survivor of the frigate Constitution in active service, died in Washington from grippe. He helped raise the first American flag in California during the Mexican War, was a paymaster general, a Pennsylvania native, and an original Aztec Club member.
A joint resolution introduced in the House by Representative Allen Ohio proposes renaming the Danish West Indies as The Dewey Islands to honor Admiral Dewey.
Chicago January 19 The Prohibition national committee ended its meetings with no decision on uniting with any major party that supports prohibition The matter was deferred to future discussions plus a stockholders notice from North State Telephone Company sets annual meeting for January 18 1917 in Bank of Commerce Building Room 403 at 2 pm signed by President W H Ragan and Secretary W H Townsend High Point January 16 1917
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