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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1922
Page
1
The United States railway labor board declares six railway shopcraft unions that struck on Saturday are outlawed. It says striking workers are no longer employees and urges formation of a new shopmen organization to represent workers before the board. Clerks walkout predicted for Roanoke next week.
In Guilford County municipal court Judge Walter Roval heard many cases including kidnaping charges against George Dennis J W Dennis and James Teachey. Bonds set, trials proceed, with convictions for assault and vagrancy and several defendants appealing or paying costs. Witness Rufus Frazier and local resident Richard Walcha faced traffic and resisting charges amid spectator interest.
Wake county voters react with relief after a fractious Raleigh primary won by W F Evans over John W Hinsdale. Evans benefited from church and secret-order support, while Hinsdale faced opposition from portions of the anti underworld campaign. Local figures like Miss Lottie Lewis and Lon D Stephenson influenced the result as new county boards and retrenchment themes emerged.
Seven dead and about 75 injured after a Camden Atlantic City express derailed at Winslow Junction thirty seven miles from Atlantic City. Initial counts varied with seven confirmed dead and many injured. lists include J Linehan Philadelphia Walter Westcatt Gloucester engineer William T Souder Atlantic City fireman Joseph Dilasouco Pleasantville N J T N Selden Pullman porter Francis Corbett Philadelphia.
The report indicates officials will adjourn for the week and expect President Harding to return. Peretors and union chiefs are scheduled to meet again next Friday to discuss ongoing matters.
About July 15 the Atlantic Bank and Trust company will declare a semi annual dividend of 4 percent to stock recorded as of July 15 after the Greensboro High Point bank merger with Alamance Bank and Trust Company Burlington is completed. Dividends this month will total about 40000 or 50000 dollars.
Roanoke Va July 3 clerks for Norfolk and Western at multiple yards joined the strike. Union leaders say a general strike of clerks in the general offices is to start next Wednesday after a walkout that began at midnight and involved station and boundhouse workers and ecoalers.
Timothy Healey, president of the stationary firemen and oilers, telegraphed 150 local unions stating the men have a perfect right to strike now if desired. The message was sent from Chicago on July 3.
Miss Moline Carroll aged 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs E E Carroll, died at a city hospital at 10 30 pm after blood poisoning from a fall injury. The body was taken to grandparents Mr and Mrs W W Peeley 205 Campbell street. Funeral Wednesday at 11 am with Rev F L Conrad officiating. Interment in Springfield cemetery.
Mrs Elizabeth H W Cook, 69, drowned when the automobile carrying her and daughter Mary Cook Aldridge plunged into the lake at Eastlake Country Club Atlanta yesterday afternoon. Aldridge narrowly escaped.
Mrs. Thomas Cheney, Mexican-born wife of an American in Tampico oil region, was killed June 29 by Mexican bandits after recognizing their leader. She was an American citizen by marriage and the U S State Department said it urged Mexico City to arrest and punish the killer.
Winston Salem July 3 Miss Lillian Harkraker won the Republican primary for register of deeds in Surry County defeating her opponent. Surry is a GOP stronghold and her nomination is considered equivalent to election.
Six year old Powell Hylton was run over by a small truck on Stokes street in Danville Virginia. The driver, described as a negro, fled the scene after stopping to hail another car. The boy was rushed to a hospital and a neighbor recorded the truck’s North Carolina license number.
High Point prepares for a mass Fourth of July observance with a full program on Elm Street school grounds including welcomes by Mayor Hedrick and speeches by Rev. Lambeth and Dr. Peacock. Citizens becoming new Americans will be recognized as part of the day’s events.
The High Point chamber of commerce lists prizes for July Fourth events to boost youth participation. Entries must be reported by noon tomorrow. Top prizes include 5 for potato races 3 for sack races and 2 for three leg races plus other rewards in skating and crown contests.
A Guilford superior court jury in Greensboro yesterday found Stacg Gamble guilty of murder in the death of M. C. Spry who was shot on Greensboro streets weeks earlier. Gamble is jailed in Guilford County on a $3,000 bond for carrying a concealed weapon.
The High Point Savings and Trust Co announced a semi annual dividend of six percent on its $25 000 capital stock. Officials said the dividends total about $1 500. The bank says the move shows a progressive era with citizens earning and saving money for mutual benefit.
The New York cotton market opened steady with advances of 4 to 5 points as steady cables supported prices. October traded near 21.57 and December around 21.87, about 9 points above last week’s close, with quiet business as traders await the government report due later in the afternoon.
The Commercial National Bank declared a 6 percent semiannual dividend on its $500 000 capital, amounting to $20 000 to stockholders last Saturday July 1. President J Elwood Cox said it was the best six months in the bank’s history, with total dividends for the 62nd issue reaching $467 000 to date. The bank notes its consistent history of never missing a semiannual dividend and highlights its role in local economic growth in the Furniture City.
Danville July 3 James Talley was badly mauled about the head by Harry Sead a chain gang guard who used a pistol butt to subdue Talley during an attempted liquor law violation arrest. Sead was arrested and held on $166 bond ahead of his court appearance.
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