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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1922
Page
4
Pui City Editor Adv. Mgr or National Advertising Representatives Forst Landis and Kohn Brunswick building 225 Fifth Ave New York Peoples Gas building Michigan Boulevard Chicago
A collage of humorous rhymes and witticisms touching money folly health and weather from a past column. It includes quips about marriage money and counterfeit coins alongside brief notes on Leni and a fatal mishap with a three inch shell in Watertown New York.
Grade crossing accidents in Indiana claim eight lives in two days as the highway commission and railroads fund partial underpasses at dangerous crossings. The bulletin notes the high cost of eliminating all crossings and cites a road between Statesville and Charlotte where eight crossings were removed in twenty six miles, urging cautious realignment and heightened public safety.
A visitor reports rapid progress on a Protestant college in High Point with an administration building nearing completion. The campus promises handsome future structures including a chapel donated to the institution, aiming to be a major Methodist school in the region.
Paul Lindley led Greensboro Civitan talks on city improvement through weed removal and planting, noting Greensboro and High Point share similar shrubbery wealth. He urged High Point to transform a central open lot south of High Street near the passenger station to improve the city’s image.
Newton voters turned out with the town band in heat to approve a new $100,000 investment for local schools. Taxpayers endorsed the plan despite summer warmth, signaling support for improving education.
The passage notes most gunfire concentrates in Illinois with phrases about cities such as Herrin and East St. Louis reflecting concern over violence and its regional impact.
A brief observational note contrasts traditional roles with family dynamics as an older sister defers a seat on the porch swing to a younger sister, signaling changing expectations. The sentiment reflects generational shifts in social norms and courtship.
The piece argues violence by strikes harms labor aims and the railroads. It notes maintenance of way workers face low pay and need fair treatment, warning that continued disruption could degrade rolling stock and halt train service nationwide, forcing government action. It weighs union strength against government authority.
The Asheville Times denounces intoxicated drivers as a grave danger on public roads. It lauds Judge Lane for declaring a holy war on offenders and promises no mercy in court to those who mix alcohol with motor travel.
On July 14 Hiram Gilbert was struck by a truck driven by George Warren near Lenoir. Warren, following a hill descent after rain, could not stop the vehicle despite braking. Gilbert was hospitalized in Hickory. Baptist Baraca class members reported two weeks of expenses at a class meeting.
Washington July 14 census bureau reports June cotton consumption at 507869 bales of lint and 58285 linters up from May figures of 495674 lint and 52344 linters and last June’s 461917 lint and 49298 linters.
New York July 14 news reports the failure of Nast & Co a Chicago based stock brokerage firm. Board member Samuel Nast is named in the announcement.
Thomasville July 14 W C Grimes lives on the Mitchell hunting reservations south of town and tells a duck story. He keeps six Spanish ducks laying black eggs daily and plans to place a nest of these eggs on Salem street. He notes a three acre pasture for the ducks yielded 116 12 bushels of oats this week and believes the land would produce far less without the ducks.
F M Thompson aged 72 a farmer near Salisbury died at his home around 2 hour this morning. Funeral and burial will be held tomorrow afternoon. He was a Davidson county native and is survived by a wife two sons and a daughter.
A court ruling by Judge Connor in a case involving the reserve bank cites the bank’s liability limits in ordinary business. The dispute centers on a $9,000 check from Balfour tied to the Lumber Bridge bank failure and a later bad draft on Greensboro Atlantic Bank. The decision held the reserve bank must accept risk and not act as an autocrat at the financial table.
A fire at Fayetteville Iron and Manufacturing caused extensive damage after a fuse blew and wires crossed. The loss is estimated at 40,000 dollars. Rushed efforts by local firefighters limited further spread and safeguarded nearby structures.
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