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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1918
Page
5
Mrs J F Hayden has been elected to fill the office of vice chairman of the local Red Cross succeeding Mrs M Hauser. The chapter says Hayden will supervise the Red Cross committees and service here. Other items note visits and travels of residents from Morganton Greensboro Charlotte Reidsville Winston-Salem and Camp Jackson.
Mr and Mrs Numa Pierce hosted a pleasant gathering at their Vail Street home for their brother Frank Pierce. The event aimed to bid him farewell before he departs Thursday to join the colors. A string band provided music followed by ice cream and cake as relatives and friends offered wishes and good luck.
William P. Ragan visited Asheboro for a few hours today. A. E F. Futrell, a former post office clerk, has taken a vacancy after A. H. Cox’s death. A. T. Wishart returned from a northern business trip. Mrs. H. Kearns Jr. and Jeff Tuesday planned a visit to Marion to see her mother. Mrs. KE. Curtis Shields stays in Greensboro with friends. KK. P. Summey of Atlanta visits uncle W. D. Simmons. Miss Helen Johnson of Thomasville visits Miss Opal Bruton. Miss Margaret Thompson and Lea and Lil Thompson of Greensboro visit Edith and Grace Thompson on English Street. Dr. and Mrs. O. D. Baxter and Mrs. Ben Moore spent yesterday in Reidsville. Mrs. W. F. H. Plummer’s party drove to Winston-Salem yesterday.
Judge Austin swiftly concluded sessions and rejected not guilty pleas. Grady Owens admitted forcible trespass. larceny dropped after surplus payoff returned. He must pay costs and surplus. A. J. Robbins faced vagrancy. he chose to pay costs and seek work, reporting weekly for six months or face 30 days on roads. The judge urged that men should work and vowed to help enforce it.
Washington July 24 agencies and others to discuss restricting fraudulent stock floating. Invited groups include the Investment Bankers Association American Bankers Association Associated Advertising Clubs American Newspaper Publishers Association War Industries Board Federal Reserve Board Comptroller of the Currency Railroad Administration Chamber of Commerce United States Post Office Department Department of Justice Food and Fuel Administrations and Federal Highway Council.
President Wilson has completed his pronouncement on plans for U S military aid to Russia. The policy will be made public when Japan replies to the proposal.
The Bluebird show titled My Little Boy debuts at the Rose theater on Thursday starring Ella Hall with Little Yoe Rae performing miracles with his prattle. Emory Johnston plays the young husband Miss Hall is the bride Gretchen Lederer portrays a striking mother in law and Winter Hall appears as the old coach in a Dickensian and Field inspired tale by Elsie Jane Wilson.
The High Point Red Cross chapter dismisses rumors of a August staff vacation as unfounded. The weekly report highlights extensive sewing and garment work for soldiers, including pajama coats and trousers, operating caps, sweaters, and socks, with totals of 21 pajama trousers and 19 coats among other items.
The U S Department of Agriculture announced a national plan to sow winter wheat in fall 1918 for 1919. Suggested acreages by state aim for about 45 to 47 million acres, with potential yields of 636 to 667 million bushels. Aimed to meet allied wartime needs and bolster reserves, the plan emphasizes winter wheat over spring crops where feasible.
A wartime poem extols American soldiers sailing overseas with a banner symbolizing unity and victory. It asserts one million men have joined the effort, vows swift action to Berlin, praises Yankee grit, and counters German claims of a single Baker’s million with a boast of ten.
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