Reader Letters Policy at The Enterprise
The Enterprise invites brief letters on current topics from readers and requires the writer’s name to accompany each submission though it may be withheld if desired.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1917
Page
4
The Enterprise invites brief letters on current topics from readers and requires the writer’s name to accompany each submission though it may be withheld if desired.
A Charleston era piece discusses war-time commentary on Russia and Europe, flags editorial clashes over Hoover and Hearst influence, and urges aid to the new Russia while condemning jingoism. It notes calls for blood and iron policy, German threats, and the role of journalists in shaping public opinion.
The city council approved a Roemac pavement trial on Centen nial avenue with Washington street to be examined next Tuesday. If Roemac proves 100 percent perfect, it may be used on other contracted streets, signaling expanded public improvements and higher city value and growth.
President Wilson asked Chairman Denman of the Federal Shipping Board to resign and Denman complied as Major General Goethals also had his resignation accepted, ending a notable leadership shakeup.
The Enterprise publishes a weekly farm page each Wednesday afternoon under the High Point Merchants' Association. Farmers may submit items of interest to be printed if received by the office no later than Tuesday morning.
A survey of medical opinions on chronic infection as a source of rheumatic and heart disease follows with praise for typhoid vaccination after New York City exposure figures. The piece then shifts to baseball: St Louis hitters lead, Napoleon Lajoie fuels Toronto, and Davey Cravath excels for Philadelphia. Also notes Seattle’s Witlinen Leard joining Brooklyn, and local ad spots for Hayworth mineral water and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
The upcoming Washington meeting of the NCAA will shape intervarsity athletics for the coming year. Regional loyalties split opinions on continuing sports with restrictions, notably among Cornell, Pennsylvania, Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. Other topics include baseball, rowing, track, basketball, and the one-year and freshman rules amid wartime conditions.
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