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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
5
Women of High Point sustain Red Cross efforts from a government building workroom. Donations from a war tax on chautauqua season tickets and recent lunches auction boosted finances to fund hospital and surgical supplies for national headquarters. Local figures note strong support from patrons and nearby towns.
Mrs John W Moon is reported to be recovering nicely from an operation performed days ago at High Point Hospital.
Roland Hill, formerly of Greensboro and now a South Carolina resident, spent several hours in the city today on business. W. P. Horton of Pittsboro is visiting briefly, and A. R. Clodfelter of Troy entertained guests at the Elwood last night.
President Wilson appeals to every American to enlist in the war savings effort from June 25 to 28. He urges denial of non essentials and saving to fund the war program without new loans. He cites England as proof that thrift can finance a nation’s fighting needs.
Scout-IT rode out and found a river with no crossing. The Scout recalled a moment and simply sat down to think, pondering how to get the machine across.
The High Point office of Southern Express loses C A Yost after five years as manager. He moves to Charlotte to become night manager of Southern Express interests there with a higher salary and greater responsibilities. The transfer is praised as a well earned promotion and the community extends best wishes.
Tom Dupree, formerly a Baton Rouge state university student, now serves as chief quartermaster in the Naval Air Forces. He is undergoing training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, after enlisting in the Army Aviation Corps and later passing a naval enlistment exam in Washington.
The paper corrects a delay in printing Bob Morrow of Roland Park after a fishing trip to South Carolina. He had been out of town with other gentlemen, and the editor notes the omission and prints the clarification.
Institutes for primary intermediate and high school grades are planned at the State College Raleigh summer school. The high school program runs June 12 to 25 while the primary and intermediate course extends June 17 to 28. Courses follow the state board of examiners guidance with separate tracks but shared faculty instruction.
Gilbert W. Clark and John C. Sheloff will attend the sixteenth annual Merchants' Association of North Carolina convention at Wrightsville Beach June 18 to 20. Key speakers include KE Howe and Henry A Page, with sessions on organization, war-time business methods, and cooperation with government agencies.
A brief exchange shows a student arguing for a higher score while the teacher notes an 11 as the lowest possible grade, cited in the Boys' Life publication.
All persons firms or corporations liable for license tax in High Point must apply to the undersigned or the city collector at once. Respectfully T J Murphy City Manager. June 3 1910
Under order of Guilford County Superior Court Virginia Kenney Lac Admx of W Y Kenney deceased assigns T W Albertson as commissioner to sell at 2 pm on July 13 1918 the property at 807 South Main Street High Point consisting of a seven room dwelling with water sewer and electric lights on a paved street plus three 50 x 150 building lots east of Metallic Bed company sale to cash bidder and to pay debts subject to court confirmation.
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