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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1924
Page
2
A fragmentary window into humorous and moral reflections. The speaker muses on truth, winter, sports, hair, cooking, and social quirks with playful puns. Wry lines compare porcupines, wooden heads, and lakes to rivers with no destination.
Father wanted a private room but family turned it into a chaotic play area. The den now overflows with marbles tops toys and a kite dangling from the chandelier. Dad's leather chair sits amid scattered books as Sonny makes the space a hangout for the youngsters.
Statewide debate grows as both parties attack the primary law. Democrats claim it enabled public choice while Republicans denounce it. Notables like Secretary of State W. NY Everett and Nat Townsend publicly oppose the act and back a referendum in November. Added momentum suggests August and November actions.
The University News Letter corrects a claim that farmers own most motor cars in North Carolina. 1923 data show 33 cars per 1000 people in towns under 1000 and 155 per 1000 in towns over 1000, with rural areas benefiting from highway funds financed by licenses and gasoline taxes.
At Reynolda near Winston Salem a conference of religious and sectarian teachers debated how to reconcile origins theories with faith. Attendees included Professor Callier Cobb who argued evolution is a demonstrated truth and Dr Poate of Wake Forest College, while others urged removal of evolutionary ideas from schools and minds. No atheist or agnostic declaration appeared despite diverse views.
Dr Poteat leads a group arguing that evolution in the physical development of mankind need not threaten Christianity. The text notes conservatives once warned youth away from doubt, while science progresses, and cites Jesus as an iconoclast who challenged orthodox ideas.
Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes responds to Japan’s protest against the exclusion provision in the new immigration act. The letter upholds the policy while stressing friendship and mutual respect. Japan reportedly approves the tone, and the communication aims to sustain long standing international relations on acceptable terms.
The letter from June 16, 1924 thanks Editor The Enterprise for publishing the tabulated Democratic primary results of June 7. The writer states the tally favors opponent Hon Elmer Long of Durham NC and requests publication of the column to convey this update.
Robert R. Reynolds tells friends he accepts the Democratic primary result in North Carolina and pledges to support Mr. Long, praising western Carolina vote and his home county’s strong showing, while offering to help secure a large Democratic majority in November.
A major department store company plans to open in High Point with the chamber aiding the move. A company representative will visit Tuesday to assess the site as a possible location. The stockholder pledges confidence in building a stronger business in the city. The proposed building would be 50 feet by 90 feet with two floors and a basement. A young merchant with energy and experience would run the store if located here.
Wilmington June 19 reports to the insurance department at the annual convention of the Hardware Dealers association of the Carolinas said the insurance organization was in excellent condition. Re elected to the board of directors were W Duvall Cheraw W W Watts Charlotte W M Perrell Hartsville S G Ivy Nance Troy elected to the unexpired term of one of the board members.
New York papers say a Smith Hearst truce is near with Hearst backing Smith for the Democratic presidential nomination. Brennan Illinois leader backs the plan and may become DNC chairman if Smith is nominated. feud dates to 1918 when Smith won the nomination Hearst opposed him in 1919 Carnegie Hall speech.
At Dickinson North Dakota two persons are dead five seriously injured and several others hurt as a tornado swept the area yesterday shortly after four pm. The damage includes virtually every business block and half a million dollars in property loss across Dickinson and nearby communities. The storm extended west to Glendive Montana with heavy crop damage and fears of higher death tolls.
Three men died and four were injured when Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis southbound train No. 3 collided with a work train a mile and a half south of Adairsville Georgia. The dead were W J Robinson J L Lockridge and John Tomlinson. Injured were J H Dyar W L Payne R E Reagan and W B Chastain. The wreck happened about 5 65 this morning and detours via Rome were planned pending track clearance.
A meeting of all members of the High Point fire departments is called for tonight at station No 2 on Wrenn Street. Not a regular quarterly session, the gathering is to discuss the firemen role in the July 14 tournament and convention, with High Point firemen set to entertain visitors and share the load.
Wilmington reports Salisbury chosen as the next annual meeting place for the Baptist Young People's Union of North Carolina. About 1,500 members from across the state attend. The convention discusses next year's work including establishing units, associations, and expanding the seventy five million dollar campaign while maintaining evangelism and expanding the current 1,475 units with 66,000 members.
June 13 New York stock market sees prices fluctuating at open with liquidations weighing on several issues. Atlantic Refining hits a new 1924 low around 96 1/2 while General Electric and others trim gains. Notable moves include Kelly-Springfield Tire sinking to 12 and Colorado Fuel near year highs. Foreign exchange opens steady with mixed quotes across many leading names and industries.
New Orleans June 19 The cotton market opened quietly with losses of 5 to 7 points from yesterday’s close as July and other futures fell to 28.30 July and 25.48 October. Prices rallied later but finished with small declines of 23 to 26 points, awaiting the weather map and confirming steady sessions ahead.
The New York cotton market opened steady with declines of six to 12 points on realizing demand. Liverpool showed fair activity with July futures around 98.75 and October near 603, while overall business remained quiet and fluctuations narrow. Opening levels for July 28.82, October 26.12, December 25.36, January 25.10.
Winston-Salem June 19 Walter E Brock state campaign manager for McAdoo says North Carolina delegates to the Democratic national convention at Newark are bound to support William G McAdoo while he remains a candidate. He cites state election laws and notes no other presidential names appeared on the primary ballot, leaving McAdoo as the certified Democratic nominee for the state.
In Morehead City on June 19 the Epworth league event will award Weldon the loving cup for attendance at the North Carolina Epworth assembly. The previous night’s assembly discussed law enforcement and elected officers: President Thomas Grant Lumberton vice president W S Corbett Wilmington secretary Eunice Blair Raleigh treasurer C B Cobb Goldsboro junior superintendent Ida Wilkins Wilmington life service superintendent J M Ormond Trinity College era agent Theodore Jenkins West Durham editor Lee Davis Raleigh.
New York June 19 Delegates from out of town expect a long convention as ballots may set a new deadlock record. The present record of 46 ballots was at Baltimore in 1912 for Woodrow Wilson and Cox later achieved 44 ballots in San Francisco. Alabama and its Fifth Avenue block carry customary priority as states are displayed in alphabetic order until Wyoming. Helen L Baughan of Washington arrives with a plank seeking Volstead Act modification to permit light wines and beer before the platform committee.
In Charlotte on June 19 a violent storm felled electric and telephone lines causing numerous narrow escapes. Eight year old Worth Rogers was electrocuted after touching a downed wire carrying 2300 volts as he and his brother tried to reach shelter from the rain.
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