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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1927
Page
4
A vivid poem in which a striking youth with fashionable clothes disrupts the sober streets. Narrators express mixed admiration and restraint as they recall the bold, rakish gaze and the contrast between elegance and propriety.
The passage notes strong lobbying by bankers and power interests with telegraphs to Congress. It contrasts easy cloture for a banking bill with the Boulder Canyon effort, claiming voters lack a roll call and the public bears the cost amid influential propaganda.
An anti suicide by own action club forms at New York University aiming to spark interest across colleges. The group promotes strengthening the first law of nature and plans to recruit societies and associations nationwide.
Cameron Beck, personnel director of the New York Stock Exchange, will visit High Point this week. He is characterized as a warm-hearted man focusing on human values and public messages rather than mere financial figures. Beck will speak at the high school Wednesday morning and then address a general meeting at Wesley Memorial church Wednesday night.
Senator Borah will not visit North Carolina for a planned speech, informing Mrs. E C Gregory of the D A R that he declines this invitation for now. North Carolinians objected, labeling him an enemy of the south and of Woodrow Wilson during a national crisis, though his long public career is noted by supporters.
A Raleigh printer seeks 5000 from his employer newspaper claiming fault in a linotype accident that cost him several fingers. The piece urges a workman's compensation act to avoid costly litigation and ensure fair, prompt relief. It notes three lawyers for the plaintiff and possible out of court settlement, with potential two thirds recovery.
A Maryland education team notes North Carolina's road improvements and school consolidation as key to better rural schooling. The observers credit good roads with free transport and stronger districts, while lawmakers nearly approved statewide property taxes for education, signaling a new public education consciousness.
A compact musing on how fame invites constant public gaze into a celebrity's minor faults and private moments, highlighting the tradeoff between visibility and personal privacy.
The Winston Salem city judge fined Tom P Jimison fifty dollars after a high road incident where a pint of whiskey was found near a car he rode in. The case echoes a prior trouble involving a leaking suitcase and his earlier public roles.
Gastonia readers debate the need for a YMCA noting reduced city enthusiasm. Prominent boosters admit interest has cooled, citing good roads, automobiles, radio, hard times, and a fatigue with mass meetings and social feeds as factors.
Kellogg proclaims King and Borah as the era’s top statesmen since Lincoln in a bold editorial stance.
A Parisian chef defends French culinary art as she rejects offers described as a bridge of gold across the ocean to Palm Beach. Her stance frames a born press agent type as wasting talent with a skillet.
The Enterprise prints a March 18 1927 letter criticizing city parking rules. The writer cites double parking on Main Street Wrenn Street congestion on High Street and delayed fire trucks while praising High Point traffic lights and urging stricter police enforcement. He condemns errant trucks and notes the need for enforcement to improve safety.
A fragment describes a discussion near its end where world destinies and a national pennant winner are debated as cigarettes are offered. The group pivots to the Chinese situation, and the speaker notes the heathen folk of the great eastern domain would be thankful and happy.
A speaker expresses respect for those who name unfamiliar words like Yisanguegue and Futzgamel. He describes the Fu Lin empire as a vast yellow land ringed by red and green nations and shares a comic effort to teach correct American pronunciations of chop suey and related curiosities.
The passage asserts a biased view that Chinese labor under the belief all Americans are unclean while Greeks view the Yan kee domain as an ever hungry republic. The wording reflects xenophobic generalizations from a historical perspective.
A dated, mused line praises nonviolent work and fighting spirit. It notes a boastful self-assured comment about capability and a playful aside on washing. The remark implies a challenging confidence in abilities and resilience.
The author notes a view that only two groups are bred in WA S A military presence and cigarette salesmen. He recalls an earlier cigarette vendor push into China and a later response by marines to defend tobacconists from rival groups.
The speaker advocates gathering data about Chinese individuals and the country they inhabit in case they are drafted to fight against or alongside them. The remark reveals wartime sentiment and potential bias toward China and its people.
The author laments crowded world conditions and predicts struggle for survival on a small place. He notes many inhabitants and efforts to thin the population, contrasting with the plight of Chinese circus dwarfs.
A narrator learns Chun Ling’s collar markings to write Chinese phrases. After showing Chang Ling a two hour effort on a paper, he asks for pronunciation but receives only a blank or unclear sound. The exchange highlights miscommunication and linguistic confusion.
A playful remark riffs on Confucius saying good words are pearls while noting the speaker meant not simply kind remarks. The exchange blends proverb, humor, and light commentary on language.
The speaker says they are ready for China to handle its own affairs until China reduces its alphabet or adopts English as the mother tongue, implying a wait-and-see stance on interference. The remark reflects a viewpoint on language policy and national autonomy.
A terse proverb attributed to Solomon frames a household aside as a pointed maxim. The line appears as cultural epigraph, signaling themes of instruction and domestic wisdom.
Mrs. Maysie Byrum Kerziah, 42, wife of S. P. Kerziah, died at 416 Centennial avenue yesterday afternoon shortly before 3. She was born March 8, 1885 in Union County and married January 7, 1912. A member of Waxhaw M E church, she moved to High Point and joined Main Street M E church. Survived by husband, one son Paul, several Byrum siblings, and her father J. W. Byrum. Funeral at Main Street M E church at 2:30 this afternoon, Rev. W. B. Davis officiating, Oakwood Memorial Park burial. Pallbearers and flowerbearers named from church members.
H. H. Braxton of North Carolina University lab lectured to High Point College students during recitation. Braxton, a botany division assistant, is noted for discovering and classifying many thallus plants. A bulletin with plant descriptions and drawings was published. He discussed uses and impacts of the thallus.
The North Carolina College for Negroes of Durham travels to Welch Park to play the Normal High School team Tuesday at 3 30 pm. Last year the locals won both encounters amid strong competition. White residents are invited to attend this thrilling season opener.
Dave Lewis, famed automobile racer, wins a divorce from Helen Lewis a radio singer. He alleged she left him five years after their 1917 Jacksonville marriage and refused to return.
A tri city air mail site committee met in High Point to select a landing field for the Pitcairn contract. Major Montague chairs the group with members from Winston-Salem Greens boro Greensboro and High Point and plans to lease a field for ten years with option to buy. Two sites Kernersville county line and Paul Lindley field at Friendship are under study with costs projected at 25000 to 30000 dollars and funding shared by involved cities. The site must receive Pitcairn approval before proceeding.
The Reverend Tom Alderman Sykes of Central Friends church preaches on the local topic Does Our High Point Life Today Need Christ tonight. He also speaks at the 11 am service on Spiritual Realty of God Christ and Man with organ preludes hymns prayers scripture readings and musical selections accompanying the message.
Daphne Mae Simpson, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Simpson, died at home 209 Best Street from pneumonia after a two week illness. Born September 2 1926 in High Point funeral services set for Monday at 2:30 pm at 303 Church Street with Dr Lloyd Wilson officiating at First Baptist Church.
Funeral services for J A Miller who died at a Morganton hospital were held at his Redding street residence yesterday afternoon at 2 30 with Rev Samuel T Hensley pastor of the West End Baptist church officiating. Burial followed at Oakwood cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Elliott C F Hendrix J L Shusky L C Lowe D G Carter and G C Barber.
Phil Coleman 45, a Tate Furniture employee, was killed last night at the Kivett Drive crossing when struck by a through passenger train after a freight train passed. Eyewitnesses say noise from the freighter may have prevented him from hearing the danger. His body was taken to a local funeral home. he resided at Burns Hill and leaves a widow.
The First Reformed church held evangelistic services last week led by Rev. H. A. Fesperman of Greensboro. Large crowds attended and several members are expected to join. Rev. Milton Whitener says the appeal will continue today with sermons at 11 am and in the evening on "Lingerers" after the message "Sir, we would see Jesus."
A notice lists a special communication of Numa F. Reid Lodge 344 A F and A M Monday at 730 PM for B A degree work and invites Master Masons. Also High Point Chapter 70 Royal Arch Masons holds Friday 730 PM installation of officers and High Point Council LL D instructive assembly after chapter installation.
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