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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1916
Page
4
Associated Press staff listing and publishing details for a High Point North Carolina newspaper. Subscription prices shown for one year six months and three months with standard post office registration.
The city enforces a new anti-fire statute effective March 21 1916 prohibiting discarding lighted matches cigars or cigarettes inside buildings or vehicles unless deposited in metal or noncombustible receptacles. Authorities admit full compliance is unlikely but expect arrests to deter careless behavior. The article notes previous guidance from the national forestry service to break matches and cites spitting laws as a success model.
The Pioneer notes the Greensboro High Point concrete road as a starter for a long southern corridor. It urges Davidson, Rowan, Salisbury, Concord, and Charlotte to extend the link toward Salisbury and beyond to end at Charlotte, envisioning a state first with a continuous concrete public road.
The fragment notes six names Carter Calvert Jones Self Simms Sin clair as a supposed list for attorney general. It mentions City Physician McCain warning on smallpox and a slogan A Clean Town by Easter in Elizabeth City with Betsy urged to act. No clear dates or locations beyond Elizabeth City.
Elwood Cox with Mrs. Cox Miss Clara and Miss Effice Cox returned from a winter home in St Petersburg Florida motoring over a thousand miles. They traced routes through Tampa Lakeland Orlando Deland Day tona St Augustine Jacksonville Savannah Augusta Pinehurst and crossed a new bridge at Altamaha crossing by rail car platform ferries. The trip highlighted long brick roads and arduous days with ferries replaced by bridges.
A serious Monday fire in Spencer caused about 2000 dollars in damage originating at J A Pinnicek’s home on Yadkin Avenue. The blaze threatened Fifth Street businesses, damaged a Salisbury owned home and an adjacent dwelling, with heroic fire department action saving multiple buildings including churches and factories.
Anna Held stars in the Oliver Morcesco photo comedy Ma dame La Presidente at Broadway. The plot follows three French judges and a minister of justice entangled in a comic scandal with Gobette posing as Mme Galipaux, leading to humorous complications and a triumphant finale.
The cotton market opened firm in New York with an advance of 5 to 7 points. May touched 12.02, July 12.44, and October 19.298, with reactions of 5 to 6 points later in the first hour. Futures quotes listed include May 12.13, July 12.23, October 12.23, December 12.41, January 12.44.
New York March 2 8. Early stock market activity shows more advances than declines. Continental Can, International Nickel, National Cloak and Suit, and Philadelphia company gain 1 to 2 points. South Porto Rico Sugar hits a new high up 5 to 195. Losses appear for Mercantile Marine preferred Maxwell Studebaker Baldwin Locomotive American Locomotive and Westinghouse.
Wheat advanced today on Chicago exchange led by higher Liverpool prices. May futures opened around 1.10 to 1.19 and July around 1.04 to 1.085, with moderate gains continuing as the session progressed.
The Rev. Dr. C. McPhaughlin, newly named pastor of the First Lutheran church in Greensburg Pennsylvania, left Concord this morning for his new home and duties.
M. Crowson, cashier of the Home Banking company, says savings accounts in High Point rise daily as thrift gains ground. The city set records at year start with New Year Savings Club and many opened 4 percent savings accounts. another 4 percent period begins April first with expectations of hundreds more accounts.
Mason ic notice calls ecommunication Numa F Reid Lodge No 344 A F and A M Mon day evening March 27 7 30 p m Work in FE A degree CHAS HOERTEL Master D F HUNSUCKER Sec 325 2 Regular meeting O BE S Tuesday at 40 p m Public installation of officers and banquet All members urged to attend M R LYNCH Secy
Public service style note urges daily morning hot water with limestone phosphate to flush stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Claims benefits include relief from headaches foul breath and poor digestion. Recommends purchasing limestone phosphate at low cost for internal sanitation.
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