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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1917
Page
4
The piece surveys wartime hopes for Kaiser abdication and a swift peace, cites United States and allied aims, and notes local politics with new city leaders and questions about their election legality. It blends global events with High Point civic matters and ends with a pledge of cooperation from The Enterprise.
The city of High Point chose a mayor and four councilmen who will soon form the new government. The piece stresses continued street building, sound finances, and the school system, urging the council to prioritize public progress and education.
The editorial urges High Point employers to promise returning soldiers will have jobs, noting thousands may be drafted and leave promising futures. It argues patriotic duty and national spirit should compel firms to announce job guarantees, citing examples from large companies and a Macon Telegraph aside about Billy Sunday.
Danville Virginia authorities pushing city budget cuts moved to reduce salaries for top officials. The city engineer J O Magruder would drop from 3000 to 1800 dollars a year and the city tax collector from about 6000 to 4500. Deputies paid by the tax collector are affected next. The superintendent of public utilities and other officials are also in line for reductions.
Asheville reports North Carolina will raise seven field ambulances and 14 drivers for service with the Allied armies in France. Rev Erancis Vs Reyer of Souls church, Biltmore, who served two years as an ambulance driver in France, will oversee the effort. Units will be sought from Charlotte Salisbury New Bern and Wilmington with two volunteers to drive from each town. The ambulances will be shipped for immediate duty in France within two months to aid wounded along the front.
New York May 9 United States Steel corporation will subscribe 25 000 000 to the liberty loan the largest single subscription yet announced officials of the corporation said the amount may be increased by additional subscriptions from the companys employers and related groups
In a chatty aside, a suitor asks Mr. Killtime if there is insanity in the family. Mr. Killtime replies there is none and asserts there will be no marriage between Cholly Softhead-Say and his daughter, per the Chicago Herald.
Poem recounting wartime duty and ideals of liberty and democracy. It contrasts peaceful aims with the call to battle to defend right and humanity. The speaker honors fallen soldiers and envisions a world united by democracy and justice.
Washington May 9 two more conferences failed to bridge Senate and House views on the war army bill. The main clash remains the Senate amendment allowing Colonel Roosevelt to lead a volunteer expeditionary force to France. House conferees oppose the amendment. potential agreement possible if the Senate drops that point and accepts the 21 to 27 age range for those subject to the draft, replacing the 21 to 40 range.
Pilot Mountain May 9 The town will gain a modern hotel after C M Bernard bought four Luther Hill estate lots. Plans call for four storefronts with one converted to hotel lobby office and dining space while upper floors hold guest rooms. Private water and sewer will be installed. The site sits at the head of Depot Street and is seen as a local boon. Also, Miss Ruby Stephens and Miss Mary Jennie Redman return home for holidays after successful teaching years. Anticipated court attendance by J P Hines and W R Cox as jurors.
British forces withdraw from Fresnoy village and surrounding wood after heavy German counter-attacks near the village north east of Fresnoy. German gains were followed by British counter moves regaining some ground before renewed German pressure.
Mrs J H Jennings of 220 Willowbrook Street High Point reports severe backache dizziness and nervousness eased after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She says the first box helped greatly and continued use stopped the back pain and restored kidney function. Price 50c at all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A fragment lists station names and broadcast times for High Point Thomasville Gordontown Ostae Denton High Rock with morning and noon listings. Times range from 8:45 to 12:15 AM and 9:00 to 10:50 AM, indicating a Sunday schedule for Ly Daily Ly No. 21 No. 27 stations.
Claiming catarrh is a constitutional disease, the ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as a blood acting internal remedy. It offers one hundred dollars reward for any case not cured and invites readers to send for circulars and testimonials.
The City Transfer Co expands fleet with an automobile truck to aid patrons. Trunks transferred anywhere in the city to or from the station are charged 25 cents per trip. Heavy hauling is a specialty.
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