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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1915
Page
5
Farm demonstrators from Forsyth and Guilford praise D H Blair’s farm south of town for superb forage crops including oats vetch cats and Canada field peas grown together and harvested as one. Blair emphasizes dairy farming with self supplied feed and advocates scientific farming through knowledge and seed mixing.
A Springfield organization of eighteen youths and men meets semi weekly for practice and enhances winter and spring community meetings with music. The piece notes such groups boost social life, adding brightness and joy to the neighborhood. It references politics and wartime remarks in a broad, reflective tone.
A sensational sale unfolds this week at HT A Moffitt's store featuring ladies shirtwaists silks millinery and a variety of articles at very low prices See ad in today s paper Ring Drag company presents Martha Washington candy described as the most delightful summer candy Take home a box for your wife tonight You previously gave her candy before marriage now you should?
A gas iron demonstration at the People’s House Furnishings attracts visitors. The Humphrey gas iron can be used for an entire day for five cents, promising a bargain purchase or trial for shoppers.
Al Moffitt of Moffitt Furnishings announces a semiannual sale in High Point and surrounding areas. The advertisement touts many fine goods offered at remarkably low prices attracting local shoppers.
Hart Drug company promotes a deal: purchase Palmolive Shampoo at 49 cents and receive three cakes of Palmolive soap free, totaling 95 cents worth of merchandise for 49 cents. Manager Stewart at the Point theater highlights today’s unusually good program. Col Steve Clark extols living near the Heart of the City, touting cleaner air and the Parkway lifestyle.
Matton Drug Company announces free home and office delivery across the city. Call for prompt delivery of medicines and other lines to your address.
High Point Motor Company unloaded two car loads of Ford automobiles today and expects two or three more loads soon. Buyers may share in a $15,000,000 rebate program for Ford purchasers.
In New York on May 19 the Liverpool cotton drop triggered a sharp break with few sellers in the ring. Active months rallied on scattered coverings and Wall Street buying as cotton opened steady with May at 9.28, July 9.28, October 9.67, December 9.01, January 9.97.
New York May 19 stocks opened with general gains as leaders and many issues rose. War specialties and coppers led advances with some prices up a point or more, and Union Pacific stood out by gaining one point.
Greensboro May 18 deeds filed in the register of deeds office show J L Ragan and R R Ragan transferring a High Point township lot to Jessie Burns for 500. Albert Criftin transfers six acres in Friendship township to Boss Inman for 760. Mary J Wharton transfers a Olive Street and Bessemer Avenue lot 60 by 150 feet to Miss Nellie Elliott for 10.
Hamburg figures show 72 458 people left abroad from the city in 1914, down from 192 733 in 1913, with most departures before August 1. Transients accommodated fell to 22 299 from 1364, and total visitors stopping temporarily dropped from 244 097 in 1915 to 95 257 in 1914.
The North Carolina grand lodge of Odd Fellows and the Rebekahs assembly met in Hendersonville with about 200 Odd Fellows and 100 Rebekahs attending a crowded public session at the county courthouse. Speakers included Brownlow Jackson, Rev. Z. Paris, J. E. Shipman, M. L. Shipman, and Hattie R. Whitaker who highlighted order growth and hospitality and noted the vast membership across the jurisdiction.
Oxford opens its summer term as undergrad residency drops further below 900. Oriel College has 18 students while Kings and Queens holds 60. Few colleges exceed 40, spring athletics scarce, Officers Training Corps active, and the honor roll grows with 43 new names from the Kester vacation including two from the Falaba sinking. Somerville commandeered to care for wounded. women students reassigned to Oriel.
In London on May 1, a member urged more coverage of the London Irish regiments at the front. He questioned why London Scottish receives mention while London Irish is omitted, noting the Irish battalion is at the front and part of the same regiment. The government and backbenchers debated the attribution and timing of the designation.
London May 19 The glass research committee of the Institute of Chemistry reports eleven formulas to produce finer glasses previously imported from Germany. King's College London analysts aided by Prof Herbert Jackson and T P Merton tested silicates aluminates borates related to glassmaking. A top result is an unbreakable miner’s lamp glass and heat resistant tubes gauges. Formulas are shared with manufacturers at no charge to enable large scale production.
London May 19 cost of torpedoes used by the British navy ranges from 3500 to 5000 dollars to construct according to a naval expert. New British torpedoes are cheaper than those used by German submarines with 21 inch diameter and 48 knot speed seven mile range. Internal mechanism features a high speed rotating engine shafts gears and 250 pounds of high explosive.
Two soldiers die in a Colchester military camp after inhaling poisonous gas during mimic trench warfare. Experiments reportedly aim to counteract gases used by German forces in Flanders. A sapper named Williams and Lieutenant Darton died. others succumbed. rescue party pulled to safety.
A London Chronicle classroom joke ends with a pupil answering the three foods needed for health as breakfast dinner and tea. The teacher had spent an hour on carbohydrates proteins and fats while assessing students with test questions.
A Greensboro court-ordered resale of a High Point township land tract in Guilford County proceeds June 1 1915 at noon at Bank of Commerce in High Point. The 30 100 acre lot on East Washington Centen nial streets starts bidding at 770 with 10 percent raise on prior bid of 700. Commissioner J Goldstein signs the notice dated May 14 1915.
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