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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
2
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The column compiles diverse items from new and distant regions. Topics include Chimney Rock development, a dentist in alimony trouble, Tennessee jury issues, a cow harming money, and a Tennessee evolution statute. It also notes North Carolina farmers joining cooperatives, Greensboro city hall site debates, and Asheville’s view on the evolution debate. The piece highlights the coming Tennessee high school science case and the broader clash of science and religion in public schools with court review anticipated.
A North Carolina coal mine disaster prompts debate over coal dust explosions and safety. Proponents claim rock dust treatment could prevent such blasts, while critics question inevitability and urge stronger safeguards. The piece notes broad responsibility among miners, operators, and the public to push for safer mining nationwide.
Howard Butler, acting superintendent at Coal Glen, led the rescue effort during the mine disaster. He descended deepest to reach entombed workers, was injured by a subsequent blast, and is praised in contemporary reports. He is the son of Bion H. Butler, a Pennsylvanian who long promoted North Carolina.
High Point will erect a sign post for air tourists and place a top of uptown building direction indicator naming the town and pointing to the landing field. Aviation promotion has slowed since the war but world leaders push progress and the towns with landing facilities gain an advantage.
The piece urges better mailing habits as the post office promotes Better Mailing Week. It lists misdirected mail costs and losses, noting millions of letters and parcels sent to the Dead Letter Office and vast sums recovered or lost in stamps, checks, and money orders, urging public awareness.
A quip about saving the Dead Letter Office by requiring return addresses on mail. It notes parcels should be wrapped in stout paper and tied with cord. The moral insists each man knows his own address and to place it in the upper left corner.
A zealous flat earth advocate joins anti evolutionists in attacking a Tennessee school teacher accused under the anti Darwinism statute. The piece muses on narrowing evidence and debating origins while seeking a simple true account of creation and human life.
Washington press, May 11 1925. The Enterprise prints a verified denial from Manila confirming General Aguinaldo did not urge Philippine revolution veterans to back Governor General Wood. He praised America’s work in the islands and urged unity and respect for authority in government. The cablegram quotes his reminder of independence aims and his history in the country.
Chicago May 28 Wheat opened 8 8 to 13 lower then rallied to gain. Corn fell 1 8c to 2 1 4e early but sagged. oats followed wheat with a modest gain later. Provisions rose in step with higher hog prices.
Washington May 28 Continued improvement was noted today in the condition of former vice president Thomas R. Marshall who is here with nervous exhaustion and a cold. He was said to have had a comfortable night.
High Point officials embrace aviation growth proposing a city landing field for emergency use. The chamber of commerce will arrange a field near the city and place a rooftop arrow and city name to guide aviators, with headquarters urging good landing sites for emergencies and storms.
News from Raleigh reports that four High Point nurses passed the semi annual registered nurse examinations held April 16 through 18. A total of 111 nurses passed, with five from out of state. Local graduates were Mayme L. Frazier Mildred F. Williamson Aline R. McClure and Mattie R. Idol. Frazier and Williamson are at Guilford General Hospital while McClure and Idol are at High Point Hospital. Greensboro Charlotte and Raleigh also contributed from 15 15 and eight nurses respectively, with four from High Point.
A large volunteer effort by Boy Scouts and high school students aided the school election in High Point. About 30 scouts in uniform assisted at polling stations and urged turnout while adults with PTAs drove voters and minded babies. Superintendent T Wingate Andrews mobilized late voters to push the four propositions to victory.
Bobby Jones of Atlanta, national amateur champion, shot 71 at Lido. He fell one stroke shy of tying the new course record of 70 set in yesterday's eastern sectional Open qualifying. Jones had six birdies but was over par on four holes, finishing nine holes even with MacDonald Smith who led yesterday.
A 1925 Bell Syndicate column urges women not to deem a faithless fiancé as the end of happiness. It argues heartbreak can reveal future love, to avoid becoming an old maid, and to view failed romances as lessons for better partners ahead.
Hope faded for survivors as an eight man crew faced a dangerous mine collapse. A Birmingham based rescue team and others were expected later today to join the effort. Officials warned it would take until tomorrow or later to reach the deeper recesses believed to hold most of the trapped workers. High anxiety filled the camp after two crew members surfaced reporting bad air and no replies from the remaining six.
The New York cotton market opened steady to down slightly as traders await the government report next week. Prices eased to 22.3 cents per pound for October after offshore cables shifted, with a low private condition figure and selling pressure easing late. A southwestern authority pegged crop condition at 732.3 and forecast acreage up 4.46 percent.
Rescue efforts at Coal Glen mine in North Carolina continued after explosions and afterdamp trapped miners. By noon eight bodies were recovered, including George and Shubert Anderson, with fifty to sixty-five miners still believed buried. A West Virginia mine car and hospital relief were on standby as Adjutant General Metts surveyed the scene.
Two Chicago doctors report a condition where migraine sufferers exhibit heart like symptoms during attacks. Episodes feature nausea, vomiting, one sided headache, dizziness, and very fast heart rates up to 160 to 180 bpm. Emotional stress triggers, with treatment focusing on rest, reducing acid foods, and avoiding emotional unrest.
The article discusses a one day medal play handicapped tournament where heavy rain flooded two greens, darkness followed, and the committee canceled remaining play to be replayed later. It asks if the committee acted within rights citing Rule 2 Special Rules for Strokes play. It also queries how to score tied matches in team events when players do not play off.
Innis Brown explains the golf scoring rule allowing each side to claim half a point in team totals. Readers may send questions to the sports editor with a stamped envelope for a personal reply. Copyright 1925 Bell Syndicate.
Charlotte May 28 A telegram from Charles Smith field director for North Carolina says a conference will be held this afternoon at the mine disaster scene near Sanford. Local chapters may discuss aid to families of victims. A large supply of relief materials is ready for shipment to Sanford if needed.
Royal Clyde Agne, assistant to the vice chairman of the American Red Cross, left Washington for Cumnock North Carolina to direct relief operations after an explosion at a Carolina Coal company mine entombed 71 workers. A Red Cross representative arrived at Fort Bragg to assist emergency relief efforts.
Green ville May 28 Eugene Mills Raleigh titlist of the Carolina Golf association was ousted in the first round by T. D. Flair Greensboro 4 and 2 Blair shot 75 Mills 79 the match finished on the sixteenth green.
A gas explosion at a Chinese restaurant on State and Van Buren streets in Chicago’s shopping district killed two Black employees, injured a third, and caused a panic among diners and shoppers.
SKYLAND Va May 28 The national conference on state parks unanimously re-elected John Barton Payne as its chairman. Other officers selected were Stephen T Mather director of the national park service vice chairman and Miss Beatrice M Ward of Washington secretary.
Savannah Ga May 26 W Daniel, longtime train master at Savannah, was named superintendent of the Savannah division of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad today by R A McCrannie general superintendent of the second division. Daniel succeeds the late G D Pugh.
Friends of Mrs. R P Brackett are glad she is up again after an illness of over two months. Mrs. William Winslow Jr of Goldsboro visited here yesterday. W M Barker of Welborn Furniture is in Raleigh for a furniture dealers convention. Mrs. Lee Rice of Thomasville is visiting Mrs. W M Barker on Thornton Street.
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