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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1927
Page
3
A reflective verse notes a man released after life imprisonment finding “eternity's great freedom” though loved ones mourn his passing in the aftermath. The piece contrasts peaceful death with lingering grief among those who knew him.
A tribute recalls Robert Lee Pickett as city manager of High Point, detailing his quiet, tireless service, unflinching integrity, and humor. The writer notes his daily dedication, capacity for detail, and calm, unresentful nature, ending with a Cary quotation about death and remembrance.
The slow moving flood from breaches in bayous Des Glaises ram and related crevasses advances toward Pointe Coupee Parish and Torras while back waters threaten farms along Grosse Tete. Officials say levee protection may fail and residents rush to reinforce dikes as storms and rains loom. In Ontario a June 10 beer permit opening for American tourists is confirmed with strict proof of stay.
Windsor Ontario and other border cities near the United States have nearly finished plans to open government liquor stores. The move is expected to draw American shoppers across the border as officials prepare for the influx of customers and related arrangements.
The High Point court will hear the assault with deadly weapon case against J. S. Worth on May 31 with Norman T. Wrenn as plaintiff. Worth was previously tried on similar charges and bound over to Guilford County Superior Court on $750 bond. The two cases stem from the same affray and will be addressed during the week of June 6.
Raleigh May 28 plan to boost forest fire protection by forming an auxiliary force from the state highway commission maintenance crew. Governor McLean backs the plan as Frank Page and Wade H Phillips outline cooperation with the state forest service to extinguish highway area fires and notify wardens. Page says highway work will be kept on track with minimal disruption and that early intervention limits fire damage. State Forester J S Holmes hails the move as a major step in forest protection.
The Millikan Land Company of Greensboro will sell at auction on Tuesday May 31 at 7 30 p m the F W Venable Dairy Farm on Deep River road three miles north of High Point. The property is sub divided into small tracts suitable for farming and is touted as a strong buy due to its proximity to the city.
Prices on the New Orleans cotton market rose early today with July at 1665 October 1698 and December 1720 up 20 to 22 points from yesterday's close. Gains followed firm opening amid dry hot winds in West Texas and rainless forecasts. The first bale of the season was ginned at San Juan Texas yesterday.
Chicago May 28 AP continued weather reports from the corn belt spurred a buying frenzy on the Chicago board of trade. Corn deliveries topped a dollar with other grains rising in sympathy. Wheat spiked then retraced as longs sold, but corn and oats maintained major gains.
The David Jackson post of the American Legion will hold its annual memorial exercises at Oakwood Memorial Park this afternoon at 4 o'clock honoring departed veterans. Major L. P. McLendon of Durham, a veteran of the 30th division, will deliver the address. The program includes music arranged by the women's auxiliary. Legionnaires are urged to meet at the legion hut on College Street and march to the cemetery as a group. Ex-service men are requested to attend.
Director Wade H. Phillips notes the state highway commission starts a sequence of entries by the Department of Conservation and Development to enlist field forces in forest fire prevention. He praises their willingness and predicts valuable natural resource savings through highway force efforts.
The Presbyterian Church in the United States announces a change for its newly formed central committee meeting. The first meeting will be July 5 in Montreal North Carolina, instead of June 7 in Chattanooga. The 44-member committee, formed at the El Dorado assembly, consolidates foreign and home missions Christian education Sunday school publication stewardship and related works.
Mrs Vera Hensel of Jacksonville Florida visits friends in the city. She was formerly connected with the Poor Robinson Hotels offices when the company headquarters were in High Point.
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