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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1922
Page
5
A collage of verse and brief notes chronicles moonlit imagery from Strick and Gillilan while cataloging random facts: Pennsylvania coal, Philippine school enrollment, election forecasts, a Kaiser wedding, and political musings. Announces legal ad read and turkey crop chatter as part of daily paper miscellany.
The piece argues High Point should extend its limits now to control future development and avoid missed opportunities. It cites parallels with Winston-Salem Greensboro and Raleigh, warns against letting adjacent areas stay outside city reach, and stresses parks, streets, and open spaces as the city grows.
Henry Ford, visiting Boston, foresees a future where coal is burned underground and its byproducts used. He also advocates converting rainwater and water power into electricity, suggesting vast waste of heat and human energy today could be eliminated. Ford cites white coal as a key concept.
Editorial cites High Point as aspiring to outpace Greensboro and Winston-Salem, arguing growth hinges on new industries and boundary expansion. It notes November 21 elections to add 6 000 suburban residents to 16 000, reflecting belief that moving city limits spur urban primacy.
James Griffin died at his Mechanicsville home after a four day illness. A High Point resident, he worked in local furniture plants and was known for his friendly nature. He is survived by his widow, four daughters Mrs Buckhart Mrs Sechrest Mrs Garrison and Miss Griffin and five sons Charles Luther Ed Paul and Grayson, with funeral plans pending relatives’ arrival.
Rev. Charles L. Read completes four-year term at Queen Street Methodist Church in Kinston and will be sent to a new charge in December under church custom. A well known eastern North Carolina minister, he previously served as presiding elder of the Washington district and hails from Virginia.
Miss Elizabeth Ferree, former manager of the Postal Telegraph in High Point, travels to Atlanta to receive a banner as the local office leads the southern division. A district contest run last March boosted receipts. High Point shows a net increase of over 93 percent as the competition closed in September. Officials from Texas Florida Alabama Arkansas and other states attend the Atlanta meeting. High Point’s district includes offices in the Carolinas and Virginia.
John W. W. Gardner former Norton Virginia police chief was arrested by revenue officers in Bristol charged with storing illegal whisky. Authorities found thirty eight gallons in a barn allegedly for use in Tuesday’s election.
The fragment states there were only two storage items with known diameters until 1920. Details are sparse and no other context or entities are provided.
Mrs Arabella Alice Davisy died suddenly yesterday at 5 15 pm at her Jamestown home after heart trouble. Born April 15 1856 in Guilford County she spent her life in the area. Surviving: three sons R S Davis VE Davis and J Davis, one daughter Edith Patterson of Jamestown, one brother Robert Hodgin Swepsonville, two sisters Hannah Spencer Glenola and Mrs Andrew Johnson Jamestown. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm officiated by Rev W C Jones with Deep River burial.
W. E. Green died last night at 8 o'clock in a local hospital after becoming ill last week. He was taken to the hospital Saturday for treatment. Little information was available today about the death as his body was sent to J. W. Sechrest and Son for burial preparations and relatives were being sought.
J. W. Manly sustained a slight injury and a car owned by Thomas Norwood was heavily damaged when it struck a roadside truck on Greensboro boulevard Saturday night. Police report several youths were in the Norwood car en route to Greensboro and the truck had broken down with lights off. No other injuries were reported.
Danville Virginia November 4 officers in Henry county seized an automobile with a town license plate from Patrick County. The car is believed to have traveled from the mountains to obtain liquor from Virginia and may have used a stolen tag for illicit bootlegging.
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