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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1922
Page
5
The poem notes the quieting of orators and bands as campaigns close. Many who were in switch places with others, while pundits explain failures. It muses that political promises may or may not be kept and taxes or living costs may change little.
Tomorrow, November 11, is Armistice Day and a registration day. Local officials remind residents to register and observe the day with appropriate ceremonies.
Voters who have not registered and miss tomorrow’s deadline will lose their opportunity to vote in the extension election. The warning stresses timely registration to participate in the upcoming voting event.
The city notes that registration takes two minutes but warns that failing the project could take ten to twenty years to extend city limits, with November 21 as a key date.
After the campaign winds down, an extra session of Congress is announced. Lawmakers return to address pending legislation and urgent national issues, signaling continued political activity despite election fatigue.
In Greensboro fans chide High Point over small attendance as the franchise is forfeited for financial reasons. Meanwhile High Point moves ahead with plans for a new ball park.
Senator Lodge’s majority is reported at 1947 as his term nears end. Republicans in Ireland appear similar to those at home. In Delaware, Republican DuPont loses a large lead. Clemenceau, famed as the “tiger of France,” travels to the U.S. with a goodwill message. General Apathy was active in North Carolina last Tuesday amid politics with only one killing reported state wide.
Editor Josephus Daniels argues High Point holds the basis for the area’s largest city. Voters on November 21 face extension to boost population, bonds, schools, streets, sewers, and growth beyond current city lines.
The piece notes that North Carolina women running for office faced little abuse in 1920 and 1922 elections. It cites Mrs Lindsay Patterson on the stump showing campaign propriety and self-respect. The author argues that women in state politics enjoy comparable respect to that in the home, finding surroundings agreeable.
The Mecklenburg county highway commission bans signboards over twelve square feet from highway rights of way and bars future placements. It cites a legislative act granting power and urges other counties to follow suit to keep roadsides uncluttered and safer.
The text states that the right of way from all rentals should be collected and the proceeds used for road upkeep or similar purposes.
County figures show Democrats reclaiming votes on liquor policy and prohibition sentiment. The piece notes shifts in party strength across several counties including Davie Henderson Swain and Orange Person Catawba while highlighting national figures and the role of Marion Butler. State Horticulturist Matthews travels to Council Bluffs to showcase North Carolina apples and promote state fruit.
Thirty cages of alcohol with real booze labels were found in Boston. Circumstances alter cases.
Greensboro will not be represented in the Piedmont league for the next season after failing to raise the necessary 1800 dollars by yesterday to keep its franchise. The Greensboro Baseball Association faced a 3500 dollar loss at the end of the 1922 season, and John T. Rees stepped down, handing affairs to chamber of commerce and Merchants’ Association committees.
Ex service members of Andrew Jackson Post and auxiliary plan a large Armistice Day event in High Point with a parade and decorated autos. Horace Haworth invites all ex service men to join, uniform or not, along with Confederate veterans Red Cross workers and fraternal groups. Tom Bloom decorated the city streets, boosting the town’s readiness for what organizers expect to be its best celebration yet.
Nev Constan tine Garoufalis pastor of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox church of Augusta Georgia was arrested in Greenville South Carolina on a complaint by a young married woman who says he attacked her in her room in an alcarta house. The accused, through an interpreter, denied the charge.
Irene Castle, famed dancer, was driving when she collided with a road roller. The road roller sustained the impact and continued.
A brief note suggests that rushing writing can spoil the visual impact of a landscape or setting. The remark links speed to diminished clarity and beauty, warning writers to slow down to preserve scenery.
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