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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1922
Page
4
Poem by Henry Grady Owens laments solitary night thoughts and the psychic cost of striving. The speaker contemplates loved ones lost, the world’s sacrifices, and the paradox that peace implies ongoing inner conflict and relentless drive.
The piece notes bright sun and a refreshing breeze on Armistice Day with festive air. It recalls Greensboro’s pennant years and hints at economic issues during league play while contrasting cautious New Brunswick arrests and police conduct after a killing. The tone blends historical reflection with topical humor.
Today starts roll call week for Red Cross membership. It is not necessary to give till it hurts but contributing a dollar a year is urged as a civic and patriotic duty.
A fragment suggests old general or policy talk about Greensboro and a three mile territorial limit. It mentions foreight owned steamships needing speedometers to show when the three mile limit is reached.
Greensboro fans will find baseball options in High Point or possibly Burlington or Reidsville, expanding nearby game choices for local supporters.
Voters approved a soldier bonus while also voting for a tax on liquor to fund the soldiers, reflecting public support for veterans benefits alongside revenue measures.
Petter is set to present his case as the jury prepares to hear details of the rabbit capture in a local courtroom scene.
Health service data show high accident death rates among school age children with 167 of 1,000 deaths for ages five to nine and 177 for ages ten to fourteen due to accidents. The piece argues for stronger civic action and better engineering remedies to curb traffic fatalities among the young.
On Armistice Day November 11, four years after the German surrender, the world shows improved peace prospects. The essay notes America leads reconstruction and sanity, Europe faces slower recovery, and crises arise yet often prove less dire than feared. Time remains the healer of war’s wounds.
The article notes Clover, claimed to be fifty plus years old, owned by Rev. A. Myers Drag. A 82 year old physician identifies Clover as the foal from June 15, 1871 and other elderly witnesses corroborate the horse’s long life with documented history from veterinarians and locals.
New York dispatch notes Roland Boone, a lineal descendant of Daniel Boone, is in the Tombs awaiting sentence for carrying a dirk and a revolver without a license, reflecting changing times for historic heroes.
Laura A. Skinner, a Republican captain in the Tenth Assembly district, persuaded two former Democrats to back Miller in the gubernatorial race. When they moved districts before election, she tracked them to the Twenty-fifth district and lent them a bathtub to keep them aligned until November 7.
Dr. Schuyler Skaats Wheeler, credited with the first practical electric motor, sails this week to represent American engineers at the International Electrotechnical Commission meeting in Geneva. He will carry the industry’s voice to Europe and later tour electrical institutions upon invitation.
A 200 bale shipment is due in New York this week to ease a shortage in the hair dressing field as goad boards for women’s pompadour styling are highlighted.
The Port of New York welcomes dolls from France Italy China the Philippines Russia and other lands for the holiday market. Domestic American dolls face growing competition as they adopt naturalistic looks resembling real children and refined ladies inspired by European stage stars.
In Washington Heights several apartment house superintendents have started a side line by stocking complete phonograph records and renting them out by the evening to residents within their buildings.
A Jerome Kern and Anne Zal musical comedy titled The Bunch and Judy opens this month at the Globe theatre. Producer Charles Dillingham is optimistic, with Joseph Cawthorn Adele Astaire and Ray Dooley set to be featured in the eastern engagement. The tune east side west side around town remains popular this season.
A commuter complains about a woman in the train smoker room occupying seats and smoking despite protest. The conductor offers little help, arguing no law bars a woman from smoking in the smoker, while a well groomed rider with a red rose defends her rights and ignores the grievance.
Despite November winds and early snows, local tennis players keep courts active year round. Amateurs, not pros, drive the sessions with many using municipal courts near Columbia University. The Japanese are noted as treating tennis as a year round sport.
An eclectic set of notes mentions willow species and their global spread, a parasite Malara linked to mosquito transmission, the Mahdi as a prophetic figure in Islam, lobsters using tools for burrowing, and ancient Egyptian libraries.
A reminiscence from a veteran ode recalling four years since the war ended and the sacrifices endured. It honors soldiers who fought overseas, endured hunger and cold, and asks readers not to forget their deeds. It laments postwar neglect by statesmen and celebrates the peace bought with youth.
Miss Margaret Gold daughter of John D Gold of the Wilson Times won the Mardi Gras beauty contest in Raleigh over eight rivals to become queen of the celebration.
Fourteen Mikado type locomotives arrive in Cumberland Maryland from Baldwin Locomotive Works Philadelphia for service by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad out of an assignment of twenty five.
Francois de St. Phalle, VP of Baldwins Locomotive Works and head of the American Polish chamber, reports Polish enthusiasm for independence and impending elections. He notes Poland's peaceful aims, growing industrial ties with the United States, and a deal on 25 locomotives worth $1 million after a 7,000 freight car purchase. He predicts no European war unless Germany acts aggressively.
At St Marys Episcopal Rev H N Bowne rector Twenty second Sunday after Trinity Holy communion 8 am church school 9 36 am rector's Bible class 10 am morning prayer and sermon 11 am evening prayer and sermon The Peace Maker At 7280 Simmons pastor Sunday school 9 20 am preaching 11 am and 7 30 pm Christan Endeavor 6536 Brooks Memorial Revs A W Mc Master pastor Sunday school 9 30 am preaching 1 pm and 7 30 pm
Paris report says Battling Siki met a Senegalese visitor who asked for a free fight ticket. The exchange led to Siki joking about enlarging the arena for Saint Louis citizens and ordering cologne poured over the visitor before he left ticketless.
Thomas Berry, an abattoir worker in Winchester, was badly injured when a horse kicked his left thigh, severing the large femoral vein. Surgeons sutured the vein to stop the bleeding, but Berry remained in an almost lifeless condition for hours.
Jonas Daniels of Glamorgan died after falling from a cliff while hunting at Ramsey near Norton Virginia. His wife and five children survive, including a two week old infant.
Reverend Milton Whitener leads Sunday school at 9 45 with John W Hedrick as superintendent. Morning service at 11 features a program From Many Lands and an address by the pastor. Evening service at 7 presents a sermon A Good Fight with special choir music.
Friends note Rev Samuel L Haworth as pastor with Sunday school at 9 45 led by Joseph Di Cox superintendent and morning worship at 11. Evening services follow at 6 45 and 7 30. The pastoral committee meets Monday at 7 50. Junior company BE meets Saturday at 3 with Mrs W T Saunders superintendent.
Pastor Rev Charles P Coble leads Bible school at 9 45 morning with Donald F E Headen as superintendent. Services at 11 00 morning and 2 30 evening. Sermons by the pastor. Special Santa event. Christain Endeavor meeting at 6 45 in the evening.
Rev. F h Conrad leads morning worship with a sermon titled Sin at 11. Bible school follows at 9 45. Vespers at 30. Sermon subject A Man of God That Failed.
Rev. George R. Brown leads Sunday services at 11:00 AM and 1:80 PM with Sunday school at 9:45 AM led by R H Shaw Jr. Missionary societies meet Monday at 2:30 PM with Mrs. S P Montgomery on Steele Street. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 PM and choir rehearsal Friday at 7:38 PM.
West End Baptist schedules Sunday school at 9 30 with W A Hedrick as superintendent Public worship features a 11 o clock sermon by ev H O Miller of Townesville Evening sermon at 730 by Rev J F Black Black conducts a two week revival B Y P A meets at 630 Sunday evening
At First Baptist the revival led by Dr Turner continues through the week. Sunday school at 9 30 with A E Tate as superintendent features Dr Turner presenting The Great Surrender. 11 o clock sermon Blood Parentage and 7 30 evenings The Dark Line In Gods Face. Public invited to attend daily services at 10730 and 7 30.
Wesley Memorial Methodist invites worship with F K McLarty as pastor. Sunday school at 9 30 a m with B Harmon as superintendent. Services at 11 a m and 7 30 p m led by the pastor. Stewards meet Monday at 7 30 and no prayer meeting Wednesday as the congregation attends a revival at First Baptist Church.
Negro church Calvary Baptist with Rev. C. H. Broch as pastor announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m preaching at 8 20 in the evening and at 7 30 in the evening for the day.
Chapel on Washington Street offers Sunday school at 9 30 a m. At 11 00 a m a report on the national annual meeting of the Woman s Home Missionary Society will be given by the pastor s wife. Evening service at 7 30 features Rev J F McCorkie preaching.
Rev J Hi Clement is pastor. Sunday school at 19 o'clock in the morning. Preaching at 14 a.m. and 2 30 p.m. Christian Endeavor at 6 60 in the evening.
Prof. W. W. Skeat’s recently published fourth edition of his dictionary, covering about 20 000 English words, recognizes only 12 as untraceable in origin.
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