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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1925
Page
4
Raleigh reporter Chick Hicks visited Miami to study a new location and reports he believes many of his group are already in Florida. The item notes Hicks’s exploration amid a broader, satirical reference to an influential figure and religion in a political setting.
Confederate veterans will receive larger pension payments this year as lawmakers adjust the program. The total distribution remains around a meager million but is spread over fewer surviving members due to deaths among veterans.
Asheville boosters arrive tomorrow after a Greensboro overnight. They will tour industrial and civic exhibits here, and officials should present clear facts. High Point suffers in general esteem when development facts are not known. advertising helps even to attract an Asheville visitor convinced that the mountain area is the garden spot.
Josephus Daniels of Raleigh told the Fayetteville conference of Methodist Episcopal churchmen that four of every five orphans offered to North Carolina institutions are refused admittance. He argued the state faces a dire housing shortage and that churches and fraternal orders provide only a partial substitute for a real home for children in need.
The Raleigh Times reports Armistice Day events at the State Capitol drew strong interest aided by the Salary and Wage Commission and Governor McLeen. James H. Pou argues the day should be expanded in significance and suggests combining Armistice Day with Thanksgiving as New Years approaches.
The Italian settlement on war debt is described as generous, with easy payment terms and a very low interest rate, starting near zero for eight years. The piece notes the commission’s approach to Italy, its small natural resources, and speculates on implications for U S policy toward other debtors. It cites Dudley Field Malone advocating broad cancellation and argues that tax pressures and international tensions complicate support for such plans.
North Carolina Methodists voted on reunion but failed to reach the constitutional majority needed for endorsement. Northern churches favored unity. southern conferences mostly rejected it, reflecting enduring sectional attitudes and fears of loss of a distinct southern church identity amid modernist trends.
Discussion from the Gastonia Gazette editorial notes Gastonia relies on cotton manufacturing as its sole major industry. A local business figure compares Gastonia with High Point, praising diversification there including furniture and woodworking plants. The piece critiques overdependence and booster culture.
Two autos collide when drivers fail to yield. After a heated exchange they choose to talk it out, move the cars aside, and seek mutual understanding. The exchange notes how calm dialogue can defuse anger and resolve disputes, from street crashes to international tensions and family quarrels.
The speaker notes we are not ready for more loose money and oppose additional tall office buildings for now. The remarks reflect a cautious stance on financing and development.
North Carolina Methodist conference hears Joe Daniels debate if the world grows better or worse. He cites stricter laws, praises Raleigh orphanage, honors matron Mother Jones, notes four of five children being turned away, and outlines 14 needs toward a $50,000 Thanksgiving goal.
In police court J. W. Tomlinson and George F. Alexander, local real estate men, were fined after a South Main street altercation linked to a spite fence dispute. Alexander, the knife attack victim, faced a $50 fine plus costs, while Tomlinson paid $100 plus costs. Alexander plans an appeal to Guilford Superior Court.
The Scott Charnley Company of Charlotte announces a new High Point office in room 13 of the Commercial National Bank Building. The local office will be in charge of Mr. Matlock.
The High Point Merchants Association invites all members to a 1430 o clock meeting at the Commercial club to select a new secretary. Topics include holiday store closings, laws aiding merchants, and combating bad debt. Members urged to attend.
Norma Shearer appears superbly in the Hobart Henley film A Slave of Fashion opening at the American theatre. Lew Cody stars as Nicholas Wentworth, a wealthy bachelor, who woos Shearer’s Katherine Emerson after she travels from Iowa to New York and moves into his luxurious apartment.
Sergeant D E Brown of the United States Marine service visited the county courthouse in Greensbore to recruit young men for government service. He described travel opportunities, education through experience, and training in technical subjects to prepare recruits for professional work.
R. K. Stewart and son completed a house on a city lot to serve as a storage site for materials and tools for the world's largest bureau project. The chamber of commerce reports local firms and individuals volunteering to haul materials and donate funds and goods. The list includes Petty Coal Co, E. T. Hedrick and Son, Crescent Lumber Co, Trogden Lumber Co, J. H. Holmes Lumber Co, and F. H. Ford, Farlow Insurance and Realty Co, Union Frame Co, Knox Upholstery Co, Giant Furniture Co, A and P stores, Dr. W. L. Jackson, R. L. Brinson, S. O. Peebles, C. G. McIntosh, and Sunshine Damp Laundry.
Manager Tom L Rich of the Sheraton announces a return engagement of the Foot-Robinson Collegiate Orchestra at the Sheraton hotel next Sunday. Led by William Truesdale they are famous in the south for hits The Collegiate and Rose of the Nile. Two concerts are scheduled 12:30 to 2 PM and 6 to 9 PM.
Johnny Running Wolf leads modern farming on Glacier Park reservation Mont and backs Superintendent Campbell's five year plan. He says the younger Indians are now self supporting through farming and serves on the tribal council advancing agricultural goals.
The New York cotton market opened unsettled with short time proposals to be balloted by Lancashire spinners and expectations of greater movement to market. Hedge selling rose as weather cleared in the south, opening 4 to 9 points lower. January touched 1962 with losses of 12 to 15 points before recovering slightly on covering.
Friends in High Point and beyond of Rev. J. W. Welon a noted Mason and acting chaplain of the Masonic and Eastern Star home in Greensboro expect him to celebrate his 100th birthday on January 1. He hopes to preach at Elon College on that anniversary.
The body of Captain Fabius Shipp was laid to rest at Old St. Luke's in Lincolnton beside his father Lieutenant William Shipp. A military guard, local cavalry, and American Legion post attended the Episcopal burial following a military service. Marjorie Shipp and Major William Shipp, his brother, were among the mourners.
The Monitor submarine M-1 may be fouled in a wreck from German submarines in the English channel. Naval circles cite the theory as plausible, suggesting the crew could survive underwater up to 48 hours if not filled with water. Commanded by Lt. Cmdr Alec Murray Carrie, aboard were Lt. C. A. R. Thorp Lt. Thomas W. Philpot Luther R. Casey and W E Good.
In Middletown Ohio an adult in a distressed condition sent six cents to the postmaster. The note recalls a youth when the person used some second hand stamps.
TEN DEATHS REPORTED AFTER PA RAILROAD EXPRESS collision in heavy fog near Plainboro New Jersey. Twenty nine injured including workers from General Electric Schenectady Westinghouse Bloomfield and General Electric employees. Names and origins of the dead listed with several unidentified. The crash involved the Mercant Express and two sleepers, with rescue delayed until some could be freed. An official blame game centered on signaling and cautious speed as investigators review the night tragedy.
Miss Jeanne Watson Parkhouse daughter of Dr John A Robeson a Smith College senior from Ellizabethown North Carolina died in a dorm kitchenette of accidental asphyxia. Medical Examiner A Brown said she likely turned on a gas stove and fainted before relighting the jet. she was believed conscious until the end.
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