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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1922
Page
3
At a Sheraton luncheon High Point Rotarians launched a community drive to establish a Y M C A. Frank Wineskie and S H Tomlinson pledged $5,000 each to seed the fund, with a committee named to coordinate efforts across clubs, churches, and the chamber of commerce.
Local residents plan a series of 7:30 pm talks across Dowdy's store Sillman's Mechanicsville Hardware Kennedy English Street G Y Stone store Mangum Avenue and others to discuss extending High Point city limits. Mass meetings at the high school Monday night aim to mobilize voters for election day turnout.
In the third district canvass, eight eastern counties produced a sparse turnout with Democrats leading in nine of ten, and Sampson County dropping sharply. Stay-at-home voting was heavy in the east, while western districts showed Democratic gains. The state board expects an overall Democratic majority near 85,000 as counts continue.
High Point profile notes Captain Rankin widely known in the Furniture City as a driving force behind the Methodist Protestant college project now under construction on Greensboro boulevard. For 22 years Rankin has led in business and civic life as president of Kearns Furniture and Rankin Coffin & Casket, with roles in several other companies and local organizations.
Returns show Conservatives above 303 seats with 70 divisions still out. Asquith Liberal 55, Labour 120, National Liberals 38, other parties 13. House of Commons appears set for Bonar Law's party.
Washington Nov 16 The Federal Reserve Board ruled on eligibility for rediscount of cooperative marketing association paper and removed the 10 percent cap per member bank for such associations. The board also classed carrying of a crop pending marketing as agricultural operations and held farmer notes for financing period as rediscount eligible.
The cotton market opened steady in New York on November 16 after a decline of 15 to 22 points due to easy Liverpool cables. Prices moved from 25.80 in January, rallying to 25.95, near yesterday's close, with December at 26.95 and other months around 25.85 to 26.66.
Candidates from nearby towns receive degrees at the fall reunion of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in Charlotte. The session takes place at the Masonic temple today.
A planned mass meeting aims to unite all city organizations in support of establishing a High Point Y M C A. Citizens say the lack of recreational outlets for boys and young men has caused harmful effects, and the idea has moved from discussion to action as Rotarians heard other items at luncheon.
Voters out of town next Tuesday may cast absentee or proxy ballots for the High Point extension election. Absentee votes are printed and available at the chamber of commerce per Secretary Frank J. Sizemore. Proponents push for annexation as turnout lessons and outreach grows with meetings and speeches across the city.
Dr Turner of Albany Ga conducts revival in the city and mails cards to Andrew Jackson post members inviting ex service men to a 7 30 pm sermon at the First Baptist Church The Pring of the Nails will be the subject and the public is invited.
Citizens of High Point face a pivotal election with 3 572 registered voters and an expected turnout. Analysts say about 1 800 votes are needed for the extension to pass and that a majority support annexation. Efforts intensify to mobilize turnout next Tuesday despite possible crowd sizes.
A jury in Los Angeles finds Mrs. Clara Phillips guilty of second degree murder for beating Mrs. Alberta Meadows to death with a hammer. The verdict comes after a trial noting violent confrontation and local sensational interest.
A monkey brought for what would be the state’s first gland transfer operation to a human escaped from a box in Dr. T. M. Stanton’s yard in High Point. The doctor issued a reward for the capture and return of the simian as a search continues. A replacement monkey will be purchased and the operation planned again.
Trinity college second stringers travel to Welch Park in this city to face High Point Athletic Club eleven on Saturday at 3 pm. Twenty players will make the trip with selection based on practice through Friday afternoon. Captain Tom Neal of the varsity likely leads the second stringers.
Raleigh November 16 Bishop Collins Denny urged North Carolina Methodists to raise the centenary pledges with renewed zeal saying the church must expand beyond earner retail efforts to a world vision. The conference reported about 600000 paid of its pledge to date, roughly 52 percent of the quadrennium target. Virginia leads in pledges among conferences. The opening service featured a sermon on the Lord s Supper and the undergraduate preachers were ordained.
London Nov 16 Winston Churchill former secretary of the colonies was defeated for re election in Dundee division seat. The result marks a setback for Churchill amid the political contest in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Terry a Visitor, C. B. Terry, of Hamlet, is spending several days with his son, Randall B. Terry, Roland Park.
London voters reported results showing Conservatives winning 265 seats with 444 of 615 divisions counted. Liberals held 32, Labour 96, National Liberals 32, Others 11, as two thirds of returns came in.
London officials reported at 4 pm that 305 conservatives were elected with 308 needed for a majority. Liberals led by Asquith had 47 seats, Labor 118, National Liberals 34, and other parties 12 as results stood.
The Atlantic Insurance and Realty Company was organized at a stockholders meeting. R B Terry was elected president with Charles L. Amos as vice president and M J Crowson as secretary and treasurer. The firm will operate in High Point with $100,000 paid in capital handling real estate and insurance. J A Mizell and J W Simpson joined the board of directors.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schuyler of New York City was among five general officers reelected as president general and other leaders at the United Daughters of the Confederacy annual convention in Birmingham Alabama.
Local officials sought relatives of Mrs. Margaret White who died suddenly last Sunday. Telegrams to a Gastonia North Carolina niece were undelivered. Mrs. White had lived alone in Columbia.
Representatives Poll and Bullwinkle of North Carolina, both Democrats, filed campaign expense statements showing Poll spent 1300 dollars and Bullwinkle 1075 dollars in reelection campaigns.
Constantinople reports the Turkish nationalist government has given formal assurances to the allies that the Mudania armistice terms will be respected.
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