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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1922
Page
4
The proposal outlines an expanded city limits in all directions with a larger population target of 20,000. It calls for a city library, parks and playgrounds, a new passenger station and elevated tracks, a city planning system and more housing, paved streets, and extended sewer and water systems.
A column reflects on aging, with lines about the sunlit side of life after forty and renewed youth through family. It also notes holiday season chatter about missing bird dogs, North Carolina city rivalries, and local plans from Y M C A momentum to a new Masonic Temple and ball park.
The High Point club will again compete in the Piedmont League for the 1923 season, a move seemingly binding as the Paints commit to league play. The report notes the arrangement and hints at stable scheduling for the upcoming year with expected continued operations at the team’s home venues.
Voters weigh extension of city limits against tax fears. The piece argues taxes won't rise for most, outlines benefits for outer residents, and frames extension as civic pride essential for schools, streets, water, sewers, fire protection, and governance. It asserts city and outside taxpayers benefit and urges next Tuesday’s vote as a test of civic pride versus tax worry.
Officials say the Red Cross roll call in High Point will continue through Monday with a $2000 goal. Many citizens and local business leaders show little interest, and a factory refused to participate. J J Farriss, chairman, urges giving to aid soldiers and humanity.
Citizens urged to realize the duties of supporting the Red Cross noting wartime service and readiness for emergencies. The piece cites slow local fundraising and targets 2000 people donating 1 each to reach a 2000 quota, with North Carolina Reed company employees topping their line with 100 percent participation.
The Enterprise launches a slogan contest drawing wide reader interest. Many replies reach the newspaper and the business office reports readers are crafting entries to name merchants whose slogans were printed. Prizes of small cash awards will go to those who identify the merchants and explain why the slogans reflect High Point's progressiveness.
The motion picture Rich Men's Woes at the Broadway theater presents Bacchanalian joy and utter despair through a tale of rich wives and careless husbands. House Peters Claire Windsor and little Richard Headrick rise to star status as the film follows a wealthy couple's life from carefree pleasures to a painful separation and eventual reunion. Baby Headrick's performance provides relief amid heavy themes.
A note traces doctor as a broad term for teacher and humorously estimates an aeroplane at 100 miles per hour would need about 105 years to reach the sun.
A brief note reflects that while some anthems date back centuries the idea of a representative national anthem as a common symbol only emerged relatively recently.
It is estimated that the earth can support a population of 6,000,000,000, a total which will be reached about 2100 at the present rate of increase.
Lord Kelvin estimated the earth's age at 20 million years, but most geologists contest that figure, arguing the planet is far older.
The term morgue once referred to a prison chamber where captives were kept under wardens' watch to allow identification when needed. This historic usage highlights custodial oversight and routine recognition by turnkeys.
The duel, nearly extinct in the United States, remains common in Latin America where such confrontations are often fatal and rarely punished, though technically illegal.
The Mississippi is described as the second longest river but is actually the fifth longest, surpassed by the Amazon, Nile, Yangtze, and Yenisei in that order.
The article states there is no single fundamental law for the empire's constitution and cites three core principles guiding governance: self-government, self-support, and self-defense. It notes these as foundational underpinnings rather than a formal charter.
Waggers Jewelry offers rings of every description pins of every description and diamonds of all sizes suitable for Christmas gifts. Call and see them at Waggers Jewelry.
Overview of October trade by commodity with freight car loadings near 1920 levels. Cotton demand and prices show strength above 24 cents, while rail car shortages limit grain shipments and coal production. European finances and loans shaped postwar exports, with European payments and reparations continuing to affect U S trade outlook.
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