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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1924
Page
2
The Princeton astronomer notes the world’s age as eight million years in a lighthearted remark on maps and monkeys. The column also mentions Judge Grady’s sentence in a Liberty bank case and references a New York police officer tied to a string of robberies, implying tension in crime control.
In Columbus Ohio a coroner's jury concluded a woman hid inside a furnace chamber through a 14 inch opening and then closed the door, with six local men remaining convinced by a miraculous explanation.
report claimed Coolidge planned a new conference on disarmament. The president denied it, yet the episode shows Europe’s eagerness for a permanent guarantee of peace and safety.
The judge orders Thomas E. Cooper to begin his four year term on the New Hanover roads the day after his brother ends his term as lieutenant governor. The arrangement makes Cooper serve longer by four years than the current lieutenant governor.
Reports circulate that fortunes grew with the market surge yet many savers faced bankruptcies as money shifts reveal gains for some while losses ripple through others.
The source notes that in 1774 at the Charlotte convention of resolute and independent Tar Heels it was easier for New York to receive returns than Raleigh currently finds it to get reports from several North Carolina counties.
A war veteran with both arms lost stands among deputies, government officials, and opposition members who crowd around him and kiss him. He speaks on the penalties soldiers pay and reflects that fates worse than death exist, quoting a Roman line about patriotism.
An elderly man from the eastern part of the state entered a jail and shot at a prisoner, narrowly missing. His motive stirred broad sympathy and influenced the jury, leading to a sentence of one to three years. He plans to ask the governor for a pardon, arguing provocation.
An editorial urges unified growth across the Southern Railway, pressing for grade crossing elimination on Main Street and a plan to link north and south sides. It weighs underpasses versus lowered tracks, seeks Southern officials input, and warns against endless underpass buildout without broader street access.
The YMCA building fund faces crisis as directors vow legal and other steps to collect unpaid pledges. A Thanksgiving house warming may be canceled without funds. directors urge timely payments from delinquent subscribers to avoid jeopardizing the project.
France seeks a $100 million loan in the United States with J. P. Morgan returning from burial to finalize bond flotation arrangements. France has been a poor debtor, having paid neither interest nor principal on wartime aid, and French politicians have spoken publicly about the situation.
A near sellout crowd at Welch field followed the local high school athletes as they beat Greensboro High School at home but then fell short against Spencer of Salisbury, dashing hopes for the state championship. The highway crowd between High Point and Salisbury echoed the triumph and disappointment as hundreds traveled to see the pivotal games.
The Salisbury game drew attendees comparing it to Greensboro’s match as locals followed both high school and collegiate action. The outcome was disappointing, yet the season is regarded as highly successful due to student effort and strong city backing.
The Cooper case sparks debate over North Carolina banking supervision and depositor protection as Governor Morrison's 1923 reform goals gain renewed attention. The article argues for proactive bank examinations to deter misuse of public funds, noting convictions serve as a partial deterrent while urging stronger safeguards before banks fail.
Wesley Memorial led by Dr E K Mc Lurty offers 11 a m and 730 p m services with Epworth leagues at 650 p m and Wednesday prayer at 730 under Christian Education. Saint Mary's Episcopal holds college prayer at 11 a m and evening prayer at 730. Thanksgiving service at 1030 a m. First Presbyterian led by Rev Charles P Coble with Bible school 945 and public worship 11 a m and 730 p m. morning topic Consecrated Personality evening High Priced But a Priceless Treasure. Emmanuel Lutheran with sermon Fishing For Fishers of Men at 11 a m and Bible school 945. vespers 720. First Baptist on Washington Street with Holy Communion 9 a m, church school 950, morning service 11, no evening service due to pastor’s illness. hopes to resume. Friends church with Bible school 945, worship 11, forum 6, evening 730 with topics Confidence and Trust in God and The Man Who Could Not Save Himself. choir rehearsal at 230.
Rev. Mitton Whitener pastor. Sunday school at 9 45. John W Hedrick superintendent. Morning services at 11. Special thank offering by the missionary society. Women bring thank offering boxes. At 7 80 p m a home mission pageant The Call of American presented with about twenty characters.
A fragmented excerpt presents a humorous sketch by Ring Lardner about lingering odor during a stay in arog, with the narrator noting the time is near and the scene centers on casual observations and misdirections typical of Lardner's voice.
A humorous, sprawling recounting of a pretend game called Gwaffle combining golf tennis billiards checkers soccer horse racing baseball and bridge. It outlines confusing rules from shaking a five to moving one space at a time and bids in bridge like a kinged checkers turn into horse racing dice and a crude soccer costume clash all amid hotel and party constraints.
Local scoutmasters and leaders prepare to travel to Winston-Salem for the fifth session of the scoutmasters training course at Centenary Methodist church. Claude Humphries Ned Vaughn Lloyd and Gordon A Blair will lead with a first aid demonstration and talk on neckerchief uses. Additional events include troop record displays and a merit badge talk by R D Douglas. Plans are set for a final meeting at Hickory lodge led by Rodney Wood and Charles S Smith with Gilwad Park teachers and Columbia University faculty.
Bernard O. O'Mary, 65, milly worker, died in a local hospital from injuries after being struck and knocked down by a car driven by L T Guthrie near Hast Durham west of the Edgemont crossing. Guthrie surrendered and was charged with an ordnance with a deadly weapon, released on bond. O'Mary leaves two sons and five daughters.
Judge Grady sentences Thomas E. Cooper to eight years in the New Hanover county jail with road work, two years on each of four charges, delaying start until Jan 1, 1925. The court notes restitution aims and offers potential striking of judgment if all debts, costs, and receivership sums are fully paid by December 30, 1924.
Mrs. William Hahn of a Long Island town says radio brightens life for rural housewives. She rearranges chores to match daily programs, enjoys various music and travel talks, and helped launch a Housewife's Radio League with friends. Radio reportedly lifts spirits and eases hard days.
The parties discussed a $165,000 arrangement tied to the defendant entering a guilty plea in pending cases. The deal required resignation from the New Hanover county board of education and a ban from banking in North Carolina. Judges suspended costs but pleas were not entered, reserving the right to seek judgment if appealed. The court adjourned with no further action, the case awaiting the supreme court appeal.
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