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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1927
Page
3
Davidson College registrar Fred W. Hengeveld reports that only a small share of students intend to follow their fathers’ professions. Hospitals, ministers, engineers, and lawyers show mismatched numbers, with many students choosing medicine teaching ministry business engineering or accounting instead.
Official weather bureau records for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. in major cotton regions and other areas. The report lists temperatures and rainfall to aid agricultural planning and weather tracking for the period.
Raleigh reports a highway department table shows November arrests for driving while intoxicated doubled from October. Since July 1, 1827, the new records note 329 drunk driving arrests, with other auto violations including speeding 179 reckless driving 107 and miscellaneous 61.
In Maxton North Carolina the Fayetteville and Mecklenburg Presbyteries of the Southern Presbyterian Church discussed gifts of property buildings and equipment for a boys junior college to be taken over by the church The property is valued at 200000 and offered for a debt under 40000 on the land The move signals plans for establishing the college under church ownership and operation
Chester Gray of the American Farm Bureau Federation and E A O'Neill, a federation vice president, urged President Coolidge to support legislation to turn Muscle Shoals over to private interests at the White House today.
A simple hack suggests applying a strip of adhesive tape over the bare foot area where stockings wear first to extend hose life. This quick fix targets the most stressed spot and offers a practical, low effort method.
Cotton prices eased after a steady opening with declines of 27 to 28 points from quotes. Active March traded around 1927, with the day’s exports totaling 11,426 bales and futures closing barely steady.
Prices for potatoes slip as shipments reach 430 cars for U S. Sacks on the Red River Ohio and Idaho russets sell in narrow ranges. Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota and Idaho yields noted with limited sales and slow demand.
U. S. government bond quotes from New York show Liberty 3% at 102.2 and 1st 4% at 103.12 with other issues drifting. Treasury 4 1/2s at 115.8 and 4s at 110.8 mark levels for Liberty and Treasury securities as markets price the debt.
Spot cotton in New Orleans on Nov 29 closed steady with revised quotations. Middling unchanged at 19.04 cents per pound, low middling 18.04, receipts 9,790 and stock 489,517. Sales totaled 4,146.
Chicago wheat prices edged lower as Argentina's possible 160 million bushel exportable surplus looms. December delivery expectations at Liverpool and slow North American demand added pressure while world wheat supply rose by 5.742 million bushels to 284.333 million for the week.
Chicago wheat prices fell after unexpected Liverpool declines and large selling from Argentina for December delivery. Corn and oats also eased, with corn trading 3 to 1 cent lower, failing to sustain rallies and provisions likewise softer.
The New York cotton market opened steady with an advance of 5 to 8 points, rising to around 19.11 for January and 19.52 for May but retreating slightly as selling emerged. Relating to Liverpool, Bombay, and Alexandria demand, private cables cited month end trade and liquidity factors.
New York figures show mixed foreign exchange with various currencies quoted in cents and percentages. Highlights include Great Britain near 487.5, France around 3.93, Germany about 23.87, Japan at 45.71, Argentina 42.80, and Shanghai 64, with other nations listed in similar ranges.
Raw sugar opened quiet with no sales and unsettled undertone from futures. Cuban duty paid held at 4.65 while refined grades fell 10 points to 5.60 5.80 as demand stayed small amid Cuba related reports and world wide stabilization talk.
Liverpool November 29 reports cotton spot quiet with price declines. American 11.92, strict good middling 11.47, good middling 11.17, strict middling 11.02, middling level not fully listed.
Resumption of upward price movement coincides with the cut in call money rates from 4% to 4 percent. Notable gains appear in Midland Steel Products and Stewart-Warner Speedometer amid strong Ford-related demand. automaker, steel and chemical shares lead the rally with several high-priced issues rising sharply.
Fred Palm, convicted of possessing a pint of gin and given a life sentence under Michigan’s new four felonies rule, will appeal to the U S district court of appeals at Cincinnati. Louis A. Cuvillier of the National Constitutional Liberty League announced after a conference with Palm’s attorney Harry F. Hittle. Cuvillier called the Michigan law the harshest in the United States, comparing it only to Indiana’s liquor in medical cases rule.
Moris Mazelus a 21 year old election clerk in Philadelphia died from a brain illness believed caused by fright after being summoned before Judge Auden to explain a vote count discrepancy. He lost his speech on September 26 and died two days earlier without recovering.
Civitan club at the Sheraton hears Dr. H. B. Hiatt and C. M. Waynick outline a plan to employ more teachers in public schools to provide special aid and instruction for mentally defective children. The movement gains club endorsement amid concerns over welfare and economic impact.
Enterprise Bureau reports North Carolina counties spend about 1 million dollars yearly on outdoor poor relief and county homes for the aged and infirm. Welfare official Rey E. Brown cites 1921 and 1827 costs, notes most paupers cannot work, urges better hospital facilities and tighter supervision to reduce costs.
Wrangel Island reports its first outside news in over two years as Captain Kosheleff a Soviet pilot arrives by airplane. The settlement includes a governor a teacher a doctor and their families who have lived there since 1925 when the Soviet flag was raised in Moscow's name. Kosheleff traveled from Kamchatka stopping to showcase the aircraft for local Mongol communities.
Carl Rush of the University of Montana reports a specimen described as an axolotl or walking fish was found in Madison National Forest. The amphibian, related to salamanders, can leave water for months, lives at high altitudes, and migrates between water bodies.
A cable message from Washington on November 28 reports a proffer of aid from the Red Cross. The notification outlines readiness to help in response to ongoing operations and relief needs, signaling coordinated support.
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