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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1927
Page
6
The W O T club will meet Tuesday at 3 36 pm with Mrs C F Tomlinson at her Parkway Canterbury Club To Meet Friday
The article details upcoming meetings of the Woman's Club including the vice president presiding in the Commercial club ladies room at 3 30 and plans for a new department store. It notes schedules for American Homes Music Literature and Art departments with dates October 12 19 26 and speakers from Stamey Jewelry and remarks on members visiting relatives and Davidson College students. It also lists the Mid Week Garden club meeting time change to 10 am at Mrs Willis home with member flower specimens.
Mr and Mrs John Scruggs and Mr and Mrs Carl Moore spent the weekend in Rural Hall visiting Mr and Mrs Moores parents Mrs Jack Grubb and Mrs B C Page were in Greensboro today Miss Pauline Snyder visited Miss Hazel Kennedy in Statesville Faydine Snyder and Rosa Farrington spent the weekend in Thomasville H B Dalton and wife were in Danville Va with his mother Fannie Rothrock of Thomaville visits Mrs M S Underwood on Cable Street Murray Morrow and wife weekended in Statesville with Mrs J R Kennedy John W Rhodes of Greensboro were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Charies
Governor Peay collapses after a Sunday luncheon and dies three and a half hours later. Senator Horton arrives to assume duties, expresses sorrow, and pledges to complete Peay's unfinished work. Peay to lie in state at the capitol, with services at Immanuel Baptist Church and burial in Clarksville on Wednesday.
Heavy rains and ongoing twister damage plagues St Louis relief efforts. Four and a half square miles of the city’s area have been destroyed or damaged, with walls weakening and many houses roofless. Red Cross aid accelerates as 300 families relocate, traffic routes reopen, and funeral processions pass through cleared streets.
The city engineering department handles numerous calls about water running across properties during today's downpour. Officials acknowledge serious sections yet lack a clear relief plan. Several areas were inspected and reports filed, with council expected to review them at tomorrow's meeting.
The latest French note on tariff friction acknowledges that changes under section 315a of the American tariff act may allow the president to adjust duties to reflect lower production costs abroad. Paris says the issue is not tariff bargaining but pursuing a possible treaty path tied to investigations of costs and potential rate changes for certain French exports. Washington sees the note as a shift from earlier positions and considers restricted actions under current law.
Gov McLean, a personal friend of Tennessee’s late Governor Austin Peay, sent a telegram praising Peay as one of the country’s outstanding governors. He expressed deepest regret and extended sympathy to Mrs Peay and the family in their bereavement.
R A Ellison former Greenwood county treasurer pleaded guilty in Greenwood North Carolina district court to failure to turn over 40105.11 to his successor on July 1 1925 He was sentenced to six months in the penitentiary and fined 1000 The plea was a misdemeanor and other charges were nolled Ellison allowed to delay serving sentence until November 1 to wind up his Hendersonville North Carolina filling station business
Hogs 21,000 with better grade hogs up 25 cents and sows 15 to 25 cents higher. top hog price 12.00. Cattle 23,000 steady to weak with grass and western cattle steady, best fed steers around 16.00. bulls and cows varied. Sheep 27,000 fat lambs active and steady. native lambs 13.25 to 13.75. ewes 5.50 to 6.25.
The automotive bureau of the state department of revenue reports August saw 400 accidents on the state highway system with 42 fatalities. The fatality rate was about one in nine crashes.
Potatoes receipts 195 on track 437, total U S shipments 1 321 Saturday 28 cars Sunday fair trading market dull Wisconsin sackers round whites antigos mainly 1 70 few 1 75 others Wiscon sin 1 50 1 60 Minnesota South Dakota 1 45 1 55 Minnesota North Dakota red rivers Ohios 1 55 1 60 Idaho rurals 1 50 1 65 russets 1 70 1 80.
Wilmington marked the tail end of a tropical storm that formed in north Georgia yesterday and dumped heavy rain this morning. Wind gusts were strong but brief and caused no damage.
The Senate faces a pivotal dilemma over William S. Vare's right to take his seat amid campaign spending allegations and William B. Wilson's fraud charges. If Vare is denied oath, Wilson contest would be moot and the seat void. Illinois' Frank W. Smith also faces oath denial for campaign funding links. If both denied, Pennsylvania and Illinois would have reduced representation at session start.
A 1940s chart shows North Carolina state roads totaling 6797.75 miles as of July 1. Concrete 1496.9 miles and asphalt 1058.75 miles lead the paving, with dirt and topsoil, gravel, shale, oil treated, surface treated classes filling the remainder. Route 10 main street reports 166.05 miles concrete and 223.9 asphalt, while Route 20 shows 208.2 miles concrete and 87.85 asphalt.
The New York cotton market opened steady with advances of 27 to 42 points as Liverpool cables firmed and rains plagued the southwest. December rose to 21.89 and March to 22.19, but early gains triggered profit taking and notable selling against New Orleans demand and hedging activity.
The New Orleans cotton market opened firmer with strong Liverpool cables and rain in the belt. December rose to 21.81 and January to 22.03 before hedging and realizations pulled values back to 21.77 for December and 21.87 for January, still above Saturday's close. Weather remained the key market influence.
An AP report notes nearly one inch of rain has fallen in Fayetteville and nearby areas since last night, as the weather pattern continues to bring showers to the region.
Kalgan, a major commercial center north of Peking, was captured by Shanghai province troops from the northern forces, according to official foreign quarters.
Davidson county farmers plan to save five thousand dollars this year by harvesting their own soybean seed. County Agent C A Sheffield says three harvesters were brought in to reduce seed costs. More legume hay is harvested than ever, with many yields of four tons per acre of soybean hay plus clovers. A soil building program continues as farmers turn under soybeans and cowpeas for soil improvement.
More hogs are being raised in Martin county this year than ever before, per county agent T. B. Brandon. Hogs are fed under state swine extension directions and will be marketed in carrot shipments this fall and winter. Each pig is inoculated for cholera and checked for other diseases to ensure high quality pork. A large corn crop will provide home grown feed at low cost.
The High Point Real Estate board met at the country club at noon with many members absent due to heavy rain. The session was turned over to informal discussions of local problems. A subsequent meeting will be called to正式y pass on projects under consideration.
Lexington Kentucky October 8 AP more than six million dollars will be mailed to members of the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative association tonight as final payment on the 1924 crop handled by the Burley Association. This raises the total paid on the 1924 crop to about thirty two million dollars. growers have already received about twenty six million nine hundred fifty six thousand two hundred ninety dollars and four cents.
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