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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1922
Page
5
Immediate extension of the city limits in every direction. A city library of adequate proportions. Development of city parks and playgrounds. A new passenger station and elevation of tracks. Development of a city planning system and the construction of more homes. More paved streets and the extension of sewer and water systems. Hard garfaced roads in every division, 20,000 population when the city limits are extended.
A mosaic of verses by Berton Braley and comic quips reflects longing to travel and escape routine. The noisy clippings touch on fame, politics, fashion, and current events from Swat the fliers to AntIoCHus burial, and Philadelphia police work on a case.
A widely read theatrical magazine clips a reform narrative by a reformed showman who attacks dishonest circus and carnival operators. The piece urges patrons to expect legitimate practices, warns cities against sheltering crooks, and likens grafting to the saloon era's downfall while praising honest shows and public protection.
The High Point community discusses forming a Young Men’s Christian Association as a civic project. The chamber of commerce supports the Y M C A along with a public library, arguing city growth and welfare require both. The piece urges cooperation to avoid delay and stresses the city’s readiness to support a Y M C A.
Editorial notes Margot Asquith's recently visited autobiography, praised for insider views on English politics while critiquing vanity. The piece highlights her royal Scottish lineage, her influence on her husband Herbert Asquith, and Balfour's prominent role in the Washington conference.
A New York City letter on October 14 argues city operations cost more than $1,000,000 daily and will rise. the writer notes the sixteen cents per person per day as the price of governance and order as motor trucks pass by.
The white oak on J. H. Hoffman's Douglaston estate is the state’s biggest tree, fifteen feet eight inches in diameter and several hundred years old. Hollow yet grown over its wounds, it is being repaired by Davey Tree Expert Co to preserve it as a historic relic with lightning rods added to shield it from damage.
Thomas Har ney explained to Judge Beoote that he came to the court intoxicated and slept on a bench. He praised the judge for the advice given to prisoners, saying he came to hear it.
Samuel Cowan Disbrow is set to marry Olga Sonia Serzodin Baroness, a noble title holder, later this month in a notable match that defies common class expectations.
Brooklyn residents push a new cultural venture with the Brooklyn Art Theatre a corporation modeled on the Theatre Guild and aimed at elevating local productions across the river from Manhattan.
A Broadway haberdashery clerk faced an odd request as a woman offered her husband’s photo to ensure a perfectly sized shirt. The scene underscores playful customer demands in a busy shop.
Antony Cicero twelve from East Twenty-ninth street tried to buy movie tickets with meat after breaking into a Second Avenue butcher shop. He got trapped inside the refrigerator until police rescued him and cooled his daring scheme.
N G Bartlett reports the eastern Carolina chamber of commerce now includes 19 counties and 40 towns. Granville is the 19th county and Oxford the 14th town to join. Tobacco dominates in Granville but enthusiasm matches eastern counties. Halifax County will gain a full-time county agent stationed in Scotland Neck, the first in two years.
Washington reports September cotton consumption at 495,344 bales of lint and 59,? bales of linters, compared with 484,718 bales of lint and 60,710 bales of linters a year earlier, per census bureau data.
Salvation Army campaign reports were incomplete as several committees did not file by the Chamber of Commerce meeting. W D Brooks led with nearly $400, followed by Bray over $360. other notable contributions came from Clara Cox, J E Marsh, J Allen Austin, and J F E Millis. A mass meeting is set for 1 p.m. Monday to check in reports and organize a flying squadron to solicit remaining donations.
Walter Pickard by Emma Pickard of Greensboro seeks $5,000 from J. M. Stanley and J. W. Gilbert doing business as High Point Iron Works. The claim stems from an automobile crash on East Market Street in Greensboro on August 21. Three damage suits totaling $6,074 were filed in Guilford County Superior Court yesterday.
The plaintiff minor accuses Charlie McNeill driving a Ford truck owned by defendants of veering from the right to the left side near Percy street and striking the bicyclist. The bike was wrecked, Pickard suffered a broken left thigh, mashed ankle, arm bruises, and body injuries. Defendants charged with negligence and excessive speed.
Italian experts reveal a genuine Mantagana landscape titled Virgin and Child with St. JuIienne hidden under storaged rubble in a Verona barn. The painting, once unknown, shows Satan smirking in the background and is deemed worth a fabulous sum by the museum director and authorities.
The High Point council No. 639 of the United Commercial Travelers will meet tonight at 8 at the Elwood hotel. Important business will be acted upon and candidates for initiation will be received.
Tonight eight High Pointers depart on train No 43 for New Orleans to join the fourth annual American Legion convention with delegates from Asheville Salisbury Thomasville Lexington Greensboro and Winston Salem. North Carolina expects about 300 members to travel with exhibits and Tar Heel propaganda to boost the state. The High Point group will stay at Hotel St Charles and return late next week after the Creole City event ends.
Cletus Richardson pleaded guilty in municipal court to larceny of two pairs of hose from Red Bell Shoe Store. He was sentenced to 60 days in county jail to be assigned to road work. One other case of intoxication was disposed of this morning.
Morgantown West Virginia October 14 Pete Barnum fullback was shifted into the West Virginia line up for today's game with Pittsburgh Barnum’s work has been spectacular and he replaced Ekbert in the backfield.
The Cubs defeated the White Sox 7 to 2 to forge ahead in the Chicago city series yesterday.
Ray Candle of Randleman returned yesterday to his home after a week’s visit here with his sister Mrs W Ti Waite.
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