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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1922
Page
4
A vivid sketch extols sealer men skilled at braving Arctic gales and frost. It praises their strength, loyalty, and daring as workers who endure cold and toil to bring supplies. The piece ends noting the price of coal at $12.50 and a draft on that pile.
The report notes Lloyd George remains sharp despite signs of decline, continuing to outmaneuver his fellow citizens in political maneuvering and debate.
A fragmentary column jokes about readers ignoring foreign news and mentions various figures and topics. It references Dr. Sawyer not reading New Orleans papers closely, D Anunzio and Turkish forces, Lloyd George, Prohibition delays for steamships, Attorney General Daugherty, Commissioner Shipman, High Point made furniture values, Volstead, baseball umpires, and a post season note about High Point and Winston-Salem celebrating a new 4.
The piece argues that belief and mindset shape game outcomes. It cites North Carolina losing to Yale after pregame bravado, Iowa beating Yale driven by a winning attitude, and Center College aiming to beat Harvard, illustrating that confidence and targeted aims influence results.
Town suffers from a shortage of four and five room houses fueling emigration of families and loss of citizens. Builders must create wholesale rental to sale homes for newcomers, financed by investors with vision and public spirit to yield returns.
The Monroe conference plans to assign Rev. W A Lambeth after four years at Wesley Memorial church. Thousands regret the prospect, hoping he may stay another year in High Point. His pastorate has endeared him to his congregation and many friends, making him nearly indispensable to the city.
Two distant murder cases in Los Angeles and New Brunswick are described as similar in pattern or motive, highlighting comparable investigative angles and unanswered questions despite geographic separation.
Editorial view recalls the shift to the phrase hard surfaced to describe roads. A report on the Mooresville Statesville stretch hails it as the best job in black top road construction, prompting appreciation for the engineer who coined the term.
The Rotary club plans a week with Dr Ermett Angell, a leading play and recreation expert, to educate Charlotte on exercise and community recreation. Angell has built a career in games, fitness values, and university teaching, and has improved civic understanding in many locales. The piece urges establishing parks and playgrounds to foster a well rounded citizenship and a broader recreational program.
William Swink, known High Pointer, died Sunday at 5 30 AM at 116 Alfred Street after a short illness from septicemia. An employee of Tomlinson Manufacturing Co, he was active in West End Baptist church and Lexing ton council No 21 Jy. O U A M. Pallbearers likely from the council. The funeral is Tuesday at 2 30 PM at his home, with Rev C Y Brooks and Rev J B B Lanter officiating. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by his widow, one son Cletus, his father and stepmother, a brother EB L Swink, and a sister Miss Tds Swink.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodges from Guilford Alamance Randolph and Rockingham counties meet in district session Tuesday night October 24. About 75 members attend and the degree of friendship will be conferred. Lt Waitmore district supervisor will preside.
Details are incomplete with the report noting Miss Thomas Tl and Miss Daisey Thomas of Reidsville were moved to Gullford General hospital late yesterday afternoon. A fragment mentions Mize Thamaa and a tense moment, but specifics are unclear.
High Point Kiwanis club led by President T J Gold and members depart for Asheville to attend the Kiwanis clubs of the Carolinas district convention. The program runs Monday through Wednesday with official greetings, addresses by international officers, group conferences, luncheons, and a final election.
New Orleans hosts Legionnaires with afternoon athletics including track and field and rowing while streets in the Vieux Carre are closed for nighttime dancing. Veterans imagine ghosts of historic French and Spanish cavaliers joining in the revelry of the era.
A wedding was held Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. when Lois Campbell daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Campbell married George Wilson of Monroe. The ceremony was officiated by Dr Byron Clark pastor of First Presbyterian Church.
Family and friends report Mrs Coke Harris is improving following a recent operation at a local hospital. Neighbors note steady progress and hopeful recovery as she receives care and support from loved ones during convalescence.
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