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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1922
Page
4
A notice states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to distribution of 21st century news dispatches credited to AP or not credited in this paper and to local news printed therein. The policy assigns republication rights and local publication rights to the AP.
The plan calls for immediate extension of city limits in all directions, a well sized library, expanded parks and playgrounds, a new passenger station and elevated tracks, a city planning system, more homes, paved streets, and extended sewer and water systems. A 20 000 population goal is set once city limits expand.
The piece contrasts youth and middle aged views as youth rushes ahead while elders apply caution. It notes experience guiding decisions, then shifts to a rapid collection of miscellany about Armistice Day, Armistice memory, a Florida radio concert, a Queen of Prussia claim, breach of promise suits, Palm Beach fashion quips, a Cincinnati bank robbery sum, and other era snippets.
Readers urged that expanding High Point's corporate boundaries serve civic pride and future growth rather than politics. The piece argues taxes should not block growth and cites representation without taxation alongside veterans' voting independence and upcoming recreational facility plans.
High Point club owners push plans for a new, more accessible ball park to boost gate takings. The project aims for an attractive, comfortable facility that will draw patrons from Greensboro and nearby towns and reflect an artistic, professional image.
High Point editor notes the town lacks a rental agency leaving newcomers without housing options. Proposes a stock-based housing program to build affordable homes for rent or easy-payment purchase, but cites opposition from powerful financial interests that blocked earlier plans. C B Overman urges a corporation-backed effort to provide fair housing and prevent perpetual renting.
Editorial notes growing trend of municipal golf courses in southern cities and beyond. A Winston-Salem businessman predicts local cities will follow, arguing golf offers healthy recreation for all income levels and workers alike.
One H. H. Cheatham is jailed on $2,000 bond in Salisbury for shooting Doug Dunham in a store. Dunham, now possibly fatally wounded, says Cheatham aimed and fired without warning while serving warrants. Cheatham says he stumbled and his pistol discharged accidentally. The incident echoes earlier Salisbury cattle dealers who posed as prohibition officers to gather evidence, sparking ethical questions about enforcement tactics.
A New York City column recalls children chasing a mythic pot of gold, and notes on old versus new houses with mud scrapers. Nora Bayes proves unique, forging a high note in The Queen of Hearts. Morris Gest finally reunites with his family after four years of risk and Russia’s Odessa. Mr. and Mrs. Seoville visit Orangeburg guests in Washington Street home.
Stage is set for the staging of Cappy Ricks at the South Main street graded school auditorium tonight at 8 o'clock. The production company has arrived and work on the auditorium and scenery is finished. The school board has painted scenery for the high school auditorium and it will be used tonight marking the reopening of the playhouse.
The report notes rents remain high while "ficuses pere" are less murmured than before. Tenants face elevated costs as landlords keep prices steady amid slower demand and shifting market conditions.
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