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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1927
Page
12
Council members will not elect a fifth member to replace the late Charles F. Blake tonight and expect the vote to occur in two to three weeks. Officials stress careful selection regardless of political affiliation amid partisan pressure from Republicans and Democrats.
A program on social service was presented by the Ep worth League at Wesley Memorial church. Forest H. Shuford of the High Point Board of Public Welfare spoke on city youth work and community services. Howard L. Collie urged ongoing casework to place families on a self supporting basis, stressing temporary relief plus helping a family find work to achieve lasting stability.
The second fall mid week supper meeting will be at Central Friends church tomorrow night. Activities include girls and boys classes at 5, Sunday school methods and a physical training class at 6, a church history class at 6,45, supper at 6 45 and an illustrated music talk by Lewis L. Stookey with Otis Mendenhall as toastmaster. An instrumental trio will provide music and Ruth Farlow will be a pianist. The evening closes with a monthly business and prayer meeting at 8.
A two by three foot greeting dropped from the air by Col Charles A Lindbergh during his Lexington visit was found on the court square by R L Blaylock. The framed message, bearing the aviator's signature, is now in the Lexington chamber of commerce show window.
High Point Real Estate board to hold a special meeting this week to appoint delegates for the sixth annual North Carolina association of Real Estate boards convention in Raleigh on October 25 and 26. A member will be chosen to represent High Point in the booster talk contest and the silver cup prize.
Atlanta AP dispatch notes multiple teams showcasing new stars and varied offenses as Southern Conference football teams prepare for weekend games. Sewanee faces Alabama with a potential passing threat. Florida connects on a 45 yard triple pass against Kentucky. Chadwick to Wells fuels Mississippi A&M victory over Tulane. Virginia and VMI run extended drives, while South Carolina's Swink forces a turnover for a touchdown and North Carolina’s Ward shows versatile ground play.
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle, famed comedian, visited the First Baptist Church in High Point three Sundays ago and left without his presence widely noticed. Local railroad official F J Flagler denies hosting Arbuckle, saying they sat together but Arbuckle was not his guest. Flagler suspects Arbuckle spent the night in Greensboro and attended church incognito, adopting a changed man image he once bragged about in New York.
Members of the singing convention gather at Randolph County courthouse Asheboro on Sunday October 30 to begin at 11 AM. Professor A M Fentress will lead with welcome by Mayor C C Crawford. baskets of lunch will form a union dinner.
C A Sheffield Davidson county farm demonstration agent has gone to Memphis Tennessee to attend the National Dairy Show as a prize winner for outstanding work promoting better dairy cattle in Davidson county. The county has added ninety nine pure bred cattle this year boosting its Piedmont region ranking.
An egg plant purple velvet dress features a skirt paneling with irregular deep unpressed pleats to imitate gathered texture. It includes a surplice bodice and contrasting paneling for a dramatic silhouette.
Britain allocates three times the US amount for war pensions, highlighting a larger social support burden for veterans. The contrast shows Britain’s higher wartime compensation commitment versus American policy.
A French surgeon states that salt can eventually dry up and harden muscular tissues, warning of potential long term effects on muscle health.
A Greensboro mayor expresses gratitude to High Point officials for their role during Colonel Charles A. Lindberghs Guilford County visit last Friday. He notes the large crowd and credits city officers with handling it without major incidents and offers future help between Greensboro and High Point.
Two important church meetings are planned at First Methodist Protestant church this week. Tonight at 7 30 the Sunday School Workers council will hear officer and department head reports and nominate a superintendent for the next conference year. Tomorrow at 7 30 the Fourth Quarterly conference will hear year end reports from church organizations and from the pastors. Attendance is urged and written reports are requested.
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