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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1927
Page
7
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover opened the fifth annual convention of the American Institute of Steel Construction at the Hotel Carolina Pinehurst. He delivered a speech recorded in his Washington office eleven days earlier.
The Board of Directors declares a quarterly dividend of 60c per share on common stock payable November 15, 1927, to holders of record at the close of business November 1, 1927. Checks will be mailed. transfer books remain open.
The secretary’s remarks were delivered in Pinehurst through an apparatus installed in the Commerce building, presenting his speech as if present in person. He congratulated the institute on its 1921 founding and praised welding research and standard steel specifications in cooperation with the Bureau of Standards, noting public service in industry.
Digestive aid claims to neutralize stomach acids after meals and relieve sour bile within five minutes. It suggests restored appetite and renewed health, with no dietary restrictions and a taste pleasant chewable tablet.
A Mothers' Aid case in Stanly County reveals three daughters with perfect school attendance records. Lois Dosher reports one daughter with five years of perfect attendance, another four years with one month missed to care for a sick child, and the third three years without tardies or absences. The family, aided by a monthly pension, faces improvements as the father recovers and may soon resume responsibility.
Funeral services were conducted at Ebenezer Associate Reformed Presbyterian church in Charlotte for Mrs. Martha Griffith Kirkpatrick 79 widow of J Watt Kirkpatrick who died yesterday. Her funeral occurred this afternoon with burial to follow.
A state forest service report shows Septembers fires in five districts were largely caused by smokers. Only six fires occurred, with over 75 percent of the damage attributed to smoker-caused blazes, totaling about $400, and 304 acres burned amid unusually light losses across months. Weather aided the small fire area and successful wardens’ efforts kept blazes confined.
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