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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1926
Page
4
The text describes how seasons shift from summer to fall with fading brightness and cooler air. It notes clouds gathering, leaves drooping, and a somber mood as nature transitions, while affirming that summers return in time.
Norfolk passes a ordinance making public hooded or masked appearance a misdemeanor after two incidents. A masked band stopped a policeman, forced his car to headquarters with eight gallons of whiskey, and abducted a Catholic priest. The piece condemns the crusade against Romanism and Rum and urges continued law against masked vigilantism.
High Point ends a four day chamber of commerce drive with pledges lagging behind the needed total. The community is asked to raise 25000 dollars to support the chamber and fund state advertising, with High Point contributing 5000 and the rest aimed at local work. The notice urges a final push to mark the effort as completed.
The North Carolina state board of health prompts a controversial order requiring prisoners in about 100 counties to wear night shirts. The measure, though ridiculed, aims to curb tuberculosis and disease spread in prison camps. About 3,000 inmates are affected, but precise sleeping garment practices remain unclear.
The board of health defends its order requiring striped uniforms repurposed as night shirts for convict camps. Wake county will use the worn uniforms with board approval, deeming them clean and suitable. Proponents argue health safety justifies the measure and that humane treatment protects the entire population.
The article notes general prosperity in North Carolina with bumper crops and rising prices. Tobacco and cotton look strong, barns will overflow, and textile trade to follow. yet the text warns that favorable conditions invite wildcat promoters and crooks, urging vigilance by the state department to guard against scams.
A city initiative urges residents to learn about municipal services and participate in neighborhood events. Officials say informed citizens strengthen democracy and improve city programs.
Robert G Lassiter and Company makes a major donation to High Point College paying the entire cost of the college part of a street paving project. The frontage exceeds 1000 feet and the company letter to President Andrews describes the gift as princely and substantial.
The article notes local appreciation and the college’s management gratitude for continued assistance. It emphasizes community interest in strengthening the institution and the willingness of supporters to provide future services as needed.
Secretary M B Tomblin cites 16 to 1 as popular fix amid high mining costs and falling silver prices. He notes risks of bootlegging if law passes while producers push silver utensils and knick knacks to broaden uses and substitute for small change.
An editorial laments rising motor fatalities in North Carolina highlighting a Greensboro accident involving a child. It cites blinding headlights and reckless driving as causes, urges curbing reckless driving, denying licenses to unfit drivers, adding safe play areas, and creating lanes for fast vehicles to prevent further deaths.
Raleigh report surveys decade of NC school gains with rising expenditures and enrollment. From 1920 to 1925 per student costs climbed from 17.67 to 61.95 dollars. public school property value rose from 24.06 million to 70.71 million. Enrollment grew and high school graduates surged to 8,248 in 1925.
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