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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1927
Page
10
The Retail Merchants association will invite Fred N. Tate and S. C. Clark to speak on Trade at Home at a special meeting. After their addresses a general discussion on keeping High Point business at home will follow. Dates and venue are to be announced in coming days.
About 2500 industrial apprentices are enrolled in Chicago technical training programs. The program covers many trades and is supported by trades unions and employers.
Mothers trust Fletcher's Castoria as a safe substitute for harsh teas and drugs. The ad claims no narcotics and includes directions on each package with doctors recommending it widely. The genuine bottle bears the signature of the brand.
The Ladies Aid Society of First Methodist Protestant church will host a reception for High Point college students faculty and city teachers affiliated with the Methodist Protestant denomination. An attractive program is planned and members are urged to attend with eligible guests invited for a pleasant evening.
Paris authorities loosen advertising rules for lawyers after years of prohibition. The bar association's governing committee now permits small name plates showing attorneys titles and professions to attract business amid a dip in activity.
The newly opened junior high on South Main street gains 85 students from Emma Blair and Cloverdale, boosting total enrollment to 487. Principal Mrs. R. E. Ranson leads a departmental, low cost lunch program aimed at attracting more sixth and seventh graders from across the city.
Howard Moran four year old son of C C Moran of Kivett road Jamestown is in Guilford General hospital with a compound fracture of the arm after being run over by his father Monday night around 730 o clock The accident happened in the family yard when the father backed the car to clear the gate It was dark and he did not see the boy The boy was rushed to the hospital and an operation was performed yesterday He is reported resting satisfactorily this morning
Filing for the September 26 recall election closes with three candidates joining a bid to challenge four incumbents, Mayor Jeffress and councilmen Ridenhour White and Ford, amid protests over unmet promises, taxes, and spending. Candidates include former Mayor T. J. Murphy former councilman G. G. Hiatt W B Ross and S V Y Ziglar.
F F Humeston of J C Penney notes towns appear prosperous by day but face challenges after dark. He cites bright streets and storefronts as inviting to tourists who travel by car, with morning purchases shaping next day sales and word of mouth boosting local merchants. He advises merchant groups to keep streets well lit at night to attract visitors and grow commerce.
The official Logging Party from the Colonial Highway will travel from New Orleans to New York on September 17 and arrive in High Point on September 20 at 4 30 PM. They aim to establish the original route and spark public interest, with local leaders meeting them at the city’s outskirts and at the Commercial Club.
David Jackson post of the American Legion will elect new officers for 1927 28 at 8 o clock tomorrow night at the Legion hut on College Street. nominating committee report will be considered and recommendations voted upon. After the meeting a social Weiner roast will be hosted by the women's auxiliary in the Haynes grove Edgedale drive with a preliminary meeting at Mrs Haworth home.
The Win-One club of Stehli mills plans a night school at the Y M C A building on East Yarnall. Miss Earline Robinson, a Mississippi State College graduate, teaches as sessions start with low attendance but hopeful interest. Classes will be Tuesdays and Fridays.
Crowds fill Main Street Methodist Church as revival meetings attract growing interest. Rev Clemmer appeals to parents urging daily guidance for children. A large number come forward seeking spiritual leadership. Tonight at 7:30 the topic is Paradise Regained.
A Potez biplane flown by Lionel de Marnier and Louta Favres crashed while attempting to break a distance record. After a tire burst early in the takeoff, the craft nosedived half a field length. Both airmen survived. de Marnier shut off ignition as the tanks ruptured spilling 1,000 gallons of gasoline but no fire occurred.
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