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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1916
Page
4
The text lists MEM BER OF THE ASSOCI ATED PRESS W. S. KEENER Managing Editor I. RAWLEY Business Manager with telephones Norton States Phone Call No 12 and a Bell Telephone connection.
The column mocks Editor Farabee of the Hickory Record for his tired stance on politics and urges readers to seek full public issue information. It notes Democratic governors and candidates, references Overman’s Labor act omission, Villa near the Texas border, J Elwood Cox’s banking honor, and sharp war commentary urging action over delay.
New York began with a barely steady cotton market as declines of 2 to 14 points followed lower cables. Early trading saw December rise to 16.07 and January to 16.15 on covering, with October at 15.66, December 16.00, January 16.10, March 16.29 and May 16.45.
In Chicago on September 28 the wheat market opened weak with December at 1.5134 to 1.5214 and May at 1.52 to 1.52%. Prices then turned up, finishing well above yesterday's close as strength returned to the session.
Monroe Laine of Davidson county appeared before Justice Suttenfield charged with violation of the prohibition law after ten gallon jugs of whisky were found near a by road on the Kivett farm. The state claimed possession while Laine denied it. The case was bound over to Guilford Superior Court on a $250 bond, with hearing continuing into the afternoon. Deputy Sheriff Parrish and Officer Wood recovered the liquor and related cartons, as defense attorneys and prosecutors debated the exact charge.
A London Gazet te report cites officers awarded or recognized for heroic acts. Second Lieutenant Hendrik Schalk Be Zuidenhout of the Royal Field Artillery saved seven wounded men while bearing the roof of a dugout after a shell, earning the Military Cross. Corporal Booth of the Lincolnshire Regiment survived multiple shell blasts that killed nearby comrades, after being blown dozens of yards in separate incidents.
Rev W H K Pendleton of the Church of the Advent piloted a car that overturned on the Appalachian highway near Windmill hill between Inman and Campobello. Carey Pendleton 12 was fatally injured or seriously harmed along with Mrs Pendleton and Utah Sito. Pendleton family members were taken home for medical care after the incident on the way to Hendersonville North Carolina.
Our Home Bank announces a new four per cent interest quarter with the opening of many savings accounts this week and next. The bank promotes thrift through its School Thrift club and invites customers to start regular deposits while offering courtesy and accommodation for savings and checking accounts. Interest begins October 1.
Reports from Atlantic fleet gunners arriving at Hampton Roads say the recent target practice was the most successful in years. Leading ships named include the Florida, Texas, Wyoming and Pennsylvania, from the southern drill ground.
From Mauthausen on the upper Danube comes a detailed look at how the camp serves Italian prisoners of war. The facility holds about 42,000 soldiers, with education, crafts, and work programs funded by prisoner accounts. Medical care, housing, and self-government are emphasized, while families back home ship weekly parcels and bread, and a small ceremonial cemetery marks graves.
Paris reports that British surgeons have treated 16,000 civilian cases and performed 463 operations in the zones of their armies since the war began. They battled epidemics, vaccinated all inhabitants against typhoid, and established hospitals for children. A sizable number of shell casualties also received care.
The family thanks friends for kindness during the long illness and death of Mrs Mary Cauble Hayden and for the deep sympathy shown in their bereavement.
The best way to give good advice is to set a good example. When others see how quickly you get over your cold by taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy they are likely to follow your example. This remedy has been in use for many years and enjoys an excellent reputation. Obtainable everywhere.
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