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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1922
Page
4
A sentiment poem about letters from friends and loved ones. The highlight is the uplifting effect of a letter containing a check, described as the truly helpful message that spurs a reader onward when life feels hard.
Analysis indicates the baseball machine required additional bolts to complete maintenance. No injuries or further actions reported.
A brief weather update highlights favorable conditions for land sales, circuses, leftover summer plans, clothing shopping, swimming pools, late vacationing, and picnics, suggesting pleasant days ahead for outdoor activities.
Vocational Training Secretary at Lavor Davis argues in Forbes that education should prepare youths for trades. He notes few will enter professional roles and stresses the need for skilled workers to sustain production and societal value.
The column notes Greece shifting trouble from a firefight to a political battle with Old Reaction shaping opposition. It hints at cabinet changes, New Jersey duties, and broader European political recalibration alongside domestic economic and social strains.
The piece argues that coal operators exploiting post strike fear are pushing prices to 12 to 15 dollars a ton while mine costs range 8 to 16 dollars. It urges federal supervision to include price controls, noting public hardship and continued high demand despite resumed production and rail transport.
Deodor Luther Bridgers led a morning service at Wesley Memorial church praised as refreshing and inspiring. The auditorium overflowed with seniors, Bridgers spoke on Proverbs 16 31 noting the hoary head is a crown of glory when in righteousness.
Elderly attendees filled the service with age softened voices swelled into a grand chorus. The day stood out as memorable for seniors and urged more meetings like this. Dr. Bridgers’ example prompted calls for future gatherings and songs from old time religion.
In the New York shopping district Frederick A. Lester looted bags from waiting cars along Fifth Avenue, amassing several thousand dollars in resale value over eight weeks. He was finally caught by authorities after lingering too long in the act.
Mme. Sushila Devi, a Hindu lecturer and writer, argues that marriage should be compulsory and that no young woman should be allowed by law to reach age thirty without matrimonial ties. She claims unhappiness in marriage can be overcome by adopting the proper frame of mind.
New York City churches saw a decline in summer attendance yet recorded unprecedented outdoor religious activity. The Brooklyn Federation of Churches sent a gospel wagon for six nightly street meetings, Sunday services were held in Central Park, and many churches conducted open air services all season with large attentive crowds.
A woman asked a traffic officer for directions to a street number. After giving clear instructions he politely pointed out a minor defect, remarking there was er o on her lips, and she thanked him more warmly than for the directions.
An editorial salutes Alfred Hollar who turned 100 at Claremont, recalling his birth in 1823 and chronicling vast advances from steam locomotives to telegraphy and medicine. It notes Catawba County's past life, and that only a vanishing few born in September 1823 remain today.
Seven new Trinity College Alumni council members were elected from seven classes. The appointees include Reverend C A Wood Winston Salem superintendent of a children's home. Reverend M Plyler Durham district presiding elder. W K Boyd Trinity history head. Fred C Odell Greensboro insurance agents group president. E K Phillips Durham High School principal. They will meet on Benefactor's Day for their first duties.
W. W. Snyder and his son Joseph traveled to Lenoir College in Hickory to visit Vernon Snyder who is suffering from an infected foot.
Up to 1600 athletes and 46 rifle teams are entered for the American Legion national championships during the convention in New Orleans October 16 20. Notables include Charles Paddock Johnny Weismuller Norman Ross and Walter Hoover among others with entries from California Illinois Minnesota Virginia and more.
Reduced railroad rates are granted for the Central Carolina fair in Greensboro for a four day run starting October 10. The twenty third annual exposition promises horse races daily, nightly fireworks, livestock poultry and agricultural displays, a pure food show and industrial exhibits with numerous free attractions and Pollock's world at home with eighteen tented marvels. Educational day on Friday October 13 grants free admission to all school children.
Jack Heckson, a Black laborer at a camp for a new High Point country club, died Tuesday morning after a Sunday afternoon shooting. The case remains unsolved with no arrests. his mother Mary Hickson is reported to live near Elkin, and the body awaits relatives’ information.
Uniontown Sept 28 The H. C. Frick company, a US Steel subsidiary, runs at about 80 percent of normal in the Connellsville region due to a car shortage. Full capacity was expected but for lack of freight cars.
In New Jersey a choir leader was killed, sparking an investigation into motives and possible suspects. Neighbors recall the choir’s rising profile and the sudden violence that disrupted a quiet town.
Three presidents of major American colleges join others in Greensboro to back a 600000 endowment and expansion drive for Davidson College. The Orange Presbytery counties coordinate plans and will send representatives to the Friday meeting and ensuing discussions on rebuilding Chambers Hall and expanding Christian education facilities.
In Paris, Dr. Louis Boutan of the University of Bordeaux says experts cannot reliably distinguish real pearls from those grown by Japanese methods. He asserts the test sections fail to reveal origin, challenging hopes that artificial pearls could be identified, and notes Mikimoto’s technique makes differentiation unlikely.
Miss Elva Christenbury of Charlotte is hired to lead women’s games and athletics at Trinity College under Captain W. W. Card. She will oversee 250 female students, joining four staff in the physical education department and boosting coed athletic participation.
W Whitehead, who underwent an operation yesterday in a Salisbury hospital, has been removed to his home at 107 Meador Street and was reported this morning to be resting nicely.
Captain Ronald Amundsen aims to fly an airplane from Alaska to Northern Europe via the North Pole carrying a sack of letters for delivery. Weather delays may push start to next year. letters were written at Nome and will reach Europe long after standard routes.
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