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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
13
A wartime notice urges readers to buy war savings stamps with singing verse and banners. It lists bargain prices for five dollar, hundred dollar, and thousand dollar bills and suggests using posters to advertise mail order sales.
Farmers and their families are urged to plant victory acres to support the war effort. Proceeds from each acre will fund war savings stamps while those unable to plant a full acre should contribute a garden portion. Women, men, and children in towns are also asked to plant thrift gardens.
Real estate notice from Florida East Coast Fruit Land Co offering 10 acre tracts from 40 dollars per acre on the Indian River near Sebastian Florida. The land supports oranges grape fruit vegetables and general crops with railroads and highway access and 10 percent down, balance with no interest or taxes. A. C. Henley of Sebastian invites questions about Florida land conditions.
A futurist melon cutting scheme promises a profit of one and a half million dollars with January 1 1923 as the date. The text claims insiders will receive unimpaired returns guaranteed by a top banker and warns against hogging the melon while offering broad invitation to participate.
Next week W H Dugdale writes on Respect connecting nature and duty to God and man. Ford plant builds new submarine fighters named Eagles forming the Eagle class of boats.
The speaker urges timely support for the war effort, warning that delay breeds dishonor. A General Pershing cable example is used to illustrate the consequences of inaction and a duty to buy stamps and aid victory.
An editorial denounces financial slackers who do not contribute to worthy causes while urging Americans to give freely. The piece mocks self stated liberal givers and questions those who claim weariness in giving while soldiers fight at the front. It frames support as essential and compares reluctance to shirk duty.
A. A. Gordon is home and recovering. Mrs. Frank Luck visits Zellon Luck and Mrs. J. Mat Gordon. Alfred Pearce spent the weekend with his brother in Philadelphia. Charlie Burns and family visit the countryside with Mrs. W. E Kirkman and Mrs. J. M. Smith. Mr. Glidewell’s dog is mad and escaped, posing danger. Mrs. Summy visits Mrs. J. M Smith. Frank Smith of Camp Sevier Greenville S C visits High Point relatives and stays with J. M. Smith before returning to camp.
Mrs Phelps visits on South Main. Miss Lillian White visits South Trinity. Mrs Mitchell at old Gannaway place. Mrs Edgar Pepper from Thomasville visits North Trinity. Dave White family moves to Gold Hill. Beatrice Ingram visits Lonsdowne farm. Public college debate Trinity versus Jamestown. Many residents travel to High Point for Easter. Army train with khaki soldiers passes through. Unclear other local visits and events.
S R Clodfelter has painted his house and John L Shoaf is painting his also papering rooms. Housewives both white and colored are planting beads corn potatoes. Seed have been furnished those who did not have any and all seem will-
Good Friday activities began with local support as residents haul lumber and plan for patriotic duties. Easter services were held at Friedland church with the Salem band providing music. distanced families gathered at gravesides. Died: Dorothy Williard at Southside and an infant of Mr. and Mrs. John Hine buried at Wallburg. visits from Clodfelters and others noted.
The notice urges readers to learn about thrift cards war savings certificates and war savings societies. It stresses time goods labor and money as essentials for a country worth living and fighting for and saving. The call to action invites sharing knowledge with friends and implies civic duty to save for the nation.
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