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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1914
Page
6
A speaker urges residents to shift purchases from distant mail order houses to local storekeepers. Buying locally would finance community improvements, schools, streets, and taxes, while aiding local businesses, real estate values, and children's opportunities. The call emphasizes supporting those investing in town and protecting local economy.
The piece argues citizenship is earned by community participation and paying taxes, and extols shopping locally to sustain stores. It contrasts local merchants with mail order catalogs, praising in-person inspection, immediate service, and fair local pricing while warning of store closures if support wanes.
The North Carolina Good Roads Association adjourned after electing officers for the coming year and amending bylaws. W C Hammer spoke on farmer involvement in road work. A proposed state highway commission was urged by A W Graham of Oxford, with ideas for funding from the state and counties and use of convicts for road construction as in Georgia.
The North Carolina Just Freight Association moved to a permanent status with plans to hire a rate expert full time to protect shipping interests from discrimination and overcharges. Fred N. Tate of High Point was elected president with J G McCormick as vice president and J P Pearce as treasurer. a broad slate of directors from cities including New Bern, Wilmington, Asheville, Raleigh, Greensboro, and more were named.
A powerful electrical hailstorm swept through eastern Gaston County damaging cotton and corn fields. Witnesses report a one mile wide path of devastation. Con Hufstettler, a 70 year old Confederate veteran, was killed while sheltering under a tree on his farm when the lightning struck.
A severe hailstorm hit the Mount Airy area damaging fruit crops and washing away land. The storm center lay beyond city limits, stretching to White Plains four miles away. Heavy rain ruined acres of corn and tobacco while hail the size of eggs lay in the woods for hours.
In Tarboro a 22 year old Mrs Elizabeth Early Johnson confessed in a three hour jail interview to killing her husband as they rode to church. She had claimed an unknown man did it and identified the weapon as a United States 32 caliber pistol. She said no one else aided her and expressed regret. Also reported are lists of new postmasters in North Carolina and record tax collections for the Statesville district.
A severe hailstorm swept through the Ball's Creek section about five miles from Newton, damaging growing crops and marking the harshest storm in many years for the locality.
Hendersonville director Ned Finley and a 20 person Vitagraph crew traveled to Bat Cave to shoot two pictures in two weeks. They secured suitable scenery in Mount Hebron and Hendersonville depot areas with plans to feature the town in upcoming nationwide screenings.
Newton county commissioners discussed establishing a Farm Life School. A motion by Mr Setzer to appropriate 1000 dollars, plus 500 more to the current farm demonstration fund, was carried. The Farmers Union picnic is planned at the Catawba County Farmers' Warehouse grounds on July 17 with Dr Q Alexander expected.
The July 19 lesson by B O Sellers reflects on Mark 10 46 52 and Luke 18 35 43 through Bartimaeus the blind beggar in Jericho. It highlights faith as the key to mercy and the need to seek Jesus despite rebuke, with the healing illustrating power through sacrifice and service toward Jerusalem.
Mrs Alonzo FE Baker of Adrian Michigan describes severe fatigue backache and faintness from female weakness. After trying Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for three months she regained strength and could work again. The ad touts the product as a trusted remedy for women and urges reliance on the company in Lynn Massachusetts.
Fraulein Darmer, a beautiful actress, was killed at the Theater of Varieties in Berne Switzerland. She fell through a defective stage trap during The Pride of the Third Company and fractured her skull. Despite a doctor’s arrival the actress died as the audience saw the curtain fall. The final call for the public had no idea of the backstage tragedy. A separate brief recalls a fisherman and a colored man discussing a mule's temperament and movement.
A Baltimore Sun quote defines a theorist as someone who talks and expects others to fund the idea. The wry remark frames a critique of ideas lacking personal backing.
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