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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
8
In western Kansas dryland fields a new planting method shows strong results. Rows are seven feet apart rather than three and one half feet, yet plants are twice as thick in the row and yields were doubled compared to neighboring fields planted the old way.
Italy has about 36 million residents and an area of 410 659 square miles, roughly 10 000 less than Great Britain. The population includes about 11 000 Germans and 12 000 Austrians, with an estimated 5 558 000 Italians living abroad.
Lord Kitchener told the House of Lords that since Germans persist in using asphyxiating bombs the allies must protect troops by employing similar methods. He offered no details on what methods will be used and spoke on summer campaign prospects and ammunition supply.
Henry Ford launches a campaign with Thomas Edison to prohibit cigarette smoking of automobiles and urges reform against the automobile menace. The piece satirically warns of an anti automobile movement growing to ban its manufacture sale and use citing moral panic and social ills.
Hermitage Arkansas imposes a town ordinance directing dipping of intoxicated adults and all negro youths under 15 who are on streets after 8 PM curfew. The vat, one of Bradley counties oldest facilities, is run by local men and touted as beneficial to livestock.
The United States can meet any financial demand from the German crisis without strain. National wealth is about 200 billion dollars with an interest bearing public debt near 960 million. Banks hold around 11.5 billion in resources and the treasury gold reserve sits at 153 million. Savings deposits exceed 4 billion. Special taxes apply to incomes and corporate incomes.
Rev William Black a Charlotte evangelist begins a meeting in Asheboro June 6 at the graded school auditorium with Rev S M Rankin of Greensboro and other ministers assisting. The first Sunday service is at the Presbyterian church. all subsequent services move to the school auditorium to handle expected large crowds.
The Deep River Mills plan a new cotton mill at Randleman. The facility will be 365 feet long and 85 feet wide and equipped with looms. Additional improvements are also planned at the Randleman site by Deep River Mills.
Mr C R Wharton elected superintendent of the Asheboro graded school is a Guilford county native. A Whitsett Institute and University of North Carolina graduate he taught in Charlotte graded schools two years and recently completed law studies at the State University graduating with high honors. Asheboro honors this well prepared young man as he assumes control of its schools.
Deputy Lassiter and Chief Barker seized nearly a keg of sugar head liquor last Thursday evening. Jesse Gatlin of Greensboro died Friday at St. Leo's Hospital and was buried Saturday at Mt. Lebanon. Randleman baseball beat New Salem 18 to 5. Walter Brown and Bertha Hicks wed Sunday night at 7:30 with Justice J A Russell officiating. J C Bullard and Minnie Allred married Saturday night. Bonkemeyer of Greensboro delivered a car for E O York of Central Falls. Charlie Reece and Mayor H B Moore of Ramseur visited. A charity play at South Main Street Church, High Point drew praise. if staged in Asheboro, crowds would attend again.
The June American Magazine piece argues Gentiles could gain from Jewish example in family life devotion honesty temperance and industry among others. The author a Jew stresses these truths as socially valuable lessons.
Capt. H. H. Kennedy reports two forces at work on the highway linking Asheboro and High Point. One team is at the northern end and the other advances toward the southern section.
Work progresses along routes between the County Home and Mr T J Reddings farm with grubbing and cleaning in preparation for later grading. Another crew near Morning Glory has begun grading. The road skirts the west end of Caraway Mountain, east of Black Jack Mountain, and along the edges of Younts Mountain.
dialogue glimpses a dramatic mishap where a sister suffered severe hair loss from a fire. her brother explains the incident and that she is unaware of the event, while mr. jones shows concern about the dangerous event and its consequences.
A tired husband laments growing old and alcohol, but his wife cites famed octogenarians Solomon Sophocles Pinder Anacreon Goethe Kant Newton and others who produced great work late. He brightens, opting for movies and an oyster supper instead of drinking.
Vice President Marshall endorses women’s suffrage calling it a remedial agent for legislative conditions. He argues mothers should vote on public questions and that combined male and female votes can improve societal conditions beyond half a loaf.
Atlanta May 30. Railroad executives representing 90 percent of U S mileage backed the Railway Mail Pay Committee plan to secure federal action. They urged Congress to grant the Interstate Commerce Commission authority over mail traffic and adopted reforms including annual pay readjustments, compensation for station to post office shuttles, and payment for apartment postoffice cars on a pro rata basis. Southern lines such as Southern Railway Norfolk & Western Chesapeake & Ohio Illinois Central Louisville & Nashville Nashville NC & St L RF&P Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line attended along with regional associations.
Misses Leota and Ethel Briles visited High Point last week. Lacy Kil and Olive Johnson with Sadie Ellington stayed in Petersburg Saturday night. Sunday school at Gilead progresses well under Superintendent Marcus Briles.
Health officers report no improvement in the smallpox situation as city and county authorities respond with renewed measures and warnings. The fragment notes ongoing concern and calls for vigilance.
Health authorities urge residents to vaccinate against the malady noting the end of quarantine laws. Vaccination is described as the sole protection left for the people, with cases reported in Greensboro and the county.
Thomas Fowler died last Friday at his home five miles west of Asheboro. He was 78 and a veteran of the Civil War. The funeral was held Saturday at Calvary Reformed Church with Rev. J D Newton officiating. His wife had died four days earlier and was buried earlier in the week.
The 1860 census shows NC slave holders totaled 34,700 owning 331,009 slaves. Most whites over 21 and many farm owners held no slaves. 13,500 holders owned 1–3 slaves mainly as household staff. The largest holdings were 200–300 and 300–500, with four estates over that. no one owned over 500.
Mrs. Charles A. Julian and her daughter Miss Helen depart for Ohio to visit relatives. Local attendees plan a visit to Rougemont for Flintom Jones wedding next Thursday. Miss Flintom, former graded school faculty member, left many friends. Miss Bobbie Cook of Concord visits Mrs. R. P. Murphy. Dolan Jones buys B N Royals home on Randolph Street.
The United States remains neutral while Britain and Germany seek to bend it to their war aims. Both powers presume on American goodwill and threaten retaliation if neutrality is pressed. London and Berlin seek assistance, but the nation will not aid belligerents that violate U S rights.
A satirical list condemns mail order practices urging buyers to send money in advance and to rely on the company for most purchases. It attacks dependency on catalogues, local merchants, and churchrelated sales while promoting debt to the mail order firm and discouraging local business.
A meditation on critics who scorn foul weather yet offer scant praise when a day of joy and thanksgiving shines from heaven, contrasting harsh judgments with sunny blessings.
Public interest rests on the quality of the president's ideas rather than where he thinks. The quote emphasizes that the location of his contemplation—walking, riding, or golfing—loses importance next to the perceived value of his mind's output.
Dr. John Grier Hibben, president of Princeton, addresses the Lake Mohonk Conference on May 19 urging restraint and sacrifice to secure peace but warns against trading honor or betraying duty. He insists peace must not come at the cost of conscience or inaction in the face of distress or a righteous cause.
After a popular loafer vanishes from his favorite hangout, fellow idlers lament life as a vale of tears. A woman proclaims she has never been kissed, but no one believes her and the men show indifference.
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