22 Mar 1917
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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
1
President Wilson calls Congress to convene in extraordinary session at noon on April 2 1917 at the Capitol Washington. The proclamation states grave questions of national policy require immediate consideration and all members must take notice. Signed March 21 1917.
Charlotte, March 21. Mayor T. L. Kilpatrick calls upon every able bodied male citizen of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County to enroll at once and bear arms if war comes. Women are asked to volunteer for Red Cross service. Industrial plants should report sacrifices and equipment to the mayor’s office. Public buildings are to display the American flag and all citizens urged to wear the insignia of the country.
City officials place an armed guard around Wilmington’s drinking water reservoir after fears German sympathizers may attempt pollution. Public access is restricted. near approach forbidden.
Mechanicsville graded school will host a county preliminary exercise on March 30 featuring student speeches and mental contests with prizes. The event aims to prepare participants for the county commencement in Greensboro on May std.
For sale two fifty dollar scholarships at Edwards Business College in this city. Will sell at a big bargain, see the Review at once. Also an ad for RUB-MY-TISM relieving rheumatism neuralgia and a note about 666 breaking a cold or La Grippe.
A Tuesday night brawl on English near Kennedy Street involved Roma Nalls Harvey Baker Boyd Samuels Earnest Hedgecock Clay Burton and Sidney Bain. Weapons included rocks sticks pistols and a shotgun. Nalls lies in hospital critically wounded Baker seriously hurt Burton lightly wounded. Samuels Hedgecock and Bain fled or were captured, Bain later detained near Mechanicsville. Police report a woman dispute sparked the melee.
The Welborn Furniture Co led by J L Welborn announces a new High Point store at No 145 Rankin Street offering home furnishings including chairs carpets rugs stoves ranges and musical instruments. The cash sale model aims for low prices and prompt service leveraging Mr Welborn's sixteen years with People’s House Furnishing Co.
Chief Gray returned from Charlotte with W. L. Rhyne a young white man charged with passing a worthless check and disposing of mortgaged property. Rhyne once ran a clothes pressing shop in the city and used club furnishings bought from local merchants as security. He sold the property valued around ninety dollars and fled after giving a seven dollar check to a local restaurant. He was captured near Mount Holly and awaits transfer to High Point. He has prior convictions on both counts but judgment was postponed to next Monday for further review and to allow contact with his kin.
J E Crook of New London disappears from a Charlotte hotel on March 1. Police say he is 42, of good habits, and believe his mind is unbalanced. A recent picture of him appeared in several state papers.
A mixed local column reports visitors to the Review office, residents traveling, illness recoveries, and social events. It notes Mr Gibson’s Cincinnati Enquirer visit, Rev J A Thompson’s prior pastorate, Mrs Gilbert Clark’s trip, and Mrs Philip B Rogers’ pneumonia recovery. Local crime cases include Ryan Bryson’s theft and forgery arrest. High Point events include lodge gatherings, a K P smoker, and preparations for a Bank of Commerce root garden party when Knoxville boosters visit. The piece mentions staff changes, military service, and reconstruction contracts, with upcoming shows by the K G Barkoot Shows, plus street work plans, Taft attendance in Greensboro, and national Negro Health Week. It also notes Miss Jeannette Rankin’s Fayetteville talk and post office square beautification.
The text warns that if either party dominates the ticket in a municipal matter, political tension will rise and possibly lead to a worse outcome at the next election. It urges the best men from both parties to act with fair dealing and consider a citizen’s ticket if leadership cannot be reached. The aim is to fight for the best interests of the community.
A reader extols Dr Dred Peacock as eminently qualified for mayor, citing education and character. The piece urges careful look at Peacock as the spirited, capable choice for Hith at, urging support for a hot progressive candidacy.
A local notice calls for a first week in April clean-up to remove rubbish and curb pests, urging residents to beautify yards with flowers and modest vegetable gardening. It argues taxpayer funds should cover removal, not individuals, and links health to a tidier city.
High Point manufacturers fear a railroad strike could halt freight and force factory closures within weeks. With limited storage for only about 30 days, output would pile up and thousands could lose work, impacting the local food supply as well.
Ernest Rogers family returns to Lynn Connecticut after winter at Hunters Lodge. Seward duo visits relatives. Rosa May Ingram Della Crouch and Fanny Hall visit Zelma Hedgecock. Heavy rains hinder spring planting. Mrs Thacker remains very ill. Clifton Grove school ends month with medal contest and evening entertainment. John Curry and two children travel to Raleigh after dog bite suspected mad.
New York March 21. The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America decided at its annual meeting that scouts will provide valuable aid to communities during war but will not participate in military operations.
An old advertisement promotes seed potatoes and garden seed sales at cut rates. It urges readers to clip a border coupon, visit a store within a week, and save significantly on garden and field seeds, with potential extra rewards. It emphasizes low prices like 75c for seed potatoes and 1.50 retail, plus 16c per package for seeds.
A window card from Matton Drug Co shows an Irish potato on one side and an onion on the other. The message reads Will consider exchange for an automobile or sell for cash. The ad implies a barter offer rather than a conventional sale.
A Sunday afternoon crash on the Greensboro High Point highway near Armfield's store left Mrs. John H. Shaw with leg injuries and three male occupants shaken. The Saxon touring car struck an embankment on a curve, not overturning. Mrs. Shaw was treated in High Point and later shown not to have a broken leg. The injured were Mrs. Shaw, Mr. Shaw, E. A. Patterson, Miss Carrie Campbell, and Jimmie Sneed. Dr. S. S. Coe attended the scene.
High Point Route 1 News reports social and local updates including church services for Mr and Mrs W P Jester in Mechanicsville, news of Mrs John Wooten's death in Mount Holly New Jersey, the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs James Morefield, moves of Mr and Mrs Charles Griffin to Mechanicsville, and visits between L D Phillips and W D Davis. references to an alarming wheat fire in Detroit blamed on German spies and a stock auction followed by relocation of J Lewis Woodson to Newport News, with farmhand James Lowe moving his family.
Charles Crews, claiming he was unsure of his race, stood in court facing miscegenation and bigamy charges after secretly marrying a white widow here and previously a colored wife in Senior. He pled guilty, bond set at 500 each, with April term to follow. Judge Dred Peacock condemned interracial marriage as felony and warned on home safety.
Easter excursion via Southern Railway Wed April 4 1917 offers round trip fares from High Point six fifty and Thomasville six seventy five. Tickets valid on special go and on many regular trains except Nos 37 to 31 from Washington 7:00 p m Sunday April 8. Four day Washington stay with Pullman reservations in advance.
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