Direct to Consumer Firm Formed to Market Local Goods
A new Direct to Consumer Corporation based in High Point plans to market furniture and other local factory products by mail order. With a capital of a quarter million dollars, officers include S. C. Clark president G. M. Field vice president and M. C. Crowson treasurer. The venture aims to ship straight from the 40 factories to customers, undercut Chicago and New York rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Time Test Furniture Company
S. C. Clark
G. M. Field
M. C. Crowson
Ccmpany
United States
Army
Mary A. Clodfelter
High Point
Lebanon Methodist Protestant church to be dedicated
The Lebanon Methodist Protestant church of Mechanicsville will be dedicated Sunday at eleven with Rev Andrews, conference president, delivering the dedication sermon. Several former pastors are expected to attend as well. The public is invited. Nearby notes report a land sale at Vestal Johnson Farm reaching about 8883 dollars, social visits, and glad recovery news for E C Grissom after a serious illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aliie Guyer
Lebanon Methodist Protestant Church of
Mechanicsville
Andrews
M. EB. Church
Mars
High Point
W. E. Grissom
Vestal Johnson
B. A. Guyer
Jamestown
W. L. Guyer
Edward Suits
W. W
FE. C. Henderson
Virginia
Samuel Phillips
Oar Ridge
C. T. Phillips
Ameal Guyer
Carl Jester
W. P. Jester
Bessemer City
Frank Luck
Abbott's Creek
Z. K. Luck
J. W. Guyer
Thomasville
Jack Bolling
Mrs. Cashwell
Parkton
Auto Thieves In Limbo In Sunday's Arrests
Three white youths from the city Geo Britton Clarence Grissom and Roy Walton were arrested Sunday charged with stealing the automobile of Dr Houston P Hiatt The arrests followed police investigations since the car was taken late Thursday night Chief McGhee said Britton confessed and drove the car to a pre arranged meeting point The trio faces conviction based on the evidence presented L Beyville of Fayetteville donated two mules valued at 500 to the M P Children's Home of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Britton
Clarence Grissom
Roy Walton
Houston P. Hiatt
McGhee
Britton
Tar Heel Spent 13 Months in German Prison Camp
Sergt. Edgar M. Halyburton of Stony Point NC was captured November 3 1917 during a trench raid with the 16th Infantry. He describes Terrible conditions at Tuechel and Rastatt where 2700 Americans elected him camp commandant. He praises the Red Cross for weekly aid and improving rations despite theft from shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar M. Halyburton
Stony Point
N. C
16Th Infantry
Tuechel
Rastatt
Sergt
Halyburton
Red Cross
Berne
Switzerland
Huns
Pastor Called to Alabama For Mission Fund Drive
Rev. Dr. George R. Brown of the First Methodist Protestant church has been invited to Alabama to assist in a drive to raise 1,000,000 dollars for missions and education. His pulpit was filled Sunday morning and evening by Rev. J. M. Hill as large congregations welcomed the visiting divine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Brown
First Methodist Protestant Church
Alabama
J. M. Hill
Miss Mattie Trotter Becomes Bride of Mr Charles Walker
Miss Mattie Trotter daughter of Mr Roland Trotter of Trinity township wed Mr Charles Walker of Glenoa on Sunday. The couple departed Monday for Florida to begin their honeymoon period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Trotter
MR. Chas. Walker
Roland Trotter
Trinity Township
Charles Walker
Glenoa
Florida
New Furniture Factory Promoter Plans City Enterprise
William Tate promotes a new furniture factory to be built on Hamilton Street in the old Shuttle Block Plant. Tate, a pioneer local furniture maker, says the venture will produce a high grade line of furnishings and reflects confidence in the city’s industrial growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tate
Hamilton Street
Mr. Tate
Sergeant Stamey Visits Cousin During Camp Dodge Stop
Sergeant Mark Stamey of the medical department base hospital Camp Dodge Iowa spent Saturday visiting his cousin W L Stamey. He was en route back to Camp Dodge after transporting two patients to Baltimore. Prior to service he worked in the automobile business at Olympia Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Stamey
Medical Department
Camp Dodge
Iowa
W. L. Stamey
Stamey
Camp Doge
Baltimore
Olympia
Washington
Sergeant Stamey
Greensboro
Mistes Vail
Hoffman
Red Cross Nurse Describes End of War in France
High Point residents recall Chateau Thierry Verdun and St Mihiel battles as veterans parade with gold and wound stripes. Miss Edna Hill, a High Point Red Cross nurse, served at base hospital No. 6 in Bordeaux where a 5,000 bed facility treated Allied and German casualties. She notes Germans pressed for armistice while Americans stayed eager to fight and marked by quiet after the armistice was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Thierry
Verdun
St. Mihiél
France
High Point
Red Cross
Angels of Mercy
Edna Hill
Miss Hill
No. 6
Bordeaux
Boston
Brentzer
Charlotte
Notice to Subscribers on Prepaid Dates for Delivery
The paper urges subscribers to verify the date opposite their name to ensure delivery. It explains that some are paid only a week ahead and must remit by the next issue to avoid missing issues. It notes government cash in advance requirements for all papers.
Lawyer hunts for Gladys Atwood over large estate
A New York lawyer arrived yesterday seeking Gladys Atwood, once a local resident, amid claims a rich uncle left her an estate valued at 200000. David T. Yow, a fire truck expert, has returned from the army. The county fair at the South Main Street School on Friday night drew interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gladys Atwood
David T. Yow
Army
South Main Street
Kansas Governor Refuses Cotton Conference Invitation
Topeka Kan March 24 The cotton growers of the South in their effort to limit acreage to sustain high prices are trading upon the world’s misery Governor Allen charged in a letter refusing an invitation from the South Carolina Cotton Association to attend a conference where acreage reduction reports would be discussed He compared cotton price aims with Kansas wheat profits and warned against forming to cropland shortages He stated he cannot accept the invitation citing lack of sympathy with the meeting’s purpose and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
South Carolina Association
Topeka
Kan
South
Allen
South Carolina Cotton Association
J. 8. Wannamaker
Columbia
S. C
Association
Iowa
Illinois
Texas
Raper and Gregory Take Interest in High Point Marble Yards
Raper and Gregory have taken an interest in the High Point Marble Yards replacing Barbee Marble Works. Both men are well known and experienced and are expected to make good in the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.G. Gregory
High Point
D. R. Aper
Barbee
Postal card from 1911 reaches Long Time Coming cedar rapids to high point
A Cedar Rapids postal card mailed January 2, 1911, arrived in High Point March 18, 1919 after eight years in transit. The addressee had died en route and the card was received by his son. The card showed no wear and the recipient credited Postmaster General Burleson for delivering the goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
High Point
Burleson
High Point property sale and local events show steady activity
Pete Antona kos purchased a key North Main and West Broad street property from J. Harper Johnston’s estate for 26500 dollars. A new Printing and Office Supply Co will operate from Mrs J J Welch’s North Main building. Also notes include a neighborhood dinner at Wesley Memorial M E Church, a death of Wm E Flagg at 19, a jail capture of Jess Crater for larceny, Rev Roy E Leinbach’s return from Camp Lee duties, Greensboro High School’s 38 to 0 win over High Point at Cone Park, a stolen Liberty auto found on Thomasville road, and an Elks reception for returning soldiers May 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Pete Antonakos
North Main and
West Broad Streets
J. Harper Johnston
The
Printing and Office Supply Co
Pershing Praises 30th Division in War Review
The letter from General Pershing commends the Thirtieth Division for its wartime performance in France. It notes training, front-line service from July, and actions in the Ypres Lys and Somme offensives, including the September 29 breakthrough at Hindenburg and Le Catelet Navrines, with Pellicourt and Nanuroy captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Ypres-Lys
Somme
Hindenburg
le Catelet-Navrevines
Pellicourt
Nanuroy
School Library Seeks Gifts To Grow Its Collection
The junior high reports steady library growth though books are costly. A 36 volume gift from sixth graders led by Miss Cletus Burgess boosts the fund, with purchases this year including Lodge's Histories and Eliot's Five Foot Shelf. Last year’s cash balance rose from gifts and fundraisers, now urging the community to follow the sixth grade by donating a book or providing pickup details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cletus Burgess
Jr.High
Lodge
Eliot
Asheboro Items Mention Local Residents and War Reflections
John Brittain, recently in France with the Thirtieth division, arrived on furlough to visit his parents in Asheboro before returning to Camp Jackson. He had been hospitalized in France and in New York and is recovering from influenzal illness. Other notes include Mrs. Mary A. Cox en route to High Point, Confederate veteran Murphy Burris recalling Civil War feats, Miss Gusta Humble studying nursing in High Point, and Miss Dora Shaw preparing for an appendectomy at High Point hospital. A quiet marriage between Leo Smith of Randie man and Virginia Helt of High Point is reported, along with visits and funerals of local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Carolina
Tennessee
A. E
South
Hindenburg
New York National Guard
Pershing
Lewis
France
Am _Expeditionary Forces
Edward M. Lewis
John Brittain
J. T. Brittain
Brittain
New York
Age Hospital
Camp Jackson
Mary A. Cox
Asheboro
High Point
Hannah Philps
Murphy Burris
Ramseur
Burris
Grant
Cold Arbor
Gusta Humble
A. C. Moton
Lexington
Dora Shaw
High Point Hospital
J. A. Cecil
W. H. Gurley
M. P. Parsonage
Randieman
Leo. Smith
Virginia Helt
J. A. Ledbetter
Ruth Cox
T. V. Rochelle
F. A. Henley
Virginia
Frank Henley
Rodney Snow
Louis Bulla
War Memorials as Community Buildings in Schools
Numerous sources propose memorials to World War I fallen as democratic, useful structures like community buildings or schoolhouses. The U S Bureau of Education backs the idea, urging memorials that sustain memory through civic activity and embody the ideals for which soldiers fought in France. The editor suggests High Point consider a new high school as a fitting memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Jackson
Bureau of Education
France
High Point
Longtime Telephone Employee Takes First Vacation
Miss Lillie Rankin, nearly 30 years with the local telephone company, takes her first vacation. Secretary J. Paul Leonard of the State Merchant's Association visited regarding an insurance company venture. Jack Fields, with United States Fuel Co. in West Virginia, spent the weekend here. Brown Bros. Nurseries advertise trees and plants. Uncle A. M. Meredith, longtime High Point resident, dies at 79. funeral to be held with ministers W. A. Lambeth and J. M. Hilliard officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Rankin
J. Paul Leonard
State Merchant’s Association
Jack Fields
United States Fuel Co
West Virginia
A. M. Meredith
High Point
Rich and prosperous people in North Carolina education debate
A North Carolina piece argues poverty limits no education progress, citing 1918 crops valued over 700 million dollars and Liberty Bonds purchases. It compares state savings and schooling costs, noting Massachusetts and Tennessee figures from 1898 99 to illustrate education payoff and wealth generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Tennessee
United States
Maggachusetts
Stegarély
California
Texas
Men Wanted Today and Local Notices at Warcia Bank
A collection of items includes a recruiting style call for men of high character, managerial changes at Warchovia Bank and Trust with Julius C. Smith moving to law practice, Mrs. H. W. McCain joining Philadelphia clinics, Sergeant Stamey trip to Greensboro, new gold jewelry patterns at Starmey's, and a poem titled My Little Star by Isabel Tate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Matton
Julius C. Smith
The
Warchovia Bank & Trust
Smith
Isabel Tate
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. C. Grissom
L. Beyvile
Fayetteville
Fie M. P. Children’s Home
Tar Heel
Q. R. Raper
Wesley Memorial M. EB. Church
Wm. E. Flagg
Centennial Avenue
Oakwood Cemetery
J. M. Hilliard
Jess Crater
Brown
No. 44
Roy E. Leinbach
First Reformed Church
Camp Lee
Leinbach
Greensboro High School
Cone Park
H. B. Hiatt
Thomasville Road
Lodge of Elks
Ésseans
Grace Holton
Carrie Stout
Miss Brown
Moore
Lela Walker
Ches
Cuba
Brown Bros. Nurseries
Rochester
N. Y
H. W. McCain
Starmey
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