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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
1
A wartime column praises voluntary 10 Paget year sacrifices as the nation honors loyal citizens. It argues no period in history matches today’s selfless deeds in the face of Kaiser-led aggression and asserts ultimate divine judgment of rulers.
A large delegation from High Pint accompanies the Bankhead Pathfinding party from Greensboro to Hig Point and on to Thomasville Wednesday afternoon arriving at 2 45 lunch at Elwood Hotel Mayor W P Ragan will welcome visitors City Manager Murphy T J Gold and others will speak Also on the trip are Senator Bankhead J A Rountree and Yates Webb A half hour or more will be spent in Hig Point The party left Washington Tuesday morning in rain.
Notice states after November 2 the mail rate rises to three cents for letters outside town and two cents for postal cards nationwide. Dropped letters for the city remain two cents. Citizens advised to comply with new postage rules.
A Monday night stockholders meeting at Commercial National Bank drew many participants with nearly 1000 shares represented. Secretary-treasurer W. Idol reported strong earnings and the board reelected itself. Extra shares were subscribed boosting total to about 550 with plans to reach 750 in a month.
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co acquires Standard Mirror Co merging two large glass factories. W. D. Brooks serves as manager of the Pittsburg plant, enabling expansion to handle significantly more work from the deal.
Everett Johnson was convicted for assaulting W. D. Simmons on South Main Street Saturday evening and received a 30 day road sentence at trial on Monday. He appealed but failed to post a $300 bond. The evidence showed Johnson had little provocation for the attack.
Mrs. Alice Denny died Thursday night at 10 40 at her home. Funeral services and interment were held Saturday at Summerfield, her old home.
The Bankhead Highway party arrived in Raleigh last evening and will reach Greensboro at 1 30. They depart Greensboro at 2 and expect High Point by 3 o clock, with a luncheon at the Elwood hotel replacing the noon hour.
Baltimore experienced a large blaze destroying several piers with investigators labeling the start incendiary. Two suspects were arrested after being seen in a motor boat near the piers during the incident.
Former Supt Haynes arrives in Stockholm on a consular mission while Amelia Lindsay Elizabeth 70 a Liberty bond holder pledges to do her bit. High Point hosts chrysanthemum days Liberty loan drives near $50 000 marks and $100 to $20 000 gifts. Arbor Day observations and community meetings fill the week as local figures travel marry and celebrate amid bank and Red Cross activities.
City council discusses obtaining 50 car loads of coal for a municipal fuel yard and asks factories to cooperate in ordering coal. E D Steele warns he will not pay part of Rocmac work on Centennial Avenue. Officials note road wear and possible washouts while Rocmac payment progresses. New ordinances on minors selling junk and strict record keeping pass for action. A heavy fine targets immoral acts involving women and rides. Tax billing shifts to quarters ending in June. Minor requests receive attention as cross street work with water pipes is approved with caveats.
Citizens celebrate Guilford for surpassing its Liberty loan goal by 612360 dollars, lifting the total well above the 2000000 mark. The Commercial National Bank of the city contributed 1509000 dollars to the ocean of Liberty loans as a sign of local patriotism.
The Efird's store opens this week in the Lind say building on North Main Street with Manager Lee inviting High Point and nearby residents to attend opening day. An ad also highlights C B Mattocks Co gents' furnishings. Manager McIntyre of the Rose promotes Friday and Saturday deals and explains the current war tax.
A summary of guidelines from The Irish World urging well bred behavior. It stresses kindness, avoiding slang, avoiding gossip, respecting age, refraining from boasting about wealth, upholding promises, respecting others’ rights, keeping engagements, not mocking quirks, avoiding causing pain, and consistent manners toward all people. It condemns two faced conduct and humiliating remarks toward the disabled.
In Old Trinity on the northern boundary stands the long known Long House or Cochranes house built before the Civil War by Jimmie Welborn to house college bays. It faced east with five rooms along a long piazza and housed many youths from around the world. Once considered a haunt a cemetery overlooks the rear, and tales of a white horse and spooks circulated before remodeling and a change of ownership.
The article notes major updates to the Long House with a redesigned tateroom, a central hall, removal of the old porch stairway, and a new cupola. Paint freshens the walls while the red clay remains as distinctive as at the cornerstone, promising durability for another 80 years.
A wartime column argues music is essential to morale and national spirit. It lauds the Confederate yell adopted by the 82nd Division near Atlanta and insists music aids recruitment and endurance in war and peace, citing priests, preachers, and historic uses of song. It notes salaries from fifty thousand to one million dollars as context for loyalty to the flag.
The Austro German advance overruns vast Italian territory with 120000 Italian prisoners and 1000 guns captured. Allies rush aid while France expects Italians to stem the tide. Congress likely to raise draft ages and initiate a third Liberty Loan two months early. US mobilization may extend conflict for years.
The American Defense Society asks President Wilson to reconvene Congress and declare war on Austria at once for the best interests of the cause.
French and English forces push forward on multiple battlefronts while reverses by Russia and Italy raise concern about sustaining a larger allied war effort.
The piece describes a eerie Halloween scene in High Point with spooks and witches in the streets, black cats and dogs howling, eerie lights, and pranks on both living and inanimate targets as night unfolds in a desolate mood.
Guardians for Harry Thaw were to be named in New York today in the suit of Walter L. Rathbone to obtain 30000 pounds from Thaw for legal services. Walter Riddle and J. Denisto Lyon of Philadelphia have been made Thaw's guardians in the suit of Fuller & Fuller for 10000 dollars.
Mr. Cecil A dead died Monday afternoon at his Best Street home after a long illness. He leaves a wife and one son. He belonged to the Cecil & Kennedy firm on English Street. Funeral services were held at the home and burial followed at Pleasant Grove. Halloween revelers occupied Main Street with no disturbance.
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