North Carolina Newspapers

It Pays To Read Tfee Advertisements la this paper as well as the other news matter. In these days of the high cost of living it means a savins of dollars and cents to you. Be wise and read the various ads re i cui miucuu uur auvenis ers to oar readers and urge them to to save mofl truing with our advertiser FAe Review is read and appreciated by that largz body of people who y four -fifths of thz goods sold in High Point the laboring people pot. 28, No. 16 High Painty N. C.JtWhursday, January 13, 1921 $1.50 a Yea VIEWs THE RURAL BOY OR GIRL HAS SAME CHANCE Earle Thurber entered the eighth grade of the High school irom the Springfield school and he won his way in a few days to the presidency of his class, showing that merit brings its own rew7ard, to the town and country alike. STEALS $65 FROM SHOE Fowler Lowe put $65 in his shoe Saturday night before re tiring. Sunday morning it was crone. "Who's got the thimble,,, or rather the money, is now puz- zling Lowe. HERE AND THERE Protect your animals during these wintry days or Mrs. R. C. Soyars, principal officer of the Humane Society, may get you before Judsre Kirkman. The snow storm here early ; Monday morning, preceaea oy a heavy sleet, made things in general look wintry. Rev. James W,. Rose, pastor of Green Street Baptist church, has tendered his resignation to accept the pastorate of the Bap tist church in Asheboro. - Provision btore, m charge of Bruce Carraway, on South Main street, is attracting j considerable attention from i those who desire to save money ' on canned goods. Mr. Carraway j served three years m tne u. o. : rmv and is an experienced man with army meats whitsh have passed the government test ana ; tViP best. See ad i lJ.lcici.uiv; cj. ttt elsewhere. U. S. Being Washed Away. The United States is slowly hut An sur. 1 bcuii? wasnea away. average rr tOllS Ol faun. npbb'es and loose rociv is tamcu bv the rivers into the oceans everv year from every square j mile of the 3,085,500 in the country, according to the geolog- ical survey ! ij'n-L. KoTiofit. nf tjeonle who -. r i,5, tfv wnrvv ' fiio 1, ?pV r!hrle&P Co- inH that wn pnoiio-h Ifei'liiWlg'fe about it maj v1. ' F 1 i. fi0 -.j.jil. j: r a X" UI "v. r- - TTnited States will all be washed ' IH"') t ie OCean m aUOut x liuuiun years. The Littie Red School Advo cates Endorse Bigger One Guilford council No. 23, Jr., r tt a TVf hna unanimously KJ. KJ. -f , , i. rtjov,0fq thp nroposea central i fw -riicrh Point town-' - n -i t- - T t ship j ATomhpra of the council have r l v r ii .- i t f i i i vju m --- i i frequently expressed themselves i .Qrr,Vrc to the special elec- i VVlt 11 i . it tion and nave stateu nav will vote for the school bonds week from next Tuesday, it one was stated. DEATH OF WELL. KNOWN MAN HERE highly at Viis home at the Highland cot- ton mill. His death 1 olio wed a brief illness of pneumonia. Mr. Barnes was 4o years , 01 age, having been born-in om - bus county on August z, He was a son 01 vv. .n. dim f TTT TT 1 Mnnr E. Barnes. . The body, accompanied by relatives, was taken to Lumber ton Friday the funeral party leaving High Point on train in o. james i. f jg a legea to " F. J. Lacy, white, vas tried -r -r- livkHr OC. I - , t 1 .i. 1 -i-4---,v teemed Hign romv "tjr did not wait xo " " convicted of a charge of X' I 1VJ.?, V Cx ki. iivw . , VJLlUWlll JJ iii- ' 31 at 4.50 o'clock Funeral ser-1- coiored, against Nan Kilby; Complications later set in and perience as farmers and mer vices were held at the aptist her husband aiso colored, I Lacv was arrested. Judge Kirk- chandisers. over the two Oaroli- churcn at Lumoenun tullwho Coapman claims enticea afternoon at 3 o clock ana xne j him to sell them lumber to the interment followed m Meadow-; yalue of $400 00 for $12.00, brook cemetery there. j from the Frank Littleford lum- Mr. Barnes came to nign i b yards wnere Coapman was Point tnree years agu. " arrival m tne city ne w employed as shipping clerk and arrival in the city ne nad oeen xror-ri fnrPTYin.Ti at tne nignianu j. vi. i Cotton mill. He was a mill man of experience and ability. Mr. Rarfnes had taken much inter est in church affairs and was s in wii- , -i member of the Baptist churcn ot T.nrYihprton. For the past sev - c j.vi.iii.w t eral months he had been teacner of a Bible Class at tne pouwmub Gaptist church, this city. Surviving are the widow, tne father and stepmother, and one daughter. Miss Mildred tfarnes. utiugiivvi, , r- T TVio icorQciri n Iso leaves nve iuc u.vvcvv j i brothers and two sisier, lows: R. H. and w. r. rm, of Lumberton; J. Q. Barnes, ot Des Moines, Iowa ; C. F. and u. F. Barnes, of Carthage, and Mrs. Ellie McDuffie and Miss Hattie Games, of Lumberton. High Point Goys Have a ' Serious Charge Against Them Clyde Norman and Charles Welborn, well known boys of this city are under bonds ' of $5,000 each, charged with burn ing the large casino at Laurel Park at Hendersonville Monday. The building was valued at $8, 000. Another boyl, Glenn Mc Donald is also implicated. Stockholders Commercial National Bank Have Interesting Meeting The regular annual meeting of the Commercial National Gank was held in their banking office Tuesday and a large ma jority of the 5,000 shares represented in person and proxy. The President's report was by was submitted showing a prosperous year and that and the condition of the bank were favorably corn- mented on by the numerous stockholders. .The report show ed more newT accounts opened during the past year than any vear in the history of the bank, i 4 A resolution was passed by j the Stockholders authorizing an j increase of the Board of Diree- ' tors to 15 men., The old board j P0f 12 were unanimously re-nlect- ; eel and Mr. U. n. Kearns, mr. . j F. Tomlinson and Mr. A. E. Tate ; were unanimously elected, mak- j ing the number 15. j me directors met , nrniea a- s iy after, the Stockholders caking thei oath of office and re-elect- j ed the old orricers. MISS WELBORN DEAD The body of Miss Callie Wel bom, age 29, who died Monday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock in a Raleigh hospital, where she had been a patient for several munuis, avcu m " f ! Tuesday morning on tram No. J.1, and was taken to the home j 0f her brother, Joseph K. Wei- j born, one mile east of the city, j The funeral was held Wednes-1 dav afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at . n ' . -.I 1 T terian church, of which the de- CiJiioUU Wcxa a, ntcuiwi, vn.ii phnvcre of the funeral services. Interment followed in Oakwood cemetery. Miss Welborn wras well known in Hiffh Point, having been born in this city. She was the daugh- . t J TTM,T XATI ter 0t j. wesiey J-ixiu ivax.v vvci- i i j-vt- i r j - war i hom. Her brother, J. K. Vvel- born, is the only immediate sur- viving relative. nf.ORO IS CARVED i i j wnn kaauk jnr,jvr, A negro is in a serioas i condition as the result of a bad i iittiner scrane on Broad street I mi nUmit-1r --p'4- 1 nursaay morning &iiui ti i 7 o'clock. Jack Bryant, negro, who is imnjp u;a pacane and had not uPPT1 aiinrehended today. j A razor was used m the carv- , ing and the negro reCeived sev - 1 eral seyere cuts on the face and , H The razor blade was . r-i 1 : 1 during tne scume oe- tween them two men. GETTING LUMBER CHEAP 7S 7 . o-n to urovp RWOTn Ollt fiwiat nf Wallace Coap- VV J- auto tt v. pt.w emnloved. The Kilbys were re- , on bail vhile Coapman , iease(j on bail while Uoapman j had to gtay in iail to await trial. The negro Coapman became very penitent and gave the whole story- to -Desk Sergeant Fr! Mnnoo. saviner this was the j JlXSjl, Li lilt; lie vcj i if it had not been for jT7. o-ntwri him into XVllU v uv . doing he would riot be in trouble, that he was awiui for it all and unloaded sor- his mind as well as conscience, as above stated. All three parties were piacea j iYil Ul IA vv. 1M.i wiw i ( j .9i.n ear.h at tne 11 1 lilt; X UUiiuo vj- v -n municipai court ivionaay. The banks of the ity had sLaiiums : quarter oi io. WORLD WAR VET GIVES BLOOD TO SAVE A "BUDDY" Skiles Holtman, a Weil Known High Pointer, Hero of Story in 'Frisco Paper. Skiles Hoffman, well known High Pointer, son of Harry Hoff man, South Main street, is the hero of a very interesting and unusual story appearing in a ban rancisco newspaper ft, re- able merchandise has been pur-! ducted in this city. Local people cent date. The well kno w track , chsed the Efirds and th responded to the call and con athlete gave his blood that the fSt- g have it deiivered in ! tributed to the fund, but- the hie an ex-service comrade might yfotfn within, the next few j amount asked for was not rais be saved. The clipping telling da 6 ed. of Hoffman's heroism was sent K thft mwhaRfi of ! It is believed that with other to Mrs. Aitnur Hamson, ot tlus city, by a young lady residing in ! TTViarn wVin if en Vi n nnon c wcio in ' school with Mr. Hoffman here i and didn't know he was residing 1 in San Franco the nP. i count appeared in the newspa-! pr. Accompanying the follow ing account was an excellent one column cut of Skiles Hoffman: "True to the best traditions of America's fighting manhood, G. Skiles Hoffman, local ex-service man and member of the Ameri- can Legion, gave his blood that the life of a comrade might be savea. "Out at the Lane hospital lay Chas. O'Brien, another ex-serv- j ice man, near aeam. j unen, an Alameda boy, had served overseas with the 312th field signal battalion. The hardships ! V1 "ws-vreitcr.- nau iaia me laid the louiiuaucn ci me disease irom which he suffered. Day by day he grew weaker under Lilt- Wct&t- ing of pernicibus anemia. "Finally he grew so weak that he could not move a limb. "Physicians called upon the American Legion to furntSh a volunteer who would give of his Ijrneil S 11' "Hoffman, a membp :? Gold-ive the front remodelled and 10, American btlertar changes made, inciadHtg' en Gate Post 40 jrion, a track star and a member of the legion tball tean ot mis city, vuiuuiBcu, iic uiu ed under the direction of Drs. A. v. muicimcj exitw aiaouii ficca More than a pint or oiooa vas transferred from the vein in Hoffman's arm to the suffering man's body. "Throno-h Hoffman's sacrifice, j O'Brien was given a new lease ! tt Ti j. 0ii me. ne is now aoie lo sit - - n- -m- l trA n n l wwr 1 r a j UD and take an interest in life. "Golden Gate, nroud of its son's act, has thanked Hoffman, stating his sacrifice was true to the best principles of the Amer- ixi sy" V vv- any act of heroism periormed on the field of battle. LACY IS GUILTY OF FALSE PRETENSE Before Judge O. A. Kirkman m municipal court i nursaay, and obtain ing money unaer iaise pretense. According to the evidence pre- j. j t,"oi inrro ; L and j M Loving recently , conducted a meat market in Me- ; chanicsvine. An ice box was .1 . A 4 - r? ja' wifh ! ICIltv-U j.x win j-i. . - - "." "7 1 ; " X' I the understanding that Lacy might purchase it within a pe - riod of 12 months. Lacy sold J Lg nd ! 1 3 (MCK -P-m 4-V n in a hflY , i-xiilXUl tDXVJ iui iiJ. iv-f, ruJZLa tlft man ordered the defendant to ; - $50 to Nance and turn the j fCf box over to Loving. Lacy must also pay Loving $115 and the court costs in the case. Fire in the dust separator at the Snow Lumber company, No. 210 East Commerce street, shortly after 7 o'clock Friday night called out the fire depart ment. The flames were quicKiy A little damage CAlliig uioiiu r- j done The origm Df tle fire koa rnt hpn Hetermmed. ihe iiao iivw . aiarm was turned in from box and No. 42, corner Hamiiton Commerce streets. A PRETTY CHUMP Sing a song of experience, A fellow 'bout to die, j Doctor says there is no hope, It does no good to cry, a Had his eyes been open Tft hfi loved his wife 4 . not know the sick man-but , "Sed bv he store The fifth O'Brien was an ex-service mmuZXL tea res- RD TO OPEN ANOTHER BIG ESTABLISHMENT he Efird department stores. of the largest merchandising fi in the entire south, and ch operates an establishment ' in igh Point, has purchased the ! Eijegtein building in Wilmington ! will make it one of the lead- ! merchandise centers. tA complete stock of reason- , :.LliMflw,? wn,'-: ch carried the following J1 recent lssue: , & 7Fh the new. year a Tek .ld' Wilmington gams another m- and a bi? one in te lo cation of the Efird Department Stores, said to be the largest merchandising firm in the whole south. A deal was consummated late yesterday whereby the Ein stein building on the corner of Front and Grace streets wTith a large stock of dry goods was purchased. The price was with- held, but it is claimed that the deal is one of the largest of the j kind completed h m tne state m rent years, Qpen m Sixty Days Within 60 days, J. B. Efird, prsident of the company, ex- t z . be ready for business h a complete new stock of j viiioo vMirrVif i . I tt .1 i ji lH IN ew I or k expressly iui me wiiuu6n x , -new store, which it is his inten- jof the city, including clothing ikT, moVa'hnp nf t.ViP lpadinff total $1,610. The report shows vivxi w iiitv o merchandising centers in thene aex. south. ' . 1 ffb ?LSent d : The services of an architect JL ui .,ar f n UtJlii acuiu hi viVAv.x 1 installation of fast passen- i arer elevators. - "hp wnn p nve noors win ue j" " ; r 7 , ; must oe saveu hiii-vu&u. wic ci- !BSlJttte amidelf0rt? f A'?Can Pfople, those dinner will be seived amia art- h haryp of the work deciare. istic and thoroughly hygienic surroundings. The cate will be a stronsr feature of the new store and no e ipense is being I spared to insure the daintiest sort of environment, and the most up to drie kitchen and din- i . s jl. mg room equipment and ser- i . vice. Faith in Wilmington The Efird Department stores ; . Q,7Q OOT1 Mb to locate in this . f considerable time, the tiiy iui c wujmviw 7 nresident said last nignt, du. , P he had been un til vpst.prdav he had been able to make a deal tor a building ! large enough for his conception fact that we have located on the OI OUSlliess 111 vviiiniii"- iiv- nrst lcivuiciui uppui tuin,,, , - Mr. Efird, "shows our opinion prospects here. Wilmington is a thriving city and its oest aays are shPflYi of it. Well, we are I hovo tn tv and are sroinsr to ! share in the prosperity coming j to this fine city and district." I Southerners, Born and Bred I Aasopiatpd with J. B. Efird : r " . .j n j are his tour Drotners, ana ui I them were raised on a . iaim iu j Anson county, ah ui ! what it is to raise cotton atsix ' porta St. 001111(1. llic.V ctl tliUi vw " n . i ougniy laminar irum u nas and Virginia with the buy ing needs of the southern pub lic. . The policy of the chain of stores is to buy strictly for cash and to sell on the same basis, with the object of making a small margin on a quick turn over. It is expected about 125 per sons will be employed when the store is in operation. In the meantime the presidnt and his colleagues are hard at work dur ing a brief stay in the city plan ning to get action on as quick an opening as the alterations to the property will permit. The store was a hive ot activty last mgnL with everyone hard at work get ting the Einstein stock into packing cases for shipment. Three stills near Abbott's were captured Creek a few weeks ago. , Stamey repairs your watch jewelry to give service. THE RELIEF FUND SE CURED HERE High Point has contributed $2,855.15 for the European Child Relief fund, it was announced by J..Elwood Cox, local chairman. High Point was asked to con- tribute $5,000 for the support ot 500 suitermg and starving- T7I 1 " 1 I J 1 1 1 1 rjuropean ennaren until narvest. An intensive campaign was con-; reports not heard from the amount contributed will exceed $3,000. When final reports are 1 submitted the additional money . For violation of city ordi will be forwarded to the proper nances governing traffic, C. P. authorities, later to be sent to . Johnson, Harris'on Dorsett, Don Europe. aid Rogers, Lyman Redding and Herbert Hoover is at the head j Jim Ellington paid half the costs of the movement and he asked r H. L. Ryan submitted to a that the United States contrib- charge of speeding and paid the ute $33,000,000 to the fund. It costs in his case, is not known how much of that I A. R. Idol paid half the costs amount has been raised in this country. Greensboro and Goldsboro are the only two cities in North Carolina that have contributed more than their' quotas, accord- i to reports reaching High ! ing Point today from Henry A. Page, of Asheboro, state chair man of the fund. According to Mr. Cox's report cash collections in this city to date total fci,uid.Yu. ine sud- sp-'rintions forwarded in cash -f i vnn n-l-i i-h a vnvnf.nrwTri rnnr." hp , , i i ,11 rvu. , i The campaign m an effort to 1 f 11 J.t lJ?Zk Those in charge of the work will j continue to receive contribu- ! tions. 1 11 Tne th.v T i, , tu i: 4? Members of the committee Say j that $- 0 will snare the life of a istitil next harvest. FOR THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES Requests for the help of the Associated Charities are being rceivd daily by Mrs. Frank Gur ley, secretary of the organiza- tion. . ivirs. Lxiiriey w-as asKeu tu fi nish a half dozen pairs of shoes for little children of High Point Friday. Scores of requests for clothing are rapidly being re ceived and in order to solve the blem it is essential that the n fm-nnatP Of tne CltV COn- u,ut t tii th Asann- iiivj. . opH Charities is now endeavor- ing to raise. It was officially stated tnat . ouuk, wuib m tiic man less than half of the $6,000, ! ger." Every small child was which the organization has ask-, given a candle and some of the a Woi nHWar.i tn contribute, older ones. v,n rpcpivpd The Associated Charities is maintained by the citizenship of liffh Point Unless people of 4 1HST1 irUllit. umcoo Fcupv th contrimbute the Asso- ciated charities cannot possibly on tne work it has started , doTS is declared. IVlrS. VlUilcV ID lllctiviij. a, ii tai , , anneai to Hisrh Pointers. iivrw ir m w THAT BAD BACK Do you have a dull, steady ache in the small of the back sharp, stabbing twinges when stooping or lifting distressing urinary disorders ? For bad back and weakened kidneys High Point residents recommend Doan's Kidney Pills. Read this High Point statement. Mrs. J. E. Wagner, 401 Grimes St., says : "Some time ago I suf fered from intense pains in the small of my back. My kidneys acted irregularly and I was caused a lot of distress on this account. After I had taken a box of Doan's Kidney Pills, the pains left my back and my kidneys acted regularly again. I cer tainluy can recommend Doan's Kidney Pills. Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't simply asK ior a Kianey - . , . i. i j remedy get Doan's money Pills the same that Mrs. Wag- or ner had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. NEGRO BOUND OVER Wallace Coapman was given a preliminary hearing Wednesday before Judge Kirkman, in muni cipal court, on a charge of lar ceny of lumber from Frank Littleford Lumber company. He was ordered held for Guilford superior court under bond of rtfAA m 1 1 $ouu, prooaDle cause having been found. Coa.pman is alleged to have stolen approximately 3,650 feet of lumber. Kinly Grown, negro, was found guilty of abandonment and non-support. He must give bond of $300 and pay $20 month ly for 12 months for the support of his wife. for operating ins automobile with a cut-out open. STLIL CRITICALLY ILL M. W. Brown, who was injured several days ago in the Southern Furniture Exposition building, is ObiU 111 CA, VlllVUl VV11U1I1V11 ClV sanatorium, wrhere he was taken shortly after the accident, phy sicians report. Bro. n a sinjured when ma- , teril fell frm the top of the I building, striking him on the 1 back. He was thought to be i getting along nicely until Friday ; when his condition became i worse, .brown s nome is m vvuist:. muwn s by an elevator company placing elevators in the exposition build- mg. HTOH POTNT ROTTTE A riv Marv A. Clodfelter j Christmas is over and another ! new vear is here and we should 1 P'eag OUTTvto 1Ve- a el and, a M' , aSid? , , " , . , . , an evil aomg ana ao more lor the Master's cause Christmas weddme-s: Evans Wall, ox w allburg, to iniss An- , nie Giles, of Morganton. Herbert Reece to Miss Mamie j Berrier, both of near Bethany. Citarlie.Weavil, of near Geth any, to Miss Berrier, of Mid- .way. Rev. John McCuiston filled his regular apointment at Fried land Christmas day and preach ed a Christmas searon to a large crowd. Following the sermon, the annual love feast was held. The small children of the Sun day School leld their candle ser vices and all seemed to enjoy themselves The older members j of the church came in the church a ox av indue iui -juvev- .. . l l rAn - - sion witn aoout zuu or more decorated candies ourning. ljit- ! ue 1VAA&& TAt "it William Pool killed two hogs that weighed 670 pound. Thomas Pegram killed two ! that weighed 640 pounds. K. M. uiodieiter Kined two that weighed 743 pounds. T. S. Farabee killed two that weighed 795 pounds. D. E. Clodfelter killed two that weighed 586 pounds. J. S. Hines killed three that weighed 1,023 pounds. More td kill. Many thanks for the presents from the Review family. (Thanks also to the Clodfelter family Editor. )- Dr. and Mrs. Phillips, of Charlotte, called to see us on Sunday. Glad to have Jhem come to see us. Mrs. Lou Hines is feeling some better at present. C. C. Smith is indisposed this week. We had a very quiet Christ mas; no drinking and very lit tle hunting Miss Dorothy O'Neal, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. O'Neal, 113 Maple street; returned Sun day morning on train No. 11, to High Point from Richmond, where she has been the Christ- mas guest of relatives. Miss O'Neal was accompanied on her return by her aunt, Mrs. S. m Cottrell, and daughter, Eliza' beth.