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No. 49
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Tuesday Night's Meetkg of
City Council.
The city manager took up the
reading of several ordinances relat-!
j0g to the street improvement work
and the bonds provided for taking
care of same. Seventy thousand of
tlie bonds were ordered put upon
trie market at once.
TO PAVE MAIN STREET.
Ala v or Ragan did excellent work
jn getting the necessary signatures!
to reconstruct tne Mam street blocks
from the posteffice to Beeson Hard
ware Co. There are 2,5 1 6 front feet
on the two sides of the blocks and
as Mr. Ragan secured signatures rep
resenting nearly 1,500 feet the work
Was ordered done after proper ad
vertising at a cost of about $4,400.
More signatures could have been se
cured had the owners of some of
the property been in the city.
ASSESSMENT PAID.
Eighty dollars was ordered paid to
the secretary of the State Municipal
Assuciaticn as High Po&tfc- -part of
the cost in securing needed Jegisla
tinn for towns and cities This asso-
v-
aDDropriations from the counties for
use in the cities, me $i,4uu recent
ly spent on High Point streets and
the $5,000 to be spent on city streets
leading to the good road is the re
sult of the work of this association.
DAMAGE SUIT SETTLED.
The damage suit pending against
the city by Mrs. C. B. Cummings
was compromised by the payment
of $100.
SALARIES RAISED.
The salary of Fire Truck Driver
Yow of the Eagle Hose Co. was or
dered advanced to $50.
The saiary of the patrolmen was
fixed at $65 instead of $70 as asked.
The former salary was $60 a month.
TO ENLARGE BASIN.
The settling basin at the pumping
station will be enlarged to give a
more plentiful supply of pure drink-
me water
It is a pleasure to meet with the r
bubicess-like manner., ihere is no-
haggling among the councH and busi-'
precision. Anything for the good of
the citv and its DeoDle meets with
SDontaceous aooroval Under such
circumstances our good city is bound
to go forward and receive a favor
able reception with outsiders.
KOME TO
IRMESS
WEEK
DEATHS
The four-months-old son of Chief
McGhee died Thursday at the home
on Carriek ayenue after a few days'
illness. Dr. G. T. Rowe conducted
the funeral services Friday.
AJAMIA, 14-monthscld daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Smith, died
Saturday at the family home 607
East Green street and the funeral
services were heid from the resi
dence Sunday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. C. P. Coble of the First Pres
byterian church. Interment in Oak
wood cemetery.
THOMPSON, Mrs. C. L., sister-in-law
of Mrs. H. U. Oakes of this city,
died in Mocksville Sunday. She was
buried at Statesville Tuesday. Mrs.
Oakes ati ended the funeral. De
ceased was well and favorably
known here.
ADAMS Mrs. Maria, wife of J.
H. Adams, died at her home in the
Fairfield neighborhood yesterday,
aged 64 years. Death was due to
pellagra. She leaves a husband.
The funeral services will be heli at
Springfield this afternoon.
STOUT Mrs. Rhetta, wife of
Frank Stout, died Saturday night at
201 Tate street, aged 32 years. The
funeral services were held Monday
at Mt. Vernon church, conducted
by Rev. A. D. Shelton of Welch
Memorial church.
Mrs. Denson, wife of Captain Ely
Demon of the U S. army, stopped
off here Thursday for a visit to the.
Parents of her husband, Mr. and Mrs
J E. Denson, leaving Saturday night,
ts. Denson was accompanied by
er interesting little daughter and
was on her way to FortNiagara.N.Y.
to see Capt. Denson, who in all
Probability will sail for foreign shores
soon.
The Baraca class of Wesley Mem
orial church will hold a social in the
church parlor on Friday evening,
aept. 14th. This is.the first of a se
ne of socials to be given by this
ciass, its object being to get better
acquainted and develop the social
side of life. Visitors welcome.
ITHP T?RrPA7l8 Pages
ot the
that
Kirmess Week o Ba Big
tveot.
The various committees working
lor the success of Kirmess week
S3 . tiP P -everything
pviuis iu a DIP W
h tra full C
r insure, front and Patriotism.
There will be a paradreach morn'
mg of four joyful days.
. AUbref:: Brooks will speak on
J?rmemU)ay, Thursday, and there
will be other prominent speakers
each day.
Wednesday is Patriots' Day and
there will be something doing every
few minutes,
Friday is Educational Day and
the schools will take a prominent
part,
Saturday Is Everybody's Dav and
will possibly prove as interesting as
Farmers' Day, the big day of all.
tne Metropolitan Shows will ex
hibit all week and good, clean shows
are guaranteed.
There will bs various stunts and
.races pulled off each day of Kirmess
week and dancing on East Washing-
The varied premium hst is being
niauea out todav A
articles for
exbibit must be placed in the hands
of the committee on Monday, Sect
24th.
Be sure to come to High Point
these four days Wednesday, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26,
27, 28 and 29.
The latch-string hangs on the out
side and all are thrice welcome.
Bring your various exhibits on
Monday, Sept. 24th, sure. You may
have the very com, oats, wheat, po
tatoes, pumpkins, butter, etc., hat
will wm a prize. No matter which
jo tpour adjacent counties you
llve. if you are just as welcome.
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TRANSGRESSORS.
Mattie Phillips comes before Judge
Austin today charged with vagrancy.
A negro appropriated a pair of
pants frmr Another and this case
ide
i be aired in court today.
IN THE MOVE.
Train load after train load of sol-
ew have been passing through .he
past week en route to southern
camps nearly 100 trains altogether.
BOY KNOCKED FROM WHEEL.
Ernest Spencer, a white boy, was
knocked from his bicycle yesterday
evening by an auto driven by out-of-town
parties and thrown to the
wheels of a moving wagon. He was
pretry badly bruised and scared but
not seriously hurt.
ONLY WHITES WANTED.
The next contingent of 40 per cent
from High Point to Camp Jackson
at Columbia, S. C , will all be white
men and they will leave next Wed
nesday. P
LEA SURE
ROF1T
ATRIOTISM
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Moseley of
Richmond are visiting in the city.
The car in which they were riding
ran into a sand bank and damaged
it considerably. Mr. Moseley is, now
interested in the manufacture and
sale of house-cleaning articles, etc.,
and the company bears his name.
He married a Miss Lineback of this
city.
The address of Miss Edith, daugh
ter of Mr and Mrs B. E. Moore,
who is in France serving her coun
try as. nurse, is furnished as infor
mation to friends: "Miss Edith
Moore, Nurse, St. Mary's Guild, Phil
adelphia, Pa., Hospital No. 10,
American Expeditionary Forces,
France " In one corner of the pack
age should be the words "O. A. S."
and in the other "Red Cross."
The "SchooL Thrift Club," inaugu
rated by Cashier Crowson of the
Home Banking Co. two years ago,
and which has proven to be a great
help to the community, will start
again on Sept. 24th and doubtless
scores of children and teachers will
avail themselves of this exceptional
opportunity to save. For particulars
see ad. on 4th page. Mr. Crowson
will be pleased to explain everything
in connection with the School Thrift
Club.
One of the cute little tricks of Ger
man airmen is to drop poisoned
candy when flying over Northern
France, thereby causing the death
of unsuspecting little French chil
dren who eat it. We agree with the
Richmond Journal that next to pois
oning wells and fi: mg ou hospitals,
this candy trick is abuut the basest.
a' ,ji
large body of
people
Point, N.
THINfiS PERSONAl AND
OF A JENEBAL NATURE
Hickory reports the first frost yes
terday morniag.
According & the katvdid th ftrst
frost is due Oct "23rd. '
The Arctic Ice and Coal Co. wants
a good man. See ad.
L. C. Sinclair is in Chicago, to
spend several dayron business.
Banks Bencini has entered the
University of North Carolina.
. David L. tanton has returned to
Roanoke to resume his studies.
The Broadway Theatre has in
stalled a pipe organ. - 1
J. A. London will occupy the old
H. A Moffitt store about Oct. 15th.
Miss Elizabeth Harris has return
ed to Greensboro College for Women
to resume her studies.
"Grandma" David WUbern spent
Friday night at -the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Hay worth.
W. F. Clayton, a dentist of this
city, has been called to Camp Sevier
at bpartanburg, S. C.
The Metropolitan shows will e
nibit here during Kirmess week
Sept. 26 29.
Marvin Denson has entered, the
A. andE. College at Raleigh to study
civil engineering.
l . . Sk-
LoflhVs millinery and jewelry
store have an announcement in this
l"""' juic iu i can ii.
The children of Wesley Memori
M. E. Sunday-school had a big time
at the annual picnic at Hay worth s
Mineral Springs last Friday.
Miss Bessie Hackney of New Bern
has betuf visiting Mrs. Thus. J. Goi
lor several days. Her many frien
were pleased to see her again.
D. V. Davis, a well-imown far me
of Edgar, last week killed a rattle
snake with seven rattles and aJtH-
ton
The Baracas of the Fnb
cnurcn nave inaugurated a
an increased membership, viz
ach
member bring a new one."
Rev. Geo. R. Brown, the new pas
tor of Main Street M. P. church, be
gan his pastorate Sunday with a re
vival meeting.
Misses Lucile aud Virginia Pick
ens spent the week-end at Monroe,
the guests of their aunt, Mrs. Frank
Armfield.
Miss Venetia Smith calls your at
tention to the fall and winter line of
hats now on display. See ad. else
where. A big addition to the silk mill
will be made at an early date to
take care of the rapidly increasing
business.
Patrolmen "got the watch" on
19 speeders Sunday, including Judge
Allen Austin, whose duty it is to
apply the law in all infractions.
Wyatt Pickens accidentally ran
his bicycle into Lawton Melliehampe
Monday afternoon, inflicting a pain
ful wound on the young man's leg.
Ladies interested in knitting for
the soldids can get their knitting
bags at the Red Cross booth during
Kirmess week.
W. N Keener, formerly editor of
the Enterprise, but lately engaged
in the practice of law at Lincointon,
has taken a "sit'' on the Wilming
ton Dispatch as telegraph editor.
Ths Odd Fellows and Woodmen of
the World had charge of the funeral
services over the remains of the late
Alvin T. Haney Sunday afternoon.
The members of the two lodges
marched in a body to the cemetery.
Get ready to take stock with the
High Point Perpetual Building and
Loan Association which has served
the people of High Point so well and
faithfully. See ad. elsewhere.
S. Robin owitz is talking fall and
winter merchandise in space today.
Bought before the advance the line
of men's and boys' suits will prove
money-savors to the buyers. See
ad. elsewhsre.
Miss Myrtle Horney, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Horney of this
city, was married to R. O. Bradley
of Halifax county at Greensboro Fri-
day afternoon, lney win resiae on
a. farm in Mr. Bradley's county.
Wallace, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
F. Weedon of this city, was slightly
injured in an airplane accident last
week at Rantoul, 111., when his ma
chine encountered an air pocket
1,000 feet in the air, falling to the
earth and completely demolishing it.
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Prizes Offered for Kirmess
Week, Sept 2629th.
lhe -following is a partial list of
the things on which prizes will be
awarded during Kirmess week. The
prizes will be announced later. Get
your exhibits together and secure a
premium list, if you already haven't
one. Write or phone C. C. Johnson,
secretary Merchants' Association,
High Point, N. C.
r
best collection of one-half dozeu
stalks of corn, with ears attached,
tallest three stalks, largest single ear
of corn.
Best peck each of bearded and
smooth wheat, any variety; best
peck each of red and white oats, of
rye; best bundle (1 doz. stalks) su
gar cane; best display of tobacco to
consist of not less than four lbs.
Best peck each blackeye and cow
peas mixed, best half gallon garden
beans, best display of three vines of
velvet beans, best bundle of soy
bean vines.
Best quart home-grown clover red
clover seed, quart crimson clover
Beed, bundle clover hay.
Best plate each of Magnum Bo
num, Winesap, Limbertwig, red and
reen colored apples, best plate home
ned apples.
Best plate of bunch grapes; best
eck each of Irish and sweet pota
iftoes, best specimen bets, best par
"ifcnips (six), cabbage, squash (three),
lis. . y - x j
ucumber. (six), red pepper, sweet
epper (three), red onions, white
pions. Best three specimens of
auliflowers, best plate tomatoes,
est pumpkins (three), best water-
elons (three)
Best display of any farm or gar
n crops, canned goods, canned pre-
iserves, picKies, nome-maae canaies,
rgest watermelon, pumpkin, ear
and stalk of corn; best bundle of do
er, best half bushel each of sweet
nd Irish potatoes, best half dozen
matoes, half bushel beets, half
ushei onions, best display of gourds,
half bushel popcorn, six heads cab-
bage, green fruitiaf any kind, W
curiosity oi anyrrana, oesi nan du
apples, half bushel wheat display of
rn,iw j&rg; -&talks, ears attach
etf. same variety. Best peck and
sheaf of oats, tobaccos, best white
mahogany wrapper, finest bright
cutter, fillers.
Best fancy patched quilt, home
woven spread, best sheets and pillow
cases, embroidered; best laundry
bag, embroidered; best lady's hand
kerchief, best hand made shirtwaist,
pair of towels, embroidered; vbest
cake, loaf of bread, rolls, best butter.
Art work, open to any child un
der 14 years of age.
Best piece of man art, best oil
painting, water color, hand-painted
china, drawing.
All articles must be presented to
committee in charge by Tdesday,
Sept. 23th, at noon.
If you don't get a premium list
write for one at once to C. C. John
son, secretary. High Point, N. C.
There may be some slight changes
from the above which is hurriedly
prepared for this week's issue.
Prizes will be awarded for all of
the above and other things. See
that you get a premium list at once.
MURDER MYSTERY.
The mystery surrounding the mur
der of Mrs. Maude A. King, wealthy
Chicago lady, at Concord Aug 29th,
is being thoroughly investigated. The
mother of Mrs. King accuses Gaston
B. Means of Concord of being re
sponsible for the death of her daugh
ter. SHOWS DISAPPROVAL.
The people of Buenos Aires by a
big popular domonstration have
shown their disapproval against
German trickery because a German
minister used Swedish legislation to
send messages against his country.
There was serious rioting and many
German buildings stoned.
ANOTHER CALL TODAY.
The Exemption Board is today
preparing the names of the next 40
per cent from .High Point to make
up the new army. We tried to get
the names m time for this issue.
Gilmer's Specialty tore tell you
to get ready for school. Plenty of
school dresses, rain coat3, etc., and
the prices are very reasonable. See
ad.
C. B. Mattocks Co. announce their
fall and winter line of shoes and
men s furnishings. The quality and
prices are right and the young men
in charge will treat you square. See
ad.
TIMBER DEED blanks for sale. Re
view olfice. ti
J.,
ads
goods sold in High Point the laboring people
13, 1917
HELPFUL SYMPATHY.
(Written for The Review by W. A.
Gattis Foster.)
Sympathy is the natural and spon
taneous outflow of the heart's re
sponsive feelings going out to an
other in trouble or responding in
unison with other aspirations and
efforts to acquire some coveted prize
or reach some desired goal in life. It
sorrows with those who sorrow and
rejoices with those who rejoice. It is
welcomed in the sunshine of joy as
well as in the 4 night of sorrow."
And sympathy may be shown in
so many ways mat are welcomed
sunbeams of comfort and happieess
in the darkened and joyless hours of
suffering. It is ever on guard in sen
sitive attention in the time of need.
It does not require in its effective
expressions eloquence and fluency
of speech, or great and showy deeds,
yet however small and homely the
act, however simple and prosaic the
language, they become, when sin
cerely and lovingly offered, beauti
ful and eloquent to the weary, lone
ly sufferers.
Sympathy is always gentle, ten
der and kind. It canuot he rude. It
cannot be rough. I cannot be un
kind. It is never selrMh. In the suf
ferings of others synipathy forgets
self and thinks only to help.
Sympathy is real. It cannot sham
Flowing out from the purest and
tenderest emotions of the heart, it is
of the heart itself. It may, in a way,
be counterfeited and so clearly imi
tated as to be, for a time, easily
passed off on the trusting and inno
cent, but that is not the real coin
and must sooner or later be detect
ed in its foreign ring and short
weight. The thing offered is not sym
pathy at all and bears no true rela
tion to it.
Sympathy should never be feigned.
The attempt to substitute the false
for the true .is always dishonest and
no lasting happiness can come from
it. Whatever benefit there nrmy em
anate from such an attitudeian
osly be siort-Iived, to be followed
by anjgmgj and may be, a deeper
pjjPWMappotntment m a nais
sfiapened sympathy AThus ttK$ sor
row sought to be ameliorated is but
intensified in the aftermath of its
repeated purpose and a clearer un
derstanding of its true character. No
deception is permissible with any
one and least of all with one who is
"living under the sharp hammer
strokes of bodily pain or mental an
guish." Sympathy calls for a sensitive
realization of the companionship
condition existing between the bond
age of affliction and sorrow and the
freedom of health and happiness, be
tween weakness and strength, be
tween failure and success. To know
fully how to sympathize with an
other "through the medium of the
imagination'' there needs be, or
must have been, a similar experi
ence in the life of the comforter or
him who would seek to extend con
dolence and sympathy to another.
"Trained in the school of suffering''
and made acquainted with the sor
rows of misfortune and its uncom
fortable presence, we can thus the
.better and the more easily under
stand the importance of human
sympathy and its need in the trying
hours of denial and sorrow. No one
could fully understand the bitter an
guish of bereavement or the deep
sorrow of suffering unless he himself
has sufiered and lost. Tn the pres
ence of unexperienced suffering we
might have a premonition of the bit
terness such an experience might
bring, but not until we have passed
through the fiery ordeal of suffering
and been made to experience and
feel its reality in all its severity
could we understand and realize
clearly the full meaning of its ag
ony. But in this life where so many
evils abound, so many mistakes are
made and death is stamped upon all
things mortal, none is left without
the discipline of loss, suffering and
sorrow, though limited it sometimes
may seem and small when brought
into comparison with the greater
losses and sufferings of others. In
the life of every person there is
possessed a wealth of comfort which
may be given out to some one in
time of need, enriching and making
happier both him who gives and the
one who receives it. Each heart
alone may know the bitterness of its
its own sorrow, but who does not
know the meaning of a tear who
has not wept? And in the sad coun
tenance and dejected manner there
is recognized the heart in grief, for
who has not felt its merciless touch?
He who has ever felt the need of
sympathy should know how to give
this week, well
worth your care
ful attention. Th
point you to the "Road of Ri'
Values' Follow the sign and arrive safej j
8 Pages
WITH THE MOVIE STARS.
(Reported by J. F. White, Jr.)
At the convention of Southern
Motion Picture Exhibitors at Ocean
View, Va., oh Aug. 31 there appeared
a group of movie stars which are
known and hailed by movie fans
from the four corners of the earth.
-rvujuug me scars present were
Miss Marguerite Snow, remembered
for her work in the "Million Dollar
Mystery, Miss Kitty Gordon, June
Elridge and eight year-old Madge
Evans of World pictures, Miss Rose
Tapely of Vitagraph and King Bag
got. The "Movie Star ball" held on the
night of Aug; 31 was opened by a
grand
march around the hallronm
which was led by Madge Evans and
narry Lrandall, then came Miss Gor
don and King Baggot, Miss Brady
and C. C. Pettijohn, Miss Snow and
A. W. Wonders, Miss Tapely and
Percy Wells. Following came an
avalanche of enthusiastic movie
fans
After the "grand march" the stars
were presented to the audience,
each introduction being acknowl
edged by a short speech on the part
of the player. Miss Brady sang
"Poor Butterfly" to the delight of
all.
it. He who has ever been comforted
should know how to comfort.
Sympathy should be heart-given
that it may be heart -received and
thus fulfill its glorious mission in
strengthening the weak, encouraging
the despondent.changing despair into
hope, the gloom of sorrow into the
happy realization of a new happi-
ucs3. uur luauiiestaiion or sym
pathy be always charged with ten
derness gentle jn manner and tact
fully expressed and it will ever be a
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uiuuwou uuu UIJIUIIUIJCRC, JUUlUHIg "
their griefs and making their troubles
easier to bear.
The word "sympathy" as more
commonly used is apt to call up be
fore the mind some personal loss
tharbas brought with it physical
suffering cr mental trouble. Such
cases are often brought to our atten
tion ana :l!Wver a strong claim in
their -appeal to oul better nature,
meriting our tenderest feelings of
compassion and personal interest.
-But this is not always sympathy's
only mission. In our personal rela
tions it has another office which is
as important in its constructive in
fluence as that called forth by the
sorrows of disappointment and suf
fering. And this is the sympathy of
moral support and encouragement
in which ail worthy efforts and as
pirations are entitled. Often its ul
timate success depends in a large
measure upon the sympathy and
encouragement given at an oppor
tune time. A sympathetic interest
in another's life may represent all
the difference between success and
i failure.
It would be difficult to overesti
mate the importance of this sym
pathy as a happy stimulus to an
other's best effort. Its presence or
absence, its possession or denial
may mean to repeat the idea, life or
death, success or failure, happiness
or rforrow for some one.
Some one had his heart firmly set
on the successfid achievement of
some particular achievement to
which he was applying the whole
strength of his energy and he failed.
He did .the best he knew, but alone
he battled and the odds were against
him. With a discouragement that
seemed to crush out for the moment
all the joys of hope a hope that
once made bright the way before
him, that made light the heaviest
burden and rendered joyful the moist
arduous taskhe sees now those
prospects but yesterday so bright
with promise slipping from him. He
is losing his grip. Then he turns in
mute appeal for some expression of
sympathy and encouragement to
some one, that within those hours of
midnight darkness who might possi
bly point out some way of escape
from ultimate defeat from those
who had stood in the place of friends
--but met with only an indifference
where he had looked for an inter
ested concern and which added to
the bitterness of failure, was more
than tie could bear, and in the help
lessness of despair he gave it up
and never tried again. Could he
have had the helpfulness of sympa
thetic encouragement for which he
so confidently looked and expected,
he might have with renewed cour
age and a new hope, carried his ef
forts to a successful termination and
changed what seemed inevitable de
feat to victory. But this needed
help was withheld, he lost his grip
and never attempted it again.
(Concluded in next week's issue)