Local and Personal News Items from the High Point Review, 1917

From the High Point Review, June 7, 1917

Things Personal and of a General Nature

Have you joined the Red Cross?

It’s not too late to join Company M. Company M is receiving recruits rapidly now, about 50 having been enlisted the past week. Only about 20 men are now needed for the required 143.

Be a patriot—100 per cent American. Your fellow-man and your country despises a shirker.

Instead of the expected half million men from the first draft it is now thought from 750,000 to 1 million will be needed.

The banks of the city closed down Tuesday and did a good day’s work for the Liberty Loan fund.

Rev. P.D. Brown of the Lutheran Church, Sunday night at 9:30 o’clock united in marriage, at his home, Claude Brown and Miss Jessie Allred.

One of the very best nickel cigars in the city is El Rico (yet it sells six for 25 cents) and made by High Point people, too. This is not a paid ad, and not even solicited. Try it and see for yourself.

Mrs. J. Ed Kirkman, Mrs. J.W. Harris, Miss Elizabeth Harris and Miss Maude Owen went with the veterans to attend their reunion. Miss I. Irvin Paylor, sponsor for the High Point Camp, United Confederate Veterans, looked elegant in her suit of grey, as she left with the boys for the Washington reunion.

Mr. and Mrs. Alf Moffitt left Monday night for Baltimore on business. They will take in the parade of veterans at Washington Thursday.

The veterans gave the old-time Rebel yell before the train pulled out Monday. Citizens contributed tobacco, fruits and sandwiches to make the trip pleasanter.

The many friends of Albert E. Barbee are glad to see him in the city again. Mr. Barbee is now living at Brunswick, Ga. For several years after leaving High Point he made his home in Florida. He returns to this city about every two or three years to renew old acquaintances who are always glad shake “Dock’” hand, as the boys are wont to call him. He is looking well and especially in high spirits this trip, which is due to an inclination to venture upon the sea of matrimony, so says our friend Benjamin E. Moore.

Miss Edna Sechrest is visiting relatives in Washington.

Rev. Gilbert T. Rowe this week attended the commencement exercises at Trinity College.

Your attention is directed to the ad of H. Gordon & Sons, junk dealers, in this issue. This firm buys old scrap metal, brass, copper, bags, rags, old magazines, etc., paying the highest market prices for same. Don’t throw away or burn up money when you can sell your junk for a tidy little sum.

The Commercial National Bank has a change of ad in this issue, bearing on our patriotic duty towards the Liberty Loan fund. Be sure to read it.

Editor Zolly whitehead of the Lumber Journal, Wilmington, accompanied by his wife and daughter, spent Thursday in the city the guest of relatives, Mrs. W.L. Stamey and W.I. Smith. They had been to Winston and were on their way to Wadesboro enroute home, traveling in an automobile.

Quite a crowd was at the depot Thursday to see High Point’s popular physicians, Drs. Burrus and McAnally, leave for army service.

Mrs. J.L. Lee is recovering nicely from an operation performed Monday.

The new patrolmen are J.O. Wood, Geo. J. James, Dolph Hancock, Chas. Hiatt, J.E. Allen and J.S. Fulton Chief McGhee and his men are now on the job; all new ones except for Patrolman Wood. Here’s hoping they will keep their eyes skinned and carry out the letter of the law in every particular, with equal justice to all and special privileges to none.

Your attention is directed to the auction sale of the W.L. Kivett truck farm Tuesday, June 19^th. This is one of the best tracts of land near the city.

Married—Miss Lillian McFarland and Earl A. Patterson, Tuesday afternoon, by Rev. James W. Rose of the West End Baptist Church.

Rev. and Mrs. L.A. Peeler of Albemarle are in the city to attend the C.E. convention.

Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Tate attended the commencement exercises of Converse College, S.C., wehre their daughter, Miss Alice, graduated.

Miss Bessie Scales, daughter of Senator A.M. Scales of Greensboro, is visiting Miss Alice Tate.

Miss Margaret Kirkman, the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Kirkman, has returned home from Converse College, S.C., for the summer. She was accompanied by Miss Wilson Wattlington of Ruffin.

It’s a heavy fine to drive traction engines or the like on the good roads in the county.

Quite a number of the veterans returned this morning from Washington disgusted withte poor accommodations, the worst ever.

The city council should provide caution boards at the entrance of each main road into the city reading something like “City Limits, cut out your muffler; speed limit 15 miles an hour.” Every city of any size has these caution boards; why not High Point? Also needed on Main Street crossing, red sign boards reading “Safety First, keep to the right; speed limit 10 miles an hour.”

High Point R.F.D. No. 1—Allie Guyer

Mrs. T.P. Kimrey spent a few days last week in the city with her sister, Mrs. Roscoe Pearce.

Mrs. Omer Harvell of High Point is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Henderson.

Jasper Wade and children of Greensboro motored over and spent Sunday afternoon with J.V. Guyer and family.

V.V. Smith and mother of Thomasville spent the day Suonday with Mrs. C.C. Culler an daughter, Miss Gertha.

Mrs. F.G. Hammer and children have returned to their home in Gibsonville after a week’s stay with relatives here.

Mrs. S.U. Guyer has returned from Wallburg where she has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Y.C. Weavil.

Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Payne spent Sunday afternoon with the family of W.W. Guyer.

Miss Ruth Grissom of High Point spent last week with her grandfather, E.C. Grissom.

Misses Lessie and Gracie Montsinger of Route 2 spent Sunday with Misses Delphia and Lelia Payne.

Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Davis of the city spent Sunday afternoon with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Davis.

High Point, Route No. 4—Mary A. Clodfelter

While the writer was going to Dr. Phillips’ Saturday at Wallburg a rather queer vehicle passed by with a negro driving and a white man in the hind part of the vehicle lying with his hands folded on his breast looking like he was dead. The negro was driving a poor little mule to a spring wagon and in it were trunks and valises. The negro was inquiring the way to Salem. They would not give their names or where they were from.

Rev. Mr. Johnson of Wake Forest preached at Wallburg Baptist Church Saturday night and Sunday. They will very likely call him for their regular pastor.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Clodfelter, a boy, Herbert.

Mrs. John Clinard and little son visited at R.M. Clodfelter’s Saturday evening, also Mrs. Faytte McGee and little daughter, Margaret.

Mrs. Luther Green, who underwent an operation at High Point some time ago, does not improve very much, sorry to say. We hope she will soon be well again.

R.M. Clodfelter was on the sick list last week but is better now.

Last Thursday there was a severe hail storm a few miles above Wallburg which did severe damage to wheat and grain.

Rev. Sanford filled his regular appointment at Shady Grove Sunday.

Mrs. Griffith of Clemmons is visiting her daughter and family, Dr. and Mrs. Phillips, at Wallburg. Her little granddaughter of Winston-Salem is with her. They will spend some time here, visiting.

Mrs. Mack Clodfelter and little daughter visited her sister Saturday, Mrs. D.E. Clodfelter.

Chester Montsinger is back home near here from Minnesota. He has been gone about a year. Glad to have Chester back. He is a good boy.

News From Old Trinity—R.L.J.

June Johnson, who has been sick for a week or so, is better and will soon be able to be about.

Mrs. Lewis Gibson returned to her home at Laurel Hill, Scotland County, last Thursday morning.

Miss Kate Craven, who has been in Durham, returned to Trinity for a few days and then left for Davenport College to remain for some time.

Quite a crowd heard Gen. Lawrence W. Young in the college chapel Thursday evening. The general made quite an interesting talk on the war.

Memorial Day was observed here. The post office and other places of business were closed.

A.T. Wishart of High Point was in Trinity last Monday attending to some farming interest he has here.

Lieut. Culbreth of Thomasville was in Trinity last Monday. He expects to sail for France in a few weeks.

John Brame, our townsman and merchant, is home from Winston-Salem, where he has been in a hospital for some time. He is much improved.

Miss Effie Crowson, sister of Walter Crowson, came in to visit her brother’s family Friday morning.

Rev. Q.A. White of Raleigh is visiting relatives here this week.

Alva Paul has been on a visit to Trinity.

George Thompson of Thomasville visited his nieces, the Misses Johnson, at “Hickory Slope” last Saturday.

Miss Hazel Hagan visited her cousins, Misses Ritchie and Eloise Johnson, last Saturday. Miss Hagan has a position as a stenographer at one of the business places in High Point.

Hon. W.C. Hammer and wife were in Trinity last Thursday.

Miss Loura Thompson of Thomasville visited her cousins, Ritchie and Eloise Johnson, in South Trinity.

Rev. T.B. Johnson preached to a large crowd in the college chapel Sunday.

Prof. D.C. Johnson is having some painting done which will add greatly to the appearance of his place.

Ed Steed of Ramseur was in town Sunday. Ed was reared here and it seemed like old times to see him.

Frank Wood of High Point spent Sunday in Trinity.

Joe Riddick, who has been a student at Guilford College for the last year, is on a visit to his parents.