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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1940
Page
2
High Point Chamber of Commerce directors endorsed a plan linking the senior chamber with the Junior Chamber. President James W. Poole and O. A. Kirkman were named to represent the organization. The action followed a petition from local young men and came after a luncheon meeting at the Elwood hotel.
Independent Food Dealers Association members are urged to attend a 7 30 p m gathering tonight at the Coca Cola Bottling Plant on East Washington Street. All members are asked to make a special effort to attend.
Admiral Harold R. Stark told Senate hearings on the fleet expansion bill that a 25 percent increase in navy construction is needed and urged no delay in ongoing programs. He noted allied possessions in the South Atlantic and discussed bases and war debt as part of the strategic outline.
Touring seniors of Wallburg High School arrived home Sunday night about 8 o clock after visiting Virginia Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania New Jersey New York and Washington D C. The trip included stops at notable sites in these states and districts.
The case of Harry Carson of Fort Mill was continued at the opening of a week’s term of court with Judge D C MacRae presiding. A defense request caused the delay as the attorney was absent. the whiskey cargo is valued at 4500 dollars.
Berlin reports Federal President Roosevelt’s disapproval of Norway invasion drew German retaliation. Authorized sources declare America should view history through national expansion needs, urging Americans to consider necessity in foreign policy.
In Raleigh on April 16 Mrs Woodrow Cotten testified in the slaying trial of herself and husband on charges of murdering her mother Mrs Lee Herndon. Cotten claimed he did not shoot her and accused his wife of impropriety with a neighbor.
Six of seven Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls spoke at a Wilson Junior Chamber meeting and divided on the three percent sales tax. Grady Gravely Cooper favored repeal. Brough ton backed food tax exemption. Maxwell supported keeping the tax until obligations are met. Simmons was absent.
The article notes parallels between American and German needs, citing President Roosevelt's stance on non intervention as aimed at Allies who insist on removing Hitlerism. It argues Europe seeks regulation of European affairs by Europeans, not by American principles. It also mentions Italy plans to expand lignite production.
A privately chartered plane crashed and burned in a thick forest near Higganum Connecticut killing Harry E. Noyes a 41 year old Boston automobile dealer and Robert Rideout one of his employees. Two others were injured Charles Smith 40 of Marblehead Mass and pilot John R Hartwell 28 of Brookline Mass. They were en route from Boston to Palm Beach Florida to Noyes home searches took two hours to reach the wreckage.
British air attacks on Stavanger damaged the Nazi air base for the seventh time since occupation. The communique said incendiaries and high explosives caused extensive fires and direct hits on runways. Meanwhile the British steamer Stancliffe was torpedoed off Scotland with about 24 lives lost and a Scottish trawler was sunk by German air raids.
German and Norwegian officials argued over the legality of a new government in Norway while Britain and France reportedly landed forces at various Norwegian points. Allied plans to aid Finland and the uncertain status of Narvik, Bergen, Trondheim, and Oslo dominated briefings. German broadcasting claimed King Haakon was kept unaware of the true situation.
The occupation has been extended to Drammen Kongsberg Honefoss Eidsvoll Elverum Askim Sarpsborg Fredrikstad Halden and Kornsjo. No air restrictions no bans on listening to abroad broadcasts. Some cinemas open food milk available church services held. Oslo district under complete blackout but citizens may move. Men aged 18 to 55 barred from leaving Oslo.
The week after the Nazi occupation of Denmark and initial German landings in Norway, Allied naval forces mostly British have cleared sea lanes enough to allow a large convoy of troops and warships to move, signaling potential shifts in non belligerent nations toward active belligerency.
Charlotte April 16 AP Official weather bureau records show today’s 24 hour data ending 7:30 am across cotton regions plus nearby zones. North Carolina partly cloudy unsettled tonight and Wednesday with possible mountain showers. South Carolina partly cloudy, unsettled northwest portion with slight warmth. Virginia light rain in far north, central and southern areas with thunderstorms, minor temp changes. Coastal winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras moderate east and southwest variations. Hat tees to Jacksonville southwest winds, mostly overcast with showers tonight and Wednesday.
The Treasury fixed the official pound rate at 4.02 1 2 dollars for duties, raising the cost of British merchandise in the United States. The move aims to curb British sales via currency depreciation, though applicability is limited to ad valorem tariff items. No formal explanation was given.
Stephen Clark and Grady Payne seniors presented pictures from the High Point News Reel Club at the Civilian Club luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel. The film depicted classroom scenes laboratory domestic science orchestra football and student council elections with Silas B. Casey in charge and W. F. Freeman presiding.
Australia encounters storage challenges for its record wheat harvest of 1939 40 as grain stocks outpace facilities, triggering concerns about spoilage and market implications.
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