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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1930
Page
1
Enterprise report from Raleigh on April 16 notes Bailey leads Simmons in a Democratic primary if held now but warns Bailey may peak. District estimates show Bailey ahead in 1st 2nd 4th 7th 10th. Simmons leads 3rd 5th 6th 8th 9th with margins ranging from a few hundred to several thousand votes.
Danville April 18 Reverend A B Schneider pastor of the Georgetown Nazarene church said he would appear in his pulpit Easter Sunday in overalls to protest turning Easter into a fashion show. Parishioner response was not announced.
The New York Supreme Court Justice Ernest Edgecomb defended courts power to punish contempt of court by newspapers while upholding free press. He warned against censorship and noted gag laws may not curb harms to fair trials, urging balanced limits on outside influence.
Senator Overman announces request for Senate Judiciary Committee to invite Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina to testify on pros tests against his Supreme Court nomination. Republicans say distorted reports circulate as propaganda against the nominee amid Washington talk on April 18 AP report.
Fire in the rear of Harville Drug Company in Thomasville caused heavy damage to the first floor and records. Owner R C Harville estimates stock loss at $10,000 and building damage at $10,000. Fire officials rule origin undetermined though matches may have sparked the blaze. station records and some furniture burned. Harville plans immediate reopening of the drug store.
High Point delegates to the state Republican convention in Charlotte returned home after supporting O R York for state chairman but backing Greensboro Senator J S Duncan who was elected chair. Jake F Newell led on the first ballot with 271 15 23 votes and Duncan’s initial count surprised by its size while York faded.
The senate directed an investigation into government leases of post office buildings. In Los Angeles, investigators seized books and records from Pacific Copper as the district attorney’s grand jury probes an alleged pool agreement connected to a Julian Petroleum stock overissue swindle.
Raleigh April 18 The Carolina Motor Club officials met with Governor O Max Gardner to present an accident prevention program. Main features include a citizens traffic squad to observe violations and drivers schools. The plan, described as comprehensive and practical, was explained at a luncheon for 50 attendees.
The house rivers and harbors committee expanded the omnibus rivers and harbors bill to include a project restoring a lock on the Chesapeake and Albemarle canal between Norfolk and Currituck Sound. Costing 400000 dollars, it carries a proviso that local interests contribute 100000.
Chairman Hale of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee urged in the Senate that members take no definite position on the London naval treaty until the Naval Committee holds hearings on technical points involved.
The weather bureau forecast a clear Easter for the east New England and much of the south with fair skies and moderate temperatures in the Washington district. The South Atlantic and gulf states were likely to be unsettled.
The Navy Department announced Major Louis M. Bourne Jr. of Hendersonville North Carolina would receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for actions in Nicaragua against General Sandino’s forces. The award was made public in Washington on April 18.
Washington authorities expanded the Mary Baker murder probe as two men were sought for questioning. One suspect lives near Warsaw Virginia, and a Washingtonian may face charges if identified by witnesses who saw a man beating a woman in a car. Mary Baker was a former Cheraw resident.
Mr and Mrs A B Marshburn a Charlotte couple were seriously injured today when their car was struck by a Southern railway passenger train at a crossing. Doctors said Marshburn had a fractured skull and his wife was bruised and cut severely.
New York financial markets including the New York Stock Exchange and curb market are closed today for Good Friday and will reopen tomorrow.
A large army bomber from Mather Field Sacramento flew to San Francisco with four crew aboard while an automatic gyroscopic device piloted it. Maj Hugo Knorr supervised from the rear as the machine controlled takeoffs, turns, and the return flight, demonstrating remotely piloted flight.
President and Mrs Hoover, both named in the White House briefing, were reported improved today. The president had a cold while Mrs Hoover suffered a back pain and cold but showed progress.
Senator Brookhart of Iowa labels Representative Tilson of Connecticut the water bay for a Wall Street committee after Tilson’s statement via the Republican National Committee criticizing export debenture supporters as inconsistent. Vice President Curtis interrupts to remind of the rule against reflecting on members of the other chamber.
Athens April 18 AP A census taker was honored by a newborn child named Census Teoken born days earlier in Athens. Dr W M Burson supervisor for Georgia district said the name marks that the census enumerator counted the family, a gesture arising after a stork visit.
In Rome on Good Friday, altars were stripped and veiled crucifixes displayed as black-vested priests prostrated in prayer. A vast procession of clergy and laity moved to Santa Croce in Gerusalemme to honor the Cross of Calvary, while noon traffic halted and the city resembled a quiet ancient capital.
Chairman Wickersham of the Hoover commission told editors that no inalienable right exists to procure or drink liquor. He argued the prohibition amendment invades personal liberty, condemned open aid to violations, and warned such defiance could invite revolution and anarchy.
A youth calling himself James Mathew Maxon Jr 21 and claiming to be the son of a Protestant Episcopal bishop was arrested in New York on a homicide charge. He allegedly struck David Paynter 73 in an upper west side brownstone killing him after drinking. The elder bishop canceled engagements and rushed home to Chattanooga Tennessee.
Major Charles A. Shepard a 59 year old army medical corps officer was indicted by a federal grand jury on a first degree murder charge for the alleged poisoning of his 37 year old second wife at Fort Riley Kansas last summer.
The Mecklenburg Presbytery adopted an overture urging the general assembly to withdraw from the Federal Council of Churches. It accuses the council of political activity investigated by Congress and of sympathy with communism and Soviet propaganda. The overture, adopted at Mint Hill, will go to the southern assembly in Charlottesville on May 22.
The Senate judiciary committee plans to invite Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina to testify about his Supreme Court nomination. A Monday meeting will decide on the invitation with Chairman Norris leaning against calling him, while Senator Overman supports hearing the nominee.
Washington April 18 The Parker Supreme Court nomination gains administration support as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares to examine Judge John J Parker of North Carolina. Attorney General Mitchell backs the review amid protests, with Senator Watson moving to secure Parker’s appearance.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd arrived in Dunedin New Zealand for a week long visit following his Antarctic expedition. He traveled with his New Zealand business manager Mr Taple and planned a lecture to aid a university obstetrics chair endowment. Igloo the dog was left behind earlier at Ashburton and later joined Byrd in the train’s guards van to Dunedin.
Rochester April 18 George Eastman left for a three weeks stay at Oak Lodge his shooting lodge near Ringwood North Carolina.
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