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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1939
Page
12
Raleigh reports April vital statistics show 6 546 births in the state 254 fewer than a year earlier and 3 028 deaths up from 2 968 in March 1938 Influenza caused 176 deaths in the period.
Senator McKellar announced he would push the Senate to investigate the record of Superintendent J. Ross Eakin of Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The note cites months and compares national health death counts including tuberculosis cancer pneumonia and infant mortality with March 1938 figures.
The series on Chemurgy explains two paths to cut farm surpluses. New crops like tung oil and castor beans promise domestic production of oils, fibers, and medicines, reducing reliance on imports. Experiments aim to turn cotton and other crops into profitable industrial uses.
George Chandler a Winston-Salem produce dealer was convicted by a jury in Municipal Court of drunken driving. Judge D C MacRae ordered a $50 fine and court costs and revoked his license for two years. He abandoned a truck on Mallory Street April 12 after hitting a telephone pole and was arrested near the truck. The defense claimed a boy drove the truck to High Point after Chandler drank beer at a filling station.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek told journalists in Chungking that peace is impossible under the current war with Japan. He said Japan has been reduced to a second rate power and that only if Japanese militarists abandon aggression can a peace dawn.
In Hatteras April 20 report, commercial fishermen deliver about 6000 pounds of bluefish from Diamond Shoals. Local guides note a light northeasterly wind could push blues to the beaches to feed. The drum run remains strong from Oregon Inlet to Smith Island off Southport.
Walter Hermann aged 24 and Hertwig aged 19 were executed at dawn for conveying military secrets to foreign agents for money. The heads were removed for the punishment. The incident occurred in Berlin on April 20.
The Woodmen of the World Head Camp adjourned in Elizabeth City after a day and a half of events. About 300 delegates plus over 100 Woodmen's Circle ladies attended. Talmadge E. Newton of Kingston became head consul, receiving gavel from W. L. Hunt of High Point. Dr. William Howard Carter of Goldsboro was reappointed State publicity manager.
The Highway Safety Division reports 177 people died in highway accidents this year through March, down from 179 in the same period last year. There were 1,635 accidents from Jan 1 to April 1 this year, compared with 1,809 last year.
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