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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1939
Page
3
Brief weathered collage reports and brief vignettes from across cities. Notable skit segments include striking truckers skating to save footwear, a nine year old’s quick capture of a robber after noting a license, a skunk helping a Legion treasurer, a rat and a man named Gary encountering a rat in a ceiling, a Chicago burglary tied to a church bazaar, and a Nebraska City golf birdie aided by a bull snake.
In Valparaiso Indiana the Alma Mater contest shows nine to one against altering the college colors brown and gold though nearly all female students favored a change to better match outfits.
A female visitor at the Federal Reformatory in El Reno was stopped by an electronic frisker. She refused to remove metal stays from an antique corset and chose not to proceed.
G D Crain Jr searched his Evanston home for a ring valued at 350 when an anonymous caller said to look under the rug in the front room. He found the ring there ending a two month quest. Local police routine in Aurora subpoena service stalled by missing witness Geo n.
The Antonia departed Liverpool for the United States carrying a gold cargo valued at over 2.9 million dollars. The ship carried no passengers.
A State Laboratory of Hygiene report received by D. W. Harmon shows Kernersville water in excellent condition the best in several years following analysis conducted at Raleigh.
The United States halted visa issuance for German and Austrian Jews visiting for pleasure or business. Of 5,779 such visitors remaining in the US since 1934, 833 were Jewish. Officials note some extended stays, with about 444 Germans and 38 Austrians still here without permission, as efforts to return them intensify.
Washington April 26 farm leaders predicting a 400 million dollar increase in farm benefits and approval by President Roosevelt. Edward A O Neal of the American Farm Bureau Federation endorses 250 million for crop subsidies and removal, while talks on processing taxes to finance payments are noted. Rep Cooley doubts a processing tax and expects price fixing, Senate could reinsert parity and force House vote. Secretary Wallace cites a national survey supporting government loans to needy farm families as sound policy.
North Carolina's congressional delegation will meet with the state Farm Bureau to discuss amending the flue-cured tobacco section of the AAA. The goal is to remove uncontrolled years from allotment bases to prevent new growers from receiving large allotments if control is re adopted. The previous tobacco control referendum failed last December.
Do You Want A Many women from Coast to Coast formerly childless for years from ster ility due to functional weakness are now proud and happy Mothers from knowledge and use of a simple home method known as Dr H Will Elders Three-Fold Prescriptions Formerly these could be secured only from Dr H Will Elders St Joseph Mo but are now being distributed through leading druggists Parents are happier healthier and more contented A baby gives the home spirit and ties a husband and wife in enduring love Dr Elders Three-Fold Prescriptions price 1 50 complete sold by Mann Drug Stores
Duke's Big Five pace setters were favored to increase their two game lead over NC State today in Raleigh. Wake Forest beat North Carolina 3 2 to climb into a three way tie for second with the Tar Heels and Davidson. East Carolina Teachers routed William and Mary 16 1. North Carolina tennis led Duke 6 0 before weather halted play. Maryland led NC State 5 1 in tennis.
The United States cruiser Omaha of the European squadron arrived at Malta for a week long courtesy visit to the British Mediterranean base.
Raleigh April 26 A Supreme Court calendar centers on James Henderson a Wilmington Negro appealing his death sentence arguing systematic exclusion of his race from New Hanover juries He claims no Negroes were drawn for his trial and a 24 hour prep window denied adequate defense The case draws statewide attention to North Carolina Fair Trade Act of 1937 challenged as unconstitutional by Eli Lilly and Company and Saunders Drug Stores in price fixing disputes on regulated goods The Henderson capital case remains the sole capital matter for the week and a separate criminal matter questions possession of seven and a half pints of liquor in a combined prosecution
In Winston Salem on April 26, T F Burkhart in Superior Court charged Burlington Mills and J Spencer Love with profitable fraud. He says the defendants misrepresented stock value, selling him stock for 33800 while they profited 149200 on it. He seeks restitution of the difference as damages.
More than 2,000 Guilford County school students are expected to take part in the annual Guilford County school music festival on Friday in Greensboro.
The docket includes a prime facie possession for sale matter and the appeal of Jimmy Hobbs, a Wilmington oil truck driver convicted of assault with a deadly weapon on a strikebreaking driver. Twenty three civil cases come from the Eighth and Thirteenth districts. Eighth district appeals are set for next Tuesday.
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