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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1937

Page

2

Local Weather Forecast Across Regions

Partly cloudy conditions with unsettled periods in the east coast mountains and north coast. Winds from the west to northwest moderate to fresh in northern areas, with showers possible tonight and Friday. Coastal regions from Jacksonville to Hatteras expect moderate to strong winds in the north portion and continuing showers in the north tonight and Friday.

Carolina Jacksonville Hatteras Portica Tuicohs

Crop loan debate hinges on control legislation and sessions

Discussion centered on whether crop loans should be set at seven or twelve cents and if crop control legislation would be introduced this session. Representative Lyndon Johnson said the President would consider renewal if Democratic leaders promised one of the alternatives and placed the matter on the agenda for a special or January session.

Lyndon Johnson Ional

Embezzlement and Forgery Charges Face Shipwash

City schools maintenance chief K L Shipwash faces embezzlement and forgery charges as police investigate multiple checks payable to a non existent Sam Coletrane and discrepant cash returns from several employees. Superintendent Carroll ordered the inquiry. police pursue further angles.

K. L. Shipwash Shipwash Sam Coletrane Coletrane David Muller Mangum Avenue Wachovia Bank James Oohnson Fairview Street John Caldwell Elizabeth Street Lester Gordon Wes Willis James Ewing Vall Street Carroll Department of Investigation The Enterprise

Profit on Liquor Reported by Craven County Board

Craven County Alcoholic Beverage Control board reports profits of 25 986 75 on 118 883 56 stock sold for the fiscal year ending June 30. The New Bern AP dispatch notes the board announced the figures today.

New Bern Craven County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

Moone's Emerald Oil Promise and Money Back Guarantee

Moone's Emerald Oil offers a money back guarantee if it fails to end pain and soreness. The product is advertised as greaseless and stainless, claimed to relieve corns bunions and foot ache, with Mann Drug Store endorsing the guarantee and urging purchase from druggists.

Moone Mann Drug Store

Committee in Congress Targets Personal Holding Company Tax Loopholes

The committee urged steep rate increases for domestic personal holding companies and a broad revision of rules to dissolve foreign personal holding firms. It proposed 65 percent tax on undistributed income up to 20 million and 76 percent above, plus 100 percent gains in year end liquidations.

James Representative Fish R-Ny William Randolph Hearst Jacob Rupert New York C. F. Kettering General Motors Myron C. Taylor United States Steel Corporation Alfred I. du Pont Ed Wyn Fritz Kreisler Percy Crosby

Wage Hour Bill to be Brought Up in House This Week

House debate centers on wage hour legislation with possible Thursday action as leaders weigh farm bills and crop control plans. Senate records note six month milestone as tax committee proposes changes to curb wealthy tax avoidance and housing under interior department oversight.

House Senate Johnson Dtex Joint Congressional Tax Committee Treasury Ickes Senate Banking Committee Interior Department House Labor Committee Yeesterday Rules Committee

Removal Differentials in Railroad Rates Imperative

A formal complaint to the commission and ICA inquiry push removal of rail rate differentials. Southern states unite to press for changes as Northern railroads resist, citing revenue shares and wage bill stakes in a North South industrial power struggle.

Commission Commerce Commission Congress House Committee Winborne Southern Railroad North Caroline Dixie South Northern Road

Quakers Hear Reports On Work At Guilford College

Delegates discussed improving last year’s record of 659 conversions and 504 new church members reported by the evangelistic and church extension committee. Officers chosen include Leah Hammond of Farmer as president Adelbert Hadley of High Point as secretary Monroe Hendrix of High Point as treasurer York Teague of Snow Camp as field secretary and Mrs Ma Edith Hinshaw of Mt Airy as study group chairman.

Young Friends Leah Hammond Farmer Adelbert Hadley High Point Monroe Hendrix York Teague Snow Camp Ma Edith Hinshaw Mt. Airy

China Faces Refusal to Yield in North China Clash

Japanese columns push toward Nankow Pass and Peiping as Korea, Hopeh, and Hopeh province hostilities escalate. Chiang Kai-shek vows the north will resist Japan with a unified stance, while American missions and schools in North China fear damage or obliteration.

Peiping Nankow Pass Kalgan Hopeh Sheridan Fahnestock Benny Powell Dragon Capital Chiang China Japan Nanking Methodist Presbyterian Adventist American Board of Missions Rockefeller-Pekin Union Medical College Catholic University Yenching University Hopeb

Spanish In Defense Posts and Santander Evacuation

Nationalist forces pressed the blockade at Santander on the bay of Biscay while evacuation was reported in serious straits from crowding and hunger. Valencia officials said two chests of jewelry and art objects recovered from Barcelonaenhanced Spain’s treasures. The hands off Spain committee met in London chaired by Lord Plymouth. Hope for Soviet belligerent rights in exchange for volunteer withdrawal waned. Julio Alvarez Del Vayo warned the war will continue to the bitter end and called meditation impossible.

Santander Bay of Biscay Valencia Spain Barcelona Committee of Nations London Lord Plymouth Soviet Union Julio Alvarez del Vayo

Wheeler Attacks Democrats Over Solicitor Funds

Wheeler assails Democrats as hearing opens and rebukes fund solicitation claims. He says groups denounce economic royalists while accepting handouts, and questions whether solicitors mentioned dealings with federal agencies. He also references Young’s plan to merge Alleghany and Chesapeake corporations in the Van Sweringen rail network.

Keeler Democratic Committee Committee Congress Wheeler Young Alleghany Chesapeake van Sweringen

Railroad Strike Threat Diminishes After Pay Hike

A disputed pay increase led to a conference in Chicago on August 11 between the brotherhoods and a railroad committee. The meeting was postponed. if it collapses, 350,000 operators including engineers and firemen may face walkout. Beyer seeks a Railway Labor Act settlement with arbitration as a next step. If rejected, a presidential fact finding board will study the case before any strike.

Chicago Brotherhoods Beyer

City May Save $25,000 On Tracks By Agreement

Mr. Herman arrived this morning to confer with city officials and contractors on project work. A conference this afternoon in the old railway station included city, railway company, contractors, and the state highway and public works commission.

Herman State Highway and Public Works Commission

Philippine group lands lack names in majority of plots

A survey of 7083 island lands in the Philippine group shows that more than half have no names recorded. Officials note naming gaps hinder land rights and administration and urge rapid cataloging.

Roosevelt Proposes Court Reorganization Bill Sparks Debate

The senate may mark Roosevelt era reforms by tackling the new lower court procedure bill replacing the rejected measure. Leaders plan to debate it after the Wagner Housing bill passes, as the administration pushes a broad package including Wage Hour and other fiscal and regulatory measures.

Roosevelt Senate

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