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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1933
Page
9
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh Aug 17 Commissioner of Labor A L Fletcher after a Piedmont trip says NRA hours and wage scales burden small businesses and individuals. He urges modifications especially for shops with few employees to avoid increased unemployment and more relief. Boarding houses cafes and tea rooms suffer most under the 30 cent minimum for kitchen staff and servers.
Fletcher warned that many boarding houses and small cafes cannot raise prices to meet the new minimum wage. He cited cafes employing six white waitresses and three to four colored cooks who would be forced to shut down if forced to pay 80 cents an hour. He urged NRA relief officials to allow state flexibility and lighter domestic wage rules to avoid increasing unemployment and relief burdens.
Dan C. Boney, North Carolina insurance commissioner, announced that only five of ninety applicants to sell insurance in the state failed to pass examinations in July.
Yesterday results show Winston 1 Richmond 5 with Charlotte 3 Wilmington 1. St Louis at Philadelphia and Cincinnati at New York games listed for today with New York 7 Cincinnati 2 and Philadelphia 5 St. Louis 9. Rain affected Durham Greensboro and other matches.
Yesterday's scores show Washington defeating Chicago 14 to 1. Cleveland routed Philadelphia 15 to 4. Boston edged Detroit 6 to 2. St Louis beat New York 7 to 6. Three games reported with Washington Chicago and St Louis domestic matchups.
Patsy Perroni from Cleveland outpointed Isadoro Gas anaga from Spain in New York. Johnny Martin and Battling Nelson fought to a draw in Sioux Falls. Carmen Knapp and Jimmy McNamara drew in New Haven. Jane Gorman knocked out Vincent Green in North Adams. Ollie from Sioux City drew with Minneap olis opponent in Sioux Falls. Tracy Cox stopped Rudy Mendes in Dallas.
President Roosevelt resists direct inflation moves while aiming for steady price rises. Senators Smith and Rep. Jones urge issue of non interest bearing treasury notes to meet obligations. White House says slow upward price movement favors healthy business. no immediate shift from current policy.
Eight men dined at the Cat and Fiddie cafe on the Black Mountain highway near Asheville for three hours. They consumed 184 bottles of beer 12 bottles of wine three loaves of bread and a 28 pound barbecued ham. Their names were not obtained but the cafe manager confirmed the tally.
New York August 18 Grover A Whalen NRA mediator said after an all night conference a tentative basis for settlement of the strike of 60 000 workers was reached The plan provides a 35 hour week and the right of collective bargaining wage scales left for tonight discussions No accord on wages announced yet
Detectives in Spokane pursued a malevolent motive theory in the slaying of Dr. James J. Gaines, a drugless physician. They enlisted ballistics expert Lawrence Albert to match three .38 caliber bullets from the body with a possible weapon. Authorities investigate Gaines’s relationships with several women, including Harriette Andrew, while Lilly Gaines faces the unfolding inquiry after the funeral.
Beatrice Gottlieb, a tiny American Miss, defeated the Prince of Wales in an 18 hole match seven and six. She returned aboard the President Roosevelt with seven golf balls and a signed scorecard, plans to share the balls with seven friends. She recalled the prince as awfully nice with blue eyes and described playing several rounds with him and Archie Compston as tutor.
Wilson legal action halts tax foreclosure sales for delinquent 1932 taxes. Hearing set before Judge M. W. Barnhill at the September term of the superior court. A restraining order was issued at the request of property owners seeking postponement of foreclosures until fall.
Raleigh August 18. Several North Carolina cities will run eight month school terms as citizens reject supplemental taxes this year. Charlotte Greensboro Newton and Cord wait for vote results. Durham Winston Salem Shelby and others have schedule referendums. Roanoke Rapids approved 25 cent levy. state will fund eight months.
Blume Weddington faces murder trial over the shooting of Joe Apperson a state highway employee near Concord with Weddington claiming self defense. The trial moves to final arguments after character witnesses testified and Weddington denied statements about carrying a pistol to confront Apperson.
The recall witness testified that after Wed dington shot Apperson he said You get the law I ve done what I came here to do. Weddington testified yesterday that he acted in self defense against the man who wrecked his home.
Sen Pat Harrison at the Neshoba county fair says President Roosevelt will use his powers to adjust agricultural values. He criticizes critics and asserts the administration will lift farm commodity prices toward a fair basis using farm relief and inflation provisions.
New York Aug 158 A brief NRA code insert, now accepted by the tobacco industry, is seen in Wall Street as ending fears of major price hikes for cigarettes for the time being. The industry pledged not to raise wholesale prices this year beyond production cost increases from the code or the Agricultural Adjustment Act.
Lexington N C A P report says D D Davis 85 retired farmer of Southmont died. Born in the community he was long a member of local agricultural circles and a familiar figure in the county.
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