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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1938
Page
2
Partly cloudy today with rain ahead for Saturday in parts of North Carolina. Wind shifts from northeast to east near Sandy Hook to Hatteras and Hatteras to Jacksonville with overcast skies and occasional rain signals.
A former deputy warden in Philadelphia sought to drop charges in the August bak ing death of four hunger striking prisoners at the county prison. The defendants say the indictments are improper since one act caused multiple deaths. The deaths resulted from heat in radiators in a confinement block during a 60 hour period described by survivors as a heat punishment.
The High Point Ministers Association will hold its regular meeting Monday morning December 5 at 10 oclock at First Baptist church. Officers for 1939 will be nominated and elected with Rev J D Williams presiding. Ministers will report on their work in their churches during the past year.
Sacramento man eats pie daily for 60 years. Mass funeral planned as Riverton Utah, South Jordan, Bluffdale and Crescent residents named in updated death list. County Attorney says inquest not needed as no homicide. High school classes suspended and district leaders revise victim totals.
Public auction to sell Lot No 8 in Penny and Hayworth subdivision Guilford County North Carolina at 11 a m December 12 1938 at the east door City Hall High Point The city council reserves right to reject bids property sold free of encumbrances by order of the City Council November 2 1938 Grayson mayor
High Point citizens purchased tickets for a grid dinner honoring the High Point high school football team at the Sheraton hotel. Buyers listed include Dr. O. B. Bonner, Stanley Davis, KE. N. Phillips, Amos R. Kearns, J. P. Williamson, and many others as of noon today reported by nine of fourteen salesmen.
Spanish insurgents announced a bombing program naming nearly 100 government towns to be attacked. The notice listed Tarragona Sagunto Cartagena Guadalajara Almeria and Pozablanca and said dates had not yet been fixed to spare civilian casualties.
Flint Michigan December 2 1937 Fisher Body plant No 1 with about 6400 to 7000 workers shut down at 1230 PM after U A W members walked out following a wage dispute vote 8434 to 433 The shutdown threatens Buick plant with 13000 workers and GM says lack of bodies could halt production the sit down era plant was among GM strike hotspots in 1937
Dean William Pickens director of branches of the NAACP will speak at St Mark s M E church Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock in the interest of reorganizing a branch here. Mrs C R Deberry is chairman of the local committee sponsoring the noted orator s appearance. Beacon Light Choral Club To Rehearse Sunday at First Baptist Church. On the second Sunday the club will give a program at the Lutheran church on North Main and on the third Sunday at St Mark s M E church. The program at St Mark s will be sponsored by the combined Brotherhoods of St Mark s and the First Baptist church.
The State Highway and Public Works commission did not mention High Point street improvement and bridge approaches in the December 16 contract setting. City officials fear the grade crossing elimination project delays and note a completed bridge awaits approaches while nearby streets need recon struction. Officials expect bids for the local project likely not until after the new year.
Funeral services for Ruby C. Black, daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam L Black, were held at Pleasant Grove Methodist Protestant church with Rev Fred R Love officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Grove cemetery. Pallbearers were G W and H B Black. Flowers carried by Lucile Kennedy Mozelle and Lorene Chappell. Choir pieces included Same in the Arms of Jesus Jewels and How Beautiful Heaven Must Be.
Chicago on December 2 reports butter at 562,996 pounds with creamery extras rated 92 score for 29 percent extra firsts 28 to 28 percent firsts 26 to 27 percent and other prices unchanged. Eggs total 2,899 dozen steady with refrigerator extras 24 cents standards 23 cents firsts 23 cents and other prices unchanged.
France sees mass strikes across port yards and factories with 12 000 textile workers called out and guards deployed at Le Havre Saint Nazaire and Denain. Northern metal works largely shut with battles between workers and guards while Tunisia and Corsica tensions draw European alarm as Ribbentrop visit looms.
Mary and her 15 year old sister Lucy were abducted on a rural road. Mary said three men held her captive all night, blindfolded, with one having a mustache. no assault occurred according to a family friend who was in the home. An automobile delivered Mary to a field near the Brown farm, where she returned by about 10 p.m. to her parents.
A bee can identify every other member of its hive despite a population ranging from fifty thousand to eighty thousand, illustrating high social recognition within the colony.
United States game bird numbers fell sharply in 1930 forcing the government to import 90,000 birds from Mexico to bolster supplies. The move aimed to stabilize hunting, breeding programs, and related industries amid declining native populations.
John Ernest Howie a 30 year old Forsyth County Negro was executed by gas at Central Prison Raleigh for the November 20 1937 rape of a white woman and previously for the October 30 1937 rape of a Negro girl. Officials note he was the only man in two trials to receive death sentences in close succession. The execution occurred after a baptism the night before with witnesses including Walter L Long C E Caldwell and R B Roberts. Dr Felda Hightower pronounced him dead at 10 43 after the gas was started at 10 31.
Secretary Ickes approved a bond adjustment allowing Central Nebraska public power and irrigation district and Loup River public power district to sell bonds to investors to finance private utility property purchases. The move enables a statewide non competitive public power system.
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