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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1932
Page
1
John H. Borden died suddenly in the secretary of war's box at Franklin Field while watching the Army Navy football game. He was an uncle by marriage of Patrick J. Harley.
End of periods shows Auburn leading South Carolina 18 0. Final scores include Rutgers 6 Manhattan 7 and Tennessee 25 Florida 7. Other listed zones feature Carnegie Tech 20 Western Maryland 80 Maryland 0 and Charlotte 0.
Secretary Hurley told President Hoover that world conditions leave American land defenses below par. He urged against Philippine independence, opposed merging the armed services, urged army officer promotion laws, proposed Muscle Shoals legislation, and noted stricter economy measures in the past year.
Tilla Gill Harvey of Danville, Virginia, files for divorce from C Felix Harvey of Kinston, North Carolina, alleging mental cruelty. The couple, married March 8, 1916, have two children. Property rights and custody arrangements are sealed. Harvey is described as a wealthy merchant and farmer.
Officials believe six nations requests for a further moratorium on war debt payments will be sent to Congress with the President's annual message. The exact presentation method remains unsettled as session nears and no administration meetings on debts occurred today.
Franklin D Roosevelt aides at Warm Springs study a plan to overhaul the budget system. It would divide budget origin power between Congress and the President and set a fixed national total. The proposal argues current piecemeal appropriations let groups boost items, shifting blame for overspending.
In Philadelphia on December 3 the Army eleven dominated the Navy Middies, winning 20 to 0. Early drives featured Fields, Clark, and Kilday as Army capitalized on key punts and passes while Navy struggles inside Army territory. The game swung on strong Army defense and a decisive late drive to prevent Navy scoring.
The American Railway Association reported the week ending November 26 saw revenue freight loadings fall to 493,882 cars, down 81,969 from the prior week. Compared with last year this is a 64,916 decrease and 207,168 less than two years ago, with misc Freight at 166,460, coal 115,070, coke 4,945, and other categories showing declines across the board.
GOLDSBORO, Dec. 3. Jim Tyndall, 50, a New Hope township farmer, was jailed on a charge of fatally shooting Elijah Helms, 19, in Tyndall's dining room yesterday. Victor Worrell testified at the inquest that Tyndall killed Helms then tried to shoot himself, gun jammed, after they had been drinking. Tyndall was arrested in a swamp two hours after the shooting.
Spencer Wall seven, struck by an automobile driven by George Thigpen of Bailey, ran into the street after a ball and was killed instantly. A coroner's jury exonerated Thigpen.
C. W. Roberts, president of the Carolina Motor Club, told the Rotary club in Sanford that North Carolina should pass an automobile drivers license law. He urged stricter licensing to promote road safety and reduce accidents.
President Hindenburg signed Kurt Von Schleicher as chancellor after he formed a new ministry ending the Papen government. The veteran general, formerly defense minister, is expected to keep the defense post, while Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party vows not to support the Schleicher government in the Reichstag.
Berlin December 3 The General Kurt von Schleicher assembled a new cabinet to guide the Reich out of domestic disunion with every indication pointing to a government resembling the Junker administration.
Sheriff Jake Jarrell and Judge Henry Reville of Meriwether county received the first official invitations to Franklin D. Roosevelt's inauguration. Admiral Cary T. Grayson delivered the invitations after meeting with the president-elect, learning Meriwether officials had never visited Washington or met a U.S. president.
Norman Thomas warns riots may erupt in Washington unless Congress aids farmers and workers. He urges higher income and inheritance taxes to balance the federal budget and fund relief. He criticizes the sales tax and cites heavy reliance on public relief in Ohio Illinois and Chicago amid high unemployment.
In Charlotte on December 3 a new state-wide political organization formed around Robert R. Reynolds. The group aims to fill the political void left by the old Simmons machine, echoing 1900s style leadership with a young, flamboyant figure at the center. Reynolds is portrayed as a dynamic party leader.
Fayetteville mule dealer J Linwood King was sentenced to 20 to 25 years in the state prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the killing of W A Riddle, a Bladen county farmer, on Armistice Day. King claimed a debt dispute sparked the quarrel and said Riddle drew a motion to draw a gun before the fatal blow.
In Fairfield County near Jenkinsville, Miss Mary Splawn of Charleston died when a car left the road, hit a tree, and burned. Miss Jacqueline Smith of Charleston was seriously injured and remained in hospital today.
YORK, Dec. 3. T Mack Ferguson, 40, former president of the defunct Loan and Saving bank of York, was acquitted after 20 minutes of deliberation by a jury of breach of trust tied to a $61,000 shortage in the bank's affairs.
Dr Archibald Henderson of the University of North Carolina won the Mayflower Society cup for best original North Carolina publication. His work Bernard Shaw Playboy and Prophet earned the award at the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association meeting in Raleigh.
In Oakland California George Reid’s wife cited his habit of shutting her in a folding bed as a reason for divorce. The unusual method effectively quieted arguments and is described in court documents.
Final orders go to police for arrival of hunger marchers aiming to present relief demands to Congress. Guards lined up for White House and Capitol. Garner blocks Capitol parade permit. crowds warned. National guardsmen mobilized nearby. Benjamin searches for lodging after lease issues. New York women seek petition to President Hoover, denied by Vice President Curtis.
Secretary Hurley in his annual report to President Hoover voices strong opposition to the Hawes Cutting bill. He argues the constitution does not grant Congress power to cede territory and notes Supreme Court rulings have not definitively affirmed or denied such authority. He outlines other objections and details on island affairs.
Gov. O Max Gardner was enroute to New York to speak at a Monday night session of a national conference on the relation of law and business held under the auspices of New York University.
In Raleigh a December 7 hearing before the state corporation commission on Asheville's charge over Southern Bell's French-type phone surcharge was indefinitely postponed at the city’s counsel request. The clerk said the carrier's chief counsel is ill, with a rescheduled date likely for the second week of January.
Washington dispatch reports Dr. Wellington Koo warning that communism may threaten China’s social foundations. He cites Kiangsi and Honan atrocities with millions displaced, thousands of homes burned, and $ state losses, urging a prompt solution to curb Moscow-aligned influence and restore Nanking control.
Mrs. Elsie Witherspoon Dollar, who killed two of her children and wounded another in Graham, was committed to the state hospital for the dangerously insane in Raleigh after a November term murder indictment. Judge M V Barnhill ordered confinement to the Raleigh facility. Dollar said she killed to prevent the children from becoming wards of society, claiming she endured a "living hell" since her marriage 20 years ago.
Beverly Hills December 2. Wit CERS critiques high interest as the root of economic hardship. He argues profits from money lending exceed what could be earned elsewhere and notes banks failed when interest exceeded principal. He urges focus on genuine percentage business and promises more tomorrow.
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