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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1932
Page
5
The upcoming lame duck session opens December 5 as Congress battles budget deficits of 1.5 to 2.0 billion dollars. Both parties push economy measures with a proposed beer tax potentially adding 300 million annually, while drys fear disruption and diverse interest groups press for favored taxes and cuts.
Debates over new tax sources target a beer levy and a sales tax with Hoover favored positions. Proposals to cut veterans benefits and curb prohibition enforcement dominate a plan to save about 700 million dollars. A joint committee weighs Army Navy mergers and post office subsidies amid broader economy measures.
Secretary Hurley asserts U S land defense is below minimum needs despite isolation and calls for careful amendments to national defense law. He criticizes premature Philippine independence bills and urges nonpartisan defense funding while noting ongoing Army Navy cooperation and progress in motorization. He cites 6000 Gold Star mothers and 11000 eligible to travel to Europe.
The High Point Y M C A Senior basketball team hosts Winston-Salem five tonight at 8 on the locals court. The longtime rivals are expected to produce a classic clash as a large crowd looks on.
The speaker warned that before December 1933 time runs out for funding, that 345 million dollars is needed for authorized rivers and harbors and flood control work. He noted the Panama Canal did not earn its 3 percent interest last fiscal year and urged Congress to enact Muscle Shoals recommendations and to codify war policies commission findings.
A meeting in Charlotte announced that Judge Wilson Warlick of Newton would be the party’s 1936 governor candidate with John Bright Hill of Wilmington as running mate. Warlick accepted. Hill tentatively. The event, led by R. Frank Holland, aimed to solidify Reynolds support and create a statewide movement to rival the Simmons machine in North Carolina politics.
The bill commits the United States to giving Filipinos the option to adopt or reject independence about twenty years hence if the economic political and social preparation of the Filipino is complete by then.
A secretary reiterates opposition to early Philippine independence, arguing current political chaos in the Orient makes it unwise to push independence. He says existing legislation would not serve either Filipino or U.S. interests.
German political scene centers on General Schleicher to form cabinet and appeal to Reichstag for support. He faces December 6 vote with presidential authority to dissolve parliament, amid Nazi strength and nationalist blocs maneuvering behind the scenes.
Army defeated Navy in a grueling classic as Buckler and Prentzel guided the running game. Buckler gained seven yards to set up a first down on Navy territory, while penalties and a series of carries shaped the drive despite limited passing success.
The piece notes bipartisan but blocked reorganization attempts under Hoover and suggests a War and Navy merger into a National Defense Department could save tens of millions. It cites Hoover opposition and Roosevelt support as a potential early priority after his inauguration.
Knoxville couple Mr. and Mrs. H B Gookin employ a clever contraption tied to an alarm clock. The device triggers lighting kindling and closing the stove door so breakfast, prepared the night before, is hot and ready when they wake, ensuring Mr. Gookin reaches work by 6 a m.
A Berlin exchange reveals a guest’s dissatisfaction after three months with Mrs. Green, noting the absence of a bath tub as the turning point. The remark appears in Die Grune Post and highlights domestic friction and living conditions.
A Sydney Bulletin cartoon snapshot shows a wife and husband bantering about a promised ring. The husband rejects metaphorical language while the wife critiques the ring pledge as a recurring motif. The exchange satirizes expectations in marriage and romantic gesture.
The Winston-Salem tobacco market will close December 16 for Christmas and reopen after the holidays with the opening date to be announced later. Yesterday’s sales push the season total to 27,145,872 pounds, with a projected finish above 30 million pounds and patrons to receive around 3.5 million dollars. The average price per hundred pounds stands at 31.32 this year, up 3.09 from last year, about a 37.5 percent rise, with expectations to reach about 42.5 percent by Christmas.
President Roosevelt ends a sequence of Warm Springs talks with advisers from both chambers and outside groups. Senator Cutting of New Mexico and Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson attended as inaugural committee chair. He plans rest over the weekend and returns to Albany Tuesday for a special New York legislature session.
A detectograph at the city jail alerts guards to smuggling attempts as visitors pass through a door bell signal. Magnetized devices in boxes connected by wires transmit an alarm when small metal items such as keys watches or belt buckles trigger the system.
Judge Craig Hood grants Mrs Jewell Wafer a divorce from Roy Wafer on cruelty grounds. The report notes Roy’s habit of bringing home part of his grocery business and eating wafers in bed. Other sports and football plays are described with Navy and Army players in pursuit of a ball and resulting penalties.
Public auction at Greensboro courthouse on January 4 1933 at 2 10 PM for Lot 47 Sherrod Park in High Point Township Guilford County North Carolina. Property previously conveyed by deed of trust March 1 1929 to W A J Idol with Baril A Byrum and wife Lillian Payne Byrum. Cash terms. December 3 1932.
Senate moves to take up a repeal bill next week with 100 plans noted by Senator McNary assistant Republican leader. Philippine independence remains a special order for next Thursday, to be kept before the body unless displaced by unforeseen events. Senator Smoot predicts passage of an independence bill around Christmas as the week opens with routine adjournments and Hoover message.
Washington dispatch reports Speaker Gardner presses ahead despite a setback on the judiciary committee to schedule a Monday House vote on the democratic outright repeal proposal.
Representative Milligan of Missouri says more than 150 Democrats will back the flat prohibition resolution in the House Monday the repeal measure appears headed for the two thirds needed and Milligan notes if Republicans provide 110 votes the resolution should pass
Nabors eight year old son of Mr and Mrs O R Nabors 1811 Franklin street was hurt about 1 pm after falling and hitting his head on a brick wall near his home He was rushed by Sechrests ambulance to Burris Clinic treated and returned home with two wounds on his forehead
Undersigned trustee will sell at public auction at the Greensboro courthouse on January 4, 1983 at 2:20 PM a parcel in High Point township bounded by Willowbrook Street Wall Street Minnie P Vail and S L Leonard. Cash terms. Dred Peacock, Attorney. 12:3 10-17-24
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