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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1933
Page
1
Washington December 20 The census bureau reported this year's cotton ginned before December 13 totaled 12 356 760 running bales exclusive with 568 90 round bales counted as half bales and 5 151 bales of American Egyptian.
The unofficial legal commission of inquiry concluded that the Nazis themselves or through others burned the Reichstag in Berlin last February.
Indiana patrolman Eugene Teague was shot probably fatally during a pistol duel on a Paris street. Edward Shouse, an escaped convict from Michigan City penitentiary, was ambushed along with two women companions. Shouse and the women were captured.
North Carolina State college athletic authorities outlined a proposition to Hank Anderson former Notre Dame mentor and indicated he may stay around longer while deciding his future.
Beverly Hills report quotes Mr Hutchinson Fox Film in London saying England buyers are stepping in at low prices. He portrays England as cautious yet hopeful of a recovery and a steadier American market temperament.
A Sunday night car wreck 21 miles north of Raleigh killed three young men from Wake County and left a fourth severely injured after a battle in the vehicle. Herman Potts survived briefly, then died, while George Davis Jr., Connie Davis, and Julie Cotton were pronounced dead. Potts had been pinned under the wreckage for hours as rescuers faced freezing rain. Deputies blamed the accident on the fight among the occupants before the plunge over an embankment. all involved had been drinking.
President Roosevelt announced a four month renewal of the blanket reemployment code beyond January 1. He said the fair competition agreements now cover 70 percent of workers to be encompassed by codes and that the extension aims to keep recovery from stalling in uncoded trades. By four months' end he expected permanent codes for the remaining thirty percent.
Farm agents from North Carolina's 67 cotton counties are called to Raleigh on December 28 to study cotton reduction contracts for 1934 and 1935. Dean I. O. Selaud of North Carolina State College says AAA cotton officials will assist the college extension division in explaining the contracts. A statewide campaign will commence January 1.
November payrolls and employment climbed over August figures in Rocky Mount. The weekly payroll averaged 193704 dollars, up 32377 from August, while employment rose by 2921 to 6290, per E H Austin, secretary of the chamber of commerce.
Senate investigators plan to summon Edse Ford in the Detroit banking collapse inquiry. Evidence ties Ford to Guardian Detroit Union Group operations and possible influence on subsidiaries including Union Guardian Trust and National Bank of Commerce. Ferdinand Pecora said the holding company was "milking" subsidiaries to fund its own stock dividends. Robert O. Lord denied directors were swayed by the holding company despite evidence to the contrary.
Raleigh dispatch reports Roberts McCrey serving six months for larceny in Durham County escaped by crawling down a ditch during highway work. No prior notice until today. The incident underscores security concerns at state prisons.
Governors from New York to Alabama grant holiday paroles to hundreds of inmates while others hold back. clemency actions vary by state with parole boards in Colorado and North Carolina limiting Christmas releases and President Roosevelt awaiting word on possible clemency.
Civil works representatives gather in Columbia to learn procedures for disbursing 7 million dollars weekly across seven southeastern states. Delegates arrive from Tennessee Maryland Virginia the Carolinas Georgia and Florida. R B Watson regional field statistician says the conference aims to establish a uniform system for handling CWA funds in line with federal procedure.
Salisbury schools closed yesterday due to a measles outbreak that may reach epidemic proportions and will reopen January 2. East Spencer schools also shut because of scarlet fever with 10 year old Ercell Morgan succumbing to the illness.
New York December 20 Jesse L Livermore famed stock operator known as The Boy Plunger is missing since 3 p m yesterday. Authorities including the Justice Department and New York police are investigating while Mrs Livermore waits at Park Avenue home for word. Livermore, 56, last seen in the financial district has been involved in brokerage with Pearl & Co and figures prominently in prior news including a 250000 breach of promise suit.
City manager E M Knox reported five months of utility results July through November showing electricity sales up over six percent while income fell only 5.7 percent after an average 12 percent rate cut since April. Past due accounts reached 149000 with only 3000 added in the last year. 900 names now on the cut-off list. Total charges for five months in 1932 were 184367 compared with 178698.78 this year, and credits were 162626 and 166682 respectively, with the city’s net gain higher this year as collections rose from 88.8 to 93.4 percent.
Burlington reports a bizarre incident where Officer Currie Murrie accused of arresting Santa, then, in a sudden shift, becomes city hall janitor Bennie Lewis. He pulled a gas tube from a jet in the police chief's office and shut it off while a sneeze signaled the dramatic moment.
The U S Bureau of Investigation opened a probe into the disappearance of Jesse Livermore, noted stock market operator, after notification from the New York office and in cooperation with New York police. Officials said information is too meager to form a hypothesis or call it kidnapping at this time.
Raleigh December 20 bids on a half million dollars worth of construction work have been opened by the state highway and public works department. The bids will be canvassed tomorrow.
Greensboro report details A E Spellman special bank examiner testimony on an 860000 markup of the Commercial National Bank’s High Point building valuation as of June 30 1931 to support an undivided profits account of 153000 and a 60000 dividend dated July 1 1931.
Paris dispatch reports French police busted an international espionage ring linked to the French ministry of marine. Ten arrests were made including an American salesman Robert Switz and his wife, a Canadian citizen Benjam in Bercowitz and his wife, with involved money, wireless gear, military documents, and film equipment.
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