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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1937
Page
2
Navy rebuilding plans provoke fierce dispute as lawmakers weigh highway cuts to balance the budget. Proposals urge expedited construction of oil tankers and battleship replacements, while naval advocates stress diplomatic impact abroad, especially in the Far East.
Reports recount a series of fatal incidents from coast to coast including a man killing his sister-in-law and himself in Chicago and a fatal hit and run in New York. The tally lists holiday deaths across many states with Illinois and Indiana among the highest counts.
Firemen in the city spent Christmas in quiet fashion answering only one alarm. A small blaze at Davis' wood yard 607 East Russell drew Company Nos. 1 and 6 and the service outfit around 3 30 yesterday afternoon with virtually no damage.
The headlamp lenses attract mud and dust with surprising ease, yet can be wiped clean quickly when deposits interfere with light output.
Seven members of the Sedgefield Hunt were arrested in Greensboro on charges of hunting without a license. The case challenges whether an unarmed person can be guilty of hunting, with hearings postponed before Justice of the Peace J. KE Paschal.
Newton D. Baker, longtime lawyer and pacifist, died of coronary thrombosis after a brief decline following a heart condition. He remained alert until shortly before death after visiting his office on December 3, his birthday. Baker played a key role as secretary of war under Wilson, advocated peace, debt cancellation, and helped shape the Wickersham report while opposing Prohibition. He was a prominent counsel in the Youngstown Sheet and Tube merger dispute and advocated against diverting Great Lakes water via Chicago canal.
The hearing closes with Hull renewing assurances that U S actions will deter further attacks by Japanese authorities in China. The note restates points from the December 14 and 24 exchanges and notes Japanese actions, while hoping for effective safeguards for American nationals and property.
Sunday School at both churches begins at 9 45 a m with preaching by Rev R C Kirk at Ward Street at 11 00 am on The Power of Unselfishness Leagues meet at usual times Prayer meeting at Archdale 7 30 pm Wednesday and a pageant by the Archdale young people at the 7 30 pm preaching hour Tuesday prayer meeting also at 7 30 pm
The Christian Science church announces a lesson sermon on Christian Science to be held in all churches and societies of Christ Scientist. Services occur Sunday mornings at 11 o clock at 319 North Main Street with a reading room open Wednesdays and Fridays from 2 to 4 30 o clock.
Episcopal St Stephen holds Holy Communion at 8 a m Church school at 9 45 a m and morning prayer with sermon at 11 a m Young People Service League meets at 7 p m after Christmas observances.
Reverend Clifton C Pearson pastor of Friends ARCHDALE announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. with Oscar MecCampbell as superintendent. Morning worship follows at 11 a.m. on the topic Facing the Future With Christ. Christian societies will meet at 3 p.m.
Springfield church holds Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11 with a sermon The Return of the Shepherds. Choir and C B societies visit homes to sing Christmas carols at 6 80 this evening. Cottage prayer meeting next Wednesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Hill Feirfield road Evangelistic club members will conduct the service.
Elia Starbuck an 18 year old from Hot Springs chose a High Point city jail for Christmas holidays over returning to her father and husband. Police say her Hot Springs father came to take her home but she refused. Police arrested Mrs. Starbuck for vagrancy after she refused relatives' home and walked late at night. Case set for municipal court next Wednesday.
Amid disrupted lines Japanese forces blockade Tsingtao south of Shanghai while fighting rages in suburbs northwest of the seized city and Chinese defense stiffens northeast near Nanking. Chiang Kai-shek and Mme. Chiang are in an undisclosed Yangtze valley HQ as embassies prepare to reopen.
Three last minute gifts pushed the Empty Stocking Fund to 1492.75 with $5 from A Friend, $5 anonymous and $10 from R L Deal Construction. About 350 to 400 baskets of food and toys were delivered to needy families by High Point Boy Scouts under Scout Executive Bunn W Hackney Jr and High Point fire department members. Donations followed a thorough case review by the Empty Stocking Fund committee led by Mrs M J Wrenn.
The Wilmington Star reports William Payne, accused in the murder of Penn, is feared to hide in multiple places while federal agents and hundreds of officers pursue him. Fred Fulford of Southport was jailed on charges of harboring Payne and John Washington Turner, with a $1000 bond. The shrimp boat Dasher, idle at Southport, is linked to the case as a potential hideout.
The city was a scene of desolation with most residents gone and shops shut. The main Chinese force withdrew before December 23, rear guards fought on December 24, and Japanese forces entered Hangchow. China destroyed the Chientang River bridge to block rapid Japanese advance toward Ningpo and further south.
Secretary Morgenthau lauds the new National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and urges nationwide support for the President's birthday celebration as a funding drive. The four point program focuses on research, first aid, care education, and funding orthopedic centers to combat the disease.
A Raleigh report from December shows pleasure seekers caused 88 of 245 forest fires in November, with total damage and 11 716 acres burned. Recreationists led fires besides smokers and suspected incendiaries, all fires traced to human causes. average damage per act was 48 acres.
The text advises oily skin users to wash with soap and water three times daily, use greaseless foundation, and adjust diet to reduce oil. Dry skin cases should wash sparingly, use cleansing cream, and apply night cream. It recommends samples at cosmetics counters to find a suitable makeup set.
Police believe Payne used a shrimp boat hideout with J C Rourk kinship ties as officers track Byrd capture near Carolina Beach. Reported companion Wash Turner alias Jack Borden or Ralph Miller rejoined Payne on the boat and may have returned Sunday night seeking a cache or weapons. A car crash on the Southport Supply road led two men and a frightened driver to Hallsboro under duress.
Raleigh December 25. Elusive NC fugitive Bill Payne possibly spent Christmas Eve at a Wake county tourist camp as a large federal and local raid searched the site using machine guns and rifles. The man identified as Payne reportedly vanished during the morning operation. authorities say a federal tip sparked the raid with few details released. Payne escaped from Caledonia prison farm February 15 and faces murder and kidnapping charges.
The Missouri state highway department puts up signs every 50 feet on dangerous sections of highway 61 with blunt warnings of death and danger for Christmas and New Year travel. The signs read It's hell to be a corpse and death rides this road.
In Muskogee Oklahoma the Weeks family returns from a movie to find their Christmas tree overturned and burned. Whiskers the cat had been shadow boxing with the three ornaments all week in the home.
A large box addressed to L. W. Heinly contained a nine month old lion gift from Mayor Ralph Mitchell of Independence. The animal, claimed to be born in Independence 200, was offered for sale at a low price after delivery. A buyer paid $50 for a private zoo stake.
The Mississippi River annually transfers over 400 trillion tons of sediment into the Gulf of Mexico, illustrating the river’s sweeping impact on the coastline and marine environments.
The twenty distinct park units making up Canada’s national park system span a total area of 22500 square miles.
Associated White-robed choir leads Christmas services as churches nationwide celebrate the birth of the Christ Child. President Roosevelt attends White House dinner and a three way call with absent relatives. King George VI speaks by radio while the Duke of Windsor spends Christmas with Wallis in Cannes. Haile Selassie sends Amharic greetings to Americans. Dionne quintuplets enjoy a white Christmas in Callander amid gifts from afar.
Miss Perkins reports two key developments in labor relations the sit down strike and the Wagner Labor Disputes Act decision. She notes courts ruled sit-downs illegal and urges employers to drop misconceptions of the act, stressing the board protects workers against union discrimination and unfair practices.
In Luton England on Christmas Eve thieves entered Sir Feliz Cassell's home through an upstairs window during a party and ransacked guests bedrooms. Jewels valued at 250000 dollars were stolen, investigators said.
A carol hour at 5 o'clock replaces the regular evening service at First Methodist Protestant church this evening. A quartet including Mesdames D A Dowdy and Vera Smith and Miss Sybil Fogleman performs with Miss Vera Smith as soloist. Rev. J Clay Madison leads the morning service on "Every Knee Shall Bow."
A duck perched on Mrs. Annie Vickers' chimney caused smoke in Berlin Maryland. A neighbor fired at the bird with a rifle, but the duck fell into the chimney. Firefighters then tore out bricks to remove it and the Vickers family enjoyed duck for Christmas.
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