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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1937
Page
2
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. North Carolina coastal winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville from the northeast, fresh at times off the coast, partly overcast tonight and Thursday with possible minor coastal haze.
President Roosevelt hinted at enlarging naval armament programs while stressing the increase is not part of a preparedness plan. Observers think he may seek maximum naval strength by 1942 with new vessels under study. Naval officers say auxiliary ships and underage destroyers are deficient and battleships need replacement. The Panay sinking is not named as a threat. Senators react with mixed views on spending.
Dozens of cases were heard in the municipal court before noon in Raleigh. Judge Lewis E. Teague presided as defendants and witnesses filled the chamber. Sentences included road work for vagrancy, suspensions for lottery operations, and fines plus costs for multiple offenses.
In Toledo Ohio a plane plunged into Lake Erie off Put-In-Bay. Three people died Nancy Howard Delbert Watkins and Albert Anderson all North Bass Island. Pilot William Somogy aged 80 survived after the crash.
Paris labor walkouts strained water, gas, and electric services as workers across public utilities held two hour demonstrations. The strike disrupts transportation and risks a nightfall shortage while Premier Chautemps vows action and condemns the mass walkout.
The Japanese version of the report on the U.S. gunboat Panay being bombed is refused. The continuing page one coverage references the attack and the international response.
London reports Japan sent a 1200 word note protesting the attack on the gunboats Ladybird and Bee. The government will publish the note tonight or tomorrow after cabinet review. Britain calls Tokyo's military version unacceptable and instructed its Tokyo embassy to convey that stance.
O W Penney 40 CIO organizer and former Ford plant worker was beaten by four men who also attacked his wife. A chase ended with four arrests and confiscation of weapons. Penney had helped lead a United Automobile Workers organizing drive amid a disputed December 10 strike at the plant.
Don Marquis playwright poet and former newspaperman died at his Forest Hills home after a long illness. He was 58. He had suffered a severe stroke recently and his doctor warned death could come at any time. Friends from literary and theatrical circles were arranging a financial benefit.
Fire in a Negro quarter just outside Burlington city limits destroyed one house and damaged six others. Firemen reported four houses burning at once as the settlement faced a total loss threat during a steady rain.
In Clarendon Arkansas two people were burned to death when a residence on the Jefferies plantation two miles east of town burned early today. The victims were Miss Lucille Jefferies 35 owner and R A Moody 65 farm foreman.
A Christmas Eve quake in central Peru killed or injured about 100 people and caused heavy damage, according to delayed dispatches to E Comercio. Lima reported the figures and described widespread destruction.
Walter Martin a 70 year old wood worker perished when a small house in Taylorsville North Carolina burned today. The residence and shop were destroyed by the blaze.
In Pasadena at a luncheon honoring the Alabama football team Humphrey Bogart spoke with Dr. Richard C. Foster Alabama president. Bogart said he could name the coach Frank Thomas but not the president, who introduced himself as Foster.
A Greensboro case questions license necessity for hunt club members under a state law that covers pursuit of game whether armed or not. Officials debate residency licenses and possible three day permits for visitors as talk shifts to legislative policy.
Greensboro special dispatch reports Charles H. Robertson federal collector for North Carolina announced that income tax forms will be available January 6. Forms cover the 1937 calendar year and must be filed by March 15, 1938. Includes returns for individuals partnerships corporations and fiduciary agencies.
Washington December 29 WPA relief rolls already exceed the 1.5 million average and face another bulge from General Motors announcing 30,000 plant layoffs in January. WPA officials said no special preparations were made to handle the potential surge.
Police logged seven traffic arrests including one speeding offense, six for no driver's license, two for violating traffic ordinances and three for improper brakes. A note warns against jaywalking as a cause of serious and fatal accidents.
The Farm Security Administration gathered county committee members from seven of 17 NC counties to discuss the tenant land purchase program. The decentralized plan gives county committees control over tenant selection and farm loans totaling about 527000 for the current year, with 30 days to apply and potential future funding targets under Bankhead Jones legislation.
Reported Japanese claims of de facto occupation threaten areas outside their control. The spokesman said Japan would arrest suspects in occupied territory and apply military law to foreigners under treaty rights, while cargoes entered without duties. Americans in China totaled 159 in Tsingtao, with 18 nearby, and others moved toward Shanghai. Japanese forces advanced toward Taian, Chekiang, and Linan as they aimed to control rail links to Peking, Tientsin, and Shanghai.
Mrs Bessie Portee entertained a group at 914 West Green Street with attendees from Winston Salem East Orange Thomasville Greensboro Candor and Trinity Wise Male Chorus of Philadelphia visits First Baptist Church at 8 tonight for a small admission event expected to attract local crowds.
Mrs. Sarah EB Margus of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Thelma Bruton with Mrs. Ethel Tomlinson of Elizabeth City join Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Martin of 805 Mobile for the holidays. Prof. L. L. Boyd travels to Bluefield for vacation. Katheryne Bigger Barbara and Robert Boyd of Orange NJ visit L. W. Owens in Downing Street. W. E. Merritt hosts Hattie Spellman of Elizabeth City and Merritt’s mother, plus Prof. and Mrs. C. L. Spellman of Wilson, and Lester Spellman and Mrs. Clark of Columbus, Ga.
Jackson attacks major business groups over the New Deal and says the government did not safeguard recovery from monopolist raids. He cites a table showing Chrysler and GM losses in 1932 then profits in 1936 and similar gains for steel and chemical firms, claiming public anger grows from the business strike.
The 1938 North Carolina Grange convention will be held in Oxford from October 26 to 28. State officers announced the event at their annual meeting, with Herman Frick of Rowan County elected master of the State Grange Deputies' Association, succeeding W. K. Bethune of Robeson County.
A United Air Lines plane carrying motion pictures of the Panay bombing departed Cheyenne at 6 16 am after an all night grounding due to bad weather. The flight aimed for New York and was listed for 8 15 am EST.
Worth A. Clements 38, an Atlanta storekeeper, pleads guilty to the murder of Lucille Register Campbell 25. The judge may sentence him to death or life. second degree murder could be found. Clements spoke from a wheelchair after injuries, claiming he loved Campbell and acted in frenzy after discovering her elopement.
Four others injured when a head on collision occurred on a misty highway near Pinnacle. Mrs J S Slate died shortly after hospital transport. occupants were taken to Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, for treatment. Local investigators noted skid marks and vehicle damage after the collision.
Police found three former Japanese soldiers dead from carbon monoxide in a Stockton home after a reunion. Tamakishi Shino 50 Ida Tomoto 35 and Ichiro Murata 53 were discovered in a gas-filled room with stove flue plugged. No motive identified.
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