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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1938
Page
2
February 2 weather report from Charlotte North Carolina notes partly cloudy conditions and a rise in temperatures by Thursday. North coast will see possible light rain and mist with northeast winds and cooler spells tonight. Carolina forecasts indicate mainly cloudy skies with light rain along the south coast and near the coast later.
Arnold P. Yerkes of Chicago, president of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, reports machines created more jobs 1900–1930 as they boosted farming output. Southern workers hear about forestry and pecan oil experiments at Georgia State College. pecan oil yields and refining losses highlighted.
Correspondents describe Japanese forces moving north from Nanking and occupying Pengpu, 90 miles south of Suchow along the Lunghai corridor. Chinese and Japanese losses are reported as heavy around Mingkwang as both sides push and counter in Hopeh and northern China.
Phillips criticized the city’s Sunday street conditions while councilmen mostly agreed. The consensus suggested a tidy farmer would not pen hogs in certain streets on Sundays. An ordinance requires storekeepers to sweep in front of their shops at night, yet many sweep litter into the streets. City Manager F E Knox was asked what could be done.
Endorsers on High Point Y M C A notes met at noon to discuss plans to alleviate a debt of about $28,000. J Ed Millis chaired the executive session. No final decision was reached. another meeting is set for late next week to seek a definite action.
Admiral William D. Leahy told the House Naval Committee the navy has no plans to ally with other nations in a idle war. The session followed Senate demands for foreign policy clarification as lawmakers weighed a government reorganization bill and the housing report. Senator Lodge cited AFL chief William Green urging the wage provision’s retention.
The North Carolina Supreme Court rules High Point may issue revenue bonds without a citywide vote but limits power expansion to city boundaries. The decision, upholding a trial finding that the project ventures into general power business outside the city, centers on a plant costing over 5.6 million dollars with transmission lines through Guilford Forsyth and Davidson counties.
The former airport president testifies in his murder case describing a fatal confrontation with his wife and Kimmel. He defends his actions as a reaction to alleged infidelity and gas chamber fears while maintaining composure amid cross examination. He admits memory gaps and fluctuating emotions during questioning.
Secre tary of Commerce Roper opened a session where small retailers from across the country urged action against large chain stores. They pressed for taxes on chain corporations and restrictions on big competitors as part of Roosevelt era efforts to curb monopolies and abuses. The conference continues with further reports to President Roosevelt.
A Firing Line item in The Enterprise corrected a misprint on laundry prices. The article states wearing apparel work is billed at 18 cents per pound, not 15 cents as originally printed. The correction clarifies the accurate rate for customers.
Mayor Joseph K. Carson and Detective Capt. James J. Keegan said threats against their lives would not stop a police drive against labor violence. With 82 men in custody, Keegan urged the public to provide information on bombings beatings window smashings and related acts, warning informants will be protected from reprisals.
Naval Minister William S. Bertrand plans to submit proposals to the cabinet for six 35 000 ton battleships to be laid down within three years. He seeks Parliament approval for a total of six billion francs over six years to fund the construction outside the normal navy budget.
North Carolina State College students contributed ten dollars to supplement President’s birthday barl receipts. The event raised funds from about 1,000 students who each donated a dime.
Charles H. Robertson of Internal Revenue announced North Carolina collections for January totaled 25,065,099.29 dollars, up from 18,909,776.99 the previous year. For the first seven months of the fiscal year total receipts reached 195,785,048.05 dollars, compared with 181,751,760.88 in the same period last year.
Samuel Young Macon 86 of Franklin county died from injuries suffered in an automobile crash two days earlier. The fatality occurred yesterday after the February 2 accident in Henderson.
Overnight housing for 600 delegates is to be arranged with Miss Thelma Patrick at the church office. The host church, led by Dr. A. B. Conrad, will host a full two day program with sessions from 10 am to noon and evening events featuring Dr. T. L. Holcomb, Dr. J. B. Dillard, and other Nashville officials. book exhibit and leadership training across 72 associations.
High Point College dean Dr P E Lindley will address the Johnson Street school P T A in the school auditorium Thursday at 7 30 PM on Individual Responsibility. Founders Day offering will be observed, with a large attendance hoped for.
A collision near here late yesterday took the lives of two members of the Carson-Newman College basketball team. Roy Roberts of Sevierville Tennessee senior guard and James Grissom aged 19 of Burnside Kentucky sophomore forward were killed. Other members were injured but not seriously.
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