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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1931
Page
9
Listing describes a spacious home on an excellent 65 by 160 foot lot at 1013 Lindsay Street, offered at a bargain with a small cash payment and assumed monthly loan. Also advertises Shampoo and Finger Wave services at Friendly Beauty Shoppe, 512% English Street, phone 44270.
A Charlotte dispatch reports Judge Bramham and South Atlantic Association directors held a secret Asheville session with Macon and Greenville club reps and Asheville executives. Attendees included Dan Hill Sally Karl Barnes and John Martin. The meeting aimed to strengthen Sally by admitting new clubs for the upcoming season.
Washington Feb 16 Deaf to the administrations disapproval an overwhelming majority in the house aimed to pass the Bacharach veterans loans bill today without changes Supporters led by Speaker Longworth sought to suspend rules to bar amendments ensure a mid afternoon vote Republicans Tilson and a small opposition appeared The measure faces a potential presidential veto and a pocket veto risk if not acted before March 4 adjournment Two thirds vote required to suspend rules and to override a veto and one member warned he would block non calendar business until the bill is considered
New Orleans February 16 cotton opened a shade easier in line with lower Liverpool cables. First trades showed losses of 1 to 3 points. The market eased after the start due to liquidation and ring selling. May opened at 11.09 and October at 11.61, down 4 to 6 points from Saturday's close.
London report says theatrical producer Bert Clayton died today in a London hospital from pneumonia that developed after an influenza attack. He was noted for his long career in stage production and collaborations with leading performers.
Itasu Matsumuro, a member of the privy council, died in Tokyo today. The death was reported from Matsumuro residence. Further details of the cause or funeral were not immediately available.
The bull stock campaign resumes with vigorous gains lifting Auburn near double January, while Case, IBM, Westinghouse Electric, Caterpillar, New York Central and others hit new highs. Major names like U S Steel, GE, American Telephone and American Can rise about 1 to 2 points amid a professional market tone. January indices show mixed signals with Standard Statistics up 3.3 points from December while Annalist trails.
Johnny Kytle, a 25 year old veteran mail pilot with nine years in the air, died when his plane crashed at Candler Field while performing a stunt. He had previously survived multiple mountain crashes while delivering mail for Eastern Air Transport, earning the Caterpillar club in 1929 after parachuting from a fuelless craft near Crew Virginia.
Cotton opened steady today after Liverpool cables and rains in the central belt and Texas sparked selling and realizations. Trade buyers absorbed offerings in small lots while March and October contracts showed minor declines, with Japanese interests sometimes operating for March. Liverpool noted hedge selling in Bombay and liquidation in Europe, but improved cloth demand from Egypt and the Near East.
The Latouche mining camp in Alaska has been abandoned as copper prices fall and ore supplies dwindle. Once a thriving site, residents and workers departed after years of dwindling yields and rising costs.
The national committee on prohi bition faces a sharp test at its March 5 meeting as Tydings and Morrison clash over enforcement. Tydings cites seizures to claim North Carolina leads, while Morrison counters Maryland shows fewer violations. The debate touches constitutional rights and the broader bread versus beer issue amid mounting party tensions.
Southern figures clashed as North Carolinian and Morrison attacked Raskob and Maryland Governor Ritchie amid a tense Senate exchange. Vice President Curtis intervened to curb reflections on state government as Morrison pressed his critique of political organizations.
A set of bills moves through the House including limits on city owned cars for private use, altered execution sales procedures, judicial notice of foreign laws, and new notice rules for non-resident tort cases. The Thomas Seawell measure would allow guilty pleas for lesser felonies and curb jury trials with demurrers and appeals, with safeguards for counsel. Ewbank proposes compensation for public employers using private autos at six cents per mile for miles actually traveled by a single occupant. Ratios of Sampson and Uzzell on uncertain terms.
The assembly discussed uniform license fees: private passenger cars ten dollars, passenger cars for hire fifteen dollars, and farm trucks under 112 tons fifteen dollars, among others. A process tax bill was introduced, and Representative Thomas of Anson faced a lengthy debate over a county courts bill before it was referred for redrafting. The McRae 13th juror bill passed to curb trial delays, with juror fit during the Aderholt case cited. The house adjourned after handling minor measures, to meet tomorrow at noon.
Chicago grain markets opened lower as moisture in the southwest and larger wheat supplies afloat raised expectations. Argentine crop forecasts fell by about 30.6 million bushels, tempering price declines. Wheat opened down quarter to four cents, then stepped back further. Corn generally followed with additional sag as trading began.
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