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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1937
Page
5
Greensboro, Feb 19. Solicitor H L Koontz announced in Guilford superior court that preliminaries will begin on manslaughter charges against S L Minnieh of Winston-Salem and Lonnie Reed of Mt Gilead. The case stems from a High Point automobile wreck in November 1935 that left J W Capel fatally injured. both defendants are bound over to higher court.
A fragment discusses a draught described as easy to pay for and reliable with high quality questioned. It mentions active ingredients from distant plants travel 10,000 miles to the factory and notes Black-Draught as well known.
In Raleigh on February 19 the bill allowing motorists injured in accidents a lien on the at fault driver’s vehicle was killed in committee. The House debates reveal ire from auto dealers and finance firms, while officials urge that some measures waste time. Dr. J. S. Dorton of Shelby is named manager of the state fair after previous lessees are passed over, with Norman Chambliss among those rejected.
Readers at Wrightsville Beach are urged to inquire about motor boat regulations in Banks channel this summer as a bill seeks to empower the board with enforcement and rules governing vessel operation.
Lon Folger announces a statewide Victory Dinner in Raleigh with R L McMillan in charge. Folger, a Democratic national committeeman, expects a nationally prominent speaker and is coordinating with Senator Josiah Bailey on the event. McMillan’s proven industry in veterans’ Sandy Graham campaign hints at a strong event.
The Monticello township committee tried to oust Russell Hilbert, police chief, but he sat and wrote a sentence to refute accusations of illiteracy. Several other charges still await disposal at the postponed trial.
The senate backs a 250000 advertising appropriation to magazines and other media with sponsor Lee Gravely of Rocky Mount. House introduces 34 bills in a bumper session while debates over a Saturday Edenton session and concerns about rushing legislation surface, including cautions from Senator Tom Gold on overhasty moves.
Between 15 and 20 members of Chickasaw Tribe No. 32 of the Improved Order of Red Men will depart about 6 30 tomorrow night for a district gathering at the Community building in Revolution section Greensboro. Great Senior Sagamore J T Mitchell of Reidsville calls the meeting to map plans for the great council gathering in High Point on the third Monday in May. A Greensboro tribe auxiliary will serve dinner to delegates.
Robeson County committees of the Pomona Orange and Bar Association in joint session call for a new county court with civil and criminal jurisdiction. The court would convene at the six sites currently used by recorder's courts and take the name of the territorial tribunal.
College Station Raleigh February 19 Larger strawberries of better quality and higher yields per acre come from thinning fields. Prof M E Gardner North Carolina State College horticulture head notes thinning lets each plant make more leaves and berries and can double or triple per acre yields with 6 to 12 inch row spacing. Spaced rows ease harvest, resist drought, and mulch in fall aids growth.
High Point man Robert Samet is selected by Governor to succeed Nelson Aldridge as Clyde Hoey’s private chauffeur. Samet, from High Point, is noted to be serving a four to six year term.
Years in state prison at Raleigh for receiving stolen property in Guilford county have named Samet private chauffeur to Governor Hoey effective March 1. Samet, a native of Canada, will replace George Neilson Aldridge who resigned after driving the state's chief executive since December 1932. Aldridge was paroled by Governor O. Max Gardner in 1932 after two years of a 12 to 15 year manslaughter sentence, and later pardoned by Governor Ehringhaus.
In glove manufacture the leather is first cut into tranks or oblonga large enough to fit the glove pattern.
Police in the last 24 hours charged five people with reckless driving, four with speeding, and one with driving a car without a state permit. A 250 year old mummy in St James Church Garrick Hill London is described as male with unknown identity or origin.
The census bureau reports January activity for the cotton spinning industry at 137.7 percent of capacity, up from 134.5 percent in December and 103.8 percent in January last year. Spindles in place totaled 27,288,050 with 24,364,802 active during the month. active spindle hours reached 8,586,858,938, averaging 315 hours per spindle.
Feb 19 report from Parley Chapel Hill states Gov Clyde R Hoey will introduce Postmaster General James A Farley during a planned March appearance by Farley in the town. Carolina Political Union president Frank McGlinn comments on the event.
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