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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1939
Page
2
Partly cloudy and slightly warmer in south and east sections tonight. Saturday mostly cloudy and colder in central and north portions. Winds vary from moderate to fresh to strong southwest, shifting to west or northwest, with overcast conditions tonight and Saturday.
Senator Reynolds of North Carolina said he has adopted a more serious rhetoric in the Senate. He declared the elaborate bows and compliments are gone and that he will not smile except when speaking on the phone unseen by others.
The commission approves continuing George L. Stansbury as full time chairman under Section 1302 5 of North Carolina statutes with a monthly salary of 350 beginning December 1 1938. Commissioner Hoffman seconds the resolution.
High Point listeners erupted in laughter as Officer Frank Shields broadcast police bulletins and an announcer Gary Davis left the mic after three and a half minutes. The crowd heard only the echo of the officer speaking into an empty room and the line Where is Gary Davis prompted a chorus of amusement.
New officers of the Junior High student body were installed at a chapel ceremony. Stewart Stone was named president with W C Hughes as vice president, Helen Craven secretary, and Helen Pierce treasurer. Outgoing officers include Eleanor Younts president and Billy Peak vice president.
Daladier urges a free hand to delay debate and seeks a confidence vote, while parliamentary rules allow limited discussion on setting a date. A government majority is hoped to authorize proceeding with Burgos relations, aiming at Franco recognition as France counters Italian and German influence. Gomez Jordana, Nationalist foreign minister, held talks with Béraud at Burgos to lay groundwork for normal relations.
Archie Moss nine year old Negro died when his clothing caught fire near an open stove. He tried to jump into a tub of frozen water to escape the flames and was unable to save himself.
Judge H Hoyle Sink of Lexington addressed the High Point Lions at the Sheraton last night praising charter members and noting that America may be forced to fight in today s world conditions He urged readiness and emphasized the club s role in community development and local civic ties with visits from Lions clubs in Thomasville Winston-Salem Greensboro and others and a banqueting and dancing program followed by tributes from Altrusa Civitan Exchange Kiwanis and other groups.
The youth, linked to December and January safe cracking in High Point, confessed after investigators traced his movements from a January 27 Penney’s haul of nearly $2,000 to Baltimore. Officers tied the loot to Penney’s thefts and found evidence of a lavish life in Baltimore, including a cash-purchased car and new clothing. His criminal history includes time at Jackson Training School and prior breakings and larcenies, with current charges of breaking and entering and grand larceny.
Dr Paul Studenski of NYU warned raising the public debt limit to fifty billion could disrupt security markets and stock exchanges. The day also covered social security board support for a permanent relief plan, unemployment grants, and a new public works department.
Mrs L M Hampton of Boone widow of a Confederate veteran opposes moving pensions from Confederate rolls to old age assistance. She asks for justice and says pensioners prefer staying on pension rolls and being treated as ladies of the old school despite low monthly benefits.
A Charlotte meeting with the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce explored forming an aviation company to offer feeder mail and passenger service from Wilmington to Knoxville via Charlotte. Expected visitors include Oscar Breece Major L R Ashe and W M Shaw as well as other civic leaders and aviation firm representatives.
John D Batten died at his home 115 College Street Thomasville Monday night. Funeral services were held at his home Wednesday at 3 pm led by Rev C M Pickens pastor Main Street Baptist Church. A trio sang two selections. Pallbearers were grandsons Richard Shoemaker Jr Wayne Dolan Milliard Lloyd and John R Batten. Burial was in City Cemetery.
Annie Jane Sills died at her home in Thomasville area. Funeral services were held at Macedonia M. E. Church in Montgomery County with Rev. W. M. Rathborn officiating. Choir sang three numbers. pallbearers included Walter Hawks Huey Daavis Harold Hinkle Lassiter Long Albert Goins and Frank Hepler. Granddaughters carried flowers. burial followed in the church cemetery.
Guilford Council No 53 Junior Order United American Mechanics will hold an early meeting at 6 o clock in the council hall. The gathering aims to unite members for attendance at the district council initiation at White Oak Council No 225 Greensboro. Transportation will be provided for those attending.
General Franco created a national court of political responsibility to try those responsible for prolonging resistance to the nationalist regime. Enrique Suner Ordonez was named its president with power to impose broad economic penalties as Franco seeks recognition from France and Britain.
Marion Talley former Metropolitan Opera star failed to gain custody of her 3 year old daughter Susan in a habeas corpus action heard by Supreme Court Justice Gerald Nolan. The action directed against her husband Adolph Eckstrom and his sister and brother in law Elmer W Nelson revealed the public knowledge of Talley as Susan's mother.
A local livestock dealer in Shelby starts a rent a cow system placing about 75 cows with renters. Renters pay 75 cents to $1.50 weekly while supplying feed and shelter. when a cow dries up the dealer swaps in a milker, keeping the operation productive.
Between 150 and 200 persons are expected for the state Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting in Kinston late in April. Hoke Pollock, president of the local junior chamber, announced the event was moved from Morehead City to Kinston.
H C Koelz general roadmaster of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad at Waycross Georgia will be transferred to other duties in Wilmington. Announcement came from the railroad's general offices in Wilmington.
In Utica New York on February 24 judge Frank Cooper voided a federal state milk marketing plan for the metropolitan New York area, declaring the agreement unconstitutional.
John Cilley Jr general manager announced the start of construction of the Mid-State Cloth Miller addition in Newton Operations will begin at the new plant on June 30 and production is set to start later this year.
A seventh district gathering of the Junior Order United American Mechanics will be held tonight in Elkin. The district includes Alleghany Ashe Surry Yadkin and Wilkes counties.
Hendersonville February 23 the Henderson County Bar Association recommended to the legislative delegation passage of measures establishing a county recorder s court in the county.
Citizens of the French Broad school district Buncombe County voted in favor of issuing 10000 dollars in high school vocational building and gymnasium bonds.
Boone residents faced a cold morning as snow covered the ground and the temperature stood two degrees above zero at five o clock yesterday. The brief report notes continued freeze conditions in Boone on February 24.
Yesterdays sessions in Raleigh contrasted with Wednesdays in Mecklenburg. A holiday crowd aboard a special train saw lawmakers mingle, sing and socialize while some work got done. Liquor flowed freely in Charlotte despite the city being deemed dry, prompting mixed reactions from wet and dry factions. The Mecklenburg court house proved unsuitable for state business as the Senate passed the pure seed law and the House approved several measures amid a grand Fayetteville sesquicentennial celebration.
McCall was executed by electric chair for a cash kidnap death after protesting innocence and delivering a final reading from a manuscript. Coleman had arrested him and handed him to FBI agents. The condemned man spoke calmly, criticized capital punishment, and thanked Prison Superintendent Chapman for a postponement of a previous execution.
Ten men in Bucharest were convicted by a military court for conspiring to fire upon buildings using incendiary projectiles and guns. Sentences ranged from one to eight years.
The journey helped eastern readers gain insight into the Piedmont region and may influence policy debates. It is viewed as a valuable outcome by observers who hope it tempers sectional and selfish attitudes in South Carolina's legislature.
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