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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1935
Page
2
Firestone seeks to reacquire Loray and possibly High Shoals mills in Gastonia North Carolina amid past labor unrest and the 1929 Loray siege linked to Communist activity. Loray once employed about 3600 with a 40000 weekly payroll. High Shoals ran 600 workers with an 8000 weekly payroll.
George Urquhart president of Manville Jenckes says negotiations for selling the Gastonia North Carolina plant to Firestone Rubber are under way but not completed. Company headquarters in Providence Rhode Island confirms ongoing talks.
Firestone Rubber Company President Harvey Firestone inspected the Loray fabric mill at Gastonia and left Jacksonville en route to Miami. Engineers and accountants had been studying the mill for weeks with a definite decision expected in a few more weeks.
In Charleston a federal judge ruled the $1,000 excise tax on liquor dealers in dry states is a penalty, not a tax. The decision could block enforcement without proving state-law violations, affecting Henrys vs Cooper and related parties. A restraining order had been issued earlier.
The Raft Carole Lombard production Rumba debuts tomorrow at the Paramount theater featuring a highlighted rumba scene with Margo and star George Rett in a lively showcase of dance and drama.
The foreign secretary told Austrian statesmen that a Franco British pledge to complete the Rome agreements will be pursued. Signatories would expand to include Germany Italy Czechoslovakia Hungary and Yugoslavia with Poland and Romania later joining. Britain will not sign but will consult with France and Italy if Austria's independence is threatened.
British car owners must buy license plates at local tattoo offices instead of post offices, marking a shift in where vehicle identifiers are issued and displayed.
The report notes multiple ships in distress or damaged. The American 8. Liberty stands by the Syric while the San Mello reports serious structural damage and heads for repairs. Off Cape Flatery the Tanei Maru is towed after engine failure. In Santa Lucia an excursion launch capsized, with six dead and 22 missing. Transylvania is refloated after grounding off Glasgow. Eastern Temple ran aground near Chatham Bars. Cayuga aided but the freighter continued.
Advice warns that slamming a car door with the window partially up can shatter glass. If the window is fully open or fully closed, danger is minimal.
Gulesian, found in New York, traveled to Boston unaccompanied after leaving a dinner at the University club. He regained memory after hearing his wife's composition Washington at the Bowery mission. Officials investigated kidnapping or death by own action while family credits amnesia.
Virginia killer Delp fled into North Carolina where a confrontation left Chief Martin mortally wounded. Leonard was later killed while seeking entry to a house where Jim Brady was held. Delp fled into the mountains before being cornered near Wilkesboro and captured.
Fugitive Hamilton, pursued with a companion, left Fort Worth in a stolen vehicle. In a local trial, Mrs. Barrow and Mrs. Parker defended their visits to children as “mother love.” The U S Attorney called Barrow the conspiracy ringleader while the judge urged acquittal if no knowledge of warrants existed.
Measure moves to Senate to study options on hospital contracts for counties and cities, raise trademark fee, require jury trial notice in Buncombe, remove Duke township from Dunn Recorder's Court, allow Durham officials to stay past session hours with pay, and amend Mecklenburg County treasurer and tax collector laws.
In the legislature several acts dominated the session as talks moved to an unfavorable calendar with a required two thirds to revive. The Senate sent to the House a tax sale extension bill for 1932 levies. Senator Cory urged reconsideration of last night’s concurring action on a drivers license bill removing the two day jail sentence for revoked permits. The Senate stood firm and ordered the bill enrolled for ratification. The Senate approved enrollment for ratification while considering a new board of cosmetic arts examiners. The House passed only one local bill amid prolonged debate on the Fener measure and postponed a final vote. The finance committee planned to vote on the McDonald Lumpkin substitute this afternoon.
The article reports Ickes foreseeing Senate approval for a relief bill and notes Roosevelt will reestablish an interstate shipments agency by executive order. It also covers broader powers sought from Congress for public works and housing, and comments on shipbuilding profits and AAA marketing plans.
Finance and appropriations panels work through two major revenue bills this afternoon. A public hearing is scheduled tonight by health committees on the Griffin vaccination bill requiring every infant in the state to be immunized against diphtheria.
President of the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Doughton receives upwards of 200 letters daily about the Townsend pension plan to pay $200 monthly to Americans over 60. Mail comes from western cities and midwest, east and south, including Townsend pension clubs. Many cards bear his name for mass distribution to supporters.
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