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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1939

Page

2

Local Weather Report And Senator Wagner Health Legislation

Rain this morning measured .51 inches with showers developing this afternoon along the coast in extreme north portion. North central warmer, coast unsettled and cooler inland tonight and Wednesday. Winds vary from southwest to northwest with overcast skies. scattered showers possible tonight and Wednesday. Senator Wagner to introduce legislation on the expanded national health program recommended by President Roosevelt in January.

North Carolina North Central Cooter Sandy Hook Hatteras South Portion Jacksonville Washington Wagner Roosevelt Congress

Potatoes Lagging Behind in North Carolina Coastal Counties

Farm Agent L. Guy Matthis reported February 28 that potato growers in Carteret Craven and Pamlico counties are about two weeks behind schedule in planting this year.

New Bern L. Guy Matthis Carteret Craven Pamlico

White family homestead cabin stands in Missoula

Believe It Or Not notes that the pioneer White family cabin in Missoula remains, and three sons were born there in different states due to shifting boundaries. George White was born in 1862 when the area was Washington territory, Chick White in 1864 as part of Idaho territory, and Dick White in 1866 after Montana was set apart.

Missoula Montana George White Washington Territory Idaho Territory Chick"’ White Dick White Chamberlain Hittler Mussolini Britain

Reversals by Supreme Court Reach Labor Board Debates

The Supreme Court reversals against the National Labor Relations Board fuel calls for Wagner Act changes. AFL officials hail the Fansteel ruling as validating their stance on board bias toward CIO while Senator Burke backs recognizing employer rights. Labor peace talks proceed with postponed Senate hearings on proposed act amendments.

Supreme Court Labor Board Washington National Labor Relations Board American Federation of Labor AFL Burke D-Neb CIO Roosevelt NLRB Labor John L. Lewis William Green Thomas Utah Senate Labor Committee Green

Episcopal Convention Set for East Carolina Diocese

The 56th annual Episcopal diocese of East Carolina convention will be held in Fayetteville on May 16 and 17.

Episcopal Convention Fayetteville Episcopal Church Diocese of East Carolina

Missouri Legislature Targets Wage Hour Reforms and Tax Changes

Reports show debates over abolishing absentee voting in primaries and wage hour proposals by the State Merchants Association opposing below cost sales. Finance leaders seek a $300,000 gap closure to align the revenue bill with appropriations, with proposed income tax and liquor tax increases and reviews of gasoline distributor and chain store taxes. A Jackson representative introduced a bill allowing student notes as partial payment up to $200 annually for state colleges.

State Merchants Association Joint Labor Committee House Judiciary Committee Hatcher Burke Judiciary Committee Cogburn Senate House Committee Regulatory Commission Joint Finance Committee Tompkins Jackson

Unity Theatre Ridicules World Leaders in London Stage

Workingmen actors at Unity Theatre Club in north London spoof Neville Chamberlain Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in a pantomime satire. The private club charges minimal dues and skirts censorship by using backup casts with everyday workers playing the roles.

Milton Bronner NEA Service London Neville Chamberlain Great Britain Buck Tooth Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Little Unity Theatre Club Britain America Lefty Clifford Odets Bengal Paul Robeson England Unity Theatre

Printers Split Over State Prison Printing Plan

The North Carolina master printers favor moving the prison printing shop to State College and creating a printing school, while the typographic union and working printers oppose. They contend shifts could affect state work and job competition, noting past prison printing met state needs but raising doubts about training effectiveness. Meanwhile a college shop for college printing proceeds with limited training value.

Enterprise Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Lynn Nisbet Raleigh Master Printers’ Association North Carolina Typographic Union State Prison State College Chapel Hill

Better Gardens Week Aims To Boost Negro Farmers

Raleigh officials announced a Better Gardens Week for March 27 to April 1 to stimulate increased garden growing and a wider variety of vegetables among Negro farmers.

Better Gardens Wedek Raleigh

City Election Set for April 14 in New Bern

A municipal election will be held in New Bern on April 14. The notice appeared in the Feb 28 edition and outlines polling details for residents to vote in the local city contest.

New Bern

Caution on Opening Hot Radiator Cap After Overheating

An overheated engine can cause boiling water in the cooling system and fans advise not to remove the radiator cap until heat subsides. Many motorists have been badly scalded by releasing pressure too soon.

Annual Buddhist rites in Japan for bullfrog sacrifices

In a yearly ceremony a Japanese temple conducts prayers and incense offerings to honor the thousands of bullfrogs sacrificed in experiments. High priests lead the rites to soothe the spirits of the animals used in research contexts.

Japan

Carl Laemmle Early Career Store Clerk in Oshkosh Wis

Carl Laemmle worked as a store clerk in Oshkosh Wisconsin before he rose to fame as a movie magnate. The note highlights his early employment and hometown origins.

Carl Laemmle Oshkosh Wis

College Debt Plan Details Delayed Payments Policy

The agreement specifies a cent interest rate and repayment in semi annual installments starting January 1 after graduation or withdrawal from college. The terms indicate timing for the first payment and subsequent installments.

Politics Linked With New Station

Raleigh news notes the upcoming WRAL local radio launch with limited 100 KWH power, serving roughly fifty miles. Observers link the owners to the 1936 McDonald campaign and note timing amid WPTF stockholder politics, though station officials deny any connection to Dr. McDonald or his views.

Enterprise Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Lynn Nisbet Raleigh WRAL WPTF McDonald Western North Carolina Tubercular Hospital

Greensboro to Dedicate Aurelia Bowman Gray Hospital

Founders Day and Homecoming observance at Greensboro College will include the dedication of Aurelia Bowman Gray memorial hospital on March 11 with an address by Dr. C. C. Weaver of Charlotte.

Greensboro Aurelia Bowman Gray Memorial Hospital C. C. Weaver Charlotte Greensboro College

Silkworm Cultivation Faces American Labor Limits

Silkworms can be raised in the United States and elsewhere but the tedious exacting and hardly profitable hand labor of unwinding the cocoons does not appeal to American laborers.

United States

Snapper Dwells Waterways Yet Probes Bank Areas

The snapping turtle remains a water animal but thrives on land near its stream habitat. It moves swiftly on foot and can strike with rapid, lightning-like precision when provoked.

Flight speeds of birds and pigeons observed

Wild ducks hawks falcons and wild geese reach speeds up to 60 miles per hour while carrier pigeons fly about 45 miles per hour according to observed data.

Rites Held for J Robert Stuart Local Merchant

Funeral services were held in Kernersville for 76 year old J Robert Stuart a retired merchant who died Sunday after a long illness. The service followed a home tribute and took place at Moravian church with several pastors officiating. Surviving children include three daughters and six sons with grandchildren totaling 17. Burial was at the church cemetery beside his wife.

Kernersville J. Robert Stuart Moravian Church Walter Allen Howard Yow C. B. Way BE. L. Kirk Mr. Brown Stuart Paris Rosa Eliza Shields Stuart Kille Orabelle Hendrix Winston-Salem Deep River Oak Ridge Eric Hedgecock M. S. Hiatt S. L. Dance Tokio Japan Ned R. Stuart Charles M. Stuart T. S. Stuart R. B. Stuart Milwaukee Wis R. C. Stuart Hamilton Ontario Canada R. E. Stuart Martinsville Friends Church

Mordice M Coletrane Dies After Long Illness in Asheboro

Mordice M. Coletrane, 67, died Sunday night at his Trinity route two home after a long illness. Surviving are his widow and four daughters Mrs Medlin Mrs Gray Mrs Ferguson and Mrs Stone all of High Point and Greens boro route three along with two sons Ralph and L W Coletrane of High Point, and one sister Mrs.

Asheboro William Cole Armfield Union Grove Della Councilman Cole Lacy Woodrow C. D. Kelly Siler City Roy Allman Seagrove Route Four R. I. Nich High Point Coy Jim Smith Jon Jason McNeill B. Cole Steeds Fred Cole Carthage Dover Florida M Cole Charlotte Mordice M. Coletrane Trinity Ralph L. W. Coletrane C. R. Medlin Joe Gray Paul Ferguson R. W. Stone Greensboro

Chamberlain Reads Wire To Parliament In Spain Crisis

The Labour leader accuses Chamberlain of evading a direct answer on recognizing Franco’s Spain while Britain and France push to curb German Italian influence in the Mediterranean. Franco credits allied nations and pledges memory of supporters as British and French leaders fear diplomatic fallout.

France Labor Party Chamberlain Francisco Franco Britain Spain Mediterranean Franco Burgos Portugal Italy Germany America Daladier House of Commons Great Britain

Rev J B Thompson Dies in Durham Hospital

Durham February 28 Rev J B Thompson longtime pastor in the North Carolina Methodist church conference died today in a local hospital after service throughout the area. He served many years among congregations and was widely known in the church community.

J. B. Thompson Durham Boro North C Confe

Borah Attacks Arms Bill as Senate Debates Defense Funding

Senator Borah denounces the arms bill as bluff and jitterism while the Senate halts passage of a 358 million expansion measure. Debate centers on air force funding, Panama Canal defenses, and training programs, with leaders predicting approval but margins uncertain.

Willis J. Ballinger Federal Trade Commission Mittee Senate King Borah Idaho NND Roosevelt Panama Canal Clark D-Mo House Senate Com John L. Lewis CIO Bar Ber Vand R-Mich Logan United States South America Great Britain France Lea TVA Gilbertsville Watts Tenn Sena

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