Supreme Court OKs High Point Hydro Plan
The North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the High Point plan to build a 6.5 million dollar hydroelectric plant on the Yadkin River and ruled Mayor C Jayson and eight city council members not in contempt. The decision ends litigation over the project and upholds a modified plan after earlier rulings by Judge Hoyle Sink and Judge E C Bivens. The case involved J Paul Williamson and Duke Power Company as plaintiffs and an intervenor.
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North Carolina Supreme Court
High Point
Yadkin River
P. Stacy
Byudge E
Supreme Court
J. Paul Williamson
Duke Power Company
High Tribunal
Hoyle Sink
Preme Court
Guilford Superior Court
Bivens
Williamson
Power Company
Wife of Donald Moss sues officers over husband death
Mrs. Jessie H. Moss sues Davidson county Sheriff Raymond Bowers and jailer T. C. Kimel for 50000 alleging negligence led to her husband Donald Moss death after James Godwin, serving a capital sentence for robbery and assault, escaped with aid from Lula Belle Kimel. The suit cites failure to guard prisoners and improper custody starting with the jail break.
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Ames Godwin
Donald J. Moss
Davidson County
Moss
James Godwin
English and
Pine Street
Godwin
William Wilson
Lula Belle Kimel
Jessie H. Moss
Raymond Bowers
T. C. Kimel
David H. Parsons
Gaston A. Johnson
Sheriff Bowers
Kimel
Donald Moss
T. O. Kimel
Lexington
James Goodwin
Miss Kimel
Des
Assembly opens with Ward chosen speaker in 1939 session
Raleigh January 4 The 1939 General Assembly convened and organized with D L Ward elected Speaker after a tense roll call and W Erskine Smith named president pro tem of the Senate. Ward trailed in early ballots but won 54 to 62 with support from W E Fenner, as Bryant and others sought the east tradition. The session will hear Governor Hoey’s biennial message tomorrow as absentee ballot discussions gain attention.
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House
Senate
W. A. Baker
Raleigh
W. P. Horton
D. L. (Libby) Ward
Craven County
W. Erskine Smith
Stanly County
Smith
R.L. Smith
J. Wallace Winborne
Ward
Victor Bryant
Durham
W. E. Fenner
Rocky Mount
R. Greggs Cherry
Gaston County
John W. Caffey
Guilford
Bryant
Hugh Horton
Martin
Ward and Smith
Clyde R. Hoey
World Peace Not Assured, Chief Tells Congress
President Roosevelt urged armament and mobilization to meet dictatorial aggression. Speaking before Congress, he warned that while a world war was averted the risk to peace remains high and urged economic social and military preparation.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Thomasville Post Office Receipts Hit Record High
Figures released by Postmaster Paul Green show the 1938 Thomasville post office collected 50113.82 in receipts, surpassing the level needed for first class rating and prompting talk of future expansion. The rise from 42756.63 last year marks a leap over seven thousand dollars, with praise for local staff and indication that construction and hires may follow.
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Thomasville
Paul Green
Green
Gary H. Long
C. M. Bodenheimer
E. H. Davis
John W. Hall
C. R. Lanier
Wilson M. Hill
Clarence J. Harris
Austin L. Elliott
Lester J. Pressly
Howard B. Gree
D. H. Sechrest
Sam Myers
Fred Green
Fred Miller
E. A. Davis
Charlie McCauley
Three People Charged in Hood Bank Building Club Raid
Warrants issued this afternoon after a raid on the third floor of the old Hood Bank Building at 310 North Main Street. Byron Gibson of Winston-Salem was charged with operating a gambling house and vagrancy, while A Ross Campbell of Hicks Street and O F Stewart of Tate Street faced vagrancy charges. Two others were being questioned as officers continued inquiries into the raid, which targeted the former Friendly Club quarters.
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Old Hood Bank
North Main Street
Byron Gibson
Winston-Salem
Route Four
A. Ross Campbell
Hicks Street
O. F. Stewart
Tate Street
Friendly Club
Fire Damages House on South Hamilton Street
Firefighters were called around 3 pm to battle a blaze in a house on the 300 block of South Hamilton Street. The fire had made headway before arrival, and significant damage was feared.
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Hamilton Street
New Justice Chief Offers Courtesy Call on Garner
Attorney General Frank Murphy visited Vice President Garner for a courtesy call. Murphy said, “We’re old time friends,” after a nearly hourlong chat with the vice president.
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Washington
Dan
Garner
Frank Murphy
Justice Department
Absentee ballot change proposed in North Carolina
The General Assembly convened in Raleigh on January 4 and received a bill from Representative Vogler of Mecklenburg to amend the absentee ballot law. The reform measure targets voting statutes long debated after alleged irregularities during the primary and election cycles.
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Raleigh, N. C
General Assembly
Vogler
Mecklenburg
Assembly
Daladier Tours Tunisia Defenses Claim Safe Front
Premier Daladier inspected the Mareth line and called Tunisia safe against any attack. He toured fortifications with military and naval officials and reviewed 25 000 troops including Senegalese and Tunisian irregulars. He pledged French support and spoke at a banquet about security and unity.
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Robert B. Parker
Gabes
Tunisia
Daladier
Nes
Remier
Mareth
France
Germany
Libya
Mareth Oasis
Tunis
Sidi Ahmed
Most Wanted Man Nabbed in Virginia Impersonation Case
Columbia detectives identified H. M. Bew of Norfolk Virginia as the man known for issuing fraudulent checks. He faced two counts with bonds of 500 dollars each and was bound over to general sessions court. Authorities in Virginia and the Carolinas sought him for impersonating FBI agents and cashing checks.
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Columbia
D. C
Robert W. Eleazer
H. M. Bew
Norfolk
General Sessions Court
Eleazer
Norfolk and Petersburg
Raleigh
Charlotte
Laurinburg
N. C
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Virginia
Carolinas
New Japanese Cabinet Ordered by Emperor Hirohito
Emperor Hirohito commanded Kiichiro Hiranuma to form a new cabinet succeeding Prince Fumimaro Konoye. Hiranuma, a nationalist, faced pressure from fascist groups seeking single party rule and tighter economic control as Konoye’s liberal cabinet fell amid war in China.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Kiichiro Hiranuma
Privy Council
Fumimaro Konoye
Hiranuma
Konoye
China
Japan
East Asia
Seihin Ikeda
Ikeda
Kokuhonsha
Nationalist Japan
Baron Hiranuma
Bailey Opposes Crop Control Dairy Amendment in Senate
Senator Bailey of North Carolina vowed to fight the dairy amendment in the administration crop control program. He warned the provision bars land taken out of cotton from corn or livestock use or face loss of federal payments. Western lawmakers argued it curbs unfair regional competition amid a cotton surplus and calls for act revision.
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Washington
Bailey
D-Nc
Smith
D-Sc
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Congress
FDR Presses Defense of Religion Democracy and Good Faith
President Roosevelt’s Congress message links a world war threat averted yet unresolved peace to three key pillars religion democracy and international good faith. He argues neglect of religion undermines democratic ideals and global trust and holds that defending religion and democracy is a single fight to save all.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Stronger Tools Than Words For Keeping Liberty
The speaker argues for actions beyond words to pressure aggressor governments and notes neutrality laws can backfire. The nation’s program of social and economic reform acts as defense as crucial as armaments. The aim is to mobilize capital and labor to reach a national income of at least eighty billion dollars annually.
Five Die in Fire at Eau Claire South Carolina
A suburban Eau Claire dwelling burned early today killing five occupants and injuring several others. Cooper Moore, 17, died trying to rescue his mother Georgianna Moore 48 and other relatives including Elvira 26 Beatrice 19 Alberta 30 and Marie 3 while George Moore 21 escaped unhurt.
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Columbia
8. C
Eau Claire
Georgianna Moore
Elvira Moore
Cooper Moore
Georgianna
Toney Wilson
Marie Wilson
Beatrice Moore
Alberta Moore
George Moore
Cooper
Predict Early Passage of Vast Navy Program
Washington reports House members forecast rapid approval of a large navy program to build air bases and shore facilities. The plan, to be outlined by President Roosevelt, may reveal European arms and munition capacities. Navy urges two dozen bases for aircraft destroyers subs and storage as essential.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy
House Naval Committee
McCormack
Dmaas
Army Air Force
Army and Navy Union
Guam
Pacific Islands
Tokyo
Unalaska
Aleutian Islands
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