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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1933
Page
1
Alfred Holman announces his daughter Libby Holman Reynolds will relinquish most of her claim to Smith Reynolds estate for her child. He notes she will keep a modest widow share and a small sum for her own support, hoping the rest funds public endowment in memory of Reynolds and his father.
Washington January 15 The Democratic farm bill aims for simplification and constitutional alignment, with Senator McNary pushing for broad commodity coverage and practical language. He expects quick committee action though Senate opposition from Smith Borah and questions on timing temper prospects amid House support for a seven-commodity bounty.
Report says the underweight newborn may remain in a modified incubator for about another week The infant is potential heir to a large share of late husband Smith Reynolds tobacco fortune valued at 15 to 20 million dollars Alfred J Holman Cincinnati attorney and father visited daughter and grandson in Philadelphia as doctor cautions movement of the frail baby Libby Holman Reynolds plans to confer with New York attorneys on her estate claims stemming from Reynolds death last July in Winston Salem North Carolina
Alfred J. Brock, hired by Mrs. Libby Holman Reynolds to protect her and her child in Smith Reynolds estate matters, declined to comment on reports that Holman Reynolds would give up her rights except for a modest share of the fortune.
Beverly California readers learn that Arizona voters moved to end the lame duck congress. The writer, WILL, criticizes the administration for retaining a struggling, pre-terminating legislature until a new session is convened, likening it to actors defying a hostile audience.
Raleigh January 13. A bill in the North Carolina House would cut auto license costs by 50 percent. Representatives Makepeace and Cameron want all present fees reduced, following a prior measure to set minimums at five dollars and adjust overweight charges from fifty to twenty cents per hundredweight.
Washington reports W. S. Lee, president of the American Engineering Council, charging many Reconstruction Finance Corp. projects are unsound or promotions. He urged the council to aid careful project selection to ensure self liquidating ventures and national benefit.
In Raleigh on January 13, two new bills seek to cut auto license costs. One would fund unemployment insurance via a 3 percent payroll tax for employers, with benefits after 20 weeks. Another pair of measures target a 50 percent license fee cut, plus a $5 minimum fee proposal.
Snow blanketed most of North Carolina from fractions of an inch to nearly ten inches around Fayetteville. Asheville and Wilmington saw no snow. Raleigh reported three inches with likely continued snowfall, while forecasts called for fair and cold conditions after the storm.
A new community named Goodwill is under construction in Mississippi to shelter unemployed Southerners who prefer work over breadlines. Backed by Goodwill Industries of Louisville and the Methodist Episcopal Church South, the non profit town covers 23 007 acres near Zama and already hosts a bustling population and a 200 pupil Goodwill school.
A Senate committee approved changes to the House beer bill to fix a 3.05 percent alcohol limit and permit wines, rewriting the bill to avoid constitutional objections. The panel will report to the full judiciary committee for a final decision before advancing to the Senate.
Three men robbed the Bank of Gibsonville today, holding cashier R. B. Walters and customer Howard Waynick in the vault with revolvers. They escaped in a car with undisclosed money. Walters freed himself with a screwdriver and raised the alarm. Officials have not yet determined the loss.
Ralph Webber, 58, a longtime Carolina textile figure, died in Laurinburg. A native of Sacog Me, he worked with Clover Mills in Clover North Carolina and Monroe Mills in Monroe, North Carolina before six months ago joining the Morgan group of mills in Scotland County.
A Texas and Pacific Texan train derailed near Texarkana Texas early today. A fireman died and the engineer was injured. No passengers hurt and cause of the wreck remains undetermined.
Japanese land and air forces pressed into Yun ganpao in south east Jehol about 150 miles southwest of Yunganpano. Japanese claims say a swift victory forced Chinese defenders to retreat as bombing planes supported cavalry. The town, described as a Chinese stronghold of Cheng uei Lin K, aids efforts to cut Chinese reinforcements from south of the great wall.
President Hoover plans to rest for at least a year after Roosevelt succeeds him on March 4. He will return to Palo Alto California possibly via the Panama Canal and may take a fishing trip in Southern waters. A secretary said Hoover will not write a book or history, only organize papers from his public service career.
Raleigh January 18 AP The governor, recovering from illness, says he feels better but will stay off his feet in the snow. He has seen fee estimates and bills from the budget commission but awaits revenue proposals before sending his budget message to the General Assembly.
In Wilmington two inmates sawed through one inch steel bars and fled the New Hanover county jail via a fourth floor window but one man, Sam Goins, was recaptured hours later. Goins had been held on attempted assault charges linked to the Langley case. Teachey remained at large.
Shriners from western North Carolina gather in Charlotte for Oasis Temple annual ceremonial. The first business session is at 10 a.m. followed by a parade through the business district. Elevation of John Phoenix of Greensboro to potentate and John C. Sikes of Monroe retires as potentate are the main items.
Elizabeth City on January 18 AP reports the body of Anderson P. Layden, 35, found in a road near his Hog Neck home after three shots were fired last night. Sheriff Winslow suspects bootleggers may have killed Layden fearing he would report them. Snow hindered investigation. an inquest was scheduled for later today.
The House approves the Philippine incident bill despite President Hoover's veto. The Senate has not acted yet.
Sofia Bulgaria Jan 13 Princess the first child of King Boris III and Queen Joanna is reported in excellent health. The birth renews debate over the ruler’s religion as Bulgaria requires an Eastern church member and papal approval for marriage.
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