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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1938
Page
1
Bandit armed with a pistol robbed the Amer Bakery on West Broad last night at 6 30. Two employees and a customer were ordered to lie on the floor while the gunman took cash from the drawer. No arrests, detectives say no clues.
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States rebuked the administration for its tendency to blame business for the recession. It warned that scolding harms cooperation and delays recovery, noting business has shown restraint. Continued on Page 7.
In Kentucky a real estate dealer confessed to shooting Edith Emings in self defense. Prosecutor Duncan C said the 49 year old woman, linked to a $46 000 land deal tied to Henry Ford, surrendered hours after the incident amid Detroit real estate boom rumors. Co defendants were not involved in the conspiracy.
In Paris the People's Front splits as Bonnet seeks to form a new government. Socialists refuse to participate or back a Bonnet cabinet while the premier-designate awaits formal confirmation from the party. Bonnet plans a labor peace program and will likely retain the finance portfolio.
Washington authorities indicate the United States and Great Britain may disregard limits on battleship size if Japan is building larger dreadnoughts. Reports say Tokyo could be constructing 43,000 ton ships, as Europe weighs the implications of the London naval treaty of 1936 and possible nonconformity by other powers.
The Supreme Soviet of Russia adopted a war emergency measure and four amendments to the new constitution after a warning that war is being prepared against the USSR. Premier Molotov announced plans for a broadened naval program and empowered its presidium to declare martial law in national emergencies.
AP report notes broad administration backing for Stanley Reed as Roosevelt nominates him to replace retiring Justice Sutherland. Some opponents call for hearings amid stirred public reaction over Justice Black’s Ku Klux Klan ties. Reed defended New Deal cases as RCFC counsel and solicitor general, with early praise from Senator Burke and optimism about swift confirmation.
Administration senators predicted night sessions of the Senate next week to wear down southern opposition to the anti lynching bill. They said the controversial measure might be shelved or passed under pressure, while the filibuster blocks major administration legislation. Senator Ellender urged an assault on the issue during the prolonged debate.
Roswell Magill, under secretary of the Treasury, told the House Ways and Means Committee that further extensive revisions could be proposed at some later date. He outlined possible topics including personal exemptions, repeal of temporary manufacturers' excise taxes, tightening federal and state tax relations, and taxing interest on future federal and state and municipal securities.
Dean Israel Harding Noe of St Marys Episcopal Cathedral in Memphis says he seeks a new philosophy of life and will not discuss his fasting or prayer publicly until he has tested and completed the program. He stresses personal study and independence from medical or clerical opinion.
Lloyds reported that an unidentified coastal steamer was sunk off Liverpool with the entire crew drowned as Atlantic gales lash the British Isles. The Millais reported a vessel in distress five miles northwest of Bar Buoy but could not launch boats and later lost all trace of the coasting vessel, apparently sunk with all hands.
An anonymous American shipmaster told Senate commerce and labor committees that U S merchant ships are infested with thugs thieves gamblers dope runners and racketeers He described three seaman types and blamed rank and file unions and union delegate systems for deteriorating discipline He urged stronger coast guard oversight and reforms to the Merchant Marine Act.
Six people are dead and one missing as Atlantic storms lash the British Isles, sinking a cargo vessel and wrecking piers and a seawall. The Suffolk coast captain and first officer drowned, a Mikasa seaman drowned, a London child killed by an iron gate, a Methodist minister killed in Bowness, and a Hull cyclist exhausted to death. The Fermanagh sank off Pembrokeshire. seven crew and one passenger were rescued. One seaman burned while bedding set alight to attract the lifeboat after flares ran out.
Diplomatic representatives protecting nearly four thousand refugees in Madrid hope for authorizing full evacuation. New food rules block free import of food for the refugees, who have endured sixteen months of confinement. A commission will approach Foreign Minister Jose Pereira Giral in Barcelona to press transfer to Valencia. In France the frontier report says insurgent raids hit government towns but with little damage claimed. government says gains near Cuesta De La Reina were marginal.
Chinese reports claim renewed Chinese resistance in Shan Tong with pockets of counter moves near Suchow Kiangsu and Tsining while Tokyo announces it will recognize a new Chinese regime. Air raids reach Changsha as Japanese forces press southward.
State College registrar W. L. Mayer announced a record winter term enrollment of 1,891 students, up 116 from last year’s 1,775. The figure reflects the ongoing winter session at the college located in College Station Raleigh.
Sen. Byrd of Virginia urged Congress to require a 10 percent reduction in all regular federal expenditures as part of a government reorganization. He proposed an amendment mandating economies during any reorganization and criticized the administration bill for weak savings and excess bureaucracy. He argued waste and duplication demand immediate reform despite President Roosevelt prioritizing efficiency over economies.
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