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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1939

Page

2

Speed Up Inquiry Of Robeson Crime

Robeson county officers moved to speed up a case about the robbery and assault at Tom Moore’s Back Swamp township farm two weeks earlier. Moore, 62, died last night from pneumonia due to exposure, coroner D W Biggs said. An inquest will be held after the body is viewed by a jury.

Lumberton Robeson County Tom Moore Back Swamp Moore D. W. Biggs Harvey Smith E. Clyde Wade

Large list of registered buyers from multiple states and cities

An extensive roster lists registered buyers at the market including names from Atlanta Winston-Salem Asheboro Dillon Mount Airy Union St Paul Macon Holland Roanoke Greensboro Concord Augusta Madison Salisbury High Point Raleigh Rockingham and many more. The compiled names span North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Georgia and beyond, indicating broad participation in the market.

Lake Worth Fla R. H. Hayworth High Point Alyce Smith Burlington BE. D. Gilliam Miami B. A. Kelly Suffolk G. L. Frye Winston-Salem F. L. Stuck Gibsonville HE. A. Crumpler T. Howard Edwards Greensboro G. W. Gilmer Mrs. . M. Ballentine Anderson H. E B. Woody Harrison Trent Williard Smith Martinsville J. I. Minter Morganton M. R. Wagner L. H. Ware Hickory R. H. Cottrell R. W. Cooper R. J. Weeks J. E. Buckelew Lancaster W. P Chas. E. Leaman Whitmire S. C Frank E. Miller Clinton E. I. McBrayer Rome J. D. Allen, Jr H. G. Basham Lynchburg A. D. McLean T. ©. Wilder Southern Pines M. McNair F. L. Picket Bruce Moore Winston - Salem Abe Young Oscar Young Beaufort A. A. Hawks Richmond J. D. Rook Ben T. Buzhardt Newberry A. Ci Trent Copcord A. G. Martin Greenville T. P. Richie Conover C. H Brown B. L. Godwin Selma A. C. Farris G. Farris Charlotte B. R. Crabtree, Jr B. F. Crabtree Raleigh F. E. Medlock EF. €. Wolfe Laurens John Markham Jacksonville J. B. Payne J. B. Payne, Jr. and Mrs. J. B. Payne, Greensboro, Mr. and Mrs. , Geo. S. Suggs Spartanburg 8. C C. W. Walker Durham Clarence Clyatt Bert Maxwell Augusta Bob Rainwater Bill Blackwell Macon Clarence Asbill Savannah Clyde Benson Greenwood Quincy Collins Concord Jack Boland Winnsboro Harry Wilks R. L. Kinard Columbia Kirby Quinn Ralph Quinn Tom Ellis R. K. Mitchell Danville A. D. Parr E. M. Rollins Jstin Scott W. W. Scott Marion F. M. Lawrence W. R. Smith J. F. Snipes A. H. Cannon Brevard J. M. Lea Charleston M. O. Summers J. Taft W. H. Taft N. C E. L. Strickland Wilmington R. E. Bass Rock Hill B. N. Cardwell Middlesboro E. R. Davis Bluefield W. Va P. G. Jarvis Paul B. Dodson F. P. Johnson Knoxville Tenn M. W. Edwards Sam Jernigan Goldsboro S. Engleman New York Albemarle W. A. Hurst Florence Hurst Sumter T. E. Jones Fountain Inn R. A. Jones Easley Fountain Ian W. T. Stewart Woodruff J. B. Smith C. O. Lowder G. C. Maxwell C. F. Meroney Mocksville D. B. Morgan D. R. Weddle F. A. Runion Roanoke W. C. Whisenant C. Ll. Moss Forest City L. A. Gossett Hendersonville C. B. Hutchins A. D. Tarleton Wadesboro L. M. Todd J. H. Touchton Valdosta J. R. Troxler E. J. Mizell R. V. McGee C. J. Rice W. L. Wooten Wilson J. B. Barringer Rockmart C. R. Masten Elkin Ralph Bollinger G A. Fuller R. C. Lail B. B. Goodin Foy Goodin T. L. Wilson Lincolnton E. E. Hayes Mildred Ingram J. N. Speas R. L. Butt Giles Beal Sam Marshall Gastonia BH. D. Jarrett Kingsport C. England C. L. Hicks Locan J. J. Lowder Harry Mcc-Culloh Piedmont R. P. Mitchell Louise Shorter R. J. Harbison Luther Culpepper W. Twiford Elizabeth City A. Froneberger J. B. Long E. J. Rankin St. H. Rosenfeld Portsmouth Thomas A. Price W. Jd. Francis Frank Fraf H. R. Mackerell B. B. Bilas Salisbury F. L. Baird Shelby John S. Brown D. C FE. Morrill P. L. Todd L. P. Ward Whiteville Robert Cody J. C. Whicker J. T.talley Siler City Mmory Cundi Shellhorse Cartersville Rufus Kinlaw L. T. Funk Eckman D. E. Cruiz T. E. Whittington P. J. Phillips Pocahontas W. H Saunders Boissevain J. P. Curtis A. O. Bishop Bishop Mrs. W. Hopkins A. V. Elliott Tabor City H. B. Nicholas Alta Vista B.C Yount EB. Yount B. I. Thompson D. J. Wren Official Weather Bureau Asheville Atlanta Birmingham Chicago Denver Detroit Evansville Galveston Hatteras Key West Little Rock Los Angeles Memphis Meridian St. P New Orleans New

Irvin Hill Sentenced to Five Months in Guilford Larceny Case

Greensboro report states Irvin Hill aged 79 of High Point was convicted of larceny in Guilford Superior Court and sentenced to five months at county farm No 2 for stealing $27 from J B Overton.

Greensboro Irvin Hill Tank Street High Point County Farm No. 2 Guilford Superior Court Hill J. B. Overton

North Carolina Weather From Local Forecast

Fair and colder in extreme east NC tonight. Thursday fair with rising temperatures. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville NW and diminishing tonight, then WSW Thursday. Sandy Hook to Hatteras NW gales diminishing tonight, winds turning southeast or south Thursday, fair weather tonight and Thursday.

North Carolina Hatteras Jacksonville Sandy Hook Hatter

Service Held For Victim Of Crash

Funeral services for Roy W. Ridge age 32 who died instantly in an airplane crash Sunday afternoon were held Tuesday at 2 30 from the Ridge home 805 Willowbrook street with Rev N C Williams and Rev O L Ruth officiating. Margaret Preddy and Elizabeth Ellis sang Sometime Well Understand as flowers were carried by friends and neighbors Pallbearers were G T Royals Henry Grady Cletus Allen Lawton York Odell Foust and Nile Clemet Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery

Roy W. Ridge Homer Ridge Willowbrook Street N. C. Williams Main Street M. E. Church O. L. Ruth Pilgrim Holiness Church Margaret Preddy Elizabeth Ellis G. T. Royals Henry Grady Cletus Allen Lawton York Odell Foust Nile Clemet Oakwood Cemetery

Lawson Ingram Pledged by State Fraternity

Lawson Ingram son of Mr and Mrs F P Ingram was pledged by Pi Kappa Alpha at North Carolina State College during a formal pledge ceremony He is a chemical engineering freshman active in the college band and orchestra Other pledges from Charlotte and Raleigh are Gene McGarity Jack Huckabee Jimmy MacDougall Robert Doak Charles Doak and Jimmy Walker

Lawson Ingram F. P. Ingram North Carolina State College Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Lawson North Carolina State Gene McGarity Jack Huckabee Jimmy MacDougall Charlotte Robert and Charles Doak Jimmy Walker Raleigh

Justice Department Considers Civil Liberties Unit

Attorney General Frank Murphy stated he is weighing a special unit at the Justice Department to handle civil liberties cases. He said a staff member has been asked to study the federal civil liberties statute and rights protections to decide if an administrative unit is needed to preserve civil liberties.

New York Frank Murphy Department of Justice Justice Department

State bankers back bill to unify North Carolina laws

The State Banking Department and the North Carolina Bankers Association will back a legislative bill to unify state banking laws. The proposal, agreed by bankers and association committees, would allow industrial banks to offer checking and commercial banks to provide industrial banking.

Raleigh State Banking Department North Carolina Bankers Association State Bankers Association

German Made Bomber Crashes in Arrans France

Five crew members of a German fashioned tri motor plane, believed to be from the Spanish insurgent air force, were killed when it crashed near Arrans France about 15 miles southwest of Lourdes. French aviation experts will investigate to determine why the German plane crossed into French soil about 100 miles northwest of the Catalonian fronts.

Lourdes France Arrans Here

Two Suits Filed Against Property in Municipal Court

Two civil actions filed against Edna Crowder in Municipal Court seek judgments on a material furnisher's lien of 1204.98 and a labor lien of 250 for work on a dwelling on Burton street. Each judgment would be a lien on the property.

Edna Crowder Burton Street Hedgecock Lumber Company C. J. Hedrick

Americans Evacuate under Bombardment at Calderas

Fifteen refugees boarded the USS Badger as bombs fell near the harbor at Calderas. US destroyer Badger and French destroyers Simoun and La Fortune joined the foreign fleet while Spanish batteries returned fire. Captain Lind ordered the Omaha to darken the voyage to avoid misidentification as a Spanish vessel. Refugees were rescued by motorboats due to harbor facility shortages.

Henry B. Cheadle United States Spain Cheadle Calderas Badger Simoun la Fortune Omaha Villefranche Wallis Lind Barcelona Walter C. Thurston Francis Cogswell Lind

J Bowie Gray 60 Hardware Chief Dies in Richmond

J Bowie Gray 60 longtime hardware dealer and chairman of Wilson County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board died in a Richmond Virginia hospital today from a blood infection.

ABC Dibks Wilson J. Bowie Gray Wilson County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Richmond

All States Maintain National Guard or Its Equivalent

The nationwide presence of a state military reserve is affirmed as each state maintains a national guard or its equivalent. This force serves domestic emergency response, disaster relief, and as a ready reserve for federal deployment, reflecting a uniform national framework across the union.

Union National Guard

North Carolina Considers Wage Hour Bill and Reforms

In Raleigh on January 25 AP reports Senator Gregory’s wage hour bill sets 25 cents an hour minimum the first year rising to 40 cents after seven years with 44 to 40 hour weeks over time. The legislature also reviews school funding, sales tax changes, election law revisions, tourist camp regulation, and new penalties for sheriffs deputies and jailers related to bonds.

Raleigh Gregory Rowan North Carolina Appropriations and Finance Appropriations Joint Election Laws State Board of Elections House State Board of Health Senate Southport

March of Dimes Tops $20 000 at White House Aid Drive

The March of Dimes drive at the White House surpassed $20,000 today to aid infantile paralysis victims. Attaches reported 12 mailbags of dimes and receipts rising as the President's birthday nears, with forecasts the total will exceed last year's $86,000.

Washington White House

Weather forecast for New England gale force winds

The weather bureau warned that strong winds reaching gale force would hit New England today. An advisory and storm warnings were issued for regions north of New York to Eastport, Me as a marked disturbance moved eastward and pressures rise.

Washington Weather Bureau New England New York Eastport

Junior Order appoints regional supervisor in three states

C. W. Snyder of Winston-Salem has been named regional supervisor of the Junior Order United American Mechanics for North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia.

Winston-Salem C. W. Snyder Winston- Salem United American Merchanics North Carolina South Carolina Georgia

80 Acre Parking Lot At Treasure Island For Fair Traffic

An 80 acre lot on Treasure Island offers space for 12,000 autos during the 1939 California World's Fair, aiding crowd management and vehicle parking for visitors.

Treasure Island

Brother Local School Teacher Revels in Rescue Hero Sibling

Mrs. Francis M. Neal, a High Point teacher, learned her brother Jake D. Truslow helped rescue 10 survivors from the Cavalier disaster in the Atlantic. Truslow, a Draper seaman, credited with aiding lifeboat rescues after the Standard Oil tanker pulled survivors aboard in New York.

Cavalier Francis M. Neal High Point Esso Bay Neal Jake D. Truslow Draper Atlantic Johnson Street School Standard Oil Company New York Bruslow Marshall- Field Truelow Marshall Tail

Planes Fly Over French Cities In Civil War Skirmish

Four insurgent bombers circled Cerbère and Port Bou as French anti aircraft fire forced them back to sea. The incident delayed a border crossing of about 400 non Spanish brigadists including 94 Americans traveling from Spain to France.

Cerbere France International Tunnel Spain International Brigades Port Bou Cerebere San Miguel de Calera Barcelona Perpignan Formigueires Bourg-Ma Bourg-M French Allties

Income In 1938 Fell Seven Percent in USA

Washington January 25. Commerce Secretary Hopkins estimated Americans received 64 million dollars in 1938 from dividends rents relief and other payments, seven percent below 1937 but forty percent above 1936. He pledged to unveil his business program within two to three weeks.

Washington Commerce Department Hop Hopkins Hels Ameri Roosevelt

Commander Van Antwerp to Visit Charlotte

National Commander Eugene Van Antwerp of the Vetera Foreign Wars will visit Charlotte on February 25. The visit marks a national leader’s tour to engage veterans and local posts.

Charlotte Eugene van Antwerp The Vetera Foreign Wars Cha

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