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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1935
Page
6
The governor refused clemency for a bank prisoner named Uke Lea, noting the record was voluminous and reviewed by courts. He cited a new bank audit and affidavits as similar in substance to prior submissions and found no proof of innocence. The governor stressed decisions must follow the record and warned against letting supporters influence the outcome.
The plan allocates funds to 11 regions to resettle 200000 farm families and move 50000 to better land. Region allocations include Region four 11 424 600 for Kentucky North Carolina Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia Region five 10 479 681 for Alabama Florida Georgia South Carolina Region six 8 083 018 for Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi and Region ten 4 601 942 for Oklahoma and Texas.
The Senate and House face heavy workloads with several bills in conference action. TVA and social security measures head to conference, agriculture adjustment act likely to be bolstered, and a banking bill expected to pass with little opposition.
Duke university begins its fifth annual summer school for coaches in the Duke gym at 8 30 Monday with mentors from the south and east. Guest instructors include former Duke star Fred Crawford and Alabama star Ralph McRight demonstrating football skills. Courses cover football track boxing and basketball with two daily sessions and a Saturday noon close.
The Ways and Means Committee will begin drafting the administration tax bill early next week. Chairman Doughton of North Carolina aims to send the measure to the floor by week’s end.
Questionnaires mailed to all companies prompt Gadsden to reveal 300000 dollars in expenditures. Investigator Blomquist says records mix personal and official files and notes utility employees present during visits. Chairman O'Connor is away as the rules committee delays the holding company bill inquiry and plans to resume with power officials testifying soon.
A federal jury found Mrs. Waley guilty on two counts after a swift trial. She faced charges tied to a kidnapping linked to ransom while her husband and accomplice Mahan fled, with prosecutors pledging full prosecutions for any aiding the fugitive.
An official decree in Italy offers subsidies covering up to 50 percent of the purchase price for private sport planes. The measure aims to boost small aviation markets and individual buyers amid evolving regulations.
Local attorney J. A. Myatt will sail from New York on July 23 to Athens to plead in a Grecian court for six minors in North Carolina Virginia and West Virginia who claim a share in oil rights near the northern Greek border. He will be abroad about five days in Athens with an interpreter and then tour Romania Turkey Bulgaria and Russia before returning by early September via Stockholm.
The pact, concluded by Maxim Litvinoff and William C. Bullitt, lasts one year and excludes any loan. It does not cover debt questions or commercial relations beyond normal arrangements. Russo American trade, averaging about 12 million annually, is expected to triple under this agreement.
Businessmen argue the proposed plan would penalize large operations and harm employment. Critics warn higher taxes reduce incentives, trigger capital flight, and threaten thrift, while others urge budget balancing through spending cuts rather than taxation. They describe wealth distribution efforts as imprudent and warn deficits may worsen economic collapse.
In 120 degree heat laboring troops fatigue on a lone railway to Asmara near the Eritrean plateau. Italian soldiers arriving by ship face a barren plain. Water scarcity limits Massawa troops to two pints daily per man. Distillation machinery struggles to meet demand while boats fetch water from the Sudan.
Rome reports Italy shows strong interest in the political aspects surrounding the construction of the vast Lake Tsana dam in Ethiopia, after surveys completed and discussed among officials. The project could influence regional power dynamics and Italian involvement in Africa.
The Guilford Randolph counties meeting drew large delegations last night. Notable visitors included Lindsay Sapp of Winston-Salem state councilor and Beatrice Jarrett past Virginia state councilor along with Ruth Garland of Bristol Virginia. J R Pierce delivered the welcome address and Ed Sewell spoke in reply. The next county meeting is set for October with General Greene council No 20 of Greensboro.
The J G White Engineering firm reports Leoke Tsana's Nile system as irrigation for Egypt ensuring a steady water reserve. Long negotiations among Britain Egypt Sudan Ethiopia rise to a head amid Italian East Africa moves. Italy opposes the plan aiding Ethiopia while backing Egypt and, by extension, Britain, creating future tensions.
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey star in The Nitwits at the Paramount Theater Friday and Saturday with three new musical numbers. The amateur sleuths chase a Tin Pan Alley magnate murder, supported by Betty Grable and others, plus Mickey Mouse and Our Gang on the program.
When disturbed, woodcocks grasp their young in their feet and fly to safety, a defense behavior noted by observers. The birds’ clutch and rapid flight help protect the chicks from predators and disturbances.
Bruce Carraway advertises quick marriage licenses and automobile title transfers with notary seal for 25 cents at 112 North Wrenn Street.
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