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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1936
Page
1
In Madrid the Cuatro Caminos district saw a clash between assault guards and labor demonstrators. One person was killed and three wounded as tensions flared in the capital today.
The New York cotton exchange board of managers limited any single party to hold an interest in a delivery to 250000 bales, down from 1000000 bales, following the government's withdrawal from the cotton futures market.
Charlottesville Virginia Ray mond Gram Swing former editor of The Nation told the institute of public affairs that radio may destroy American democracy unless its programs are edited better and political broadcasting is separated from commercialism.
Dudley Bagley, director of rural electrification, said residents of Harkers Island off Cartrett County want electrification but Tidewater Power Company finds a submarine cable from the mainland too costly.
The local government commission executive committee today authorized issuance of 773000 dollars of refunding bonds by the city of Gastonia.
Nashville report shows 668 firms surveyed with average hourly wages up 80.4 percent in the South since 1935, versus a 14.7 percent rise in the North. The Industrial Council notes large regional wage gaps persist as wages increase nationwide.
Gatlinburg Tennessee. Arno B. Cammerer director of the National Park Service stated there will be no formal opening of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park until all land and roads are obtained. He emphasized completion of land acquisition and road access is required before any opening.
Atlanta reports Governor Eugene Talmadge reduced the state tax rate from four to three mills saving Georgia taxpayers an estimated $1,000,000 per year according to the comptroller general's department.
Trenton New Jersey court of pardons commuted to life imprisonment the death sentences imposed on Jacob Cimiengo age 16 and George Hildebrand age 28 for a 84 holdup murder. They had been scheduled for electrocution the week of July 26.
Detroit manager Mickey Cochrane plans a late flight to New York to rejoin the Tigers but a throat infection will keep him from playing in the series opener with the Yankees tomorrow.
The treasury awarded an 852,075 contract for Clinton North Carolina post office construction to Upchurch Construction of Montgomery Alabama. The firm was given 210 days to complete the project.
Secretary Ickes announced a $557,750 contract to T. A. Loving and Company of Goldsboro North Carolina to construct the superstructure of the Columbia Waterfront slum clearance project under the Public Works Administration in Columbia South Carolina.
Nationalists clashed with police during an attempted demonstration in a forbidden Bastille Day zone on the Champs Elysees. Several persons were injured as authorities dispersed the protest.
United States ambassador Jesse Isidor Straus fainted today while observing the Bastille Day military review from the diplomatic stand in Paris, the incident prompting brief attention but no reported injuries.
After meeting Vienna premier Milan Hodza discussed Danubian economic ties with Chancellor Schuschnigg. Austria and Czechoslovakia may seek an economic union while Yugoslavia fears Italian influence and Germany seeks a bloc with Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Hungary amid regional tensions.
Southern hosiery manufacturers will urge Congress to repeal a section of the tax law they deem unsound and dangerous. A committee will draft a resolution objecting to the law’s inequitable features, especially penalties on mills building surpluses, and present it to lawmakers.
R H Walker president treasurer of Pickett Cotton Mills announced a final offer to about 250 workers on strike since July 1. The plan proposes a 40 hour week, multiple shifts to balance production, and a 10 percent bonus on existing rates if 52 000 pounds are produced weekly, with a deadline of 9 30 Wednesday morning.
The American Federation of Labor executive council, in accorded talks, is poised to suspend the United Mine Workers and 11 other rebel unions tied to the Committee for Industrial Organization. A vote was expected imminently as William Green and others lamented C I O nonattendance and lack of clear settlement.
RALEIGH July 14 Parole Commissioner Edwin M Gill considered a plea for commutation for Willie Abraham Hodgin Hertford county Negro one of three men to be executed Friday at the state prison J B Carden of Durham and Toy Nall of Carthage received automatic stays as Nall appealed to the supreme court Carden sought a new trial Hodgin convicted in Forsyth county for killing Herbert Searcy his lawyers argued he was not sane after a sexual attack Honeycutt notified and an alienist exam said Hodgin was sane
St Louis report notes an accidental death described as self-inflicted when a person tugging a 50 foot string to patch a family nest got a neck loop. Nine children in the block will hold funeral services tomorrow.
John Farnsworth, ex lieutenant commander in the U S Navy, pleaded innocent to a charge of selling confidential naval information to a Japanese agent. Hoovers and naval officials confirmed the arrest after months undercover work. Farnsworth was discharged nine years ago for conduct prejudicial to the naval service. A separate case saw Harry Thomas Thompson sentenced to 15 years for selling fleet data to a Japanese agent.
City officials announce a public session Wednesday to determine the new property tax rate. City Manager E M Knox says no increase will be adopted, with the finance committee reviewing budgets after last night’s extensive analysis. The former rate stood at 1.65 per $100, dropping to 1.60 in the latest year. Information on the specific recommended rate remains confidential.
Guilford county grand jury returns a true bill of first degree murder against A. R. Boggs of High Point for an alleged killing of a Negro woman in that city weeks ago. Boggs is in a cataleptic state and fed through a tube. outcome unknown. Also, Ruth Coletrane Hudson of High Point fined one cent for assault, and J A Jordan found guilty of assault on George Esteps's daughter, with sentence pending.
Meager reports from Taltal on Chile’s north coast say a baby was killed and about forty people injured yesterday when a three minute earthquake struck.
Raleigh July 14 Local youth Wallace Davis of Asheville was installed as master council-elect of DeMolay in the Carolinas association for the coming year as the annual convention neared its end Other officers named were Paul Hoover of Raleigh Grover Creech Jr of Concord Philip Thompson of Winston Salem George Mills of Greensboro Marion Hutton of High Point and J L McEwen of Asheville Delegates were urged by Charles B McFee Jr deputy of the grand council for North Carolina to have greater faith in the organization Tonight Governor Ehringhaus will receive the Legion of Honor at the closing banquet from the order
Washington July 14 The Roosevelt administration allocated 38 million dollars to WPA drought relief for soil erosion flood control forestation and recreational development from 1936 emergency funds. State allocations include South Carolina 110 908 and North Carolina 156 660 with the drought area designation by the agriculture department.
Raleigh July 14 Raymond C Maxwell secretary of the state board of elections said he would forward instructions to seven county boards to investigate alleged irregularities and illegalities in the July 4 run off Democratic primary After an all day session the state board ordered county inquiries but certified the nominees Clyde R Hoey for governor W P Horton for lieutenant governor and Thad A Eure for secretary of state. Counties to investigate include Cleveland Yancey Clay Forsyth Rowan Surry and Buncombe. Wake county already faces ballot box stuffing inquiry with no order issued. County boards must report in writing within 20 days.
The Civitan club met at noon today at the Sheraton hotel to discuss business matters and map future activities. Committee chairmen presented reports on civic work and outlined plans for upcoming efforts.
Chicago dispatch reports a sweeping heat wave blamed for over 2000 deaths and billions in damage. forecaster J R Lloyd predicted relief with cooler air and showers spreading from Minnesota to Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, lowering temperatures after record midsummer heat.
Washington July 14. Charges of propaganda from both Democratic and Republican camps intensified the race. Republican chair John D. M. Hamilton accused Democrats of injecting racist and religious issues. Democratic Chairman James A. Farley claimed anti Roosevelt papers colored coverage to show loss of support. Farley denounced Paul Black for claiming a Jewish vote swing. Hamilton argued East props miscast Landon and himself as anti Jewish while West rumors said Landon’s middle name Mossman was Jewish. A Topeka meeting of Landon and George N. Peek left unclear if Peek would back the nominee.
Superior Court Judge John M. Oglesby of Concord died at a Charlotte hospital after eight days of illness. A 1927 appointee and longtime jurist, he was born in 1887 in Mt. Pleasant, served in World War I, and studied at Trinity, UNC and Chattanooga. Funeral set for 3 p.m. Wednesday at Central Methodist Church.
Alvin Karpis pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the $100,000 ransom kidnapping of Willam Hamm Jr., a St. Paul brewer. The plea came as federal court actions shifted to trials of Edmund C. Gartholmey and others, with sentences deferred until the end of the ongoing trial. Other defendants, Byron Bolton and Charles Fitzgerald, also pleaded guilty previously, while two indicted men remain in Alcatraz serving sentences.
Winston Salem reports Sadie Lawson, 35, of a tobacco factory worker, indicted for murder in the slaying of her invalid mother. Assistant Solicitor J Erle McMichael said she would be called Thursday morning for arraignment as to whether the state would seek the death penalty. The indictment alleges she poured gasoline on her mother and set the fire.
Weather summary reports cloudy conditions across the Carolinas with a low last night around 7. The forecast calls for cloudy tonight and Wednesday with chances of scattered showers on Wednesday.
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