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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1930
Page
2
In Raleigh a North Carolina class rate case is set to resume next Monday after a brief pause. Attorney J. Baskervill filed updates from the Enterprise Bureau at the Sir Walter Hotel detailing ongoing proceedings and expected arguments.
Testimony and exhibits aiming to prove unfairness in class freight rates from northern and eastern points to North Carolina versus Virginia will resume before an interstate commerce commission examiner in Raleigh. The July 21 hearing will feature Wilbur LaRoe and G L Tillery as principal witnesses as railroads race to the stakes of potential $10 million yearly savings for shippers and consumers statewide.
G L Tillery rate expert for the Corporation Commission notes the ICC order fixes maximum class rates and may force revisions to existing exhibits. He says railroads could adopt the new maximums or keep current rates with minor changes. The new schedule appears to raise rates for many classes, increasing discrimination versus North Carolina points.
Walter G. Finch and P. D. Finch sue Lexington city and Tallassee Power for damages from sewerage and Abbotts Creek damming. The suit filed in 1929 and amended recently alleges ongoing harm. City contends no actual damage and cites a twenty year statute of limitations. asks that any jury award be for permanent rather than temporary damages.
Raleigh July 16. North Carolina Democratic leader Odus Mull says no punitive actions will be taken against supporters of Senator Simmons over Bailey in the July 23 state party meeting to organize fall campaigns. He expects unity and a large Democratic victory in November, blaming Hoover prosperity for shifting voters toward Democrats.
A whimsical castle shows in Hamburg New Jersey designed by Joseph Urban built on Fred H. Bennett grounds. The $50 000 poured stone gingerbread house features a cake icing roof decorated with candy hearts and fairy tale figures for visiting children.
Briarcliff New York mayor Henry Law was fined after a police order to crack down on speeders led to his own speeding ticket. He received a suspended sentence following the 43 mph violation.
Spencer and Greensboro officers announce the annual Employed Officers conference of North Carolina Y M C A units will meet September 4 and 8 at Camp Herman near Greensboro. J Wilson Smith outlines a New York aided program with ten topics chosen by employed officers by popular vote.
In a Hamburg scene a doctor and patient quarrel over alcohol use. The doctor halves the patient’s stated daily beer, while the patient recalls drinking more in the past, highlighting a humorous exchange about drinking habits.
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