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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1935
Page
2
Market trends for Chicago on July 30 show unsettled butter with 98 score quality and various grade listings. Begs and current receipts reflect steady volumes in extra firsts, local graded firsts, and storage packed firsts with percentages indicated for each category.
Chicago July 30 hog market reports 10,000 head on the yards with 2,000 direct purchases. Prices show a decline of up to 16 cents from Monday's figures as buyers and sellers negotiate bids in a steady market.
The market shows steady to higher activity with cattle at about 5,000 head and calves 1,600. Slaughter and feeder trades are mostly higher than last week, with yearlings and light steers setting the pace and bulk sales around 9.75 to 11.00, top 11.60. Pigs are scarce with hogs mostly 10.60 to 10.80 for 170 to 240 pounds and heavies down to 9.15. Heifers and stockers are improving while stocker and feeder trade remains slow but steady. Bulls weaken 5.85. Dealers are up 8.00 to 8.75.
New York July 30 cotton futures edged around unchanged with a slight drift lower to higher given steadier Liverpool cables offset by favorable weather and crop outlook. The day’s quotes show Oct at 11.50, Jan 11.38, March 11.87, May 11.27, July 11.24.
William X. Hull district supervising engineer of the Emergency Conservation Works spent a week in High Point reviewing the Agricultural Engineering department of the soil conservation program. He noted the heavy rains from the season and praised ECW engineers in North Carolina as most devices withstood the deluge. He then proceeded to Wadesboro to observe a 65000 acre demonstrational soil erosion control project active for 18 months.
New York stock market sees brisk shake-out as traders cash profits after a rapid advance. Large block selling unsettles favorites and delays ticker tape. Aircrafts gain support while rails and specialties mostly resist. grains ease and cotton stalls. Bond and foreign exchange show little clear trend.
Senate lobby committee hears figures from system expenditures tied to Hurley and a 700 000 bill dispute. Witnesses discuss publicizing subpoenas and contacting officials as investigators outline payments and outrage over government action.
Funeral services are held for James H. Poul 74 noted North Carolina corporation and criminal lawyer who died at his Raleigh home yesterday. Poul served in the state legislature in 1886 and from 1887 to 1899.
Eli Byerly, age 79, died at 1 a m at his son Thomas Byerly’s home 111 Esther Street after a long illness. Survived by two sons William-Thomas Byerly and another. Services Wednesday at 3 p m from Pilgrim Holiness Church with Rev. T. C. Vaughn officiating. Interment in Fairgrove M B church cemetery near the city.
Funeral services for Ida Welborn widow of Ed Welborn were held at First Methodist Protestant church with Rev T G Madison and Rev T C Vaughn in charge. Flowers provided by the Woman's Bible class. Jarratt quartet sang No Sorrow in Heaven Nothing Between No Tears In Heaven. Pallbearers were Freeze Loflin Connie Lloyd Alex Lloyd Luther Harris Dorsett Filton Beard. Interment in Fairgrove M E church cemetery.
Herman R Potts ten months old of Thomasville route two died at City Memorial hospital after an illness with colitis. Survived by parents James and Mrs Potts and siblings Vestal Early Paul Lillie Mae Lucille. Funeral at Springfield Friends church near High Point Wednesday at 11 with burial in church cemetery.
British reports say Eden will press Mussolini for a genuine East African peace effort and demand full debate of the entire clash, while Ethiopia seeks a full commission investigation of the frontier dispute. Italy signals no obstacle to returning to the conciliation process if discussed.
Members of the High Point Exchange club visited the Thomasville Exchange club for an outdoor chicken supper at Fair Grove church near Thomasville last night. Wives of members from both clubs attended. no formal program was held.
Dr V K Hart of Charlotte will address the cures County Medical Society at the C aes hotel Thursday night. His subject is Bronchoscopic Cervetiens o Bronchial Obstructions and Bronchiestasip with lantern slides. Dinner meeting begins at tone.
Dr. T Wingate Andrews spoke to the High Point Civitan club at the Elwood hotel urging a democratic, practical culture for the masses. He linked culture to conduct character and three traits knowledge sympathy and moral purpose. The club announced its ball team will play the Lions club Thursday at five at the city recreation center.
Funeral services for B Fy Milam were held at The Tabernacle on Asheboro and Wise streets at 10 30 this morning conducted by Rev John Miller with interment at Glenora cemetery Pallbearers included C G Bates J W Dempsey Rufus Wood Lee C Be William and L ee Co Flower bearers were Lillie Pearle Williams Ruth Johnson Ida Childress Irie Rice Edna Carter Elizabeth Dempsey Marguerite Smith and Virginia Carter
The Southern Oil company begins a modern English type filling station at North Main and Howell streets. Estimated cost is 4500 dollars with completion expected in six weeks. The station will offer Purol Pep gasoline and Yale tires and is described as highly modern in design and equipment.
In a tense scene, a farmer killer cut off a farmer's head and fled to jail. Sheriff Moore moved him to Rocky Mount to avoid a mob outside the jail. Hours later the lynching body hung from a tree as Coroner Bobbitt summoned a jury while crowds of three to four hundred gathered in the area.
Dr Esmond Slate son of Dr and Mrs D W Slate of 117 Roland Park Avenue was aboard the MGM barge blown up and sunk off Santa Barbara California during movie production. He swam 50 yards to safety and reached another craft unhurt. one crewman died as the barge sank minutes after the blast.
A long list of names and locations including A. W. Allen of Decatur Georgia B F Pinkard of McCommas West Virginia and J D Potter of Beaufort South Carolina among many others registered at the furniture market in this note. The item catalogs dozens of buyers from multiple states with varied towns and firms.
Solicitor William Y. Bickett and County Attorney Chas Green came to the scene in Louisburg as the body lay at the grove where the Negro was hanged. The sheriff still wore handcuffs on the body while patrols directed traffic for the crowd and the state highway patrols arrived in force.
Farmers in the Reedy Fork area should reach W. C. Warner in Greensboro to sign up for erosion control work. A department ruling limits signups to 40,000 acres per soil erosion demonstrational area. Greensboro signed up 220 farms covering about 18,356 acres since January, out of 46,000 acres in Reedy Fork. The Soil Conservation Service staff has more work as the program expands, so area farmers are urged to enroll promptly.
In Durham on July 30 judges granted a continuance for Hubert Emory and C H Hocutt facing charges from the Dur ham Hosiery Mills strike. Police said officers needed on duty and delayed witnesses. If unrest continues, another delay may be sought. About 65 strikers and supporters remained near the mill as operations resumed.
The Davis Milling Co. of High Point filed suit in North Wilkesboro to restrain collection of taxes and penalties under AAA orders. Judge Hayes granted temporary restraining orders delaying enforcement of the orders on wheat, meat, and cotton cases. Further hearings were set for a later date.
COLUMBIA Mo July 3 Walter Williams founder of the Missouri University School of Journalism and long time editor died at home after illness. He began his career in Boonville at age 15 and later helped establish the journalism program. Williams, 71, shaped a curriculum copied widely.
Tokyo reports a fierce typhoon striking Formosa island causing property damage and halting train services. Communications were disrupted making exact toll uncertain though there were no reported deaths. The central region and sugar plantations suffered extensive damage as Taihoku city was affected.
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