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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1939
Page
2
Partly cloudy and mild with scattered showers possible tonight and Tuesday. Hatteras to Jacksonville winds moderate northeast then variable. Sandy Hook to Hatteras wind shifts from moderate northeast to east and northwest to west with fair conditions.
In London the Soviet note is studied amid questions on indirect aggression via the Baltic states. Chamberlain affirms possible near term statement after Ruslan talks, says no Vatican representations noted, and declines an official Moscow visit while considering heads of state talks.
The German liner St Louis with 907 Jewish refugees aboard heads back to Hamburg after being ordered out of Havana Harbor by Cuba. Hamburg-American Line official E H Dedrick confirmed radio from the ship’s master. Coast guardsmen find an unidentified body in Pamlico Sound near Man and Belhaven sloop Carrie Mears missing crew. A House bill to curb rebellious elements proposes a 5000 dollar fine or five years imprisonment for advocating overthrow by force. Dr R R Sermon resigns as basketball and track coach at NC State College effective June 30 1940. possible successor named for associate athletics post pending committee action.
Hanes told lawmakers that tax reform could stimulate private investment and raise national income, needed to balance the budget. He warned that reductions alone won’t suffice and urged government and business actions to aid recovery while hearings focus on corporate taxes. The panel plans to keep excise taxes and propose corporate tax revisions by June 30.
North Carolina cotton manufacturers will hold a special session in Charlotte tomorrow to plan representation at hearings by the federal wage hour administration on the proposed 32½ cent per hour minimum wage for the textile industry.
Marriner S. Eccles, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, urged a new government corporation within the Fed to use about 112 million dollars of gold devaluation profits to insure loans for small and medium firms. He warned that lending alone cannot ensure full recovery and noted the plan could operate with FDIC insured deposits.
Captain H P Oram led a daring escape from the sunken Thetis as divers reported water in forward torpedo tubes. Johnson explained the crew fought floodwaters, doors, and bulkheads while the stern sank and signaling gear failed. Survivors include Woods Arnold and Shaw with Oram, recounting escape attempts and deaths of three sailors.
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate nominations for Claude G. Bowers to be ambassador to Chile Ed win C Wilson to Uruguay and Douglas Jenkins to Bolivia. Also nominated Max O R Truitt to the U S Maritime Commission for a six year term beginning September 26.
Roosevelt and Bankhead said discussions covered the general legislative program with Garner Barkley and Rayburn present. Rayburn estimated a relief bill in about 10 days, while a tax revision could pass late this week. officials floated a fall special session if needed.
Drafting of a corporation tax revision bill emphasizes removing the undistributed profits levy which business leaders say hinders economic improvement. Senate Banking Committee hears Mead proposal claiming RFC guarantees 90 percent of bank loans to small firms. House Ways and Means approves Social Security revision with projected $1.71 billion tax savings for employers and workers over three years.
The court ruled against a New Jersey milk boss as Secretary Wallace regulates interstate milk sales in the NYC region. Justice Reed upheld state power to regulate handling prices while Congress oversees interstate commerce, and noted pool plans as devices to ease market restrictions. Dissents by Justices McReynolds, Butler, and Roberts argue over due process and delegated authority.
Highland Mills employees walked out as talks with the Adams-Millis company over workload readjustments stalled. President J. E. Millis cited efforts to test a new system in spinning room 1 with about 75 workers, while union representative C. W. Danenburg pressed for lighter load via modification of the new system.
Solicitor John G. Carpenter of the 14th district is invited to a Raleigh hearing Thursday on Fred E. Beal’s clemency petition. Beal, a former labor leader, serves 17 to 20 years for conspiracy to murder a Gastonia police chief during a strike riot. Paroles Commissioner Edwin Gill announced the 10 a.m. proceeding.
C M Bambalis of High Point filed for divorce from Effie T Bambalis in Guilford County Superior Court. The couple married in November 1916 and separated in November 1936.
A claimed safety technology for aviation describes a wing tip that extends backward from the wing tip. The extra section is said to reduce lateral sway at low landing speeds, improving stability during approach.
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