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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1930
Page
2
Duplin County led North Carolina carlot shipments in 1929 with 1,881 carrots, 1,483 strawberries and 287 cucumbers among totals totaling 13,336 carloads. Beaufort and Pasquotank followed with 1,133 and 1,121 carlots respectively, while shipments by month peaked in June at 5,797.
A fragment lists monthly counts with values for August and September and other months. The entries show numbers such as 991 for August, 162 for September, 27 for October, 51 for November, and 64 for December, but no context or labels to identify what they measure.
The schooner Rainbow recovered eleven bodies after the Fairfax and the oil tanker Pinthis collided in dense fog off Scituate. Seventeen aboard the Fairfax and Pinthis are missing or unaccounted. investigators interview Captain Brooks and Lyons as negligence charges surface.
A collision between the Fairfax and the Pinthis 25 miles from Scituate left several passengers and crew with clothing on fire. The Pinthis exploded and sank within 20 minutes while the Fairfax burned with oil on the surface. The Gloucester rescued remaining passengers as a missing man from South Carolina is identified.
Six Chicago gangsters questioned in the Alfred Lingle murder case were held in bail for a hearing. The detec tives stopped a seven person group on a train from Chicago to New York and Brooklyn police released three after questioning. London police test bullet proof shields on two wheeled trucks.
Three of High Point's loveliest flower gardens will be open tonight from seven to eight for a tour sponsored by the Women's Auxiliary of the Friends church. A nominal admission will aid the church, with gardens owned by Mesdames S. H. Tomlinson, J. Elwood Cox and J. DPD Cox.
Incnton town report notes D N Crenshaw named superintendent at Roger Crawford mill in South Carolina. In Shelby North Carolina John F E Huskins 85 former sheriff and Yancey county commissioner and Confederate veteran highlighted. Beenville South Carolina Waddy A Vaughan 75 noted as a prominent Greenville business man.
ARE SHOALS SOUTH CAROLINA AP John Harrison Blackwell 83 a Confederate veteran dies in his home. Also noted I W Wolff 69 a prominent Asheboro merchant in Sheboro North Carolina AP reports brief obituary notices with two named individuals and places.
Secretary Hurley presented commissions to 241 graduating cadets at West Point and urged that leaders be forged to preserve peace as strongly as defend the nation. He stated the academy seeks nonmilitarist leaders who will safeguard national safety under the defense policy.
The piece recounts Jesse James returning to jail after stealing coal and two suits, with officers noting he would not leave trouble alone and that crime remains a persistent issue in the quiet zone near the railroad.
Army chiefs say the force must address social and economic issues in addition to defending the nation and leading the army during national emergencies.
Asheville reflects on upcoming November contests in Buncombe county if no second primaries occur. State senate candidates include S. G. Bernard for the Democrats and Halsey B. Leavitt for the Republicans. State house race features Democrats Mark Reed and James S. Howell versus Republicans Ben H. Evans and Carl Greene.
Sinkler V. Haley of High Point North Carolina after training at Parris Island joins the Barracks Detachment at Quantico Virginia as his first regular Marine assignment. Quantico serves as headquarters of the East Coast expeditionary force and departure point for many marines bound for service in the West Indies and elsewhere. Haley is the son of Harvey W. Haley of 811 Millis Street High Point and joined the Marines in Greensboro last February. He will likely remain at Quantico for several weeks before resuming travels.
The 1929 30 license and privilege ordinance for the City of High Point was adopted almost in its entirety by city council members last night for 1936 31. Only a few minor changes were made in the ordinance.
An inch of rainfall over an acre weighs just over 100 tons, illustrating rainfall mass and its potential impact on soil drainage and runoff in agricultural contexts.
Officials of the Millis Mill prepared to answer charges of discrimination in discharging union workers after last summer's labor troubles. Affidavits alleged a blacklist circulated among South Carolina mills to bar strikers from future employment. A special legislative committee will hear both sides and report to Governor Richards.
About 700 delegates are expected for the Civitan International annual convention to be held in Asheville North Carolina. F E Sykes chairs the conven tion committee of the Asheville Civitan club. International officers and delegates begin arriving Sunday with sessions from Monday through Wednesday.
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