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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1933
Page
4
Editorial scorches France for seeking a debt readjustment with the United States while paying nothing on claims. It argues Paris should meet obligations in goods, not seek favored treatment, condemning France as the stubborn debtor and warning against special concessions.
Henry Burke resigns from his state office and Governor Ebringhaus selects Frank L. Dunlap of Anson county to replace him. Dunlap has served two years as personnel director and will assume duties with familiarity of budget issues and state operations.
The passage discusses potential impacts of new leadership on government costs and public approval. It compares Mr. Dunlap and Mr. Burke, suggesting Dunlap could control expenses while Burke's long term value remains uncertain pending experience with the new administration.
President Roosevelt appoints three North Carolinians to foreign posts. Josephus Daniels goes to Mexico, Judge Bingham to London, and Dr. William E. Dodd to Germany. Clayton native, historian and German expert, is likely headed to Berlin. Daniels earns favorable view in Mexico. Bingham expected to excel in London where Walter Hines Page once served.
Congressman Walter Lambeth defended the London economic conference in the House of Representatives. He warned that failure would push the world toward nationalism and chaos in trade while urging optimism for at least a stabilization agreement and praising leaders Roosevelt and MacDonald. Secretary Hull warned against obstruction that would bring global consternation.
A discussion on the industry control bill shows organized labor backing the move for nationwide unionization amid hopes the act will end the open shop. Some industry elements oppose, with outcomes depending on bill wording and enforcement under the enabling act.
Leadership fears action may slow organizing drives yet signals indicate a determined Federation policy to seize the moment and push toward universal unionization across the workforce.
Raymond Moley, assistant secretary of state, told Olmsted Falls Ohio high school graduates that democracy is a quest not an arrival. He said democracy thrives on striving, risking new ideas beyond past voices and learning from mistakes to build a lasting, humane society. The speech urged looking ahead to future towers of dream cities and the continual pursuit of a better land.
The piece notes C P Van Sweringen's complaint to Ferdinand Pecora that investigations are destructive and reflects on past probes. It also covers Japan's Sato at Geneva challenging aerial bombardment bans and questions the logic of outlawing bombing while funding aircraft carriers.
A thermometer test in Washington showed the House chamber two degrees warmer than the Senate, suggesting the House has more hot air, though one observer believed the honors were about even.
In view of the brand of weather, Jimmy Mattern the globe trotting aviator hurried to return from Stheria.
A humorous comment about film stars facing a shortage of actor husbands as actresses marry rapidly, highlighting the imbalance between marriages and suitable partners in Hollywood.
A columnist recalls overheard talk about a letter style to a grandmother and critiques police dog shootings while describing snobs and a fleeting desire for a motorcycle. The piece ends with a shift to roller skates.
A Washington, D. C. group of 25 business people toured Randolph County tied to the Black Ankle Mine. Led by David F. Fort, vice president of Black Ankle Mining Corp, the visitors included Col. Frank White former U S treasurer and John Haugn a South American investor. The mine was leased to the company in January 1932.
The High Point All-Stars meet Briggs-Jackson nine of Lexington Friday at 4 pm on Willis park diamond. Kirby or Sherrill will start for the Pointers as Ed Weston draws attention for six home runs in the past two games.
Asheboro owner E L Hedrick announces the Black Ankle mine will open after testing, with $15,000 in gold sold during a year of rest. The cyanide plant, 240 tons per day, is touted as the souths only cyanide operation. Fort, Sager, and Eames hold key posts in the venture, tipped to revive hope amid gold extraction history.
A local citizen urges keeping Fire Chief A B Horney in office citing 16 years as a resident and property holder and praising the department’s up-to-date equipment and state class. The letter argues for continued service and endorses his enduring leadership.
In Lexington on June 15 a large crowd gathered at the Junior Order Orphans Home Vance auditorium for the commencement sermon by J R McGregor of First Presbyterian. The ceremony included the grammar school closing exercises and the senior class play An Early Bird. Dr Charles E Brewer national councilor of the Junior Order spoke at the grades graduation event.
The president of Meredith College Raleigh delivered the literary address. The eight member senior class is the first to graduate from the Junior Orphans Home school since its establishment.
Police search for four negroes who cut a hole over a jail window and escaped from their cell after midnight. Authorities emphasize the incident as an inmate escape and pursue leads.
The High Point Public Library will hold a story hour Friday at 10 o'clock announced by librarian Mrs. Nancy K. Poston. Children ages six to fourteen are invited and asked to note the hour change from 10:30 to 10.
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