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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1938
Page
2
Local forecast notes fair to partly cloudy skies across Carolina regions. Northerly to northeasterly winds prevail with moderate to light strength, slight warmth inland and cooler coastal areas. Mostly fair conditions expected tonight and Thursday with overcast in northern portions.
The report details a proposed High Point project to retire revenue bonds and construct a city power plant upgrade. It outlines expected rate reductions from 2 mills to 1.85 mills per kilowatt hour after debt is paid and a total project cost of 6.492 million. A federal grant would cover part of the cost.
Raleigh reports the state board of elections in Smithfield ordered a recount of Johnston county first primary votes for solicitor and state senate. Charges allege illegal votes and improper returns at a precinct, with a July hearing set to review the claimed irregularities and tally adjustments.
High court upheld seven death sentences including Payne and Turner and others in Forsyth Alamance and Buncombe counties. Majority decisions affirmed, some reversed or remanded, with July 1 set as the execution date barring gubernatorial action. Other cases affirmed and remanded span numerous counties and defendants in related appeals.
A proposed project aims to build a dam and power plant on the Yadkin River near Lewisville upstream from Styers Ferry. The plan includes an 84 foot high dam, a 23 mile reservoir and 14 600 acre area, three turbines for 38 100 horsepower, and 21 000 kilowatts generators. Two 69 000 volt transmission lines will serve High Point and other customers with automatic voltage regulation.
The report states 53 962 000 kilowatt hours can be transmitted during low water without standby power. 48 700 000 kWh could be delivered to High Point customers. Some unreliable energy will be produced but not counted in revenue estimates. The High Point market should absorb output in early operation years. Attendees included Mr Flood Keith Kelsey H A Martin of Murray and Flood Inc and J R A Hobson Jr of PWA.
The court hears testimony in the James Bailey Cash case as the defense prepares for sentencing. Prosecutor Worley outlines ransom notes and a boy’s pajama evidence while Cash’s family members attend, including his uncle the Rev A C McCall. The trial centers on notes, a shoebox ransom payment, and identification of the victim’s pajamas and remains.
Irregularities found in precincts 1 2 7 9 10 56 led to dismissals and recounts. Six Republicans voted in No 56 while erasures and misrecorded names prompted corrections. several independents voted without registration and poll books showed moved voters. The motion to set aside the primary was denied.
Four Moscow men were sentenced to death by a military court for the capsizing of a ferry on May 1 in which 24 people drowned. The Vorosibirsk newspapers cited the trial, stating the men were condemned as Trotskyists who deliberately overloaded the boat.
A natural process in tulips where petals open as inner side tissues grow and close when growth occurs on the outer side, indicating directional movement tied to tissue development.
French police guard a 20 mile stretch of coast to shield Charles A. Lindbergh after threats from individuals blaming him for Bruno Hauptmann’s execution. Lindbergh and family, living on Illice Island in France, await completion of their home, while the Pageant of Progress in High Point seeks historical data for a 50th anniversary manufacturing pageant.
Arthur C. Payne a retired farmer of Thomasville Route One died at home Tuesday after a long illness. He was native of Davidson County son of the late Albert and Jane Clinard Payne. Survived by wife Mattie Alexander daughter Mrs. E. T. Myers son Paul Payne adopted son G. V. Payne four brothers two half sisters five half brothers and thirteen grandchildren. Funeral at Zion Reformed Church Thursday at 2 30 with burial in church cemetery.
Lawmakers clash over federal power to set wage minima for interstate commerce. Debate centers on which workers qualify and the reach of the act, with exemptions for executives professionals and certain regional workers. Violations carry fines up to 10,000 dollars and possible jail terms.
A Pasan Arkansas house was constructed around a tree stump which now serves as a table and kitchen cabinet compartments carved from the trunk.
In the senate a controversy over flood control provisions centered on government funding for dam and reservoir construction and eminent domain powers. Senator O Mahoney argued the measures infringe states rights while Senator Barkley urged quick resolution. The relief bill debate continued as two house amendments were sent back to a joint committee for reconciliation.
The fight centers on the Walsh Healey bill to penalize firms with government contracts over $72 000 that violate federal wage hour standards. CIO supporters say millions seek to know how paid representatives will vote on the measure.
The record notes American losses totaling 7,184 soldiers and British losses listed at 9,073, reflecting casualties during the Revolutionary War.
High Point police arrested two people at a College street rooming house around 11 pm. They gave names as John M. Pifko and Loretta Mae Brown, ages 86 and an alias Magdalene Joan Carter. They were turned over to Forsyth county officers for investigation into the death of George Green killed Monday night by a truck.
Waters five feet deep bar Japanese advances toward Chengchow and the Peiping Hankow line. Kaifeng, relieved but surrounded by flood, holds as 30,000,000 refugees stream west. U S gunboat Monocacy stands by Kiukiang amid war zone warnings while Chinese claim air raids sink Japanese ships near Aking Monda.
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