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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1930
Page
1
President Hoover denounces the relief bill as bad legislation at a press conference. He notes the Senate passed it 64 to 6 but argues it harms taxpayers and veterans alike, calling it wasteful and discriminatory and questioning broad country support. He cites increased financial burdens and extends sympathy to disabled veterans.
Carolinas endure record heat with Charlotte at 101 degrees at 2 pm and Greensboro near 99. Greenville and Raleigh report 95 to 96.5 degrees as a heat wave grips the region. Weather officials warn relief may be delayed, with scattered showers possible tomorrow.
In Columbia South Carolina Ray Coleman and Paul Johnson were executed by electric chair for the December 14 1928 killing of Fearl Belue a Spartanburg textile mill payroll clerk The pair admitted no guilt and Johnson urged others to beware of sin while Coleman proclaimed innocence before death A crowd of over 199 witnessed the electrocutions with minor chair failures noted and last rites offered by local clergy.
The Southern Cross sped west from Ireland toward Cape Race Newfoundland at 1,800 miles distance. Captain Kingsford Smith and crew radioed cheerful progress as fuel drew down and speed rose from 88 to 195 miles an hour, striving for the first westward crossing amid overcast skies and hopeful reports from Baldonnel and London.
Amos W. Woodcock of Salisbury Maryland will direct enforcement of federal liquor laws as head of the prohibition bureau at the treasury. The 42 year old district attorney, noted for a strong record and respect in his state, will coordinate prosecutions and improve cooperation with state and local governments.
The House declined to concur in the Senate amendment to the rivers and harbors omnibus bill and sent the measure to conference to resolve differences. Chairman Dempsey of the Rivers and Harbors Committee urged a conference and predicted about 27.9 million dollars in projects would be reconciled and the bill enacted this week.
In St Louis at Jefferson Memorial visitors once wondered what to do with eight dolls given to Col Charles A Lindbergh after his New York Paris flight. Mrs Nettie H Beauregard curator of the Missouri Historical Society said she was ready to send the dolls to the Lindberghs if they requested them.
The Simon Commission recommends a self-governing and autonomous federation in India combining princes and provinces. A central federation would answer to the British crown, with safeguards to maintain vital services, while fostering responsibility and gradual self-government ahead of a round table conference in October in London.
In Chicago the endurance plane City of Chicago piloted by Kenneth and John Hunter has logged 3802 hours aloft on the 13th day to break the 420 hour world record set by St Louis Robin. Ground crew made 109 refuelings by the 800 hour mark as heat prompts a 3000 foot hover.
Winston Salem June 24 A goal of 800 delegates in attendance was surpassed as the North Carolina Christian Endeavor societies opened their annual convention. President A J Koontz presided and Bishop Randthaler offered the dedication prayer and conducted the opening religious hour. A reception will be given at Forsyth Country Club later today. The evening service will begin with a Moravian love feast.
The North Carolina Automotive Association passed a unanimous resolution opposing hitch hiking at its closing session in Asheville. Oscar Brown and Jack Faulkner led the move, urging action against thumb tourism. Charlotte was chosen as next year’s convention site, with possible guest speakers C A Vane of Chicago and C E Eldridge of Reo Motor Company expected to attend.
High Point and nearby Piedmont towns endured a heat wave with several locations reporting near record highs. An unofficial 3 pm reading front of Hart's Pharmacy measured 93 degrees, while official 5 pm figures stood at 92. Other cities in the region logged about 99 degrees with forecasts of 100 later.
Readable snippets tell readers to brace for another hot day with lingering heat into the evening. Officials urged hydration and light clothing as temperatures climb.
Rotary International opened its silver anniversary convention with an international president M Eugene Newsom address and a Hoover message praising friendship and global goodwill. Paul Harris returned to a roaring stadium welcome as Rotary emphasized abolishing war through mutual understanding. In other news the I C C ordered Norfolk to North Carolina cotton goods rates equalized to similar routes, effective Sept 2 to address interstate rate discrimination.
A bill to tax Louisiana newspapers fifteen percent of gross advertising income was unfavorably reported by the house ways and means committee. Introduced by Representative Leuissier it had Governor Huey P. Long's administration support and leaders expected the measure to be withdrawn.
Buddy Rogers newest comedy romance Safety in Numbers closes its engagement at the Broadhurst Wednesday night. Rogers is a favorite of High Portat audiences with crowded shows noted. A number of names from the classified section are among the theatergoers, and readers may find their own listing in the paper’s notices. Visit the Enterprise office for a complimentary Broadhurst ticket valid three days.
In Raleigh on June 24 the state board of tax assessment heard Duke Power Company’s appeal against raising the Oxford Shoals dam valuation from 400 000 to 1 000 000. The dam spans the Catawba river between Alexander and Catawba counties. Duke Power argues there was no authority for the increase and that the appeal was properly filed, while the counties deny this.
Preliminary hearing July 1 for J. M. Langston of LaGrange on murder charges in the killing of federal prohibition agent P. L. Flinchum. Habeas corpus proceedings before Judge N. A. Sinclair led to Langston being ordered held without bond in Wilson jail.
In Grand Rapids Michigan on June 24 three youths robbed the B street branch of the Grand Rapids Savings Bank taking about 10000 dollars. A bystander Harm Breene was shot in the doorway of a nearby hardware store and is said to be fatally wounded. The robbers fled in an automobile after forcing six employees and the branch manager to lie down and looting the bank.
In Rangoon Burma June 24 a prison mutiny left at least 45 dead and 73 wounded as convicts seized rifles after rebelling during meal return. Military police joined, two hours of close combat followed before surrender.
In Goldsboro on June 24 a habeas corpus hearing for Jim Aldridge of LaGrange, tied to the slaying of prohibition officer P. L. Flinchum, was postponed to tomorrow. Judge F A Daniels granted the delay as Wayne County witnesses were in Wilson for a similar Langston murder hearing.
Miami report says Al Capone faces a civil suit for 2500 dollars to cover a physician's charges. Arthur Friedman, representing Dr. Kenneth Phillips, details medical services in 1929 for Costello, Joseph, Coughlin, Boswell, and other associated individuals aboard the cook's wife and assistant chef aboard the boat.
An Irish Free State aircraft flies from Port Marnock to the Atlantic then relays by British wireless. The craft reports 1,000 miles from the Irish coast and communicates Bal donnel and Ss. S. Ingoma positions as fog limits visibility near Cape Race Newfoundland.
Roscoe A. Foster, chief of the Portsmouth Navy Yard fire department, told the Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs in Charlotte that civic officials hinder progress by seeking personal political gain. Sherwood Brockwell of Raleigh presided as chiefs from 10 states gathered for the convention. Mayor Walter H. Blair of Wilmington spoke on the fire department as a municipal asset.
Wilmington report says three men, described as negroes, likely died in a fire that destroyed a Rocky Point sawmill near Wilmington last night. Names were not learned initially. Raleigh note says Wilber McLeod, Lee County, moved from death row after Governor Gardner commuted his sentence from death to life.
Miss Jane Cothran of Greenville South Carolina won the qualifying round in the Carolinas women's golf tournament at Roaring Gap with a score of 86. Edna Hirshinger of Charlotte finished runner up with 93.
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